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The Death of Law, Another Obituary (2022)
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Lucy, W. (2022). The Death of Law, Another Obituary. Cambridge Law Journal, 81(1), 109-138. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0008197321001021

This essay argues that a defining characteristic of modern law – the distinctive way in which it judges its addressees – will disappear. After sketching the distinctive nature of modern law's judgment, I show that it is part of a broader regulatory p... Read More about The Death of Law, Another Obituary.

Confirmation of the High Court’s Power to Override a Child’s Treatment Decision: A NHS Trust v X (In the matter of X (A Child) (No 2)) [2021] EWHC 65 (Fam) (2021)
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Cave, E. (2021). Confirmation of the High Court’s Power to Override a Child’s Treatment Decision: A NHS Trust v X (In the matter of X (A Child) (No 2)) [2021] EWHC 65 (Fam). Medical Law Review, 29(3), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab007

X, who was nearly 16 at the time of the application, was ‘mature and wise beyond her years’. She has a serious medical condition, sickle cell syndrome, which can cause crises where urgent administration of blood products that are contrary to her reli... Read More about Confirmation of the High Court’s Power to Override a Child’s Treatment Decision: A NHS Trust v X (In the matter of X (A Child) (No 2)) [2021] EWHC 65 (Fam).

On Emad Atiq's Inclusive Anti-positivism (2021)
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Woodbury-Smith, K. (2021). On Emad Atiq's Inclusive Anti-positivism. Journal of ethics & social philosophy, 20(2), 211-219. https://doi.org/10.26556/jesp.v20i2.1382

In this discussion of Emad Atiq's article "There are No Easy Counterexamples to Legal Anti-Positivism" I pose three challenges to his construction of an Inclusive Anti-positivism. I firstly argue that, contra Atiq, the moral facts that both ground IA... Read More about On Emad Atiq's Inclusive Anti-positivism.

Using theory and reflexivity to preserve methodological rigour of data collection in qualitative research (2022)
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Jamie, K., & Rathbone, A. (2022). Using theory and reflexivity to preserve methodological rigour of data collection in qualitative research. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences, 3(1), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/26320843211061302

This paper examines the place of theory in qualitative medical research. While theory’s place in research planning and data analysis has been well-established, the contribution of theory during qualitative data collection tends to be overlooked. Yet,... Read More about Using theory and reflexivity to preserve methodological rigour of data collection in qualitative research.

Surrogacy and uterus transplantation using live donors: Examining the options from the perspective of ‘womb‐givers’ (2021)
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Mullock, A., Romanis, E. C., & Begović, D. (2021). Surrogacy and uterus transplantation using live donors: Examining the options from the perspective of ‘womb‐givers’. Bioethics, https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12921

For females without a functioning womb, the only way to become a biological parent is via assisted gestation—either surrogacy or uterus transplantation (UTx). This paper examines the comparative impact of these options on two types of putative ‘womb-... Read More about Surrogacy and uterus transplantation using live donors: Examining the options from the perspective of ‘womb‐givers’.

Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Human Rights, Solidarity and Best Interests (2021)
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Archard, D., Brierley, J., & Cave, E. (2021). Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Human Rights, Solidarity and Best Interests. Medical Law Review, 29(4), 716-727. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab024

Across Europe an increasing number of States have set out policies which limit the right of parents to refuse routinely administered vaccinations on their children’s behalf. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Vavřička and Ot... Read More about Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Human Rights, Solidarity and Best Interests.

Climate Justice: Some Challenges for Buddhist Ethics (2020)
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James, S. P. (2020). Climate Justice: Some Challenges for Buddhist Ethics. Journal of Buddhist ethics, 27,

It has often been suggested that the Buddhist teachings can help us to meet the moral challenges posed by the climate crisis. This paper, by contrast, addresses some challenges the topic of climate justice presents for Buddhist ethics. Two arguments... Read More about Climate Justice: Some Challenges for Buddhist Ethics.

‘It was the easiest way to kind of announce it’: Exploring death announcements on social media through a dramaturgical lens (2021)
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Murrell, A., Jamie, K., & Penfold-Mounce, R. (2023). ‘It was the easiest way to kind of announce it’: Exploring death announcements on social media through a dramaturgical lens. Mortality, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2021.1946496

The internet and social media have radically transformed grief, mourning and memorialisation. This article addresses how online death announcements (ODAs) (where bereaved people use social media platforms to share news of a loved one’s death) are ext... Read More about ‘It was the easiest way to kind of announce it’: Exploring death announcements on social media through a dramaturgical lens.

Twin pregnancy reduction is not an ‘all or nothing’ problem: a response to Räsänen (2021)
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Begovic, D., Romanis, E. C., & Joanne Verweij, E. (2021). Twin pregnancy reduction is not an ‘all or nothing’ problem: a response to Räsänen. Journal of Medical Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107363

In his paper, ‘Twin pregnancy, fetal reduction and the ‘all or nothing problem’, Räsänen sets out to apply Horton’s ‘all or nothing’ problem to the ethics of multifetal pregnancy reduction from a twin to a singleton pregnancy (2-to-1 MFPR). Horton’s... Read More about Twin pregnancy reduction is not an ‘all or nothing’ problem: a response to Räsänen.

Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion (2021)
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Romanis, E. C., Parsons, J. A., Salter, I., & Hampton, T. (2021). Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion. The Lancet, 398(10299), 555-558. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2821%2901062-x

In response to COVID-19 and measures implemented to control virus transmission, some governments adapted abortion law and policy to ensure access to abortion care through telemedicine. In Great Britain, approval orders were issued March 30–31, 2020,... Read More about Safeguarding and Teleconsultation for Abortion.

Filling the evidentiary gap in climate litigation (2021)
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Stuart-Smith, R. F., Otto, F. E., Saad, A. I., Lisi, G., Minnerop, P., Cedervall, K., …Wetzer, T. (2021). Filling the evidentiary gap in climate litigation. Nature Climate Change, 11, 651-655. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01086-7

Lawsuits concerning the impacts of climate change make causal claims about the effect of defendants’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on plaintiffs and have proliferated around the world. Plaintiffs have sought, inter alia, compensation for climate-rel... Read More about Filling the evidentiary gap in climate litigation.

Challenging misconceptions about clinical ethics support during COVID-19 and beyond: Role, remit and representation (2021)
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Brierley, J., Archard, D., & Cave, E. (2021). Challenging misconceptions about clinical ethics support during COVID-19 and beyond: Role, remit and representation. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(8), 549-552. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-107092

The pace of change and, indeed, the sheer number of clinical ethics committees (not to be confused with research ethics committees) has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Committees were formed to support healthcare professionals and to operat... Read More about Challenging misconceptions about clinical ethics support during COVID-19 and beyond: Role, remit and representation.

"It has literally been a lifesaver": The role of 'knowing kinship' in supporting fat women to navigate medical fatphobia (2022)
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Kost, C., & Jamie, K. (2023). "It has literally been a lifesaver": The role of 'knowing kinship' in supporting fat women to navigate medical fatphobia. Fat Studies, 12(2), 311-324. https://doi.org/10.1080/21604851.2022.2041295

This article focuses on the development of online fat kinship in the Health at Every Size (HAES) movement. We draw upon 15 fat women’s experiences of their HAES community membership to explore the ways that fat kinship develops around fatphobic exper... Read More about "It has literally been a lifesaver": The role of 'knowing kinship' in supporting fat women to navigate medical fatphobia.

‘Abortion & "Artificial Wombs": Would ‘artificial womb’ technology legally empower non-gestating genetic progenitors to participate in decisions about how to terminate a pregnancy?' (2021)
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Romanis, E. C. (2021). ‘Abortion & "Artificial Wombs": Would ‘artificial womb’ technology legally empower non-gestating genetic progenitors to participate in decisions about how to terminate a pregnancy?'. Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsab011

‘Artificial womb’ technology is highly anticipated for the benefits it might have as an alternative to neonatal intensive care and for pregnant people. In the bioethical literature, it has been suggested that such technology will force us to rethink... Read More about ‘Abortion & "Artificial Wombs": Would ‘artificial womb’ technology legally empower non-gestating genetic progenitors to participate in decisions about how to terminate a pregnancy?'.

Clearing the fog: Forest Stewardship Council labelling and the World Trade Organization (2020)
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Du, M. (2021). Clearing the fog: Forest Stewardship Council labelling and the World Trade Organization. Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law, 30(1), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12373

This article aims to clarify three long-standing puzzles concerning the place of private standards in the World Trade Organization (WTO) through the lens of FSC labelling. The first question is whether the FSC label falls within the regulatory scope... Read More about Clearing the fog: Forest Stewardship Council labelling and the World Trade Organization.

Rogue States - States Sponsoring Terrorism? (2002)
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Minnerop, P. (2002). Rogue States - States Sponsoring Terrorism?. German law journal, 3(9), https://doi.org/10.1017/s2071832200015352

Since 1994, the United States of America have been warning of a new threat posed by so-called ‘rogue states'. (1) Following 11th September 2001, a number of these so-called rogue states have been targeted as responsible for the attacks or as a result... Read More about Rogue States - States Sponsoring Terrorism?.