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It was my very first week at the University of Aberdeen. I, along with the rest of my cohort, was attending one of various induction events hosted by the Law School during Freshers’ Week. We were tightly packed in Regent lecture theatre, all 300 or so of us, eagerly taking…
What is World Press Freedom Day?
The 3rd of May was proclaimed “World Press Freedom Day” by the UN General Assembly in 1993. The Day raises awareness about the importance of independent media, threats to media freedom, and presents an opportunity for States to reflect on and recommit to protecting…
On Tuesday 25 March 2023, Dr Francesca Farrington represented The Anti-SLAPP Research Hub at an expert seminar on legal and economic threats to the safety of journalists organised by the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). She was accompanied by Anti-SLAPP Hub Member Ms. Magdalena…
Something quite remarkable happened in Capitol Hill in Washington DC recently (24 March 2023). The US top trade negotiator, Katherine Tai (a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School), appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee of the US Congress to answer questions from lawmakers about the US trade policy.…
When Burna Boy, who is based in Lagos, negotiates a contract to perform at the Paris Stade de France, perhaps doing so from his second home in London; private international law (“PIL”) is unavoidably engaged.[1] All parties involved need certainty and predictability on the legal norms that govern any international…
Roundtable on Nigeria’s Creative Industries Development Bill 2023 (CIDB)
Nigeria’s Creative Industries Development Bill 2023 (CIDB) is designed to bridge the gap between the Nigerian Creative industries and the Federal Government of Nigeria. If passed into law, the CIDB will become the Creative Industries Development Act (CIDA). CIDA aims…
The Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network (SCELN) has succeeded in its campaign to have the UK’s Climate Change Act amended, so that it no longer ignores the potent greenhouse gas nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). This has been achieved by UK Parliament’s recent enactment of the Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order…
17th International Association of Women Judges (“IAWJ”) Africa Regional Conference:Kampala UGANDA, 25 to 29 October 2022 - Women Judges Breaking Barriers to Equal Justice and Strengthening Institutions SDG 16- Peace, Justice & strong institution
Strengthening Africa’s international obligations on child rights and protection: the importance of the Hague…
This post was originally published on EU Law Live. We are grateful to the editors for the authorisation to repost it here.
Since the 1980’s, EU law has granted a jurisdictional privilege to certain weaker parties: parties who typically are socially and economically weaker, such as employees and…
The mechanism for protecting the interests of Nigerian children caught in disputes across frontiers, including those with dual or other nationalities with a connection to Nigeria, has room for improvement. The next step must be progressive and impactful, and this ought to include concrete actions towards Nigeria becoming a contracting…
