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Dr Momoh attended the Institute of African Women in Law four nations report launch
Institute of African Women in Law four nations report launch (Nigeria) in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum 18th January 2023
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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...
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Two lecturers appointed as the new heads for the Centre for Private International Law
Dr Katarina Trimmings and Dr Patricia Živković have been appointed as the new Director and Associate Director of the Centre for Private International Law. The Centre was established in 2012 to support and promote the development of private international law, and to provide platforms for the discussion of current issues in...