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How can citizens know how they ought legally to behave? The answer may seem simple: they should look at the laws of their country. If a law requires some action, they legally ought to perform it. If a law forbids it, they legally ought not to perform it. And if...

On 22 October, the School of Law and the Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law will host a guest seminar with ACCPIL's visiting researcher Dr. Ezeji Chiji Longinus (University of Johanessburg). All staff and students are very welcome to join in Taylor C11 from 1:00-2:00pm. Title: Evaluating the Responsive Uses of Artificial...

On 10 October, the ACCPIL will host Dr Stijn van Deursen, Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Molengraaf Institute for Private Law at Utrecht University. During his vist, he will deliver a guest seminar titled “Repositioning Courts between Litigating Parties, Society and Politics” at 1:00pm in Taylor C49.  Abstract: In the Netherlands...

The Law School EDI Committee with support from the Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law and the Education Committee has organised a guest lecture by Dr Alexander Maine (City St George's, University of London) on the UK Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland. The event is part of a wider effort...

You are cordially invited to attend this seminar, which is co-organised by the Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law (ACCPIL) and Centre for Private International Law & Transnational Governance (CPILTG).

The UN Convention against Cybercrime adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024 is the result of an enduring east-west rivalry, from the early debate from November 2019 on whether a new UN convention was needed, to the entire process up to August 2024. The seminar will first trace the controversies surrounding the...

The seminar will give an overview of the developments in the law on crimes against women in armed conflicts after World War II. It will cover both the statutory international law (Statutes of the Nuremberg/Tokyo Tribunals of 1945/46, Geneva Conventions of 1949, Statutes of the Former Yugoslavia/Rwanda ad-hoc Tribunals of...

AUCEL (Energy Seminars 2023/2024) and ACCPIL jointly welcome Prof Clive Schofield to Aberdeen   Abstract: The presentation outlines the causes and consequences of climate change induced sea level rise. It considers the sea level rise predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The legal framework for coastal baselines and insular features...

Joint Seminar with a Guest Scholar Organised by the ACCPIL with the Support of CIRSUL

During this research seminar, the challenges faced by law enforcement, lawyers and justice systems when dealing with international cybercrimes will be addressed and solutions proposed. Furthermore, the seminar will seek to identify and address future cybercrime challenges that will face our increasingly digitised society.  Bio: Ian has over 25 years’ experience at...