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2020
November
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International Health Law: An Emerging Branch of International Law
-During this seminar with Dr Pedro Villarreal, we will explore the nature and scope of international health law.
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Between Truth and Power: The Legal Constructions of Informational Capitalism
-Our current legal system is to a great extent the product of an earlier period of social and economic transformation. From the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, the U.S. legal system underwent profound, tectonic shifts. Today, struggles over ownership of information-age resources and accountability for information-age harms are producing new systemic changes. In Between Truth and...
October
March
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AI, Ethics and Global Governance: Reigning in Technology or Ethics-Washing
-AI ethics initiatives and statements are currently proliferating around the world, from both public agencies and private companies, and also via multistakeholder initiatives. This presentation gives an overview of how the 'big jurisdictions' and geopolitical actors, namely the EU, US, China and India, are or are not addressing this topic....
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Iraq's Oil and Gas Industry
-This presentation will be based on Janan’s book ‘Iraq’s Oil and Gas Industry’, providing a brief outline and overview of comparative contracts against the backdrop of those historically used in Iraq’s oil sector. Author of Iraq’s Oil and Gas Industry: The Legal and Contractual Framework, Routledge, 14 June 2019. Janan is a...
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'The Norwegian Offshore Wind Paradox'
-Norway possesses one of the best wind resources in Europe and arguably the world, and it is a country that prides itself on a policy of renewable electricity generation through hydropower. Equinor is a world leaders in offshore wind electricity generation, with a strong presence in the UK and the...
February
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Enforcement of heritable securities in Scotland: reforming the law
-The Scottish Law Commission project on reform of the law of heritable securities began in 2018 and is scheduled to finish in 2022. This seminar will provide an update on the current status of the project, drawing out some of the difficulties arising from the consultation responses to the first...
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The Fine Line between Collective Self-Defence and Intervention by Invitation
-This seminar will show that the use of force against ‘IS’ in Syria has refined the line between the right of collective self-defence in reaction to a non-State armed attack and the legal title to military intervention by invitation of the territorial State.MR. CLAUS KRESS Professor and Director Institute of...
January
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It is all in EU law?
-Remaining questions on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement within the EU legal order'
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Climate Change and the Voiceless: Protecting Future Generations, Wildlife, and Natural Resources
-Future generations, wildlife, and natural resources – collectively referred to as “the voiceless” in this presentation – are the most vulnerable and least equipped populations to protect themselves from the impacts of global climate change. Domestic and international law protections are beginning to recognize rights and responsibilities that apply to...