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Can innovation deliver energy justice? Why regulations and new technologies foster equitable energy systems

26 October 2017, 18:00 - 19:30 Can innovation deliver energy justice? Why regulations and new technologies foster equitable energy systems Speaker: Dr. Michael LaBelle Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: This presentation is topical because the US and other nations have loosened their guidelines on forward looking revenue statements for publicly traded corporations, particularly with regards to innovative technologies. This policy was originally intended to facilitate information to the market for industries from Silicon...

Investment Arbitration in the EU? A song from the past or a new beat?

01 November 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 Investment Arbitration in the EU? A song from the past or a new beat? Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: Investment arbitration in the European Union is currently experiencing one of its most crucial challenges. At EU level, there are different opinions claiming that the applicability of investment treaties to resolve intra-EU disputes is no longer valid. The main argument flagged is the existence of a...

A Law & Economics Analysis in Support of Corporate Social Responsibility: Prevention of 'Accidental' Stock Market Over-Valuations for Innovative Corporations

08 November 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 A Law & Economics Analysis in Support of Corporate Social Responsibility: Prevention of 'Accidental' Stock Market Over-Valuations for Innovative Corporations Admission FREE, no booking required. This presentation is topical because the US and other nations have loosened their guidelines on forward looking revenue statements for publicly traded corporations, particularly with regards to innovative technologies. This policy was originally intended to facilitate information to the market for industries from Silicon Valley and...

Fact-Finding in International Law: The Role of Commissions of Inquiry

17 November 2017, 16:00 - 17:30 Fact-Finding in International Law: The Role of Commissions of Inquiry Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: The Hague Peace conferences of 1899 and 1907 can be regarded as the first steps in setting up institutions that dominated international life in the 20th century. During one of these conferences Russian diplomat Fyodor Martens first elaborated the Concept of Inquiry. The idea behind this...

Guest Lecture - Changing lives and (occasionally) changing the law: An illustration of the work of University Law Clinics

22 November 2017, 13:00 - 14:30 Guest Lecture - Changing lives and (occasionally) changing the law: An illustration of the work of University Law Clinics Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: In performing their roles as centres for Clinical Legal Education, many University Law Clinics employ real-life or live-client models to facilitate student training. While working under the supervision of professionals, students offer legal assistance to qualifying clients. This promotes access to justice and positions university clinics...

Property Theory Perspectives on the Community Right to Buy

30 November 2017, 12:00 - 13:00 Property Theory Perspectives on the Community Right to Buy Speaker: Professor John Lovett Admission FREE, no booking required. Abstract: The community rights to buy that now exist in Scottish land reform legislation can result—at least in some cases—in what international property theorists call a “private taking” or what might be characterized as a private-to-private compulsory purchase order in the UK. This paper...

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