2012
December 2012
Award of certificates for professional development short courses
On December 5, 2012, BLS celebrated student participation in professional development short courses by awarding certificates to students who have actively engaged with the Pro Bono and Specialist Advocacy courses in the last academic year (2011-12), and to students who have already completed the Legal Professionals Masterclass this year (2012-13).Legal Professional Masterclass, October-December 2012
Legal Professional Masterclass, October-December 2012Dr. Mohamed Badar's interview with BBC News
Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar of Brunel Law School was invited by BBC News (Persian) to share his opinions about the recent constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsi on 22 November 2012.Prof. Bruce Archibald's QC guest lecture on "Restorative Justice and the Rule of Law"
Prof. Bruce Archibald QC guest lecture on "Restorative Justice and the Rule of Law"November 2012
CIPL's first lecture of the Adjudicating International Disputes series was successfully delivered by Dr Matthew Parish (Chaired by Dr Faye Fangfei Wang)
CIPL's first guest lecture was successfully delivered by Dr Matthew Parish. It was well attended by about 40 PG students/staff. It gave us great inspiration for the role of the party-appointed arbitrator and the governmental intervention of regulating arbitration. Some students very actively participated in the debate and thought it was brilliant.Brunel internal mooting competition finals at the UK Supreme Court
Brunel Law School has secured for its internal mooting competition finalists the rare opportunity to moot in the highest court in the land. The finals will take place on February 26, 2013, 5-6.30 pm. Another 40 Brunel Law School students will be given the chance to visit the court and be in the audience for the moot.Tony Cole heads team that develops moot problem for 2012 Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot, Boston, USA
On November 1-4, the 2012 Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot was held in Boston, MA. The moot problem used in the competition was developed by a team headed by Tony Cole. For more information, see http://www.fdimoot.org.Brunel students and Members of the Law and Religion Research group attend a conference in the University College London
Dr Peter Petkoff and Brunel students working on Law and Religion attended conference: From Theory to Practice: Religion and Discrimination in a Changing World Thursday, November 8, 2012 at University College LondonOctober 2012
Law Taster Days: sign-up to test drive Brunel Law School and experience what it is like to be a student for a day!
Brunel Law School launches test drive experience to prospective students interested in studying Law at Brunel.
We will run our test drive on Wednesday 31 October 2012 (NOW FULL) and on Wednesday 7 November 2012 (NOW FULL).
Our next series of test drives will be running in the spring term, to register click here.
The 3rd edition of Sentencing and Punishment by Dr Easton and Prof Piper has recently been published by OUP
The 3rd edition of Sentencing and Punishment: The Quest for Justice was published by Oxford University Press in the summer. The authors, Dr Susan Easton and Professor Christine Piper, have also written a blog to explain why they chose the picture of a prison hulk at Woolwich in 1777.Dr Peter Petkoff speaks at an UN event “Emerging Issues in Religious Freedom Worldwide” in New York
Dr Peter Petkoff was among the invited speakers at a. UN event in New York.Felicity Kaganas was invited to present a paper at Sussex University
Felicity Kaganas was invited to present a paper at Sussex University in October 2012. The two day seminar, ‘Celebrating twenty-one years of the Children Act’, was sponsored by the Modern Law Review and was attended by eminent academics and judges. Felicity Kaganas’ paper was entitled ‘Shared Parenting: A ‘Keep Out of Court’ Message’. All presentations can be heard on the website of the Sussex Centre for Responsibilities, Rights and the Law.
Dr. Badar participated in the UN International Expert Conference on "Criminal Justice in Arab Transition Processes"
Dr. Mohamed Badar, the Director of the UG Studies at Brunel Law School was invited to participate in the International Expert Conference on Criminal Justice and Accountability in Arab Transition Processes.September 2012
Dr Peter Petkoff appointed Legal Consultant on Media Law for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
In his new role Dr Petkoff will be r reviewing Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression legislation in the OSCE area and its complians with international standards and OSCE commitments.Grant from the European Commission's Jean Monnet Programme for LLM teaching
A three-years grant from the European Commission has been secured by Brunel Law School to run the Jean Monnet master module on European Intellectual Property Law. The module is offered to all LLM students in the commercial law area.Staff vs Students Football
Over the last few years a tradition has been created in the School, for our students and staff to face each other on the football pitch and basketball court. We continued with this tradition with our recent football match.
Christine Piper presented at the "KNOWING YOUNG PEOPLE II" conference at Brunel University
Christine Piper attended a conference at Brunel University in September 2012 where she was a keynote speaker and presented a paper called “The Knowing Child: Sex, Innocence and Law”
International Human Rights Law Review (IHRLR) Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012)
Just published in International Human Rights Law Review (IHRLR) vol. 1 Issue. 1, 2012 In the latest issue: read articles on contemporary human rights issues including violence against women, poverty, transitional justice, sovereign immunity, and sexual orientation.Dr. Mohamed Badar presented a paper at Salzburg Law School
Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar presented a paper entitled ‘The Islamic Criminal Justice System and the Complementarity Regime of the International Criminal Court: Replacing Conflict with Harmony’ at Salzburg Law School 14th Summer Session hosted by Professor Otto Triffterer.Christine Piper and Felicity Kaganas attended a seminar at Oxford University
Christine Piper and Felicity Kaganas attended a seminar at Oxford University in September 2012 where they both presented papers. Christine Piper’s paper was entitled ‘Mediation and Vulnerable Parents’. Felicity Kaganas’ paper was entitled ‘Child Protection and the Modernised Family Justice System’. Both papers will be included as chapters in an edited collection, Vulnerabilities, Care and Family Law.
August 2012
Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos quoted in BBC News feature on rape laws
Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos quoted in BBC News feature on rape laws: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19333439Law School celebrates student excellence and participation in extra-curricular activities
Brunel Law School celebrated student excellence and participation in extra-curricular activities in its end-of-year party in May.July 2012
Graduation 2012 Photos
please contact Matthew HowellsBrunel Law School launches part-time CPE route to widen access to the CPE/GDL course
BLS is launching a new part-time route to its CPE programme for 2012-2013. The course will run over two years. With fewer loans available for fees and many mature students needing to contnue work, this will make the course much more accessible.Felicity Kaganas Attends Seminar at Oxford on Ongoing Research
Felicity Kaganas attended a seminar at Oxford University in July 2012 at which invited participants presented papers dealing with the research they were undertaking at the time. She presented a paper with Prof Alison Diduck of UCL examining the changing role of the family courts.Dr. Mohamed Badar's interview with BBC World News
Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar of Brunel Law School was invited by BBC World News to share his opinions about the decree by President Mohamed Morsi to reinstate the Egyptian parliament.Tony Cole co-moderating on online symposium on mass claims in international international investment arbitration
From July 16-30 Tony Cole will be co-moderating an online symposium on mass claims in international investment arbitration. Participants will be Stacie Strong (Missouri), Veijo Heiskanen (Lalive), Karen Cross (John Marshall), Deborah Hensler (Stanford), and Cymie Payne (Rutgers).Dr Rebecca Bates presented a paper at the 10th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
1-5 July, University of Maryland, USAJournal of Islamic States Practices in International Law
The Journal of Islamic State Practices in International Law (JISPIL) is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for its December 2012 edition. JISPIL is a peer reviewed electronic journal (available at: www.electronicpublications.org) and will soon also be available on Hein Online.June 2012
CJRC hosts joint conference on 'Achieving compliance with road traffic law' with the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety at Brunel.
This well-attended one-day prestigious event in June 2012 enabled good knowledge-transfer links to be made between the academic research and practitioner communities on the roles of education, enforcement, prosecution and sentencing in helping to achieve compliance on the road. The CJRC is grateful to PACTS for their commitment to the conference.Colloquium: Intellectual Property Histories
On 22 June 2012 the IPIM has hosted a Colloquium on Intellectual Property HistoriesDr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos will be speaking at the W G Hart Legal Workshop on legal isolationism, cosmopolitanism and local resistance
Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos will be speaking at the W G Hart Legal Workshop (Globalisation, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice). The Workshop will address the multifarious relationship between globalisation, on the one hand, and criminal law and justice, on the other.Federico Ferretti presented a paper at the Symposium on Credit Scoring & Credit Reporting in Boston
Federico Ferretti presented a paper at the Symposium on Credit Scoring & Credit Reporting in Boston organised by Suffolk University Law School and the American National Consumer Law Center. Federico offered an European perspective on the policy and legal pitfalls and challenges of credit scoring and credit reporting in the EU.Debate on prisoners' voting rights
Sue Easton participated in a debate on prisoners’ voting rights on LBC Radio’s Iain Dale show, chaired by Jacqui Smith.Stavroula Karapapa’s new book on Private copying
Stavroula Karapapa, Private copying (Routledge, 2012) http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415674720/BLS academics contribute to research project and book on criminal evidence and human rights
BLS academics contribute to research project and book on criminal evidence and human rightsMay 2012
Law School’s extra-curricular activities attract attention at Brunel’s Learning & Teaching symposium
The Law School’s Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos, was an invited speaker at the Learning & Teaching Symposium, where he explored the School’s emphasis on the student experience, through its particular focus on extra-curricular activities (mooting, pro bono, debating, Law Film, Reading Group, Law Blog...).Sue Easton comments on Scoppola v Italy
Should prisoners be permitted to vote?Third edition of Andrew Choo's Evidence published
The third edition of Professor Andrew Choo's book, Evidence, has recently been published by Oxford University Press.Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Collaborative Lecture Series
Brunel Law and Religion Research Group, The Centre for Christianity and Culture at Regent's Park College, Oxford and the Bristol Centre for Law and Religion have launched the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Collaborative Lecture SeriesDr Peter Petkoff appointed a Managing Editor of the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion
Oxford University Press have launched the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion. Dr Peter Petkoff , Director of the Brunel Law and Religion Research Group has been appointed to the Editorial Team as a Managing Editor. He will be working closely with the Editors Malcolm Evans, Julian Rivers, Co1e Durham, Silvio Ferrari and Gerhard Robbers.Dr Ayesha Shahid presented a paper at Secularity, Globalization and Power. Pakistan Workshop 2012, Lake District, 11th-13th May 2012
Dr Ayesha Shahid presented a paper at Secularity, Globalization and Power Workshop, Lake District, 11th-13th May 2012. The Workshop was hosted by the Pakistan Workshop Research Group and Centre for Pakistan Studies, SOAS. The paper was entitled “Protecting Divorced Muslim Women’s Rights in Pakistan and Bangladesh: A Comparative Perspective”.Dr Rebecca Bates has presented a paper at the Rule of Law for Nature Conference
9-11 May, University of Oslo, NorwayDr Nariné Ghazaryan has presented a paper at the ECSA-C Biennial Conference 2012
26-28 April, 2012 Ottawa, CanadaApril 2012
Paulette Morris delivered a paper at the Socio-Legal Studies Annual Conference at De Montfort University in April 2012
The paper, entitled 'What are mediators doing now that the MIAMs are here?' focused on the stage of a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting (MIAM) concerned with assessing the suitability of mediation, with specific focus on screening for domestic violence.LLM class at the Human Rights Watch film festival
To celebrate the end of teaching for this academic year, human rights and criminal justice LLM students were invited to a night out in LondonMr. Carlos Zarco, Head of Consumer Protection at the European Banking Authority discussed the Objectives and Tasks of the European Banking Authority
The Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) has invited Mr. Carlos Zarco Pleguezelos, Head of Consumer Protection at the European Banking Authority who discussed the Objectives and Tasks of the European Banking Authority in the Area of Consumer Protection and Financial InnovationBLS mooting teams competed at Brunel and had success in external competitions
BLS has organised two internal competitions this year, one for beginners (1st year students) and the other for advanced mooters (for 2nd and 3rd year students).Human Rights Film Series
The Human Rights Law Centre has successfully launched a series of films on Human Rights issues. The initiative is organised within the framework of Brunel Law Film which has attracted student attention in the last 4 years.Reading group discusses Greece, Egypt and the global financial meltdown
The independent Greek film 'Debtocracy' (available on youtube) was the main source of inspiration for the first session of the Reading Group in the second term.Dr Susan Easton and Professor Christine Piper presented papers at the SLS Annual Conference
Two members of BLS presented papers in the Sentencing and Punishment stream at the Annual Conference of the Socio-Legal Studies Association, held this year at DMU, Leicester, 3-5 March.Professor Christine Piper has contributed to a recent book in honour of Stephen Cretney
'Fifty Years in Family Law, Essays for Stephen Cretney', edited by Professors Rebecca Probert and Chris Barton, was published in April by Intersentia. Professor Christine Piper's essay, 'Child Focused Legislation: For the Sake of the Children?', draws on Stephen's research on the Guardianship of Infants Act 1925.New Publication by Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar - 'Basic Principles Governing Criminal Responsibility in the Major Legal Systems of the World'
Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar's jointly authored article entitled 'A comparative Study of the Principles Governing Criminal Responsibility in the Major Legal Systems of the World - England, Canada, United States, Germany, France, Denmark, Russia, China, and Islamic Legal Tradition' has been accepted for publication in Criminal Law Forum 23/4 (2012)Dr Peter Petkoff has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Centre for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Kellogg College, Oxford
Dr Peter Petkoff has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Centre for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Kellogg College, OxfordTony Cole invited to comment on Argentine expropriation by New Statesman
Tony Cole was invited by the New Statesman to comment on the legal status of Argentina's expropriation of 51% of the shares of the formerly State-owned oil company YPF, and on the ability of its former majority shareholder, Repsol, to gain full compensation through international arbitration.BLS academics nominated for Student Led Teaching Awards
This year students at Brunel will be acknowledging those lecturers and members of the University Staff that stand out from the rest and inspire, challenge and engage their students. Several BLS academics have been nominated for the awards.Sharmin Chowdhury Hamvas a Ph D researcher has given a paper at the 7th Annual Graduate Student Conference
Sharmin Chowdhury Hamvas a Ph D researcher has given a paper at the 7th Annual Graduate Student Conference at University of Pittsburgh on 30-31 March 2012.Brunel Law School LLM students visit European Court of Human Rights
Twelve Brunel students taking the LLM in International Human Rights, accompanied by their lecturer Dr Andreas Dimopoulos and research assistant Dr Eleni Polymenopoulou, have attended a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.Dr Ayesha Shahid was invited as a Guest Speaker by the University of Sheffield
Dr Ayesha Shahid was invited as a speaker at the annual lecture series by the Pakistan Society, University of Sheffield.Professor Andrew Choo presents seminar on hearsay and human rights
Professor Andrew Choo presented a seminar on hearsay and human rights at Wolverhampton Law School.March 2012
Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos discussed 'Miranda rights in France', at the ACJS conference in New York
Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos has given a paper at the biennial conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in New York, on ‘Legislating Miranda rights in France: why has it taken so long?’. His paper discussed cosmopolitanism and local resistance as conflicting powers shaping law reform.Professor Christine Piper gave a paper at a conference to celebrate Stephen Cretney's contribution to Family Law
Professor Piper spoke at a conference on March 24th 2012 to celebrate the contribution of Stephen Cretney to the development of Family Law and scholarship over the last 50 years. Professor Piper’s paper was entitled ‘Child focused legislation: for the sake of the children?’Dr Riefa opened the Brunel's public lecture series with fellow speakers Professor Sarah Niblock and Dr Lampros Stergioulas
The trio explored e-life and the challenges posed by the surge in the use of the Internet. Dr Riefa scrutinised the rise of the "consum'actor", a consumer empowered by the Internet to buy and sell items without the need for sophisticated technical knowledge but equally weakened in his position as a consumer traditionally protected by consumer law.Dr Christine Riefa contributing to the assessment of the impact of European legislation on payment services
Dr Riefa is currently working on a project funded by the European Commission assessing the impact of Directive 2007/64/EC on payment services in the internal market and on the application of Regulation 924/2009 on cross-border payments in the Community.Dr Claire Corbett’s research on the impact of alcohol on women drivers and pedestrians
Claire Corbett is part of an external research collaboration that has secured further funding to carry out research into the impact of over-drinking of alcohol on women drivers and pedestrians and how to reduce the problems caused by alcohol in this context.Research Symposium 14 March 2012: <br>Current Issues in Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice Research Centre held a research symposium on Current Issues in Criminal Justice on the afternoon of 14th March which was open to staff and students. Speakers included Professor Jill Peay from the LSE Law School and also members of the CJRC at Brunel Law School.The IPIMRC in the IPO consultation for copyright reform
The IPIMRC submitted a document in response to the consultation launched by the Intellectual Property Office on the proposals to change copyright law in the UK. The submission, prepared by Stavroula Karapapa and Maurizio Borghi, covers the problem of orphan work and the proposed exceptions for private copying and for text mining.International Human Rights Law Review: Call for Papers and Information for Authors
The International Human Rights Law Review is a bi-annual peer-reviewed journal edited at Brunel Law School published by Brill/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.Nadine El-Enany comments in The Guardian on Keir Starmer's guidelines for prosecuting protesters
Nadine El-Enany argues in The Guardian that our right to public protest is threatened by new guidelines on when people suspected of committing a crime in the course of exercising their right to voice dissent should be prosecuted.
“Protecting the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean, a Contribution to Intercultural Dialogue”
Dr Petkoff was an invited participant in a colloquium “Protecting the Sacred Places of the Mediterranean, a Contribution to Intercultural Dialogue”, jointly organised by the European Commission and the Sovereign Order of Malta, which took place at the Headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels on 6th March, 2012February 2012
Abraham Drassinower, University of Toronto: “Not all Copying is Copyright Infringement”
Abraham Drassinower is Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Chair in the Legal, Ethical and Cultural Implications of Technological Innovation.Tony Cole organised and moderated an online symposium on State counterclaims in international investment arbitration
Tony Cole organised and moderated an online symposium on the ability of States to bring counterclaims against investors in international investment arbitration. Mark Bravin (Winston & Strawn), Hege Elisabeth Kjos (Univ. of Amsterdam), Yarik Kryvoi (Univ. of West London), Gustavo Laborde (Lévy-Kaufmann Kohler), and Ulf Linderfalk (Lund Univ.).Comparative counter-terrorism teaching at BLS
Beginning in January 2012, postgraduate students at BLS have the opportunity to study counter-terrorism from a comparative perspectiveDr. Jurgita Malinauskaite attended the New Frontiers of Antitrust 2012 conference, at the Assemblée nationale, Paris
Dr Malinauskaite attended the New Frontiers of Antitrust 2012 conference held at the French National Assembly, in Paris on 10th February. The opening speech was given by Joaquin Almunia, Commissioner responsible for Competition Policy. The sessions discussed the key topics of antitrust law and economics in 2012.Professor Bantekas invited to speak at Sierra Leone Tribunal Confererence at the University of Pittsburgh
Professor Bantekas was invited to comment on the law of superior responsibility in the Sierra Leone Special Court. The conference is hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and includes presentations from more than 30 leading international criminal lawyers. It will take place between 19-21 April 2012.Family Law, Gender and the State by Alison Diduck and Felicity Kaganas (2012, Hart Publishing)
Felicity Kaganas with Alison Diduck (of UCL) have published the third edition of their Text, Cases and Materials book on Family and Child law. This book adopts a socio-legal analysis, largely from a feminist perspective, of cases, policies, legislation and literature in the field.Indigenous Peoples’ Languages and Cultures
The Expert Seminar is organised by Brunel Law School under the auspices of the Human Rights Research Centre, in collaboration with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, in Uxbridge, UK on March 8-9, 2012.BLS Reading Group: 'Europe in crisis' series
The Reading Group will be taking a close look at the social, political and economic factors causing unprecedented turbulence in the European Union.Human Rights Law Centre and Brunel Law Film launch ‘Human Rights Film Series’ project
The Human Rights Law Centre and Brunel Law Film have launched a new project on series of films to be screened through the course of the academic term on Human Rights issues.Centre for International and Public Law announces a new book 'The Limits of Legal Reasoning and the European Court of Justice' by Dr. Gerard Conway
The Centre for International and Public Law announces a new book 'The Limits of Legal Reasoning and the European Court of Justice' by Dr. Gerard Conway (Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy, Cambridge University Press). The series editors comment that the book 'undoubtedly advances the literature on the methodology of the Court of Justice'January 2012
Open house event on student learning and student support
On January 24, the Law School opened its doors to academics and other staff based in other Schools and departments in the University, with a view to sharing ideas on learning and teaching innovation and student support.Brunel Law School and David Rosen, of Darlingtons sollicitors, set up Pro Bono Group
In October 2011, Brunel Law School started a Pro Bono Group. David Rosen, Partner and Head of Litigation / Dispute Resolution at Darlingtons Solicitors, and a former graduate of Brunel Law School, is co-ordinating the activities of the group, giving the students the unique opportunity to offer advice to clients.Barrister Nicola Cain, Brunel Law School Alumna is <i>The Times</i> Lawyer of the Week
Nicola Cain, 2004 Brunel Law School graduate defended the right to broadcast an interview with US detainee Babar Ahmad.Family Law Research Group Seminar
The Family Law Research Group held a seminar on 25 January. The speaker, Dr Caroline Jones of Southampton Law School, delivered a paper addressing the problems of cross-border surrogacy arrangements.Prof Ilias Bantekas discusses the evolution of individual responsibility under international law at Yale Law School
Individual responsibility under international law was not always a given fact since prior to World War II liability at the international level was only recognized in respect of States.The FT-MIGA Summit: Managing Global Political Risk
On December 8 Tony Cole was an invited speaker at the Financial Times-MIGA Summit: Managing Global RiskThe Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) is pleased to announce the publication of a book on ‘The African Regional Human Rights System’
The Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) is pleased to announce the publication of a book on ‘The African Regional Human Rights System’ to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.Research visit to Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany
Dr. Gerard Conway spent a period of 10 days December 2011 as a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany, researching European criminal law and the proposed EU European Investigation OrderBrunel Mooting Teams successes
The Brunel Mooting teams have recently recorded successes in external competitions:the OUP and BPP National Mooting Competition and the UK Law Students’ Association moot competitionDr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos appointed as a member of the executive council of the International Forum for Legal Development
Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos has been appointed a member of the executive council of the International Forum for Legal Development.
