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Issue Eight
<\/strong><\/em>Introduction & Issue<\/a> – Katie Macdonald Smith



Issue Seven<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
What are the principle arguments advanced by the Non-Human Rights Project (NHRP) for recognition of animal personhood?<\/a> – Domhnall Lynam<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Deficiency in Defamation Laws in Northern Ireland and the Protection of Human Rights<\/a> – Alyssa Andrade Palmieri<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A Critical Examination of the Key Legal Issues Raised by the Case of Henrietta Lacks and Johns Hopkins Hospital<\/a> – Eli Baxter<\/div>\n
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Assessing the efficacy of the statutory homelessness system in England and Wales: do the conspicuous barriers to aid curtain its usefulness in tackling homelessness?<\/a> – Stuart Redpath<\/div>\n
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A Victory for Innovative Employees? – Shanks v Unilever Pls (Case Comment)<\/a> – Tina Ye<\/div>\n
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Issue Six<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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Able, But Unwilling: The Principle of Complementarity as a Safeguard of American Sovereignty in the International Criminal Court’s Quest to end Impunity. – <\/a><\/span>Shannon Hale<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Inheritance Provisions – An Affront to Testamentary Freedom? <\/a><\/span>– Ben Lafferty<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trump on Finance<\/span> –<\/a> Morgan Hickman<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Individual and Collective Reparations: Are they Effective Mechanisms to Remedy International Crime?<\/span><\/a> – Sinead MacRory<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tackling Fake News: Causes, Implications & Responses<\/a><\/span> – Hannah Yeates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Sixth Edition’s dissertation.<\/div>\n
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Issue Five – Borders<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
It\u2019s Time to Look the Gift-horse in the Mouth. The True Cost of WTO Membership for Developing Countries<\/a>–\u00a0 Andrew Johnston<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Exploration of the advantages and disadvantages that membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) holds for developing countries and its impact on economic growth,<\/div>\n
The Consequences of Brexit on Consumers and Businesses in UK Competition Law.<\/a> – Chi Hoe Tang<\/strong><\/div>\n
A critical study of the consequences of Brexit in the area of competition law with respect to consumers and businesses in the UK in the aftermath of the Withdrawal Agreement.<\/div>\n
T<\/a>he<\/a> Trump Administration Policy Toward the International Criminal Court.<\/a> – Clodagh McIlhatton<\/strong><\/div>\n
An article considering the hostile attitude of the Trump White House towards global justice institutions with particular focus upon the administration’s rhetoric surrounding the International Criminal Court.<\/div>\n
The Unjustifiable Practice of Torture in the War on Terror: The Protection of National Security at the Cost of Individuals\u2019 Human Rights<\/a>. – Shauna McKee<\/strong><\/div>\n
Dissertation considering the unjustifiability of America\u2019s practice of torture during the War on Terror focusing on the Bush administration’s prioritisation of national security over the absolute rights of scores of individuals.<\/div>\n
The Continued Influence of Colonialism in International Law<\/a>. – David Small.<\/strong><\/div>\n
An evaluation of historical colonial practices and how the legacy of the colonialism continues to influence international treaties and the idea of nationhood in the post-colonial era.<\/div>\n
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Issue Four<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

An Assessment of the Limitations and Strength of Existing Product Liability Protections <\/a> – Lauren Kolarek<\/strong>
An action in product liability within the United Kingdom currently may be taken as an action in negligence, or in strict liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987<\/p>\n

An Assessment of Achieving Sustainability through the New Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda <\/a> – Tanja Nowak
<\/strong>The Malthusian principle of \u2018moral restraint\u2019 for population sustainability,[1] can transition effectively into the modern day strive for Sustainable Development (SD).<\/p>\n

The Tort Framework for Liability within Medical Negligence in the UK is Effective and is not in need of Reform <\/a> – Megan Somers<\/strong>
Society is a carousel of change; a never-ending stream of advances and modernisations<\/p>\n

The Definition of Rape in International Criminal Law has Truly Evolved Affecting the Scope for Recognition of Victims and their Entitlement to Reparations<\/a> – Siofra Corr<\/strong>
The definition of rape in international criminal law is vital for ensuring a wide scope for the recognition of victims, and their consequent access to reparations.<\/p>\n

Analysing the Principle that Children should maintain Contact with both Parents after Divorce or Separation<\/a> – Jane Montgomery<\/strong>
When the parents of a child separate or divorce, \u201cissues about the child\u2019s future residence and contact with the non-resident parent will invariably arise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Issue Three<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Legal Theory Encourages Alternative Truths in Construing Law<\/a> – Samantha Hopkins <\/strong>
The concept of \u201calternative truths\u201d embodies the fundamental differences of perspective inherent in individuals.<\/p>\n

Assessing the Tort Framework for Liability within Medical Negligence in the United Kingdom<\/a> – Kellie Morwood<\/strong>
Patient autonomy is regarded as one of the most valuable attributes of modern medical jurisprudence, therefore, the consideration of maternity care serves as an excellent window to examine the doctrine of informed consent<\/p>\n

The Presumption of Innocence is like a Golden Thread in the Criminal Justice System <\/a> – Chun Shuo Lum<\/strong>
The presumption of innocence is one of the most important and ancient right embodied within the criminal justice system in the UK<\/p>\n

The Challenges Reparations for Mass Atrocities Present<\/a> – Gamaliel Kan<\/strong>
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC) have been one of the mechanisms that are widely used to tackle the violation of human rights and to transition into democracy<\/p>\n

Establishing a Formal Reparations Programme for Victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland<\/a> – Amber Kelly<\/strong>
The complex reality of the political conflict in Northern Ireland has resulted in a reluctance to establish a formal reparations programme for victims.<\/p>\n

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Issue Two<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n


Individual and Collective Reparations in Remedying International Crime<\/a> \u2014 Aaron Murchan<\/strong>
This article critiques the extent to which reparations play a key role in international law through assessing reparations programs in a number of different settings, gaining an insight into the most effective forms of reparations in a post-conflict setting.<\/p>\n


The Supreme and Supranational European Union<\/a> \u2014 Alison Koh<\/strong>
This essay examines the foremost unique features of the EU \u2013 its relationship with Member States and individuals.

Violence Against Women and the Defence of Provocation in the Republic of Ireland<\/a> \u2014 Cl\u00edodhna N\u00ed Ch\u00e9ileachair<\/strong>
This article will focus on the application of the defence in excusing male possessiveness and sexual pride, and ignoring killings done by abused women in reaction to that abuse in the context of Irish law.<\/p>\n


Regulation 3 EA(D)R 2010: Institutionalising a Stereotype?<\/a> \u2014 Harry John Matthews<\/strong>
This essay will oppose expressed justifications for the exclusion of addiction from disability discrimination legislation and it will identify theoretical, doctrinal, and pragmatic legal barriers to the inclusion of addiction within contemporary anti-discrimination legislation.<\/p>\n


Changing the Treaties without changing the Treaties<\/a> \u2014 William Moody<\/strong>
This answer will posit that under current case-law the four-year \u201clive and contribute\u201d requirement before qualifying for in-work benefits and social housing is arguably possible without Treaty change via one of two methods.<\/p>\n

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Issue One<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n


The Law of Whistleblowing in Northern Ireland<\/a> \u2014 Amy Barr<\/strong>
This essay will argue that the law in Northern Ireland does not offer informers sufficient protection, and as a result, employees are unable to blow the whistle openly and with impunity.<\/p>\n

The Law on Physician Assisted Suicide <\/a> \u2014 Anurag Deb<\/strong>
This essay will argue that the lack of option of asking for assistance creates unnecessary suffering for the terminally ill by examining morality, public interests and natural law.<\/p>\n

The Reaction of Competition Law to Uber <\/a> \u2014 Kenza Lynch
<\/strong>This essay argues that competition law offers a comprehensive analysis of the issue at hand and critiques the current legislative framework that determines the taxi and PHV regulatory regime in London from a competition law perspective.<\/p>\n

Striking a Fair Balance between the Buyer and Seller within a Contract<\/a> \u2014 Lauren Rafferty<\/strong>
In this essay, the author considers two diverging ideas regarding statutory controls on unfair contract terms.<\/p>\n

Asymmetric Paternalism in Corporate Governance [Research Project] <\/a> \u2014 Kenza Lynch<\/strong>
This piece uniquely propositions a deviation from libertarian economic policies towards an unashamedly paternalistic policy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Issue EightIntroduction & Issue – Katie Macdonald Smith Issue Seven What are the principle arguments advanced by the Non-Human Rights Project (NHRP) for recognition of animal personhood? – Domhnall Lynam \u00a0 The Deficiency in Defamation Laws in Northern Ireland and the Protection of Human Rights – Alyssa Andrade Palmieri \u00a0 A Critical Examination of the Key Legal Issues Raised by the Case of Henrietta Lacks and Johns Hopkins Hospital – Eli Baxter \u00a0 Assessing the efficacy of the statutory homelessness system in England and Wales: do the conspicuous barriers to aid curtain its usefulness in tackling homelessness? – Stuart Redpath \u00a0 A Victory for Innovative Employees? – Shanks v Unilever Pls (Case Comment) – Tina Ye \u00a0 Issue Six Able, But Unwilling: The Principle of Complementarity as a Safeguard of American Sovereignty in the International Criminal Court’s Quest to end Impunity. – Shannon Hale The Inheritance Provisions – An Affront to Testamentary Freedom? – Ben Lafferty Trump on Finance – Morgan Hickman Individual and Collective Reparations: Are they Effective Mechanisms to Remedy International Crime? – Sinead MacRory Tackling Fake News: Causes, Implications & Responses – Hannah Yeates The Sixth Edition’s dissertation. \u00a0 \u00a0 Issue Five – Borders It\u2019s Time to Look the Gift-horse in the Mouth. The True Cost of WTO Membership for Developing Countries–\u00a0 Andrew Johnston Exploration of the advantages and disadvantages that membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) holds for developing countries and its impact on economic growth, The Consequences of Brexit on Consumers and Businesses in UK Competition Law. – Chi Hoe Tang A critical study of the consequences of Brexit in the area of competition law with respect to consumers and businesses in the UK in the aftermath of the Withdrawal Agreement. The Trump Administration Policy Toward the International Criminal Court. – Clodagh McIlhatton An article considering the hostile attitude of the Trump White House towards global justice institutions with particular focus upon the administration’s rhetoric surrounding the International Criminal Court. The Unjustifiable Practice of Torture in the War on Terror: The Protection of National Security at the Cost of Individuals\u2019 Human Rights. – Shauna McKee Dissertation considering the unjustifiability of America\u2019s practice of torture during the War on Terror focusing on the Bush administration’s prioritisation of national security over the absolute rights of scores of individuals. The Continued Influence of Colonialism in International Law. – David Small. An evaluation of historical colonial practices and how the legacy of the colonialism continues to influence international treaties and the idea of nationhood in the post-colonial era. \u00a0 Issue Four An Assessment of the Limitations and Strength of Existing Product Liability Protections – Lauren KolarekAn action in product liability within the United Kingdom currently may be taken as an action in negligence, or in strict liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 An Assessment of Achieving Sustainability through the New Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda – Tanja NowakThe Malthusian principle of \u2018moral restraint\u2019 for population sustainability,[1] can transition effectively into the modern day strive for Sustainable Development (SD). The Tort Framework for Liability within Medical Negligence in the UK is Effective and is not in need of Reform – Megan SomersSociety is a carousel of change; a never-ending stream of advances and modernisations The Definition of Rape in International Criminal Law has Truly Evolved Affecting the Scope for Recognition of Victims and their Entitlement to Reparations – Siofra CorrThe definition of rape in international criminal law is vital for ensuring a wide scope for the recognition of victims, and their consequent access to reparations. Analysing the Principle that Children should maintain Contact with both Parents after Divorce or Separation – Jane MontgomeryWhen the parents of a child separate or divorce, \u201cissues about the child\u2019s future residence and contact with the non-resident parent will invariably arise.\u201d Issue Three Legal Theory Encourages Alternative Truths in Construing Law – Samantha Hopkins The concept of \u201calternative truths\u201d embodies the fundamental differences of perspective inherent in individuals. Assessing the Tort Framework for Liability within Medical Negligence in the United Kingdom – Kellie MorwoodPatient autonomy is regarded as one of the most valuable attributes of modern medical jurisprudence, therefore, the consideration of maternity care serves as an excellent window to examine the doctrine of informed consent The Presumption of Innocence is like a Golden Thread in the Criminal Justice System – Chun Shuo LumThe presumption of innocence is one of the most important and ancient right embodied within the criminal justice system in the UK The Challenges Reparations for Mass Atrocities Present – Gamaliel KanTruth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC) have been one of the mechanisms that are widely used to tackle the violation of human rights and to transition into democracy Establishing a Formal Reparations Programme for Victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland – Amber KellyThe complex reality of the political conflict in Northern Ireland has resulted in a reluctance to establish a formal reparations programme for victims. Issue Two Individual and Collective Reparations in Remedying International Crime \u2014 Aaron MurchanThis article critiques the extent to which reparations play a key role in international law through assessing reparations programs in a number of different settings, gaining an insight into the most effective forms of reparations in a post-conflict setting. The Supreme and Supranational European Union \u2014 Alison KohThis essay examines the foremost unique features of the EU \u2013 its relationship with Member States and individuals.Violence Against Women and the Defence of Provocation in the Republic of Ireland \u2014 Cl\u00edodhna N\u00ed Ch\u00e9ileachairThis article will focus on the application of the defence in excusing male possessiveness and sexual pride, and ignoring killings done by abused women in reaction to that abuse in the context of Irish law. Regulation 3 EA(D)R 2010: Institutionalising a Stereotype? \u2014 Harry John MatthewsThis essay will oppose expressed justifications for the exclusion of addiction from disability discrimination legislation and it will identify theoretical, doctrinal, and pragmatic legal barriers to the inclusion of addiction within contemporary anti-discrimination legislation. Changing the Treaties without changing the Treaties \u2014 William MoodyThis answer will posit that under current case-law the four-year \u201clive and contribute\u201d requirement before qualifying for in-work benefits and social housing is arguably possible without Treaty change via one of two methods. Issue One The Law of Whistleblowing in Northern Ireland \u2014 Amy BarrThis essay will argue that the law in Northern Ireland does not offer informers sufficient protection, and as a result, employees are unable to blow the whistle openly and with impunity. The Law on Physician Assisted Suicide \u2014 Anurag DebThis essay will argue that the lack of option of asking for assistance creates unnecessary suffering for the terminally ill by examining morality, public interests and natural law. The Reaction of Competition Law to Uber \u2014 Kenza LynchThis essay argues that competition law offers a comprehensive analysis of the issue at hand and critiques the current legislative framework that determines the taxi and PHV regulatory regime in London from a competition law perspective. Striking a Fair Balance between the Buyer and Seller within a Contract \u2014 Lauren RaffertyIn this essay, the author considers two diverging ideas regarding statutory controls on unfair contract terms. Asymmetric Paternalism in Corporate Governance [Research Project] \u2014 Kenza LynchThis piece uniquely propositions a deviation from libertarian economic policies towards an unashamedly paternalistic policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa93oW-6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/studentlawjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}