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Lake Chad is the fourth largest lake in Africa (by area). The significant shrinking of the Lake over the past decades has precipitated conflicts and crises in the Lake Chad Basin region. In this in-depth interview, Dr Titilayo Adebola, Associate Director, Centre for Commercial Law, University of Aberdeen, discusses historical…
In recent years, digital assets, including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, have grown in significance and there are a number of legal challenges involved in accommodating them within any system. The term “digital assets” is usually understood to be an umbrella term referring to secured digital representations of value which can…
According to the General Comment No. 12 of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, “the right to adequate food is realized when every man, woman and child, alone or in community with others has physical and economic access at all times to adequate food or means for…
The decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations has become a key issue for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) and is likely to acquire further prominence in the years ahead, as society transitions away from reliance on fossil fuels. In legal and economic terms, liability for decommissioning is a…
Special thanks to the Centre for Commercial Law at the University of Aberdeen for organising this conference which presented the platform to discuss contemporary legal issues with a focus on commercial law. The theme of the conference “Commercial Law in Times of Crises” reflects the current state of the world…
As the global economy and domestic economies seek to recover from the crises of Covid-19, different fields of human endeavour and knowledge are challenged to develop innovative solutions. Commercial law is a key factor in this regard, and it is important to examine how commercial law is responding to the…
Small and medium-size businesses can benefit from intellectual property protection for their businesses, for example with the regime of geographical indications (GI). A geographical indication is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. There…
Dr Titilayo Adebola presents the eight contribution to the Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives.” This series was launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. Titilayo joined the University…
Professor Derek Auchie presents the seventh contribution to the Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives.” This series was launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. Derek joined the…
Professor John Paterson presents the sixth contribution to the Centre for Commercial Law (CCL)’s blog series on “Seeing Commercial Law from Different Perspectives.” This series was launched to celebrate the University of Aberdeen’s 525 anniversary and to showcase CCL members thought-provoking standpoints on researching, teaching, or practising commercial law. John joined the…
