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THE NEW THINGS: PROPERTY RIGHTS IN DIGITAL FILES?
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper looks at the property status of digital files, such as electronic documents, under English law. We argue that, while mere information is rightly not considered property, ... -
Returning home empty handed: Examining how COVID-19 exacerbates the non-payment of temporary migrant workers’ wages
(2021-12-01)The crisis unleashed by COVID-19 has profoundly impacted the world of work, with many workers losing their jobs or with insufficient safety measures in place for those still in work. Migrant workers are among the precarious ... -
The Inventive Step Requirement and the Rise of the AI Machines
This Chapter investigates the future of the inventive-step requirements for patents as Artificial Intelligence becomes a more common tool of invention making processes . While the statutory language on inventive-step may ... -
Transnational Law and Feminist Legal Theory
(Oxford University Press, 2021-05-21)I examine the relationship between transnational law (TL) and feminist legal theory (FLT), focussing on the specific historical and political trajectories advanced by FLT in the transnational context and how they influence ... -
The Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the European Patent System
(Sweet and Maxwell, 2022-03-25)Discusses how vaccine development during the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the patent regime's shortcomings and inflexibility in ensuring the fair and just allocation of resources. Suggests improvements to the EU patent ... -
We Are Making a New World
(Routledge, 2021)This Handbook brings together 40 of the world's leading scholars and rising stars who study international law from disciplines in the humanities - from history to literature, philosophy to the visual arts - to showcase ...