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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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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 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...
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Dr Onyója Momoh visits the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja.
In July 2022, our Dr Onyója Momoh embarked on her third visit to Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Justice. The Federal Ministry of Justice (MOJ) forms part of the executive arm of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Ministry proffers legal advice to the Federal Government, and is responsible for, amongst...
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PIL Centre kicks of a series of events on Restatement of Scots Private International Law
On Thursday 25 August 2022, our Centre for Private International Law kicked off a series of workshops on a Restatement of Scots Private International Law, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The first workshop was held at the University of Dundee, and benefited from the participation of experts from...
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Jonathan Fitchen Prizes in Private International Law
The Centre for Private International Law has set up two annual prizes in memory of Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Jon, who was a much-loved colleague and an outstanding private international law scholar, led the Centre from 2018 until his untimely death in January 2021. The ‘Jonathan Fitchen Prize in Private International Law’ will be awarded to the...
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Extensive Aberdeen Input in European Commission's Legal Proposal to Protect Freedom of Expression
The European Commission published a legal proposal which benefits from extensive input from the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Private International Law. The proposal, informally known as “Daphne’s Law” in memory of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, is intended to combat Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participations (SLAPP). SLAPPs are abusive lawsuits which...
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Prominent Law Lecturer delivered a seminar on Islamic law & international parental child abduction
On Friday 11 March 2022, the Aberdeen Centre for Private International Law, under the auspices of the Law School Research Seminar series, welcomed Professor Anver Emon from the University of Toronto, Canada, who delivered a fascinating research seminar on Islamic law and international parental child abduction (titled: ‘Hard Legal Problems...
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A British Council-funded research project on cross-border surrogacy in Sri Lanka completed
On 31st December 2021, Dr Katarina Trimmings and Ms Ziyana Nazeemudeen (PhD student affiliated with the Centre for Private International Law), in collaboration with research partners from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (‘the research team’), successfully completed a British Council-funded collaborative research project titled ‘Reproductive Health Care and Policy...
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POAM project successfully completed
On 31 December 2021, the EU-funded project ‘Protection of Abducting Mothers in Return Proceedings: Intersection between Domestic Violence and Parental Child Abduction’ (POAM), coordinated by Dr Katarina Trimmings, was successfully completed. Launched on 1 January 2019, the POAM project involved also Dr Onyoja Momoh and Dr Isla Callander of the...