Outputs (19)

Recovery of goods by a non-owner. (2016)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, C. 2016. Recovery of goods by a non-owner. Scots law times [online], 2016(22), pages 117-121. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk.

Considers, with reference to case law, recovery of goods situations which require the person with possession or custody of property to hand it over to non-owners, namely persons with neither a real right in that property nor any apparent personal rig... Read More about Recovery of goods by a non-owner..

Examination of the frameworks for combating gas flaring in Nigeria: why has the Nigerian government failed to combat gas flaring. (2016)
Journal Article
MOHAMMED, J. 2016. Examination of the frameworks for combating gas flaring in Nigeria: why has the Nigerian government failed to combat gas flaring. Unimaid journal of public law, 4, pages 94-109.

Associated Gas (AG) flaring in Nigeria is a topical issue in view of the international efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions thereby saving the global environment. The Nigerian government has attempted to eliminate or at least, reduce the volumes... Read More about Examination of the frameworks for combating gas flaring in Nigeria: why has the Nigerian government failed to combat gas flaring..

Challenges to prosecutorial discretion. (2016)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. and SHARP, L. 2016. Challenges to prosecutorial discretion. Scots law times [online], 2016(21), pages 113-115. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

Considers challenges to prosecutorial discretion in light of the ECtHR decision in Da Silva v United Kingdom (5878/08) on whether UK authorities had failed, under ECHR art.2, to conduct an effective investigation into the fatal shooting by police off... Read More about Challenges to prosecutorial discretion..

Mountain child: systematic literature review. (2016)
Journal Article
AUDSLEY, A., WALLACE, R.M.M. and PRICE, M.F. 2016. Mountain child: systematic literature review. Maternal and child health journal [online], 20(12), pages 2415-2423. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-016-2051-8

Objectives This systematic review identifies and reviews both peer-reviewed and 'grey' literature, across a range of disciplines and from diverse sources, relating to the condition of children living in mountain communities in low- and middle-income... Read More about Mountain child: systematic literature review..

Plagium: an archaic and anomalous crime. (2016)
Journal Article
BROWN, J. 2016. Plagium: an archaic and anomalous crime. Juridical review [online], 2, pages 129-146. Available from: http://www.westlaw.co.uk

Questions, in light of the continued existence of the offence of plagium in Scotland, involving the aggravated theft of pre-pubescent children, whether children are considered as 'mere things' under Scots law. Examines the history of the crime of pla... Read More about Plagium: an archaic and anomalous crime..

The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act Section 38: The implications of Paterson v Harvie. (2016)
Journal Article
SHARP, L. 2016. The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act Section 38: The implications of Paterson v Harvie. Juridical review, 2, pages 117-128. Available from: http://www.westlaw.co.uk

Examines how the Scottish courts have interpreted the actus reus of the offence of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, under the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 s.38, which was introduced after the High Court of Justiciary... Read More about The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act Section 38: The implications of Paterson v Harvie..

The European Union migration crisis. (2016)
Journal Article
BORG-BARTHET, J. and LYONS, C. 2016. The European Union migration crisis. Edinburgh law review [online], 20(2), pages 230-235. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2016.0346

On 9 September 2010 the body of a man who had fallen from a British Airways flight to Heathrow was discovered in a wealthy west-London suburb. It is hard to pinpoint any one precise origin of the migration crisis currently unfolding in Europe, but th... Read More about The European Union migration crisis..

Women's rights in Africa: an examination of African human rights systems in the context of CEDAW and the universalism versus cultural relativism debate. (2016)
Journal Article
FATUROTI, B. 2016. Women's rights in Africa: an examination of African human rights systems in the context of CEDAW and the universalism versus cultural relativism debate. Journal of comparative law in Africa [online], 3(1), pages 149-176. Available from: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-60b4cfc84

Many African women suffer discrimination on the grounds of their gender and other factors, such as religion, customs, age and marital status. They continue to be victims of harmful practices whose perpetrators are never held to account because the pr... Read More about Women's rights in Africa: an examination of African human rights systems in the context of CEDAW and the universalism versus cultural relativism debate..

The elephant in the dispute resolution room: problems with the definition of arbitration in Scots law. (2016)
Journal Article
CHRISTIE, D.S. 2016. The elephant in the dispute resolution room: problems with the definition of arbitration in Scots law. Juridical review, 1, pages 27-48. Available from: http://www.westlaw.co.uk

Considers the implications of the absence of a precise definition of arbitration in Scots law, particularly for distinguishing an expert determination from a judicial pronouncement. Examines options for resolving the uncertainty, including the lesson... Read More about The elephant in the dispute resolution room: problems with the definition of arbitration in Scots law..