Report Launch by the Modern Slavery PEC
On Thursday 4 March Modern Slavery PEC’s will launch its report
Analysing the effectiveness of the Modern Slavery Act’s Transparency in Supply Chains measures.
The report, produced by the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights and the Bingham Centre, analyses how effective the Modern Slavery Act has been in holding UK businesses accountable for modern slavery in their supply chains. It also looks at other models in areas such as bribery, health and safety or gender pay gap to check if we could translate some solutions into modern slavery. Together with the partners, the Centre will also hold an event taking stock of the effect of the transparency in supply chains regulations to date, particularly in the light of recent Government’s planned reforms in this area, and looking where we could go next.
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ICLQ 2020 Early Career Prize Winner Announced
Javier García Olmedo, has been awarded this year’s International and Comparative Law Quarterly Early Career Prize for his article 'Recalibrating the International Investment Regime Through Narrowed Jurisdiction' which appeared in Volume 69 Issue 2 of the Journal.
The ICLQ Early Career Prize is awarded annually to the best article by an early career scholar and is generously supported by Cambridge University Press who publish the ICLQ. The winner receives £250 worth of books published by Cambridge University Press, and the opportunity to showcase their research in conversation with the Editor in Chief, Professor Sir Malcolm Evans at the ICLQ Annual Lecture.
An early career scholar is someone who (at the time of submission) is either a PhD candidate, or within 5 years of the award of their last academic degree (up to 7 years in the event of a career break). Jointly-authored articles may be considered for the Prize where all authors meet the criteria.
The Editorial Board offer their warmest congratulations to Javier on his achievement in a year with an unprecedented number of eligible articles.
ICLQ Annual Lecture to be given by Professor Simon Chesterman
The International and Comparative Law Quarterly is delighted to announce that Professor Simon Chesterman has agreed to present his paper ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of Legal Personality’ as the 2021 ICLQ Annual Lecture.
The article examines the debate whether artificial intelligence systems should be granted some form of legal personality as they increase in sophistication, and explores the fact that while most legal systems could develop a novel category of legal persons, such arguments are insufficient to show that they should.
The event, chaired by ICLQ Editor in Chief Professor Sir Malcolm Evans OBE KCMG, will be online on 19th April 2021.
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Due diligence as a secondary rule of general international law
Published in the Leiden Journal of International Law by Dr Richard Mackenzie-Gray Scott, Research Fellow in Public Health Emergencies and the Rule of Law.
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The Latin American Journal of European Studies is open for submission:
The Latin American Journal of European Studies is a publication of the Latin American Center of European Studies, created from the BRIDGE Project of Jean Monnet Network with funding from the Erasmus + Program of the European Commission.
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With a focus on the editorial lines on European Union Law and Policies and International Relations of the European Union with third countries and Latin America, the first edition of the Journal also has a thematic dossier on EU-Latin America trade and investment relations, organized by Nuno Cunha Rodrigues from the University of Lisbon (Portugal).
The first edition of the Journal is now open for submissions Original articles in line with editorial lines themes can be submitted until May 1st, 2021, in English, Spanish, or Portuguese:
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BIICL Training courses spring 2021
The spring programme of training courses has now begun with Public International Law in Practice on 16th of February. There is still time to book for our other virtual training courses. Details below:
Law of the Sea
5 sessions beginning 4th March 2021
Business and Human Rights
5 sessions beginning 7th April 2021
Climate Change Law
8 session beginning 13th April 2021
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Rule of Law and Democracy in Europe MOOC
BIICL (Bingham Centre) is one of the partner organisations participating in a Horizon 2020 EU-funded project, ‘Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and the Rule of Law’ (RECONNECT). In February The RECONNECT project announced the second run of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Rule of Law and Democracy in Europe”
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About the Course: Democracy and the Rule of Law are two of the fundamental values of the European Union that are shared among EU Member States. Of late, however, they have come under increasing pressure. Not only does the Union face criticism about its own democratic and Rule of Law shortcomings, but it also appears to struggle to find effective responses when faced with the erosion of these values in several of its Member States. The RECONNECT MOOC offers a critical and interdisciplinary introduction to these topics by leading scholars and practitioners, including members of the Bingham Centre.
The course will be available from 15 February 2021 up until 2 July 2021 and can be followed at your own pace.
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Teaching International Law Webinar Series
The Teaching International Law series of webinars started on 8th of January. The series will host over 50 speakers from across the globe who will discuss the practice of teaching international law in 10 unique webinars. It aims to foster reflection and discussion amongst the range of actors teaching international law across different contexts, traditions and perspectives. It is still possible to join the sessions coming up. The next sessions on 12th of March will cover:
New Directions in Core Subjects of International Law Teaching
The International Law Teacher
The series continues until April 23rd.
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New Honorary Senior Fellows of BIICL
We are delighted to be able to work with these esteemed colleagues on projects and events in the Centre for Comparative Law
You can find a full list of our Honorary Senior Fellows here
New starters at BIICL:
- Katie Lines, Research Fellow in Rule of Law monitoring of coronavirus legislation
- Liz Williams Policy Impact Manager for the Modern slavery Policy and Evidence Centre.
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Teaching International Law
Tools and Techniques in Teaching International Law
29th January 2021
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Teaching International Law
Teaching IHL in Crisis: A Strategic Response for Troubled Times
29th January 2021
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The Representative Actions Directive A Class Action for Europe?
3 February 2021
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Contesting AI Explanations in the UK
24 February 2021
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The need for BIICL's independent and impartial research, analysis and capacity building activities is greater than ever. The BIICL 60+ Appeal Panel, chaired by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, aims to raise £3 million over five years to support the expansion of BIICL's work, the impact that our work can achieve and the refurbishment of our offices in Russell Square.
To learn more about our exciting plans to develop both existing and new areas of our work, please visit BIICL 60+ Appeal or contact Diane Denny, Development Director.
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Account Update
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