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Dr Trimmings published a Project Report on the reform of the UK surrogacy laws
On 12 June 2020, Dr Katarina Trimmings (Centre for Private International Law) completed her Clark Foundation-funded research project titled 'UK Surrogacy Law Reform: Exploring the Application of Surrogacy Laws, Attitudes towards Surrogacy, and Attitudes towards the Reform of the Law Governing Surrogacy amongst Judges and Legal Practitioners in Scotland'. The...
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The Centre for Commercial Law welcomed Mr Karl Falkenberg, a leading international trade expert
On 4th June 2020, the Law School’s Centre for Commercial Law welcomed Mr Karl Falkenberg, a leading international trade expert and former trade negotiator, to give a guest lecture at the Professional Skills Summer School on International Trade Negotiation as part of LLM International Trade Law &Treaty Negotiation. Mr Falkenberg...
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Dr Daria Shapovalova published two blog entries on Arctic governance
Dr Daria Shapovalova provided commentary on the current events in the Arctic in two blog posts which were published this week. The first post is for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and discusses the Scottish Arctic Policy presented last year. The publication originated from an international symposium held in...
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Dr Muinzer of AUCEL provided a legal brief to the Legal Services Agency, Glasgow
On 4/6/2020 Dr Thomas L Muinzer of AUCEL provided in written form and presented verbally (over Zoom, online) a legal brief to the Legal Services Agency, Glasgow. The brief sets out his view that the Secretary of State’s failure to amend certain sections of the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008...
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Dr Patricia Živković appointed as special Guest Editor
Dr Patricia Živković has been appointed Guest Editor for the Special Issue of the Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation (JSCAN) on Dispute, Claim and Conflict Management.
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Centre for Private International Law research informs MEPs' request for reform of EU defamation law
A cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament wrote to the European Commission today requesting the recasting of EU private international law of defamation, as well as the introduction of an anti-SLAPP Directive. SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are vexatious legal techniques designed to limit public scrutiny of...
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A major work and policy brief led by Prof Yihdego has been published on the Global Water Forum
A major research work and policy brief led by our Professor Zeray Yihdego has been published on the Global Water Forum website (https://globalwaterforum.org/2020/04/16/international-law-connotations-of-us-mediated-blue-nile-dam-negotiations-and-outcomes-background/). The four-piece work concerns itself with the challenges arising between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia due to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the...
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European press freedom organisations demand reform of EU defamation law based on Aberdeen research
Over 25 press freedom organisations and civic organisations have written to the European Commission requesting reforms to EU law on defamation which are based on advice procured from our Centre for Private International Law. The NGOs note that “the weaponization of the law by powerful economic actors has for too...
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Law School staff contribute to shaping the UK Parliament's response to Covid-19
Our Abbe Brown, Alisdair MacPherson, Donna McKenzie-Skene, and Robert Taylor provided the UK Parliament, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) with views regarding the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak. Their insights, along with other experts across the country, are being shared with Parliament, to help it navigate...
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Law School staff contribute to the latest issue of the Edinburgh Law Review
The latest issue of the Edinburgh Law Review (24(2) 2020) features a prominent Aberdeen representation. Our Euan West published a paper on rights of relief and unjustified enrichment, and our PhD candidate Stepnahie Dropuljic wrote on the role of women in pursuing Scottish criminal actions in 1580–1650. Donna McKenzie-Skene and Alisdair MacPherson...
