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Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference: Law and the New World Order

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Location:

Playfair Library
Old College
South Bridge
EH8 9YL

Date/time

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Law and the New World Order

2020 Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference 

3rd and 4th February 2020, University of Edinburgh 

About the event
Unprecedented technological developments and the prospect of the current legal order heading towards uncertainty call for original and insightful analysis. This year’s Edinburgh Postgraduate Law Conference (EPLC) aims to provide such analysis and look into how the law influences and response to these challenges. The theme of the 2020 EPLC is ‘Law and the New World Order’. This broad theme encompasses the whole range of issues that the modern legal order faces in the context of increasing political uncertainty. 

The Keynote Speaker this year is Professor Andrew Lang, Chair in International Law and Global Governance, Director of Taught Postgraduate Studies, University of Edinburgh.

Programme

MONDAY 03

08.45 - 09.10  Arrival / Registration

09.10 - 10.00  1st panel: Private Law

Chair: Alberto Brown                      
Discussant:  Prof David Fox           

  • Shona Warwick: “Identifying the Cardinal Elements of the Common Law Lease in Scots Law: Preventing Exploitation of the Limits of Residential Tenancy Legislation
  • Jie Liu: “Rethinking Economic Rights of Copyright and Creative Reuse Under Digital Environment from the Perspective of Copyright Incentive Creativity and Market-oriented Framework

10.00 - 11.30  2nd panel: International Dispute Resolution 

Chair: Hashim Mude
Discussant: Dr Ana Maria Daza Vargas

  • Emmanuel Wali: “Understanding the concept of an investment in ICSID Arbitration
  • Cheng Chen: “Balancing the Conflicting interests between Foreign Investors and the Host State
  • Yawen Zheng: “China’s role in managing its outward foreign investments: how can it ensure their compliance with the new world order?
  • Hsin-Yi Wu: “The Time Frame for the Appellate Body Review and the Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization

11.30 - 11.50  Coffee Break

11.50 - 13.00  3rd panel: Criminology 

Chair: Daniela Mardones              
Discussant: Dr Fiona Jamieson

  • Kabir Ahmedul: “The New Wave of Police Reform and Human Rights: Democratic Policing
  • Joseph McAulay: “Silence and Stigma: The Construction and Consequences of Victimhood for Gay and Bisexual Male Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.
  • Olga Espinoza: “Prison, Violence and Masculinity

13.00 - 14.00  Lunch

14.00 - 15.30  4th panel: Immigration and Human Rights 

Chair: Valentina Rioseco              
Discussant: TBC

  • Marta Lasek-Markey: “Social rights or social dumping. Critical assessment of the revised EU legal framework on posted workers.
  • Hester Kroeze: “The scope of family reunification under EU Law.
  • Timothy Jacob-Owens: “Immigration and the evolving scope of minority language protection in the UK.
  • Ini-Obong Nkang: “Trafficking? In Football?!” Factors Leading to the Trafficking and Exploitation of African Minors.

15.30 - 15.50  Coffee Break

15.50 - 17.00  5th panel: International Law 1

Chair: Ke Song                    
Discussant: Prof James Harrison

  • Ramat Abudu: “Global Human Security: A cornerstone in bridging the divide between Securitisation and the Human Rights Maritime Security Frameworks.
  • Qing Mou:  “Technological Assistance of Civil Associations: Promoting the Implementation Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
  • Sarah Thin: “Community Interest and the New International Law: From a Private to a Public World Order?

17.00 - 18.00 Keynote Speech by Professor Andrew Lang 

Chair in International Law and Global Governance, Director of Taught Postgraduate Studies, University of Edinburgh.

 

TUESDAY 04

09.00 - 10.10  6th panel: AI 

Chair: Gulay Firatli                          
Discussant: Prof Burkhard Schafer 

  • Kataryzna Ziolkowska: "When good robots go bad - legal and ethical analysis of the reasons why carefully"
  • Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth: "Robotic personhood and its potential impact to democracy: Should artificial intelligence be citizens and vested with a right to vote?"
  • Jennifer Graham: "Algorithmic bias and data targeting: is it time for better regulation of artificial intelligence"

10.10 - 10.30  Coffee Break

10.30 - 12.00  7th panel: Criminal Law 

Chair: Katerina Sofokleous           
Discussant: Dr Andrew Cornford

  • Ellie Colegate: “The Counter-Terrorism Border Security Act 2019 a sword at privacy’s shield?
  • Juan Rodrigo: “Criminalizing Deepfakes: a proposed public policy response for Colombia.
  • Chrystala Fakonti: “Applying existing defences to euthanasia cases."
  • Grant Barclay: “Archaic solutions for modern problems: do common law defences offer enough protection to victims of human trafficking?

12.00 - 13.30  8th panel: Trade Regulation 

Chair: Daniela Mardones
Discussant: TBC

  • Xiayang Chen: “Can We Manage the Conflicts of Interest in Credit Rating Agency?
  • Sadhbh McGrath: “Flirting with Fintech – Will Crowdlending Swipe Right on Model EU or Model UK?
  • Songyin Bo: “The Evolving Role of E-Commerce Platforms in Internet Governance
  • Deirdre Catherine Leahy: “The unfair commercial practices directive and regulation of online commercial platforms: the online penny auction format examined.

13.30 - 14.30  Lunch

14.30 - 16.00  9th panel: International Law 2

Chair: Gulay Firatli                         
Discussant: TBC

  • Weiran Kong: “Law beyond the State: the conceptual link between international law and “constituent power.
  • Andreas Giorgallis: “Auction houses and cultural objects: confronting old challenges, opening up new horizons?
  • Adam Rowe: “The Dilemma of Causation within International Legal Theory
  • Daniel Quiroga-Villamarin: “Material History of Transnational Law-Making through Shipping Containers

16.00 - 16.20  Coffee break

16.20 - 17.50  10th panel: Medical Law 

Chair: Zahra Haji Jaffer     
Discussant: TBC

  • Lynn Kennedy: “Regulations and restrictions to medicinal cannabis in epilepsy despite EU approval.
  • Laila Barqawi: “The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Abbie Rose-Hampton: “Against the Securitisation of Pandemic Influenza

17.50 - 19.00 Drinks reception

 

Sponsors:

Law Postgraduate Research Board, University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh.

The Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law (ECIGL)

 

This event is free and open to all. Please, book through the below link.

We especially welcome LLM, MSc and PhD students.

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