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Critical government and national oil company role in their petroleum resource development: lessons for Guyana petroleum sector. (2020)
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AZUBIKE, V.C. 2020. Critical government and national oil company role in their petroleum resource development: lessons for Guyana petroleum sector. Commonwealth law bulletin [online], 46(3), pages 461-482. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2020.1782238

The discovery of vast deposits of petroleum resources in any state can arguably lead to many positive outcomes for the country, but for this favourable outcome to be actualised individual players have to perform some significant roles in achieving th... Read More about Critical government and national oil company role in their petroleum resource development: lessons for Guyana petroleum sector..

Unilateral permission and prescriptive acquisition: a Scottish perspective. (2020)
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ANDERSON, C. 2020. Unilateral permission and prescriptive acquisition: a Scottish perspective. Legal studies [online], 40(3), pages 477-493. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2020.3

It is common for a legal system to allow a person, in certain circumstances, to gain ownership of land by possessing it for a period of time. This is certainly true of both Scotland and England, although what is precisely required for possession to b... Read More about Unilateral permission and prescriptive acquisition: a Scottish perspective..

Economic sanctions arbitrability and public policy. (2020)
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KOTELNIKOV, A. 2020. Economic sanctions, arbitrability and public policy. International arbitration law review [online], 23(1), pages 19-39. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

This article, through an overview of international experience, considers the interplay between economic sanctions and international commercial arbitration, in particular, the effect of sanctions on the arbitrability of disputes and the public policy... Read More about Economic sanctions arbitrability and public policy..

The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework. (2020)
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MADEBWE, T. 2020. The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework. Journal of African law [online], 64(2), pages 215-228. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855320000078

This article explores why Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework is failing to stem environmental deterioration. Based on the observation that such deterioration persists despite the fact that there is a framework in place, the disc... Read More about The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework..

Legal appraisal of corporate governance and gender diversity on Nigeria's corporate board. (2020)
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EYITAYO, A., VERONICA, E. and OMOTOLA, O.T. 2020. Legal appraisal of corporate governance and gender diversity on Nigeria’s corporate board. International journal of law [online], 6(2), pages 186-191. Available from: https://www.lawjournals.org/assets/archives/2020/vol6issue2/6-1-52-196.pdf

This study examined the legal appraisal of corporate governance and gender diversity in Nigeria’s corporate boards. In spite of gender disparity recognized internationally and attempt to solve it, gender diversity in the corporate world in Nigeria do... Read More about Legal appraisal of corporate governance and gender diversity on Nigeria's corporate board..

Phenomenolgy research design for a legal study. (2020)
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OMOTOLA, O.T. and BANKOLE, S. 2020. Phenomenolgy research design for a legal study. International journal of law [online], 6(1), pages 125-129. Available from: https://www.lawjournals.org/assets/archives/2020/vol6issue1/6-1-41-732.pdf

Phenomenology research design was adopted for the legal study, a thesis titled legal appraisal of gender diversity and corporate governance in Nigerian quoted companies. This research design was selectively adopted to aid a direct investigation, prop... Read More about Phenomenolgy research design for a legal study..

The forum bar in UK extradition law: an unnecessary failure. (2020)
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ARNELL, P. and DAVIES, G. 2020. The forum bar in UK extradition law: an unnecessary failure. Journal of criminal law [online], 84(2), pages 142-162. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018320902544

The introduction of the forum bar into UK extradition law was unnecessary. It is a failure. It was unnecessary because extant law addressed, or could have addressed, the putative mischief giving rise to it. It is a failure because it admits only limi... Read More about The forum bar in UK extradition law: an unnecessary failure..

Contracts affected by economic sanctions: Russian and international perspectives. (2020)
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KOTELNIKOV, A. 2020. Contracts affected by economic sanctions: Russian and international perspectives. Transnational dispute management [online], 17(1), article ID 15. Available from: www.transnational-dispute-management.com/article.asp?key=2697

Economic sanctions, particularly unilateral ones, are an increasingly popular instrument of foreign policy. Some states have extensive experience in adopting them and in resolving private disputes arising from such measures. For other countries, this... Read More about Contracts affected by economic sanctions: Russian and international perspectives..

The evolution of European policies on investment arbitration. (2019)
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KOTELNIKOV, A.G. and VOROPAEV, K.A. 2019. The evolution of European policies on investment arbitration. Herald of the Euro-Asian law congress [online], 2019(1), pages 68-83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.34076/2619-0672-2019-1-68-83

Over the last two decades, the European Commission radically altered its attitude towards investment arbitration and became its fierce opponent. This article considers the history of this change, attempts to fathom the pragmatic thinking of the Europ... Read More about The evolution of European policies on investment arbitration..

O Tempora! O Mores! The place of boni mores in dignity discourse. (2019)
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BROWN, J. 2020. O Tempora! O Mores! The place of boni mores in dignity discourse. Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics, 29(1), pages 144-155. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180119000872

In an earlier article, I had argued that Common lawyers and bioethicists may find the Romanistic notion of the actio iniuriarum, and the conception of ‘dignity’ which is central to this legal mechanism, instructive in complex medico-legal cases. Prof... Read More about O Tempora! O Mores! The place of boni mores in dignity discourse..

Offshore helicopter travel: is the U.K. oil and gas industry failing offshore workers? (2019)
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DOWNIE, M. and GOSLING, D. 2020. Offshore helicopter travel: is the U.K. oil and gas industry failing offshore workers? New solutions: a journal of environmental and occupational health policy [online], 29(4), pages 504-518. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1048291119887189

In the United Kingdom, oil and gas workers have been transported by helicopter to their workplace at offshore installations for over fifty years. During that time, there have been numerous fatal helicopter accidents. Despite calls from trade unions,... Read More about Offshore helicopter travel: is the U.K. oil and gas industry failing offshore workers?.

India-UK extradition law and practice: the case for reform. (2019)
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ARNELL, P. 2020. India-UK extradition law and practice: the case for reform. Commonwealth law bulletin [online], 45(3), pages 411-430. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2020.1733034

India–UK extradition law and practice need reform. This is particularly acute in rendition of persons from the UK to India. Leading cases including those of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Sanjeev Chawla evidence the need. The scale, nature and fate of... Read More about India-UK extradition law and practice: the case for reform..

Conveyancing. (2019)
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ANDERSON, C. 2019. Conveyancing. Edinburgh law review [online], 23(3), page 457. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2019.0588

This is a book review by Craig Anderson on George L. Gretton and Kenneth G. C. Reid's 5th edition of 'Conveyancing'.

New developments in the law of sexual harassment. (2019)
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MIDDLEMISS, S. 2019. New developments in the law of sexual harassment. Juridical review [online], 3, pages 269-276. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

This article reviews recent developments relating to sexual harassment, including research studies by YouGov, BBC Radio 5 Live and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The author notes the definition of "sexual harassment" under the Equality Act... Read More about New developments in the law of sexual harassment..

Extradition, Taiwan and the speciality principle. (2019)
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ARNELL, P. 2019. Extradition, Taiwan and the speciality principle. Scots law times [online], 2019(25), pages 89-92. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

Discusses Dean (Zain Taj) v Lord Advocate (HCJ Appeal) on the speciality rule in the Extradition Act 2003 s.95, and the compatibility of a UK-Taiwan memorandum of understanding with s.95.

Dignity, body parts and the actio iniuriarum: a novel solution to a common (law) problem? (2019)
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BROWN, J. 2019. Dignity, body parts and the actio iniuriarum: a novel solution to a common (law) problem? Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics [online], 28(3), pages 522-533. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180119000446

The importance of human 'dignity' in disputes concerning biological material has been recognised, but the term 'dignity' itself is oft decried as a 'hopelessly amorphous', 'vacuous concept' which should be 'discarded as a potential foundation for rig... Read More about Dignity, body parts and the actio iniuriarum: a novel solution to a common (law) problem?.

Enhancing Botswana's environmental performance by 2023. (2019)
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MADEBWE, T. 2019. Enhancing Botswana's environmental performance by 2023. Law, environment and development journal [online], 15(1), pages 62-70. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00033082

The Botswana government has claimed that it intends to enhance environmental performance by 2023. Certainly, this would be a laudable and much needed achievement, considering that Botswana is home to some of the world's most impressive - and threaten... Read More about Enhancing Botswana's environmental performance by 2023..

Extradition and the Polish judiciary. (2019)
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ARNELL, P. 2019. Extradition and the Polish judiciary. Scots law times [online], 2019(18), pages 53-55. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

This article discusses the rulings in Circuit Court of Warszawa-Praga v Maciejec (Sh Ct) and Regional Court in Bielsko-Biala, Poland v Charyszyn (Ch Ct) in which Polish nationals, subject to extradition order requests, argued that there was the appea... Read More about Extradition and the Polish judiciary..

Refusal of planning consent for the Docking Shoal offshore wind farm: stakeholder perspectives and lessons learned. (2019)
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BROADBENT, I.D. and NIXON, C.L.B. 2019. Refusal of planning consent for the Docking Shoal offshore wind farm: stakeholder perspectives and lessons learned. Marine policy [online], 110, article ID 103529. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103529

The Docking Shoal project was developed by Centrica as part of The Crown Estate’s Round 2 of UK offshore wind licensing. After 8 years of development, the project was ultimately refused planning consent by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climat... Read More about Refusal of planning consent for the Docking Shoal offshore wind farm: stakeholder perspectives and lessons learned..

Environmental protection in the Nigerian oil and gas industry and Jonah Gbemre v Shell PDC Nigeria Limited: let the plunder continue? (2019)
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FATUROTI, B., AGBAITORO, G. and ONYA, O. 2019. Environmental protection in the Nigerian oil and gas industry and Jonah Gbemre v Shell PDC Nigeria Limited: let the plunder continue? African journal of international and comparative law [online], 27(2), pages 225-245. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2019.0270

The case of Jonah Gbemre v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited made an historic deviation from the usual trend of seeking for monetary compensation by host communities in oil rich regions in Nigeria. Rather, it seeks to correct re... Read More about Environmental protection in the Nigerian oil and gas industry and Jonah Gbemre v Shell PDC Nigeria Limited: let the plunder continue?.