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Impacts of cultural differences on international arbitration based on the example of Iran. (2018)
Thesis
HOWARD, M. 2018. Impacts of cultural differences on international arbitration based on the example of Iran. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research aims to ascertain whether and to what extent cultural issues impact the accessibility and effectiveness of international arbitration, and to provide recommendations which will contribute to the improvement of international arbitration.... Read More about Impacts of cultural differences on international arbitration based on the example of Iran..

What an extradition hearing is and why it matters. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. What an extradition hearing is and why it matters. Juridical review [online], 4, pages 250-268. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

Extradition is important. It serves vital purposes. The centrepiece of UK extradition is the hearing. It plays the operative role in the rendition of accused and convicted persons from the UK to third states. In light of the significance of extraditi... Read More about What an extradition hearing is and why it matters..

State accountability in Botswana. (2018)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2018. State accountability in Botswana. University of Botswana law journal [online], 26(2), pages 43-57. Available from: https://journals.ub.bw/index.php/ublj/article/view/1795

In light of the importance attached to state accountability in modern governance, this paper evaluates the extent to which the state can be held to account for its decision-making in Botswana. It first proposes a tool by which to measure the quality... Read More about State accountability in Botswana..

Protecting the wrongdoer: civil limitation laws in historical childhood abuse claims. (2018)
Journal Article
ROSS, H. 2018. Protecting the wrongdoer: civil limitation laws in historical childhood abuse claims. International journal of children's rights [online], 26(4), pages 664-699. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02604008

This article examines the appropriateness of applying civil limitation and related laws to adult claims in historical child abuse cases, focusing on moral and policy issues attending the use of such laws highlighted in a case that is frequently cited... Read More about Protecting the wrongdoer: civil limitation laws in historical childhood abuse claims..

An analysis of the competing factors within an extradition decision. (2018)
Thesis
UBIEBOR, O.G. 2018. An analysis of the competing factors within an extradition decision. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

In an era where an increasing number of states are affected by various types and forms of transnational crime - including terrorism, cybercrime, financial crime, murder, illegal drugs, and human trafficking - one response has been a greater emphasis... Read More about An analysis of the competing factors within an extradition decision..

Res religiosae and the Roman roots of the crime of violation of sepulchres. (2018)
Journal Article
BROWN, J. 2018. Res religiosae and the Roman roots of the crime of violation of sepulchres. Edinburgh law review [online], 22(3), pages 347-367. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2018.0503

Violation of sepulchres is a common law crime in Scotland. This crime ensures that interred human corpses are not subject to the ordinary laws of property, but are instead protected under this distinct heading of law. While it now appears settled tha... Read More about Res religiosae and the Roman roots of the crime of violation of sepulchres..

Barriers to graduate employment and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. (2018)
Journal Article
EZEANI, E. 2018. Barriers to graduate employment and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Journal of entrepreneurship in emerging economies [online], 10(3), pages 428-446. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-02-2017-0009

This paper investigates the challenges faced by Nigerian university graduates youths, in finding suitable employment or in embarking on entrepreneurship ventures. The research investigates the barriers to graduate employment and entrepreneurship in N... Read More about Barriers to graduate employment and entrepreneurship in Nigeria..

'Revenge porn' and the actio iniuriarum: using 'old law' to solve 'new problems'. (2018)
Journal Article
BROWN, J. 2018. 'Revenge porn' and the actio iniuriarum: using 'old law' to solve 'new problems'. Legal studies [online], 38(3), pages 396-410. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2018.8

'Revenge porn’ is conceptualised as a modern phenomenon which the law is not equipped to deal with. The advent of smartphone technology has allowed sexually explicit material to be created easily and disseminated quickly. An increasing number of indi... Read More about 'Revenge porn' and the actio iniuriarum: using 'old law' to solve 'new problems'..

Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police: a re-interpretation by the Supreme Court. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, S. 2018. Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police: a re-interpretation by the Supreme Court. Juridical review [online], 2, pages 128-132. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

The existence of a duty of care is central to the law of negligence. The Supreme Court has taken the opportunity to clarify the position of the police with regard to when they will owe a duty of care and, at the same time, to re-formulate the approac... Read More about Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police: a re-interpretation by the Supreme Court..

The contrasting evolution of the right to a fair trial in UK extradition law. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. The contrasting evolution of the right to a fair trial in UK extradition law. International journal of human rights [online], 22(7), pages 869-887. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2018.1485655

Extradition is a process whereby accused and convicted persons are lawfully transferred across borders from one territory to another. It is unquestionably important. It serves material public purposes. Lord Thomas in Polish Judicial Authorities v Cel... Read More about The contrasting evolution of the right to a fair trial in UK extradition law..

Bad weather absences and employer liability. (2018)
Journal Article
MIDDLEMISS, S. 2018. Bad weather absences and employer liability. Scots law times [online], 2018(17), pages 69-71. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

Discusses the liability of employers for disciplinary action taken against employees following absences relating to bad weathers, notably pursuant to government or police advice, or because attending the workplace is not physically practical.

The Petroleum Industries Bill; a deficient policy for environmental management in Nigeria's oil and gas sector. (2018)
Journal Article
CHUKS-EZIKE, C. 2018. The Petroleum Industries Bill; a deficient policy for environmental management in Nigeria's oil and gas sector. Environmental risk assessment and remediation [online], 2(2), pages 35-39. Available from: http://www.alliedacademies.org/articles/the-petroleum-industries-bill-a-deficient-policy-for-environmental-management-in-nigerias-oil-and-gas-sector-9711.html

The process for passage of the Petroleum Industries Bill (PIB) of Nigeria, instituted in 2008 was done with the purpose of regulating Nigeria's oil and gas sector. This Bill is therefore, upon passage, expected to repeal all extant statutes regulatin... Read More about The Petroleum Industries Bill; a deficient policy for environmental management in Nigeria's oil and gas sector..

Environmental crime liability of the Nigerian government in its oil pollution menace. (2018)
Journal Article
CHUKS-EZIKE, C. 2018. Environmental crime liability of the Nigerian government in its oil pollution menace. Environmental risk assessment and remediation [online], 2(2), pages 1-7. Available from: http://www.alliedacademies.org/articles/environmental-crime-liability-of-the-nigerian-government-in-its-oil-pollution-menace-9631.html

The grave challenges of oil pollution have been over stated in several environmental journals. The liability accruing to such pollutions have also been extensively discussed by several legal scholars. Interestingly, this discussions on responsibility... Read More about Environmental crime liability of the Nigerian government in its oil pollution menace..

Mutual trust and co-operation under NEC 3&4: a fresh perspective. (2018)
Journal Article
MANTE, J. 2018. Mutual trust and co-operation under NEC 3&4: a fresh perspective. Construction law journal [online], 34(4), pages 231-252. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

Using insights from planning and employment law, this piece looks beyond the conventional connotation of good faith and critically examines the meaning, scope and consequence of the duty to act in a spirit of mutual trust and co-operation under Claus... Read More about Mutual trust and co-operation under NEC 3&4: a fresh perspective..

Dispute resolution under the FIDIC and NEC Conditions: paradox of philosophies and procedures? (2018)
Journal Article
MANTE, J. 2018. Dispute resolution under the FIDIC and NEC Conditions: paradox of philosophies and procedures? International construction law review [online], 35(2), pages 182-223. Available from: https://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=388268

A careful reader of the philosophical underpinnings and the dispute resolution frameworks of the FIDIC and NEC Conditions of Contract will likely be baffled by the paradoxical relationship between the underpinning ethos of these forms and the approac... Read More about Dispute resolution under the FIDIC and NEC Conditions: paradox of philosophies and procedures?.

Extradition in the sheriff court. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. Extradition in the sheriff court. Scots law times [online], 2018(10), pages 33-35. Available from: https://login.westlaw.co.uk/

Examines recent developments in respect of extradition practice, focusing on the Sheriff Court decisions in: Lord Advocate v SN, involving a person suffering from dementia; Lord Advocate v Shapovalov, involving the applicability of statements of unco... Read More about Extradition in the sheriff court..

Comparative advantage in de-globalisation: Brexit, America First and Africa's continental free trade area. (2018)
Journal Article
EZEANI, E. 2018. Comparative advantage in de-globalisation: Brexit, America First and Africa's continental free trade area. Journal of international trade law and policy [online], 17(1/2), pages 46-61. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JITLP-01-2018-0005

This paper examines the relevance of the theory of comparative advantage in the present realities of a world undergoing de-globalisation, that is, a retreat from closer integration. It presents eight arguments which analyse the theory as posited by A... Read More about Comparative advantage in de-globalisation: Brexit, America First and Africa's continental free trade area..

Deficient legislation sanctioning oil spill in Nigeria: a need for a review of the regulatory component of petroleum laws in Nigeria and the Petroleum Industries Bill. (2018)
Journal Article
CHUKS-EZIKE, C.I. 2018. Deficient legislation sanctioning oil spill in Nigeria: a need for a review of the regulatory component of petroleum laws in Nigeria and the Petroleum Industries Bill. International journal of environment and sustainability [online], 7(1), pages 30-44. Available from: https://www.sciencetarget.com/Journal/index.php/IJES/article/view/816/227

The grave challenges of oil pollution have been over stated in several environmental journals. Similarly, there have been several discourses on the prevailing nature of Nigerian oil spill pollution. Alarmingly, the spills seem to have persisted, desp... Read More about Deficient legislation sanctioning oil spill in Nigeria: a need for a review of the regulatory component of petroleum laws in Nigeria and the Petroleum Industries Bill..

The case of Lauri Love. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. The case of Lauri Love. Criminal law and justice weekly [online], 182(8), pages 136-137. Available from: https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/legal/

Dr Paul Arnell writes on the the Forum Bar and Oppression in Extradition. On February 5, the High Court upheld Lauri Love's appeal against extradition to the US (Love v. US [2018] EWHC 172 (Admin)). His extradition had been ordered by the Home Secret... Read More about The case of Lauri Love..