Dr Ruvi Ziegler was interviewed on Voice of Islam Radio’s ‘Drive Time’ about the state of asylum-seekers and the UK’s responsibilities in the light of the crisis in Afghanistan.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
The School of Law are delighted to announce the appointment of Professors James Kraska and Sean Watts
A warm welcome to the School of Law to two new visiting professors who are both eminent scholars in their respective fields of expertise.
Professor James Kraska (Professor Kraska is the Chair of the Stockton Center for International Law at the United States Naval War College, an outstanding maritime security law scholar and a visiting professor at Harvard Law School).
Professor Sean Watts (Professor Watts is Director of the Lieber Institute at West Point and a pre-eminent law of armed conflict scholar).
Mike Schmitt and Louise Arimatsu on “The Plea of Necessity: An Oft Overlooked Response Option to Hostile Cyber Operations”
Professor Mike Schmitt and Principal Visiting Research Fellow Louise Arimatsu have co-authored an article published in International Law Studies which examines when states may claim “necessity” as the legal basis for an otherwise unlawful response to a hostile cyber operation.
The article can be found here.
2021 Stowe Family Law Prize Winner announced
Many congratulations to Rebecca J Cork and Megan Largier, joint winners of the 2021 Stowe Family Law Prize. Rebecca and Megan achieved the highest first class marks in the Family Law final examination, demonstrating a high standard of work and commitment to their studies.
In recognition of Rebecca and Megan’s outstanding performances, they have been awarded a monetary prize. The prize would normally offer work experience at Stowe Family Law’s Reading office, however, due to the unprecedented circumstances from COVID-19 this year, they have been awarded with a cash alternative.
Prize-winner Rebecca Cork said “I really enjoyed the Family Law module because of the great teaching which made achieving high marks a lot easier”.
Professor Thérèse Callus, module convenor for Family Law said “We are delighted that Rebecca and Megan are able to benefit from the generous prize offered by SFL, Reading, and we appreciate SFL recognising our students’ achievement. The performance of both students over a very challenging year, culminating in excellentexamination results is testament to their hard work and it was a pleasure to have them in my class this year. Both students are very worthy winners and the School of Law is very proud of them. We are very grateful to SFL, Reading,for their on-going support.”
The Family Law Module provides students with a working knowledge of how private law relates to the family and to the breakdown of families. The content of the final year module includes critical engagement with family law policy trends and debates, coupled with the study of the relevant law on the creation and dissolution of formal (and informal) partnerships, domestic violence, financial provision and arrangements for children following family breakdown.
Stowe Family Law are specialists in assisting married and non-married cohabitants with their finances, property ownership and child arrangements during divorce and separation. For the last few decades, the firm has had its finger on the pulse of political & policy issues surrounding family law, including why the law seeks to regulate certain familial relationships and how it is done.
Stowe Family Law and the School of Law at the University of Reading are pleased to offer theFamily Law prize again in the coming academic year and look forward to building further collaborative links for the benefits of the students. It is hoped that the work experience component of the award willonce again be possible, as it gives students a fantastic opportunity to see how family law in practice operates.
Africa Bauza Garcia-Arcicollar looks at climate change and justice in the Maldives
Africa Bauza Garcia-Arcicollar recently completed her PhD thesis in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading looking at climate change and justice in the Maldives. Africa said:
My doctoral research was motivated by exploring what just climate futures might look like for small island communities in the context of climate change. I travelled to two islands in the Maldives, Thulusdhoo and Rinbudhoo, and spoke to young women about their hopes and aspirations, their experiences of movement, and their anticipation of loss were the islands to become uninhabitable. I found that islanders imagined their futures in the Maldives, in terms of a continuity of place and way of life, and so that climate-related migration and displacement signified an important disrupture to ‘island life’. Accordingly, a future elsewhere would constitute an unjust future that requires a justice response which embraces the non-material and symbolic dimensions of climate change and island life.
Ruvi Ziegler talks to TRT World about Europe’s efforts to address the Afghan migration crisis
Ruvi Ziegler was interviewed on TRT on August 3rd to discuss whether Europe is doing enough to address the Afghan migration crisis.
Professor Merkin QC speaks at the ANZIIF Conference on Liability Insurance
In July Professor Merkin QC spoke at the ANZIIF Conference on Liability Insurance.
Here are the details on the conference.
Professor Rob Merkin QC co-authors Two new Textbooks on Contract Law
Professor Rob Merkin QC has co-authored Poole’s Textbook on Contract Law and Poole’s Casebook on Contract Law. Both books were published recently by Oxford University Press, and are available here: