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AI and the Law
Read more: AI and the LawDr Amber Darr and Dr Luo Li launched a COIL Project in March 2021 with students from the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Lahore, Pakistan. This is one of the three selected reflection pieces produced by participating students for publication in the Coventry Law School Blog.
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Who is in the driving seat? Autonomous Vehicles and the problem of responsibility
Read more: Who is in the driving seat? Autonomous Vehicles and the problem of responsibilityThe technology for autonomous vehicles is developing rapidly but is the law keeping pace? Read all about it here and watch the video of the talk by Dr. Siraj Shaikh.
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The UK and the Future of Environmental Protection
Read more: The UK and the Future of Environmental ProtectionThe Environment Bill is key legislation for providing the direction of environmental law now that the UK has left the European Union and the transition period has ended. This blogpost focuses on two particular areas of concern within it: the creation of the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) and biodiversity.
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Exploring Career Opportunities at Coventry Law School: Government Legal Department Guest Speaker Event
Read more: Exploring Career Opportunities at Coventry Law School: Government Legal Department Guest Speaker EventAlissa Schutten, second year LLB International Law student tells us about her experience of the Government Legal Department Guest Speaker Event at Coventry Law School and how it has informed her research into future careers options.
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Challenges in the Governance of Plastic Wastes
Read more: Challenges in the Governance of Plastic WastesPlastic waste pollution is a huge issue with many detrimental economic, environmental and social impacts. Many questions therefore exist in relation to its most effective governance. This blogpost covers some of the motivation for a Special Issue on the Governance of Plastics.
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Success outside of the legal profession
Read more: Success outside of the legal professionAshley, CLS Alumnus, explains what it is like commencing a Law Degree with no intention to pursue a career in legal practice and how his time at Coventry Law School prepared him for an alternative career path.
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Using Private Property Rights to Avoid ‘Wasting’ Waste in the Linköping and Norrköping Industrial Symbiosis Network
Read more: Using Private Property Rights to Avoid ‘Wasting’ Waste in the Linköping and Norrköping Industrial Symbiosis NetworkProperty rights in waste – in essence who owns waste and how waste can be used – are a key consideration in how waste is conceived and treated. Yet, they are not consciously engaged with to promote reuse, recycling, or recovery of waste. This post covers how private property rights are currently being used to facilitate the looping of wastes in one particular case study in Sweden.
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VIRTUE Roundtable: Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Human Rights in the area of Taxation
Read more: VIRTUE Roundtable: Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Human Rights in the area of TaxationOn the 29th of January 2021, a fascinating discussion took place during the Roundtable Discussion Series organised within the VIRTEU project. A very distinguished panel of experts discussed burning topics relating to “CSR, Business Ethics, and Human Rights in the Area of Taxation”. This blogpost summarises the outcomes of the event.
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AI and Law Forum: Fashion, Copyright and AI: Does the New Creative Environment Come with New Copyright Issues?
Read more: AI and Law Forum: Fashion, Copyright and AI: Does the New Creative Environment Come with New Copyright Issues?As the founders of the Forum, Dr Luo Li and Dr Amber Darr invited Ms Heidi Härkönen, Senior Researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Turku in Finland, to deliver a guest talk on 24 February 2021 on how AI raises complicated copyright issues in the fashion industry. Dr Luo Li provides an account of the session in this post.
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Mind The Mental Health Gap – studying during a global pandemic!
Read more: Mind The Mental Health Gap – studying during a global pandemic!Second year course rep, Caroline Texeira Gouveia, shares some of her own thoughts on mental health challenges and seeking support whilst studying during a pandemic.