News… Axis of Protection: Human Rights in International Law Seminar Series 25 Oct 2022 The Science, Culture and Law Centre in collaboration with Exeter Centre for International Law (ECIL) is organising Axis of Protection: Human Rights in International Law Seminar Series event. The coming…
IP and Innovation Law… UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network host a Works in Progress Research Symposium in Maynooth University on 7-8th July 2022 21 Sep 2022 The UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network hosted a hybrid Works in Progress Research Symposium in Maynooth University, organised by the Network co-founders: Karen Walsh (University of Exeter), Aisling McMahon…
Culture and Society… Lisa Cherkassky presented on posthumous conception at the University of Manchester 11 May 202222 Jun 2022 Lisa Cherkassky, who is finishing her PhD through publication at Manchester University this year, has presented her work at their annual postgraduate research conference on Tuesday 10 May 2022 in…
News Professor Caroline Fournet wrote on visibility of scars of war in the judgements of the ICTY 5 May 202221 Jun 2022 Professor Caroline Fournet wrote a short contribution titled "La visibilité des stigmates de la guerre à Mostar, Banja Luka et Sarajevo dans les jugements du Tribunal Pénal pour l’ex-Yougoslavie (The…
IP and Innovation Law… Dr Mathilde Pavis discussed questions raised by the use of AI on BBC Radio 4 4 May 202221 Jun 2022 Dr Mathilde Pavis was invited to be a guest on the BBC Radio 4 show Front Row, to discuss some of the questions raised by the use of AI to…
IP and Innovation Law… Karen Walsh guest edits Special issue by Patent Scholars Network Members of the European Intellectual Property Review 4 May 20224 May 2022 Dr Karen Walsh, together with Professor Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University) and Professor Naomi Hawkins (University of Sheffield), co-founders of the UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network, have recently guest edited…
News Beyond the Law PGR network and interdisciplinary conference 28 Apr 2022 The socio-legal community is extremely broad, and the relationship between law and society can include connections with sociology, psychology, politics, and art, as well as many others. To support this…
IP and Innovation Law… Ana Beduschi wrote an article on Artificial Intelligence in Humanitarian Action 23 Apr 202222 Jun 2022 In a new article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (Cambridge University Press), Dr Ana Beduschi investigates the opportunities and risks of using AI in humanitarian action.…
IP and Innovation Law… Intellectual property academics urge WTO to waive IP protection for COVID vaccines 23 Jul 202124 Jul 2021 The temporary TRIPS waiver is considered to be a ‘necessary and proportionate legal measure’ that reduces IP barriers to increasing COVID-19 vaccine production, says a statement signed by over one…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in the MIT Technology Review 3 Dec 20209 Mar 2022 SCuLE's Professor Hitoshi Nasu was quoted in an article titled "How to fight a war in space (and get away with it)" published on 26 June 2019 in the MIT…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu contributed an article on Weapons Testing in Just Security 3 Dec 20203 Dec 2020 Professor Hitoshi Nasu and Professor Michael Schmitt (University of Reading) contributed an article titled “A Threat or A Warning: Russia’s Weapons Testing in Space” in Just Security. The article is…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu on lethal autonomous maritime systems 12 Oct 20203 Dec 2020 SCuLE's Professor Hitoshi Nasu and David Letts (Australian National University College of Law) wrote an article titled "The Legal Characterization of Lethal Autonomous Maritime Systems: Warship, Torpedo, or Naval Mine?"…
Cultural Heritage Law… SCuLE’s Response to the EC consultation on digital technologies for the culture heritage sector 6 Oct 20203 Dec 2020 The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response to the Consultation on Digital Cultural Heritage and Recommendation 2011/711/EU launched by the European Commission. The Commission’s…
Culture and Society… Dr Inga Thiemann discussed work and its regulation after COVID-19 5 Oct 20203 Dec 2020 Dr Inga Thiemann together with the Moving Labour Collective published a blog post on the Futures of Work on ‘Re-imagining Work and its Regulation after COVID-19’. The blog post includes…
Environmental Law… Dr Kyriaki Noussia On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic 25 Aug 20209 Mar 2022 Dr Kyriaki Noussia contributed an article titled ‘On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic: The Cybersecurity Factor and the Provisions of Insurance Against Environmental and Cyber Risks in…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu contributed an article on Weapons Testing in Just Security 18 Aug 20203 Dec 2020 Professor Hitoshi Nasu and Professor Michael Schmitt (University of Reading) contributed an article titled “A Threat or A Warning: Russia’s Weapons Testing in Space” in Just Security. The article is…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in The Economist 17 Aug 20203 Dec 2020 Professor Hitoshi Nasu was mentioned in the article published by The Economist on 15 August 2020. The article titled “An arms race is brewing in orbit” points out that there…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu contributes chapter on artificial intelligence and international humanitarian law 5 Aug 20203 Dec 2020 Professor Hitoshi Nasu contributed a chapter to Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law edited by Eve Massingham and Annabel McConnachie. The chapter, titled "Artificial Intelligence and the obligation to respect…
Culture and Society… Dr Inga Thiemann publishes article in International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations 19 Jul 20203 Dec 2020 Dr Inga Thiemann published an article titled 'Sex Work Regulation, Anti-trafficking Policy, and Their Effects on the Labour Rights of Sex Workers in Germany' in the International Journal of Comparative…
IP and Innovation Law… UK and Ireland Patent Network Virtual Seminar Series Launched 30 Jun 20203 Dec 2020 SCuLE’s Dr Naomi Hawkins and Dr Karen Walsh (Exeter University), together with Dr Aisling McMahon (Maynooth University), co-founders of the UK and Ireland Patent Scholars Network, have recently launched an…
Environmental Law… Dr Kyriaki Noussia On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic 22 Jun 20203 Dec 2020 Dr Kyriaki Noussia contributed an article titled 'On Modern Threats to Environmental Sustainability in the Arctic: The Climate Change Factor' to the European Energy and Environmental Law Review. The article…
IP and Innovation Law… Naomi Hawkins appointed as QUEX Theme Lead 20 Apr 20203 Dec 2020 Dr Naomi Hawkins has been appointed as theme lead for the QUEX Institute’s new theme: Digital Worlds and Disruptive Technologies. The QUEX Institute of Global Sustainability and Wellbeing is a…
Cultural Heritage Law… SCuLE’s Response to the EMRIP Report on Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and human remains 15 Apr 20203 Dec 2020 The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response for the EMRIP Report on repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains under the UN Declaration on…
News Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-edited InsurTech: A Legal and Regulatory View 27 Feb 20203 Dec 2020 Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-edited InsurTech: A Legal and Regulatory View with Pierpaolo Marano as part of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation. The Volume explores the…
IP and Innovation Law… Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-authored Law and Autonomous Vehicles 28 Jan 20203 Dec 2020 Dr Kyriaki Noussia co-authored Law and Autonomous Vehicles with Dr Matthew Channon and Barrister Lucy McCormack. Law and Autonomous Vehicles analyses the key legal issues facing autonomous vehicles, including testing…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu on The Perfidy Implications of Invisibility Technology on Battlefields of the Future 12 Dec 20193 Dec 2020 Professor Hitoshi Nasu contributed a chapter titled "Invisible Soldiers" to The Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Law of Armed Conflict edited by Ronald T.P. Alcala and Eric Talbot Jensen. The…
IP and Innovation Law… SCuLE’s space law policy brief in the Times 17 Oct 20193 Dec 2020 SCuLE’s policy brief on the future regulation of the UK space industry was cited by the Times newspaper, in an article published on 16 October 2019 . The brief calls…
Culture and Society… Incentives to Plead Guilty may Undermine the Right to a Fair Trial 3 Sep 20193 Dec 2020 Research by Dr. Rebecca Helm and published in the Journal of Law and Society suggests that incentives to plead guilty in England and Wales may undermine the right to a…
Military Law… Prof Hitoshi Nasu mentioned in the MIT Technology Review 29 Aug 20193 Dec 2020 SCuLE's Professor Hitoshi Nasu was quoted in an article titled "How to fight a war in space (and get away with it)" published on 26 June 2019 in the MIT…
Culture and Society… Finding Polaris in the Future Regulation of the UK Space Industry 22 Aug 20193 Dec 2020 The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their second policy brief on the future regulation of the UK space industry, SCuLE Policy Brief No 2. The…
News SCuLE Researchers lead discussions with UK voice-over industry and experts 11 Jun 201918 Jun 2019 Dr Mathilde Pavis and Dr Huda Tulti have been investigating if internet platforms designed to bring competition to the UK voice-over industry could cause low pay rates. Declining levels of…
Culture and Society… Dr Dimitrios Kagiaros contributes chapter on Consensus in the ECHR 11 Jun 20193 Dec 2020 Dr Dimitrios Kagiaros contributed a chapter to an edited volume edited by P. Kapotas and V. Tzevelekos with the title Building Consensus on European Consensus: Judicial Interpretation of Human Rights…
Cultural Heritage Law… SCuLE Researchers Published a Response to the 2018 Sarr-Savoy Report 25 Mar 20193 Dec 2020 SCuLE researchers Dr Mathilde Pavis and Dr Andrea Wallace published a Statement on Intellectual Property Rights and Open Access relevant to the digitization and restitution of African Cultural Heritage and…
News UK Performers could face falling wages in the gig economy 21 Mar 201921 Jun 2019 The gig economy could drive down wages and de-professionalise the UK voice-over industry as jobs are increasingly advertised online, experts have warned. Academics are investigating if new internet platforms designed…
IP and Innovation Law… Models could own the rights to their catwalk sashay 18 Sep 201821 Jun 2019 Models could make a claim to own the rights to the recording of their sashays and struts they use on the catwalk – and should be able to make more…
Environmental Law… SCuLE Researchers visit Hong Kong to discuss food security 12 Jul 201819 Jun 2019 At the end of June 2018, Dr Catherine Caine and Josh Martin from the Law School and Dr Annalisa Marini from the Business School at the University of Exeter visited…
IP and Innovation Law… Dr Mathilde Pavis awarded Canadian Research Fellowship 29 Jun 20183 Dec 2020 Dr Mathilde Pavis has received support from the UK-Canada Foundation to undertake research in Canada on the legal protection of performing artists. The UK-Canada Foundation's grant will enable Mathilde to…
News Finnish Ministry Representative Speaks on Contemporary Copyright Issues 20 Jun 201819 Jun 2019 Ms Ana Vuopala, Government Counsellor at the Art and Cultural Policy Department of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland, shared her practical insight into copyright law in the…
News BILETA Prize for Best Presentation at International IP Conference 3 Jun 201819 Jun 2019 Exeter Law School and the New IP Lawyers network were delighted to award the BILETA prize for the ‘Best Presentation By a Doctoral Researcher’ on the occasion of their second…
Culture and Society… Teenagers More Likely to Plead Guilty to Crimes they did not Commit 21 Mar 201822 Aug 2019 Teenagers are more likely to plead guilty to crimes they did not commit because they are less able to make mature decisions, new research shows. Experts have called for major…
