It is widely acknowledged that the Lisbon Treaty entering into force at the end of 2009 sparked the beginning of a potential constitutionalisation of the EU fundamental rights rhetoric. This is mainly due to the Charter ...

Environmental interdependencies place undeniable pressures and challenges on the cardinal principle of state sovereignty and in particular on the principle of national sovereignty over natural resources. This chapter ...

An article exploring the decline of factual possession since the R. (on the application of Best) v The Chief Land Registrar.

Charting key cases that have occurred internationally over the past two decades, the case-study companion-volume to Wild and Weinstein’s Guide to Best Practice provides the next level of critical analysis and legal commentary ...

Extractive industries are by their nature capital intensive, requiring both human and technical competence. This has necessitated the domination of the industry by Multinational Corporations from developed countries who ...

A paper which advocates the use of online lectures and face-to face workshops, together with an innovative third element – the skills-based face-to-face lecture – which is designed to improve and enhance students’ critical ...

There has been an increasing tendency to implement criminal IP provisions into UK law. Much of the pressure for this has come from the European Union, since the majority of its member states have existing IP systems which ...

Formal independence of non-executive directors should not be used as a mask for a potential problem of self-interest, as it can occur in many forms. While laws regulate more severe forms of self-interest, little attention ...

The UK government’s Green Paper, ‘Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice’, presents both significant challenges and opportunities for universities. Whilst the quantitative element ...