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The Future of Heritable Genome Editing (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Pattinson, S. D. (2022, December). The Future of Heritable Genome Editing. Paper presented at 14th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law,, Porto, Portugal

Surveillance and Preventing Violent Extremism: The evidence from schools and further education colleges in England (2022)
Book Chapter
Busher, J., Choudhury, T., & Thomas, P. (2023). Surveillance and Preventing Violent Extremism: The evidence from schools and further education colleges in England. In M. Kwet (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance and Race (267-287). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108241304.014

Since 2001, the British state has increased its powers of surveillance for the purposes of countering terrorism. Much of this has been through expansions of the powers of police and security services to engage in covert surveillance and access the pe... Read More about Surveillance and Preventing Violent Extremism: The evidence from schools and further education colleges in England.

Exploring narratives about 'cancel culture' in UK educational/employment settings under the ECHR (2022)
Book Chapter
Fenwick, H. (2022). Exploring narratives about 'cancel culture' in UK educational/employment settings under the ECHR. In P. Czech, L. Heschl, K. Lukas, M. Nowak, & G. Oberleitner (Eds.), European Yearbook on Human Rights 2022 (309-344). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781839703447.012

Some advocates of free speech are currently arguing that universities and other organisations are far too prompt to accept curbs on expression or expressive acts in relation to issues such as transgender rights, racism, feminism, religious extremism.... Read More about Exploring narratives about 'cancel culture' in UK educational/employment settings under the ECHR.

Vaccination, conscientious objection and human rights (2022)
Journal Article
Leigh, I. (2023). Vaccination, conscientious objection and human rights. Legal Studies, 43(2), 201-220. https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2022.27

This paper discusses the extent to which conscientious objections to vaccination qualify for protection under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Drawing on an examination of the nature of conscience and the ethics of vaccine refusal, it... Read More about Vaccination, conscientious objection and human rights.

A critique of audience rights to receive information and ideas under a democratic interpretation of freedom of expression: the stance of the Strasbourg Court (2022)
Book Chapter
Fenwick, H. (in press). A critique of audience rights to receive information and ideas under a democratic interpretation of freedom of expression: the stance of the Strasbourg Court. In C. Girard, & P. Auriel (Eds.), Freedom of expression and democracy in Europe. Oxford University Press

This chapter concerns the rights of the "listener" to receive information, ideas, opinions. It will consider a range of ways in which a democratic interpretation of freedom of expression, understood here as the freedom to receive information and idea... Read More about A critique of audience rights to receive information and ideas under a democratic interpretation of freedom of expression: the stance of the Strasbourg Court.

Protecting private information in the digital era: making the most effective use of the availability of the actions under the GDPR/DPA and the tort of misuse of private information (2022)
Journal Article
Brimblecombe, F., & Fenwick, H. (2022). Protecting private information in the digital era: making the most effective use of the availability of the actions under the GDPR/DPA and the tort of misuse of private information. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 73(1), 26-73. https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v73i1.999

Globally, enhanced data protection schemes are being introduced in the face of threats to privacy in the digital era. In England and Wales protection from one such threat – from unconsented-to disclosures of private information online - is covered by... Read More about Protecting private information in the digital era: making the most effective use of the availability of the actions under the GDPR/DPA and the tort of misuse of private information.

Brexit and the United Kingdom’s Devolutionary Constitution (2022)
Journal Article
Masterman, R. (2022). Brexit and the United Kingdom’s Devolutionary Constitution. Global Policy, 13(52), 58-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13064

This piece considers the implications of the Brexit process for the United Kingdom’s territorial constitution. It advances two narratives of the devolutionary settlement; one which emphasises the continuing post-devolution influence – and dominance –... Read More about Brexit and the United Kingdom’s Devolutionary Constitution.

New Labour's Judicial Power Project (2022)
Book Chapter
Masterman, R. (2022). New Labour's Judicial Power Project. In M. Gordon, & A. Tucker (Eds.), The New Labour constitution : twenty years on. Bloomsbury