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The Centre for Private International Law has set up two annual prizes in memory of Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Jon, who was a much-loved colleague and an outstanding private international law scholar, led the Centre from 2018 until his untimely death in January 2021. The ‘Jonathan Fitchen Prize in Private International Law’ will be awarded to the...

Professor Adelyn Wilson and Dr Robert Taylor have been invited to give oral evidence to the European Scrutiny Committee at the UK Parliament as part of its inquiry into the future of Retained EU law.

The European Commission published a legal proposal which benefits from extensive input from the 51cg’s Centre for Private International Law. The proposal, informally known as “Daphne’s Law” in memory of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, is intended to combat Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participations (SLAPP).   SLAPPs are abusive lawsuits which...

Professor Irene Couzigou, Dr Rossana Ducato, and Dr Patricia Živković attended the SCOTLIN - Scottish Law and Innovation Network 1st Annual Conference at the Stirling Highland Hotel on 21 and 22 April 2022. Dr Živković presented her most recent research in the Biometrics and Law Series. She talked about the reconceptualization of the...

Yesterday the 51cg held its annual Principal’s Excellence Awards in celebration of the outstanding achievements of 51cg staff and students. Our community nominates staff who have made significant contributions to the university in various categories. The School of Law is pleased to announce that four members of...

Legal and social science experts at the 51cg are collaborating with academic counterparts in Ethiopia to deliver a capacity building workshop exploring comparative, philosophical and integration approaches to governance.

On the 30th of March 2022, the Centre for Commercial Law (CCL) held its first in-person "Research Cafè" (Venue: Old Senate Room. Time: 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm). The Research Café was organised to provide a platform for CCL members to meet and discuss current research engagements and future ideas or...

The 51cg has retained the top title in a national competition that sees the cream of Scotland's student legal talent go head to head in a negotiation showdown.

The 51cg is one of only two Scottish institutions selected to drive research into the challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic as part of an extensive UK-Japanese collaboration.

On the 28th of March 2022, Dr Titilayo Adebola delivered a virtual public lecture entitled “Third World Approaches to Intellectual Property Law” at the Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia, where she is a visiting lecturer. In her lecture, Dr Adebola introduced Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and underscored the contributions...