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Dr Alvarez authored a case for 20th Anniversary of the Mexican Arbitration Centre and Moot Mexico
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Mexican Arbitration Centre (CAM) and the creation of Moot Mexico, Dr Gloria M Alvarez (Senior Lecturer in Dispute Resolution) was invited to author the first case related to a windfarm investment project under the CAM rules. The case posed challenging and relevant questions regarding...
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Dr Mitchell Lennan publishes article on WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Dr Mitchell Lennan (AUCEL, ACCPIL) and Dr Stephanie Switzer (University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance) have published an open access article on the recently negotiated World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies in The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law. The article can be read here,...
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Anti-SLAPP Research Hub at the European Parliament
On Thursday 02 February, Ramona Strugariu MEP convened the first “shadows” meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to discuss the European Commission’s proposed Anti-SLAPP Directive. Professor Justin Borg-Barthet, convener of the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub, was invited to provide expert evidence...
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Research projects supported by RSE Awards will benefit Scotland's environmental, economic and social
Three projects from the University of Aberdeen have been awarded funding in the latest RSE Research Awards programme.
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The DIGinLaw Project Team organised a successful event at the University of Aberdeen
On 19th January 2023, the University of Aberdeen hosted an event titled “BRUNCH ROUNDTABLE: Digitalisation in Legal Education & Legal Profession“. The event was organized in the hybrid format under the auspices of an international collaborative project titled ‘Digital in Law’ (DIGinLaw), which is funded by the European Commission from the...
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Aberdeen law students talk themselves into second place in national competition
A team of four students from the University of Aberdeen Law School are celebrating after securing second place in the hotly contested UK Mediation Student Competition 2023.
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Just Transition Lab publishes first report
Researchers from the University's Just Transition Lab have published their first report on delivering a Just Transition for workers and communities in the north-east of Scotland in which they consider how the industry has shaped the region to date and set out the existing visions for its future.
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Law professor shares water governance experience with Indian counterparts
An Aberdeen Law School academic has started the year by delivering a series of presentations on the planet's most valuable resource to international audiences.
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National essay competition success for Syed
A University of Aberdeen law student has won second place in a prestigious national writing competition.
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Aberdeen University Legal Scholars Call for Introduction of Scottish Anti-SLAPP Law
The Anti-SLAPP Research Hub at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Law has written to the Scottish Parliament’s Petitions Committee to support a call for the introduction of anti-SLAPP legislation in Scotland. Unlike litigation to enforce legitimate rights, SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are abusive lawsuits in which the...