Category: Law
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Public and private enforcement of competition law
Dr Marek Martyniszyn recently invited guest speaker, David George, to share his thoughts on public and private enforcement of competition law with undergraduate students taking a Competition Law module here at Queen’s University Belfast.
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The Need for a UN Treaty on Violence against Women
Dr Ronagh McQuigg looks at the work of the United Nations as regards the protection of women and calls for a dedicated UN Treaty on Violence against Women.
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A spectacular turnaround on EU citizens’ benefits by the ECJ
Professor Dagmar Schiek examines a spectacular turnaround on EU citizens’ benefits by the EU Court, asking whether this is an example of the combined impact of the threat of Brexit and the increase of war refugees?
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Improving human rights accountability in natural and human-made disasters
Dr Dug Cubie examines some of the legal challenges that arise in relation to international humanitarian crises and disasters.
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TTIP: Investor-state dispute settlement
Dr Sergey V. Popov examines the proposed investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision of TTIP and asks whether we can balance the interests of governments and private companies.
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FIFA: What can the investigations really achieve?
Professor Jack Anderson looks at the roots of the recent FIFA corruption allegations and considers the prospects of the US and Swiss investigations.
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The Future of Human Rights?
Amidst Conservative plans to ‘scrap’ the Human Rights Act, Professor Colin Harvey considers the Act’s legacy, the implications of its repeal and whether a new Bill of Rights will really make any difference.
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Strengthening EU rules on collective redundancies
Professor Dagmar Schiek explains how an EU employment law case won by workers in Germany could have indirect consequences for the rights of workers in Northern Ireland.