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Peacebuilding in the African Union: Law, Philosophy and Practice

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Cyber-Attacks and the Exploitable Imperfections of International Law reveals elements of existing jus ad bellum and jus in bello regimes that are unable to accommodate the threats posed by cyber-attacks. It maps out legal gaps, deficiencies, and uncertainties, which international actors may seek to exploit to their political benefit.

The book is a critical, genealogical analysis of land questions in the South through an original analysis of the Malawi experience. Through the author’s experience in land reform and subsequent advanced research in the area, the book notes that land reform discourse is dominated by an ethos based on market as value which, in turn, has cemented the ubiquity of a universal, automatic transition from land reform to land law reform in tackling a land question in a country.

A fresh theory on how individuals respond to inequalities occurring within their own communities. This original and insightful study draws on empirical research on the Santal people of Asia, examining power relations within social fields, and the state, to reveal a typology of power practices, and applies these to forced marriage in the West.

The Annual Research Report showcases the varity and excellence of the law school's research activities, and the strength of the School as a research community.

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Ten law students from the 91福利 are about to travel to the United States to help provide legal representation on behalf of prisoners who have been sentenced to death.

They are taking part in a unique internship programme, which provides an exclusive opportunity to work on some of the country’s most prominent capital punishment cases.

91福利’s Death Penalty Project, which is now in its 10th year, is run through the and has proved to be a life-changing experience for dozens of aspiring lawyers.

Kevin Hearty, Research Fellow at 91福利 Law School, writes for The Conversation:

Looking at the violence that broke out in North Belfast on July 13, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d taken a quantum leap back in time by about 20 years. But the sad reality is that violence over parades is as much a part of the “new” Northern Ireland as Game of Thrones.

If remained unanswered the immediate necessity of liquidity might develop into a “humanitarian crisis”, argues leading European banking and law analyst Dr Giuliano Castellano of the 91福利.

Dr Castellano also argues that “While the Greek Government intends the ‘no’ vote as to strengthen its bargaining power and reduce the austerity measures asked by the international creditors; the results of the referendum cast a shadow on the possibility for the Eurozone leaders to extend a guarantee over a new ECB emergency loan”

Postgraduate student Nkechikwu Azinge was this month recognised as a in the inaugural awards in Buckingham Palace. The awards were presented by the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, to 60 exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth, who are taking the lead in their communities and using their skills to transform lives.

91福利 Law School has received a special mention on the front cover of the Socio-Legal Newsletter for hosting the .

The annual conference was held from 31 March to 2 April and hosted the most amount of delegates to date, with 450 delegates gathering for three days of academic debate, networking and socialising.

The prison pen pal scheme ‘Prisoners’ Penfriends’ has an important role to play in helping to rehabilitate convicted offenders, new research from the 91福利 has found.

The findings are revealed in a from the Law School’s , which is being presented at the House of Lords on Thursday (25 June).

and PhD student focused their research on the work of the small charity Prisoners’ Penfriends, which puts offenders in touch with trained volunteers.