Professor Alina Tryfonidou has been quoted in a recent Wired article entitled ‘How the golden visa scheme let Russian money pour into the UK.’
The article is available to read here.
Monthly Archives: July 2020
‘Racism will not pass’… A new article by Dr Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne
Dr Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne has published a new article entitled “‘Racism will not pass’…” on the blog of the European Journal of International Law. The article critically discusses the recent debate that took place in the UN Human Rights Council in light of the police killing of George Floyd in May in the United States. In the article, Dr Hill-Cawthorne considers the manoeuvring by a number of states (particularly western states) that saw a watering down of the original draft resolution that had been presented by the Group of African States and that would have led to the creation of an International Commission of Inquiry into racist police violence in the US.
Dr Marie Aronsson-Storrier awarded a research contract with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
Dr Marie Aronsson-Storrier has been awarded a research contract with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency to conduct a gap analysis of Sweden’s national work according to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The results will form a key basis for the development of a National DRR Strategy for Sweden, and the final report will also be important for other national governments who are taking steps to develop their national DRR strategies and associated activities.
Dr Peter Coe’s book chapter – ‘A comparative analysis of the treatment of corporate reputation in Australia and the UK’
Dr Peter Coe has written a chapter entitled ‘A comparative analysis of the treatment of corporate reputation in Australia and the UK’ for Professor András Koltay’s and Dr Paul Wragg’s edited collection Comparative Privacy and Defamation which has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing. The chapter critically analyses the Australian restriction on companies pursuing defamation claims, compared to the UK position, in which companies have a stronger, albeit imperfect right. It argues that both jurisdictions undervalue the significance of corporate reputation and its importance in the global economy.
‘An International Attribution Mechanism for Hostile Cyber Operations’ by Professor Mike Schmitt (co-author)
Professor Mike Schmitt’s co-authored article with Professor Yuval Shany of Hebrew University entitled ‘An International Attribution Mechanism for Hostile Cyber Operations’; has been published by International Law Studies. The article is the result of an international research project organised by the Federmann Cyber Security Research Center at Hebrew University to consider the feasibility of establishing an international attribution mechanism for hostile cyber operations, as well as the usefulness of such a body. Mike and Yuval observe that, at present, states wielding significant cyber capability have little interest in creating such a mechanism. These states appear to be of the view that they can generate sufficient accountability and deterrence based on their independent technological capacity, access to expertise and to offensive (active defense) cyber tools, political clout, security alliances, and other policy tools, such as sanctions. However, countries with limited technological capacity and less ability to mobilize international support for collective attribution are more amenable to the prospect. To date, proposals to establish an international attribution mechanism have not acquired momentum. However, the article suggests that progress remains possible by focusing on the three logical constituencies for such a body—States with limited technological, intelligence, and diplomatic capacity; States interested in generating broad collective attribution of attacks perpetrated against them; and international and regional organizations operating a cyber-related sanctions regime. Such a focus, combined with greater granularity, would significantly improve the prospects for the establishment of an international attribution mechanism and its eventual utilization by the international community.
‘Taming the Lawless Void: Tracking the Evolution of International Law Rules for Cyberspace’ by Professor Mike Schmitt
Professor Mike Schmitt’s article ‘Taming the Lawless Void: Tracking the Evolution of International Law Rules for Cyberspace’ has been published in the Summer edition of the Texas National Security Review. The online version is available here.
Professor Mike Schmitt speaks on ‘Global Internal Law Capacity Building’
Professor Mike Schmitt spoke on ‘Global Internal Law Capacity Building’ on the 14th of July at the ‘Closing the Gap’ virtual conference convened by the European Union Institute Security Studies. A recording of the presentation can be found here.
Professor Mike Schmitt co-directs a workshop on International Cyber Law for the Indonesian government
From the 6th to the 13th of June, Professor Mike Schmitt co-directed a virtual workshop on International Cyber Law for officials from across the Indonesian government. The event, which was sponsored by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is part of a continuing cyber law capacity-building effort by numerous nations that the School of Law certifies as Executive Education.
Listen to academics vs students on BBC Radio 4 Extra’s “The Third Degree”
On Monday the 13th of July Professor Paul Almond joins academic colleagues from across the University to take on a team of students on the BBC Radio 4 Extra programme The Third Degree.
The liquidity crisis in Nigeria’s power sector during the COVID-19 pandemic
On the 14th of July 2020 Dr Bolanle Adebola is taking part in a webinar that will examine the liquidity crisis in Nigeria’s beleaguered power sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolanle will discuss how the existing insolvency framework could help resolve the insolvency issues but maintain a rescue orientation.