Laws, Volume 14, Issue 4

Apologies can offer solace and compensate for intangible and emotional harm in social and legal contexts. In some areas of law, an apology offered by a defendant will be factored into the assessment of damages awarded to vindicate the plaintiff&rsquo...

Moral injury is a discrete form of harm affecting individuals as a potentially avoidable consequence of exposure to a morally injurious event. That injury (independent of psychological injury or illness) has been identified as a cause of physical sym...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the creative landscape and challenging traditional copyright frameworks historically focused on human authorship. As AI-generated works become increasingly common, legal systems worldwide are confronted wi...

The post-pandemic world has seen a large shift to hybrid working, including for staff at European universities. Under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, European Union law, and the related non-discrimination law of the EU M...

The agony of medical negligence for all involved is well documented. Health practitioners involved in harm events are described in the literature as “second victims”. Injured patients report that clinical negligence litigation is traumati...

This study explores the challenges and theoretical transformations that the widespread application of AI technology in social governance brings to the protection of citizens’ fundamental rights. By examining typical cases in judicial assistance...

Justice Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States (1833) have long been regarded as the scholarly source for a nationalist account of the U.S. Constitution in Antebellum America. Yet recent scholarship has questioned...

Environmental crime has been increasingly recognised as transnational organised crime, but efforts to build a coherent and effective international response are still in development and under threat from shifts in the funding landscape. This mixed met...

This article examines the accessibility of public space for individuals with disabilities in the Netherlands, as well as the relevant legal frameworks intended to promote accessibility. It discusses the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabi...

This study focuses on the position of civil law research in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus scientific databases. Two of the most reputable university rankings, the Shanghai Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai University Rankings) and the Tim...

This article examines the level of inconsistency in work, health and safety (WHS) laws across Australia’s mining sector. Despite general efforts towards national harmonisation through model WHS legislation, significant inconsistencies persist b...

Fifty million Americans, nearly 15% of the population, live below the federal poverty level, often facing civil legal issues without representation. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have long served as economic engines and vital r...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) was enacted in 2021. In its brief three-year existence, the PDPL has attracted significant academic and legal practitioner attention. This critical analysis focuses on three key qu...

The rapid rise of AI-driven cybercrime and deepfake fraud poses complex organisational challenges for US law enforcement, particularly the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Applying Maguire’s (2003) police organisation theory, this qualita...

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical deficiencies in the United States’ legal system’s handling of emergency injunctions, particularly concerning religious freedom. This article examines the challenges courts faced in balancing public h...

This article explores the persistent issue of assaults on medical staff in China that are unrelated to malpractice, which exacerbate tensions in doctor–patient relationships. These conflicts are primarily fueled by factors such as the disparity...

The emergence of generative AI presents complex challenges to existing copyright regimes, particularly concerning the large-scale use of copyrighted materials in model training. Legal disputes across jurisdictions highlight the urgent need for a bala...

Addressing the illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the water beyond its jurisdiction poses a significant challenge for China as it aims to establish itself as a responsible participant in global fishing governance. Inadequate regula...