Category: Articles

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Navigating the Transnational Sale of Goods: The Role and Importance of Trade Usages and Practices Today

Navigating the Transnational Sale of Goods: The Role and Importance of Trade Usages and Practices Today

Author: Mahammad Jafarov, Legal Consultant, LLB at Baku State University (2018-2022), MA in Diplomacy and International Affairs at ADA University (2022-2024) Editor: Elnur Karimov, LLD (Doctoral Program in Law) at Kyushu University, 2021-2024  Abstract In the globalized world, international trade has become a crucial part of the economy of many countries. With the increasing number...

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Analysis of the Extent of sanctions effectiveness in International Law

Analysis of the Extent of sanctions effectiveness in International Law

Author: Shahlar Ibadzade, LLM in Saarland University: Europa-Institut – European and International law, 2019-2022 Editor: Bobbie Smith, MA Geography University of Aberdeen 2016-2020 / Graduate Diploma in Law University of Exeter 2020-2022 Abstract Briefly, there is a wide variety of financial sanctions, some of which include the freezing of assets, the limitation of trade, and...

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Algorithmic Discrimination: Problem Areas, Mitigation, and Legal Discussion

Algorithmic Discrimination: Problem Areas, Mitigation, and Legal Discussion

Author: Öznur Uğuz, MSc in European Economy and Business Law at the Tor Vergata University of Rome, 2021-2023 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 Abstract Recent advancements in technology and mass-scale digitalization have made the use of algorithms in decision-making possible. Algorithms have already been adopted...

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The Peaceful Conflict: The EU Law against Member States’ Legislations

The Peaceful Conflict: The EU Law against Member States’ Legislations

Author: Shahlar Ibadzade, LLM in Saarland University: Europa-Institut – European and International law, 2019-2022 Editor: Bobbie Smith, MA Geography University of Aberdeen 2016-2020 / Graduate Diploma in Law University of Exeter 2020-2022  Abstract The European Union law (hereinafter “the EU Law”), and on the other hand, the interaction of legislations of 27 EU member states,...

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Prudential Banking Requirements: Spotlight on the European Banking Union

Prudential Banking Requirements: Spotlight on the European Banking Union

Author: Nafisatu Wiafe Ansah, LLB University of Padova, 2015-2016 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 Due to the particularly delicate and risky nature of banks, and the importance they play in the socio-economic well-being of society, there has always been the need, and increasingly so, to...

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The Internet of Things: Legal Considerations and Regulatory Framework

The Internet of Things: Legal Considerations and Regulatory Framework

Author: Öznur Uğuz, MSc in European Economy and Business Law at the Tor Vergata University of Rome, 2021-2023 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 The Internet of Things (IoT) is an advanced technology which connects the physical world to the digital one and offers several benefits...

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Liquidated Damages Clauses in Common and Civil Law Systems

Liquidated Damages Clauses in Common and Civil Law Systems

Author: Narmin Huseynzada, LLB, Baku State University, 2016-2020 Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 Liquidated damages (LD) clauses are designed to protect the innocent party from the breach of contractual obligations. They facilitate the demand of damages as a creditor with no obligation to prove its loss...

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Cryptocurrency: To legalize or not. The EU’s approach through MICA

Cryptocurrency: To legalize or not. The EU’s approach through MICA

Author: Nafisatu Wiafe Ansah, LLB University of Padova, 2015-2016 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 In recent times, we have seen a rapid surge in currencies that differ from the traditional ones in circulation, cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency, while spreading rapidly and finding multiple uses in the economies...

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Interrogation Upon Invitation by Police without Placing under Arrest: Right to Legal Assistance

Interrogation Upon Invitation by Police without Placing under Arrest: Right to Legal Assistance

Author: Ilham Gasimov, LL.M. in International Human Rights Law at Saarland University, 2021/2022 Editor: Danai Daisy Chirawu, Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Human Rights Policy & Practice (2021-2023), The University of Gothenburg, University of Deusto, University of Roehampton & The Arctic University of Norway, Bachelor of Laws (With Honours) (LLBS) (2012-2016) – the University of...

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Non-state actors and international obligations under humanitarian law: an analysis of the R2P

Non-state actors and international obligations under humanitarian law: an analysis of the R2P

Author: Ibrahim Kaunda, Masters of Law and Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in London, 2022-2023. Editor: Danai Daisy Chirawu, Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Human Rights Policy & Practice (2021-2023), The University of Gothenburg, University of Deusto, University of Roehampton & The Arctic University of Norway, Bachelor of Laws (With Honours) (LLBS)...