Professor Shemtov contributes to new UK Government report on AI and the music industry 23 May 2024
The report was published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on UK Music, an influential cross-party group of MPs and Peers in the UK Government that discusses issues in the music industry.
Winners of the inaugural Queen Mary School of Law Black Lives Matter Student Prize announced 20 May 2024
The winners of the Queen Mary School of Law Black Lives Matter Student Prize are Vandy Widyalankara (2nd year LLB Student) and Sarah Nizarali (final year LLB Student).
Pioneering Guide Helps Judges to Navigate Digital Open Source Evidence 20 May 2024
'Evaluating Digital Open Source Imagery: A Guide for Judges and Fact-Finders,' a groundbreaking resource from Dr Daragh Murray, Senior Lecturer and IHSS Fellow, is aimed at equipping judges and fact-finders with essential tools to effectively evaluate digital open source evidence in legal proceedings.
As the Middle East reforms, is the UK falling to Islamist radicalism? 17 May 2024
Dr Prakash Shah appears on the Global Order YouTube channel discussing Islamic extremism in the UK.
Legal Voices for the Future 13 May 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer participated in a panel discussion on 'Climate Change and Risk' organised by Legal Voices for the Future (LVF) and hosted at the LSE Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Will the US adopt IHRA’s anti-Semitism definition? What’s the controversy? 13 May 2024
Professor Neve Gordon speaks to Al Jazeera about the problems of the US adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism.
The Central Bank of the Future: Opportunities and Challenges 2 May 2024
Professor Rosa Lastra will give a keynote speech at the OeNB and SUERF Annual Economic Conference 2024, 10-11 June 2024.
Queen Mary law academics take part in panel event in Greece 1 May 2024
Professor Miriam Goldby and Dr Filip Saranovic took part in a panel session on “Shipping cases round-up: Hot off the press” in Greece on 23 April 2024.
Call for Papers - Western Sahara Research Group: Third Annual Conference 22 April 2024
The Western Sahara Research Group's Third Annual Conference will be organised via several thematic panels with a view to interrogating Western Sahara’s international status and its significance from the vantage points of public international law and the law and policy of the European Union.
Queen Mary hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting 19 April 2024
Professor Guido Westkamp hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting and Congress on 10 and 11 April. The Congress covered a range of cutting-edge legal issues concerning artificial intelligence, especially with regard to current IP, copyright and competition law aspects.
Abortion Review 19 April 2024
Dr Ruth Fletcher has co-signed a letter asking for the Irish government to implement the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.
Israeli mass surveillance in Gaza and the use of AI to kill Palestinians 19 April 2024
Professor Neve Gordon talks to Democracy Now! about the Israel's “massive surveillance apparatus” and its use of artificial intelligence tools to bomb targets.
The campaign to divest from BP and Shell isn't working. Here's why: 19 April 2024
Professor David Whyte speaks to CityA.M. about his research into divestment from BP and Shell by investors.
Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre shortlisted for LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Award 17 April 2024
The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) Student Support team have been shortlisted for Best Contribution by a Team of Students at the 2024 LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards.
Dr Tibisay Morgandi gives a talk at Bocconi University 16 April 2024
Queen Mary Insurance Law LLM students visit Lloyd's of London 11 April 2024
On March 21, 2024, the LLM students from the Insurance Law and Shipping Law programmes had the opportunity to visit the Lloyd’s of London building, guided by a representative from the Lloyd’s Market Association.
Who Will Pay for the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?` 9 April 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold Dwyer speaks to the New York Times about who's liable for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
School of Law academics involved in conference on free Speech in academia 5 April 2024
Professor Eric Heinze is among the speakers for Free Speech and Academic Freedom across the Disciplines, which takes place at Queen Mary University of London on 24 April 2024.
The Road to Famine in Gaza 5 April 2024
Professor Neve Gordon has co-written an article about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza for The New York Review.
qLegal's Networking and Pitching Event with Morrison Foerster and Amazon 29 March 2024
qLegal, alongside its long-standing partner Morrison Foerster, hosted a networking and pitching event on Wednesday, 13 March 2024. The event brought together over sixty attendees, including qLegal students and in-house legal professionals from Amazon.
Professor Del Mar presents on ‘Reflexive Legal Humanities’ in India` 28 March 2024
Maks Del Mar, Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities at Queen Mary University of London, presented on ‘Reflexive Legal Humanities’ on 26 March 2024, as part of the Samyukta Research Foundation lecture series on ‘Reflexive Humanities’.
‘Insurance, Climate Change and the Law’: New book from Queen Mary academic, explores the insurance industry's role in climate action 27 March 2024
Queen Mary University of London academic Franziska Arnold-Dwyer is set to release her latest book titled "Insurance, Climate Change and the Law". This timely publication delves into the pivotal role of the insurance industry in addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
Queen Mary publishes a government report exploring intellectual property in the metaverse 25 March 2024
A new report by Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) delves into the potential ramifications of the Metaverse on intellectual property (IP) rights.
More Than Just a Game at Stanford University 25 March 2024
The 18th edition in the of the More Than Just a Game (MTJG) series, MTJG Stanford, was the first time we brought MTJG to the US, in partnership with Stanford University. The event attracted a wide range of experts and introduced the concept to a predominantly US-based audience.
Magistrates "poorly trained" - should they go? 22 March 2024
The results of a survey co-led by Queen Mary's Dr Kate Leader on the effectiveness of magistrates was featured in The Times.
To what extent can judges be replaced by algorithms? 21 March 2024
Dr Vasiliki Koukoulioti speaks to the Tax Journal about the use of artificial intelligence in judging the outcome of tax cases.
Palestinian academic interviewed by Democracy Now! 20 March 2024
Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian speaks to Democracy Now! on attacks on Universities, her suspension from Hebrew University, and the continuing war in Gaza.
New guidelines provide clarity for stakeholders involved in managing EU external borders 19 March 2024
The SHARED Project: Shared Responsibility for Human Rights at the EU External Borders has published a set of guidelines to help authorities, agencies and third countries understand the shared responsibilities arising from their joint implementation of ‘integrated border management’, especially when working under the coordination of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).
Dr Morgandi delivers Training Programme on Research Methodology 19 March 2024
Dr Tibisay Morgandi, Associate Professor of International Energy Law, has been invited to conduct a Training Programme on Research Methodology by the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) in Delhi on 21 March 2024.
Israel-Gaza protests have cost the police at least £25m so far - can you put a price on free speech? 15 March 2024
Professor Eric Heinze has published an article in The Conversation about the cost of political protests and how we should fund it.