Thrims khang and the Setting of Justice: the spatial evolution of the Bhutanese Court of Justice
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. (2018)
Thrims khang and the Setting of Justice: the spatial evolution of the Bhutanese Court of Justice. In S. Kumagai (Ed.), Buddhism, Culture and Society in BhutanNepal: Vajra Books/ Vajra Publications
No abstract available.
"Like a pot without a handle": Law, Meaning and Practice in Medieval Bhutan
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. (2018)
"Like a pot without a handle": Law, Meaning and Practice in Medieval Bhutan. Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, 26, 87-103. https://doi.org/10.3406/asie.2017.1490
No abstract available.
The Problem of the Authority of the International Criminal Court
Journal Article
Moran, C. F. (2018)
The Problem of the Authority of the International Criminal Court. International Criminal Law Review, 18(5), 883-901. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718123-01805001
This research examines the problem of the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC), focusing on its claim to jurisdiction as its primary exercise of authority. The ...
Rethinking Childhood Contributory Negligence: 'Blame', 'Fault' - but what about Children's Rights?
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. (2018)
Rethinking Childhood Contributory Negligence: 'Blame', 'Fault' - but what about Children's Rights?. Juridical Review, 75-97
Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that the child’s ‘best interests… shall be a primary consideration’ in all actions concerning th...
A perspective on the Rome Statute's defence of duress: The role of imminence
Journal Article
Moran, C. F. (2018)
A perspective on the Rome Statute's defence of duress: The role of imminence. International Criminal Law Review, 18(1), 154-177. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718123-01801001
The concept of duress encapsulated in Article 31(1)(d) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is a novel inclusion in a statute created to allow prosecution o...
Patrick v Patrick and Re A letter to a Young Person : Judicial Letters to Children – an Unannounced, but not an Unwelcome, Development
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2018)
Patrick v Patrick and Re A letter to a Young Person : Judicial Letters to Children – an Unannounced, but not an Unwelcome, Development. Edinburgh Law Review, 22(1), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2018.0458
"A letter", Nietzsche once wrote, "is an unannounced visit, the postman the agent of rude surprises". Given the extremely personal nature of many family law judgments, it is r...
Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan.
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017)
Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan. Buddhism, Law & Society, 2,
This paper presents a short history of the development of legal texts in Bhutan with some analysis of how the later texts reflect the globalized language of the rule of law re...
Legal Opinion on the Draft Law of Georgia on “Facilitating the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing”
Report
Chhina, R. K., & Bökkerink, M. (2017)
Legal Opinion on the Draft Law of Georgia on “Facilitating the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing”. Georgia: Council of Europe
No abstract available.
Crystallising the International Rule of Law: Trump’s Accidental Contribution to International Law
Journal Article
Moran, C. F. (2017)
Crystallising the International Rule of Law: Trump’s Accidental Contribution to International Law. Washburn Law Journal, 56(3), 491-506
No abstract available.
Human rights law.
Book
Moran, C. F. (2017)
Human rights law. In N. Busby, & R. Zahn (Eds.), Studying EU law during and after Brexit, 81-84. Scotland: Scottish Universities Legal Network on Europe
The European Union’s original focus was on economic integration among the six founding Member States. The task of securing human rights at a supranational level had been entru...