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School of Law Lecturer, Dr Mohsin Alam Bhat listed as a leading intellectual of the next generation
13 December 2024

India’s ThePrint has recently unveiled its latest list of intellectuals to watch in the coming decade, with Queen Mary’s Mohsin Bhat earning a well-deserved spot. This list, the first since 2018, highlights leading thinkers who are reshaping the landscape of politics and other critical fields.

A group photo of Chelsea and Rodney with QMLAC support staff and Right Hon Mrs Justice Stacey standing in from of book shelves. Hugh Wooding Law School visited the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre
13 December 2024

In November 2024, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) welcomed delegates from the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago for their annual exchange programme.

Financial instruments with various type of indicators including volume analysis for professional technical analysis on the monitor of a computer. Queen Mary academics investigate the future of banking law
6 December 2024

Dr Daniele D’Alvia and Dr Katrien Morbee are part of a new research project funded by the Society of Legal Scholars to investigate the trends, opportunities and challenges in Banking Law in the twenty-first century.

A student from Birzeit University speaking online at the launch event. Launch event of partnership between Queen Mary School of Law and The Institute of Law at Birzeit University, Palestine
5 December 2024

Earlier this year, the Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context and the International State Crime Initiative, based in the School of Law, partnered with Birzeit University’s Institute of Law in Palestine. The partnership was inaugurated on 28 November with an online event titled ‘Legal Education in Palestine’, that brought together law students and staff from both universities.

Queen Mary Dispute Resolution students and Maria Fanou with ICSID Secretary General Martina Polasek. ICSID Secretary General Martina Polasek Visits the School of International Arbitration
3 December 2024

On 26 November 2024, the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London had the privilege of hosting the Secretary General of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Ms Martina Polasek.

Professor Maxi Scherer on stage delivering her her lecture. She is at a lectern wearing a bright yellow top. Professor Maxi Scherer gives keynote lecture on regulating AI in International Arbitration
25 November 2024

On 6 November, Maxi Scherer, Professor in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law at Queen Mary University of London, delivered the Herbert Smith Freehills - SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture 2024 in Singapore.

Two soldiers kneeling on the side of the road in Iraq. The 'human shields' who tried to stop the Iraq war
22 November 2024

BBC World Service’s programme ‘The Documentary’ discusses the hundreds of anti-war activists who migrated voluntarily to Iraq to serve as ‘human shields’ in 2003.

A close up of the Wall Street sign in Manhattan, New York. There are three US flags on flag poles coming off a building in the background. Why Donald Trump’s election win fuelled a stock market surge
22 November 2024

Dr Daniele D’Alvia, Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, writes for The Conversation about why Donald Trump’s victory has fuelled a surge in the stock market.

The close up view of the font of the White House in Washington DC, USA. “Trump Trades”: Stock Market Speculators Lured by the Smell of Trumpism
15 November 2024

Dr Daniele D'Alvia comments on how Donald Trump’s victory is affecting the stock market for France 24.

Portrait of Chaucer by Thomas Hoccleve in the Regiment of Princes (1412). Trigger warnings are nothing but tribal slogans
12 November 2024

Professor Eric Heinze wrote an opinion piece for the Times Higher Education about how trigger warnings stifle debate at UK universities.

A person, presumably a woman, with their nails painted black and drinking a glass of whiskey in a bar. Spiking: the case for a new statutory offence
28 October 2024

Amber Marks has written an article for the Criminal Law Review looking at the efficacies of the current legislation around spiking.

Professor Duncan Matthews, Professor Noam Shemtov and Dr Guan Tang standing with the delegation from the Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Centre outside the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. Chinese delegation from Guangdong IP Protection Centre visits the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute
24 October 2024

A high-level delegation of Chinese experts from the Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Centre visited the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) on Monday 21 October for a meeting at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI).

A young man walking amongst rubble in Gaza, Palestine. Israel has taken human shields to a whole new criminal level
24 October 2024

In an opinion piece for Al Jazeera, Neve Gordon, Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Queen Mary, discusses Israel’s controversial use of Palestinian civilians as “human shields” during military operations in Gaza.

Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Andrew Pitts with Queen Mary LLM students on the stage of the the International Maritime Organization's assembly room. Behind them is the IMO logo on a wood paneled wall. Queen Mary visits the International Maritime Organization
18 October 2024

Students from the Environmental Law LLM, Human Rights Law LLM and Public International Law LLM programmes at Queen Mary University of London visited the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport.

Love, Death and Robots cover Can the Law Keep Up with AI? Dr Keri Grieman’s Latest Book Tackles High-Risk AI Regulation
17 October 2024

A comprehensive look at how law can evolve to keep pace with artificial intelligence in critical sectors like healthcare and autonomous vehicles.

B-2 bomber taking off and B-52 bombers on the tarmac at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, Chagos Archipelago in 2003. Chagos, Britain’s colonies and its neo-imperial repositioning
16 October 2024

Dr Tanzil Chowdhury has written a blog for Legal Form: A Forum for Marxist Analysis and Critique about the Chagos Islands being handed over to Mauritius.

The outside of Tylney Hall. It is a red bricked manor house with wisteria growing up the walls. Queen Mary dispute resolution students join YIAG LCIA Tylney Hall Symposium
14 October 2024

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) organised another of their flagship meetings at Tylney Hall, on 20 September 2024. It included a Symposium jointly organised with the Co-Chairs of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) and provided a mentorship opportunity for a diverse group of ten students – mentees.

People walking down a bombed street in Gaza. There is rubble laying on the ground, cars burnt out and smoke billowing out from buildings. Is Hezbollah using civilians as human shields against Israel? What does the law say?
1 October 2024

Professor Neve Gordon spoke to Firstpost about human shields.

The reliefs in the pediment on the front of the Stock Exhange building in Wall Street Wall Street strikes back against New York's sovereign debt bill
30 September 2024

Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal speaks to Reuters about the proposed changes to laws in New York State.

The oldest synagogue in the Americas, Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue, located in Recife, Brazil. Between Ultra-Zionism and antisemitism: Brazil as a Mirror of the World
24 September 2024

Professor Eric Heinze has co-authored an article for the online magazine K.

Neve Gordon smiling and wearing a red jumper. Professor Neve Gordon Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
18 September 2024

Professor Neve Gordon, a distinguished scholar of international humanitarian law and human rights at Queen Mary University of London, has been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.

A collage of images from the CLEO Conference of presenters speaking and attendees listening to talks. qLegal and the QMUL LAC co-host the annual CLEO conference
18 September 2024

On 4 September, qLegal and the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) were delighted to host the annual Clinical Legal Education Organisation (CLEO) conference at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies.  

View of North America from space. Professor Rosa Lastra to speak at the IMF
9 September 2024

On 12 September, Professor Lastra will present at the Sovereign Debt Workshop on the topic of 'Rethinking the Sustainability of Sovereign Debt'.

Whale meat on sale in Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, in 2008. Is Japanese Commercial Whaling Compatible With International Law?
6 September 2024

Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice speaks to MENAFN about Japan's violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C. - July 2024. The ICC is right to pursue Benjamin Netanyahu
3 September 2024

Professor Neve Gordon has written an opinion piece for The Spectator about the ICC's extraordinary move to put out arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister.

Shelves filled with books in a library. Three decades of legal scholarship under the lens: Study reveals impact of research assessments on UK academic publishing
30 August 2024

Analysis of 30,000+ research outputs highlights shift in publication strategies and raises questions about diversity in legal scholarship.

A person sat at a table typing on a laptop. A cup of tea next to them. Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
30 August 2024

A forthcoming article on employee monitoring, co-authored by Dr Jeevan Hariharan has been featured in The Register.

The North and South American continents, as seen from space. Call for papers - 7th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics
29 August 2024

Submissions are open for the 7th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics. Submissions are due on or before 13 October 2024.

Liudmyla Kasain and Daniele D'Alvia at the annual banquette of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB). Chevening/Mansion House Scholarship provides invaluable opportunities for Queen Mary LLM student
14 August 2024

Liudmyla Kasian is a Banking and Finance Law LLM student and Chevening/Mansion House Scholarship recipient at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London. She shares with us what the scholarship scheme means to her:

Professor Ioannis Kokkoris standing against a backdrop of the ocean. Director of CCLS recognised as one of the world's leading experts in competition law and economics
12 August 2024

For the second year in a row, Professor Ioannis Kokkoris has been featured as an expert in the WWL: Competition rankings; a comprehensive guide to the leading competition and state aid lawyers and economists around the world.

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