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The AI and Copyright Conundrum: how should the UK balance rights of copyright owners against AI innovation?
Read more: The AI and Copyright Conundrum: how should the UK balance rights of copyright owners against AI innovation?Hrishikesh Chitale explores whether the use of copyrighted datasets to train AI models potentially constitutes copyright infringement.
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Why do some returning officers wear silly hats?
Read more: Why do some returning officers wear silly hats?I have been attending election counts, lately as an election agent, for over 20 years. One thing I’m often asked at these counts (as one of the lawyers there) is why some English declarations involve returning officers in chains, gowns, and silly hats; but not in some other constituencies; and never in Scotland. The answer can be found in the Representation of the People Act 1983 (ROTPA). s24 ROTPA provides…
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The International Commercial Law Conference 2024
Read more: The International Commercial Law Conference 2024Hrishikesh Chitale shares his experience at the International Commercial Law Conference 2024.
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Does the Rwanda affair support the repeal of the Rwanda Act or reform of the Human Rights Act 1998?
Read more: Does the Rwanda affair support the repeal of the Rwanda Act or reform of the Human Rights Act 1998?Introduction This blog examines the Rwanda saga and the constitutional dilemma created by the policy and passing of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 (“the Rwanda Act”), together with its human rights implications. Once again, the application of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”) has enraged the UK Government and increased its desire to depart from the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”).…
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Legislation, human rights and the rule of law: what was wrong with the Northern Ireland Troubles Act 2023?
Read more: Legislation, human rights and the rule of law: what was wrong with the Northern Ireland Troubles Act 2023?Steve Foster comments on the recent decision of the Northern Ireland High Court that finds the 2023 Act in breach of both the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
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Is Frontex and Dublin III the solution to the Channel migrant crisis?
Read more: Is Frontex and Dublin III the solution to the Channel migrant crisis?Irregular migration – principally the stream of migrants seeking to enter the UK on small boats – looks set to be a key focal point in the forthcoming general election. The Prime Minister has made ‘stopping the boats’ a key pledge for 2023 – and one of the Government’s proposed solutions is the enactment of the Illegal Migration Act 2023. Labour has also pledged to tackle the issue of irregular…
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Coventry Law Journal
Read more: Coventry Law JournalThe first issue of the 28th volume of the Coventry Law Journal will be published in July 2023 and will be available on Westlaw. It will contain a variety of articles, recent developments, case notes, book reviews, as well as work from students. In the meantime, here is a draft piece on Nigerian consumer rights law, written by two Nigerian lawyers, and which will appear in this volume. Please look out for the…
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No ID? No vote! Voter ID comes to Great Britain
Read more: No ID? No vote! Voter ID comes to Great BritainThe passing of the Elections Act 2022 means that individuals in Great Britain will be required to show photographic identification when voting at polling stations in some elections from May 2023. Ben Stanford explores the issues arising from the changes and suggests that rushing the introduction of voter ID in Great Britain is indicative of a wider pattern of recent democratic backsliding.
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Outer Space: a possible save haven?
Read more: Outer Space: a possible save haven?Outer space may become a place of succor or hiding to suspects who wish to evade prosecution and possible sentence for offences committed on earth. Many who are not aware of the prospect of outer space being a final frontier may seek to underplay what the environment has to offer to humans. The pristine environment offers rare natural resources, generating serious international discourse on the mining of the lunar surface.…
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Spill the Afternoon Tea – making the most of opportunities to network at Law School
Read more: Spill the Afternoon Tea – making the most of opportunities to network at Law SchoolLaw student, Manisha Kumar, discusses her experience of ‘Spill the Afternoon Tea Sessions,’ part of the the ‘Raising the Bar’ Scheme at Coventry Law School. Manisha also gives her top 5 tips on how to get the most out of a STAT session.