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Patient Choice, Medical Ethics and Free Movement of Patients: The "Emancipation" of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive (2023)
Journal Article
Van Leeuwen, B. (2023). Patient Choice, Medical Ethics and Free Movement of Patients: The "Emancipation" of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive. European law review, 48(6), 662-680

As the free movement rights of patients are based on their entitlements under their national healthcare system, the exercise of these rights is not supposed to increase patient choice. Nevertheless, in the field of medical ethics, patients are likely... Read More about Patient Choice, Medical Ethics and Free Movement of Patients: The "Emancipation" of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive.

Lawful circumvention of the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel in UK takeovers (2023)
Journal Article
Mukwiri, J. (2023). Lawful circumvention of the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel in UK takeovers. Journal of Business Law, 6, 431-451

This article examines the implications of using schemes as an alternative to offers in effecting takeovers in the United Kingdom (UK). It argues that the use of schemes undermines the jurisdiction of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ("the Panel") i... Read More about Lawful circumvention of the jurisdiction of the Takeover Panel in UK takeovers.

What drives OPEC production policy? (2023)
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Roeben, V. (2024). What drives OPEC production policy?. Journal of World Energy Law & Business, 17(1), 19-34. https://doi.org/10.1093/jwelb/jwad031

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is the international organisation with the function of coordinating and unifying the petroleum policies of its member countries. It centrally controls much of the world’s oil supply. While this... Read More about What drives OPEC production policy?.

Pregnancy and severe mental illness: Birth choices, best interests and the untapped potential of advance decisions (2023)
Journal Article
Halliday, S. (2024). Pregnancy and severe mental illness: Birth choices, best interests and the untapped potential of advance decisions. Medical Law International, 24(1), 14-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/09685332231215403

Choice is a central tenet of maternity care; its importance is emphasised in policy documents, clinical guidelines, and the law. However, the lived experience is often rather different and that is particularly the case in the context of pregnant wome... Read More about Pregnancy and severe mental illness: Birth choices, best interests and the untapped potential of advance decisions.

The Doctor in Free Movement Law: Expertise, Duty, and Accountability (2023)
Journal Article
Van Leeuwen, B. (2023). The Doctor in Free Movement Law: Expertise, Duty, and Accountability. The Cambridge yearbook of European legal studies, https://doi.org/10.1017/cel.2023.13

This Article provides an empirical analysis of all free movement of doctors cases decided by the CJEU. The aim of the Article is twofold: to provide a ‘characterisation’ of the type of doctors who rely on free movement law, and to make a link between... Read More about The Doctor in Free Movement Law: Expertise, Duty, and Accountability.

Between militant democracy and citizen vigilantism: Using citizens’ assemblies to keep parties democratic (2023)
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Olsen, T. V., & Tuovinen, J. (2023). Between militant democracy and citizen vigilantism: Using citizens’ assemblies to keep parties democratic. Global Constitutionalism, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045381723000382

The essential role of parties in democracies makes it important to keep them democratic. This article argues for sortition-based citizens’ assemblies (CAs) organized in and by civil society to formulate democratic standards for political parties to f... Read More about Between militant democracy and citizen vigilantism: Using citizens’ assemblies to keep parties democratic.

A New Definition of ‘Treasure’ under the Treasure Act 1996: Watershed Reform or Missed Opportunity? (2023)
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Bevan, C. (2024). A New Definition of ‘Treasure’ under the Treasure Act 1996: Watershed Reform or Missed Opportunity?. Modern Law Review, 87(2), 430 - 447. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12860

A new definition of ‘treasure’ under the Treasure Act 1996 has been introduced by the UK Government providing for a significant change to our understanding of what legally constitutes ‘treasure’ in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Treasure Ac... Read More about A New Definition of ‘Treasure’ under the Treasure Act 1996: Watershed Reform or Missed Opportunity?.

How should we decide how to treat the child: harm versus best interests in cases of disagreement. (2023)
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Archard, D., Cave, E., & Brierley, J. (2023). How should we decide how to treat the child: harm versus best interests in cases of disagreement. Medical Law Review, 32(2), 158–177. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwad040

Where parents seek treatment for their young child that healthcare professionals cannot agree to, the High Court can determine what is in the child's best interests. Some activists and academics seek change to impose threshold criteria that would bol... Read More about How should we decide how to treat the child: harm versus best interests in cases of disagreement..

Exploiting the deep seabed for the benefit of humankind: A universal ideology for sustainable resource development or a false necessity? (2023)
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Roland Holst, R. J. (2023). Exploiting the deep seabed for the benefit of humankind: A universal ideology for sustainable resource development or a false necessity?. Leiden Journal of International Law, 37(2), 400-422. https://doi.org/10.1017/s092215652300064x

A pivotal point in time has been reached in the ongoing negotiations under the auspices of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) towards the adoption of regulations for the commercial exploitation of mineral resources in the deep seabed beyond nat... Read More about Exploiting the deep seabed for the benefit of humankind: A universal ideology for sustainable resource development or a false necessity?.

Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models (2023)
Journal Article
Paim, M., Gershon, O., Adeyemi, A., Azubuike, S., Mu, X., & Roeben, V. (2023). Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models. The Journal of energy and development, 48(1-2), 175-194

This article investigates sustainable business models for the electrification of primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) through Renewable Energy (RE) in Nigeria. The PHCs using Luminous or lithium batteries require careful allocation of costs potential... Read More about Solar Power for Resilient Healthcare Systems in Nigeria: Regulatory, Financial and Organizational Options for Sustainable Business Models.

What Counts as Transitional Justice Scholarship? Citational Recognition and Disciplinary Hierarchies in Theory and Practice (2023)
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Davidović, M., & Turner, C. (2023). What Counts as Transitional Justice Scholarship? Citational Recognition and Disciplinary Hierarchies in Theory and Practice. International Studies Quarterly, 67(4), Article sqad091. https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqad091

Since its emergence as a field of scholarship and practice, transitional justice has coalesced around a set of mechanisms to deal with a legacy of violence. The “pull” toward mechanisms, institutions, and structures as a means of delivering justice h... Read More about What Counts as Transitional Justice Scholarship? Citational Recognition and Disciplinary Hierarchies in Theory and Practice.

The Role of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices Regulation: Future Considerations and Solutions (2023)
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Ludvigsen, K. R. (in press). The Role of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices Regulation: Future Considerations and Solutions. Law, Technology and Humans, 5(2), 59-77. https://doi.org/10.5204/lthj.3080

The cybersecurity of medical devices is paramount in a world where everything is increasingly digitised. Attention to how this important defence against malicious actors is regulated must, therefore, also increase. This paper uncovers how the cyberse... Read More about The Role of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices Regulation: Future Considerations and Solutions.

Ethical, legal and social aspects of human cerebral organoids and their governance in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States (2023)
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Pichl, A., Ranisch, R., Altinok, O. A., Antonakaki, M., Barnhart, A. J., Bassil, K., …Árnason, G. (2023). Ethical, legal and social aspects of human cerebral organoids and their governance in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 11, Article 1194706. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2023.1194706

Human cerebral organoids (HCOs) are model systems that enable researchers to investigate the human brain in ways that had previously been impossible. The emergence of HCOs was accompanied by both expert and layperson discussions concerning the possib... Read More about Ethical, legal and social aspects of human cerebral organoids and their governance in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Vulnerability, Care Ethics and the Protection of Socioeconomic Rights via Article 3 ECHR (2023)
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Morris, K. A. (2023). Vulnerability, Care Ethics and the Protection of Socioeconomic Rights via Article 3 ECHR. Human Rights Law Review, 23(4), Article ngad028. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngad028

Vulnerability analysis serves a distinct purpose within adjudication of Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights, in that it has been used by the European Court of Human Rights to lower the threshold for a finding of ill-treatment from wh... Read More about Vulnerability, Care Ethics and the Protection of Socioeconomic Rights via Article 3 ECHR.

Artificial placentas, pregnancy loss and loss-sensitive care (2023)
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Romanis, E. C., & Adkins, V. (2024). Artificial placentas, pregnancy loss and loss-sensitive care. Journal of Medical Ethics, 50(5), 299-307. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2023-109412

In this paper, we explore how the prospect of artificial placenta technology (nearing clinical trials in human subjects) should encourage further consideration of the loss experienced by individuals when their pregnancy ends unexpectedly. Discussions... Read More about Artificial placentas, pregnancy loss and loss-sensitive care.