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Dr Erin Ferguson gives evidence to the Scottish Parliament
On 6 November, Dr Erin Ferguson gave evidence at the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill. The Bill was introduced by Katy Clark MSP and aims to modernise Scotland’s legal framework for freedom of information by, inter alia, introducing a...
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Collective responses to calls for evidence
Five ACCPIL members (Dr Erin Ferguson, Dr Clare Frances Moran, Professor Irene Couzigou, Professor Abbe Brown and PhD student Nurullah Benli) responded to the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) call for evidence on Human Rights and the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence. Members of the ACCPIL (Dr Erin Ferguson, Dr Mitchell...
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Doctoral and Postgraduate Researchers Attend Comparative Law Course in Norway
In September, doctoral and postgraduate researchers Lizeth Moreno Marquez, Tayo Gbemi, Andrew Walters, James Dodge, and Pierre de Gioia Carabellese from the Law School participated in the PhD Course in Comparative Law and Comparative Legal Methods, hosted by the University of Bergen in Norway. The course welcomed participants from diverse...
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ACCPIL members speak at '25 Years of the Human Rights Act' conference
On 18 September, ACCPIL Co-Director Dr Erin Ferguson and PGR member Magdalena Zabrocka presented their research at a conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), hosted by the University of Leeds. Erin presented her research on the impact of privatisation on the HRA, arguing that...
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Two staff members at the European Society of International Law (ESIL) conference in Berlin this Sept
Irene Couzigou, elected convenor of the ESIL Interest Group on Peace and Security, organised a workshop where the Interest Group members discussed the following topic ‘Reconstructing Peace: (Mis)Uses of International Law’. She also chaired a panel that analysed how peace can be reconstructed in and through International Law. Edouard Fromageau, elected...
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Participation of Liliyana to an international doctoral Summer School
Dr Liliyana Kalinova, a former PhD student, participated in an international doctoral Summer School at the University Milano-Bicocca at the beginning of September. She was invited by Professor Irene Couzigou to deliver the following paper: 'Efficiency through Transparency and Exchange of Information between International Organisations: The Case of International Organisations...
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School of Law Professor Attends International Cybersecurity Events
Professor Irene Couzigou recently participated in two academic events on international cybersecurity. She was invited by the American University Washington College of Law to the third Annual Symposium on Cyber & International Law. Other participants came, among others, from West Point, The Federmann Cyber Security Research Center of the Hebrew University...
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ACCPIL members participated in the International Society of Public Law conference in Madrid
Earlier this month, six members of the Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law (ACCPIL) participated in the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S) conference hosted by IE University in Madrid. Over three days, they presented their research, chaired and organised panels, acted as discussants, met with public law...
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AUCEL and ACCPIL host Professor Clive Schofield
At the end of November, Prof Clive Schofield visited the University of Aberdeen. Clive is Head of Research at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden and Senior Professor with the Australian Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. During his...
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Dr Mitchell Lennan Co-edits Special Issue on Ocean, Climate and Human Rights Law
Ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai commencing at the end of this month, Dr Mitchell Lennan (AUCEL, ACCPIL) has co-edited a Special Issue in the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law titled 'Ocean-based Climate Action and Human Rights' together with Professor Elisa Morgera (University of Strathclyde,...