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The inter-American system of human rights and refugee protection: post 11 September 2001. (2005)
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STUART, A. 2005. The inter-American system of human rights and refugee protection: post 11 September 2001. Refugee survey quarterly [online], 24(2), pages 67-82. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdi027

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Commission) is right to declare that refugees and asylum seekers are amongst the most vulnerable to human rights violations in the development and execution of counter-terrorist measures. States have not... Read More about The inter-American system of human rights and refugee protection: post 11 September 2001..

The truth and nothing but the truth? The legal liability of employers for employee references. (2004)
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MIDDLEMISS, S. 2004. The truth and nothing but the truth? The legal liability of employers for employee references. Industrial law journal [online], 33(1), pages 59-67. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ilj/33.1.59

It is now widely recognised notwithstanding this ‘contemporary reality’ , that where the employer giving the reference fails to provide a fair or accurate reference, through malice, negligence or carelessness, he may face a legal action. This article... Read More about The truth and nothing but the truth? The legal liability of employers for employee references..

Social power and the Hohfeldian jural relation. (2001)
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ROSS, H. 2001. Social power and the Hohfeldian jural relation. Nottingham law journal [online], 10, pages 47-63. Available from: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/nls/document_uploads/notnghmlj0010.pdf

Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld is one of the great unsung heroes of twentieth century legal theory. His eponymous "analysis" - an eight-term relational configuration of legal concepts - represents one of the most perceptive and revealing contributions to the... Read More about Social power and the Hohfeldian jural relation..

The case for nationality based jurisdiction. (2001)
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ARNELL, P. 2001. The case for nationality based jurisdiction. International and comparative law quarterly [online], 50(4), pages 955-962. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/iclq/50.4.955

Various recent developments within and without the United Kingdom have strengthened the arguments in favour of the adoption of general nationality based criminal jurisdiction. These arise from problems in the application of territorial jurisdiction,... Read More about The case for nationality based jurisdiction..

Provocation: pushing the reasonable man too far? (2000)
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CHRISTIE, S. 2000. Provocation: pushing the reasonable man too far? Journal of criminal law [online], 64(4), pages 409-415. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/002201830006400410

Almost every aspect of the partial defence of provocation has caused considerable debate over the years. Areas of difficulty range from the question of when the issue should be left to the jury, to the relevance of the defence to battered women who k... Read More about Provocation: pushing the reasonable man too far?.

Provocation and non-violent homosexual advances. (1999)
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OLIVER, S. 1999. Provocation and non-violent homosexual advances. Journal of criminal law, 63(6), pages 586-592.

Some controversial areas of provocation have been developed to a significant extent in foreign jurisdictions before migrating to England and Scotland. The most obvious example is that of the battered women defence which modifies a crucial aspect of t... Read More about Provocation and non-violent homosexual advances..

Enlarging the European Union: relations between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe. (1998)
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LYONS, C. 1998. Enlarging the European Union: relations between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe. European law review [online], 23(3), pages 296-297. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/ID5337D80E71211DA915EF37CAC72F838/View/FullText.html

This is a review of the book "Enlarging the European Union: relations between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe" edited by Marc Maresceau (1997).

A voyage around article 8: an historical and comparative evaluation of the fate of European Union citizenship. (1997)
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LYONS, C. 1997. A voyage around article 8: an historical and comparative evaluation of the fate of European Union citizenship. Yearbook of European law [online], 17(1), pages 135-163. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/17.1.135

"Citizenship of the Union is hereby established" - easily done, this miraculous invention of EU citizenship. And so? Not a lot happened in fact. But rather than dwell on the disappointments inherent in Article 8 EC, this article is about the state of... Read More about A voyage around article 8: an historical and comparative evaluation of the fate of European Union citizenship..

War crimes: a comparative opportunity. (1996)
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ARNELL, P. 1996. War crimes: a comparative opportunity. International relations [online], 13(3), pages 29-41. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178960130

The forthcoming English war crime trial of Szymon Serafinowicz' provides a prime opportunity to engage in comparative analysis and speculation. This is facilitated by two legally kindred states, Canada and Australia, having relatively recently gone d... Read More about War crimes: a comparative opportunity..