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Inspiration for a Commitment to Justice

Many lawyers find inspiration from a mentor or a legal text, others find it elsewhere. I am one of the latter types. It’s not that I haven’t worked with, or known, some remarkable and inspiring...

Jurisdictional Concentration and Structural Inequality: Reimagining Private International Law Beyond the Global North

Abstract  This article examines the growing trend in transnational litigation case law, where English courts retain jurisdiction over cases with only tenuous connections to England. This is done...

The Crown: Remnants of the Past or Pillars of the Present?

Introduction  The constitutional monarchy presents a peculiar discordance between theory and practice. On the one hand, the birthright inequality and aristocratic hierarchy embodied in its...

From Secrets to Systems: Cyber Espionage as Epistemic Coercion in International Law

Introduction  Espionage is clandestine information-gathering by or on behalf of a state. It is usually distinguished from covert action, which aims not merely to collect information but to shape...

The Brussels Effect in AI Regulation: A Comparative Study of the EU AI Act and India’s Approach to Predictive Policing

ABSTRACT The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence has intensified global debates on the regulation of high-risk algorithmic systems, particularly in contexts where statistical probabilities are...

Ministerial Mis-Behaviour: Is the Ministerial Code an Effective Check?

BLURB The UK’s Ministerial Code is designed to control ministerial behaviour and ensure political accountability. But high-profile controversies like Partygate and debates over the Prime Minister’s...

Movement as Medium: The Case for Copyright Protection for Choreographers in the Digital Era    

As dance increasingly circulates in the digital age, choreographers face heightened risks of unauthorised use and appropriation on social media. This piece examines the intersection between...

In Doctrinal Limbo: Enforcing Annulled Arbitral Awards Under the New York Convention

Abstract Article V(1)(e) of the New York Convention appears to preserve a margin of discretion for courts of contracting states to refuse the enforcement of an arbitral award if it has been annulled...

Going Out on a Third Limb: The Problem of the Law of Insanity’s Insistence on Insane Delusions over Irresistible Impulses.

Abstract The insanity rules in England and Wales are potentially per incuriam. While the modern interpretation of the M’Naghten rules recognises the Cognitive and Wrongfulness Limbs, a third Control...

The Ramifications of State Conceptualisation on Contemporary Manifestations of Judicial Review

Abstract This note will comparatively analyse the contested existence and development of the state and administrative law of the UK and France, subsequently using this historical perspective to...