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Out now: Buxbaum, “Extraterritoriality in Comparative Perspective” (Ius Comparatum)

Conflict of Laws

Third, extraterritoriality more and more occurs to protect international interests or global goods, in particular in criminal law. Thus, extraterritoriality can no longer be taken as a synonym for illegitimacy. Each of these findings is further explained and substantiated.

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UK: UK-US Extradition: An Imbalanced Relationship? - BCL Solicitors LLP

Mondaq

In the following article BCL's partner Shaul Brazil examines the application in the United Kingdom of the ‘forum bar' to extradition which was introduced following widespread criticism of the perceived imbalance in the extradition arrangements between the United Kingdom and the United States and the so-called ‘long arm' jurisdiction of United States (..)

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Erin Go Britain? Ireland Considers Enacting a Bill Criminalizing the Possession of Hateful Material

JonathanTurley

The law expressly states the intent to combat “forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law.” ” What is so striking about the law is how utterly unapologetic it is in the use of criminal law to curtail not just free speech but free thought.

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UK court allows businessman to sue law firm over hacked emails

JURIST

The aviation tycoon Farhad Azima alleges that the international law firm hired illegal hackers to steal privileged information about his business, leading to a London judge holding him liable for defrauding the sovereign wealth fund of UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah emirate.

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UK Law Commission recommends criminal reforms surrounding non-consensual sexual images

JURIST

Professor Penney Lewis, the Law Commissioner for Criminal Law, advocated for the reforms, saying : Sharing intimate images of a person without their consent can be incredibly distressing and harmful for victims, with the experience often scarring them for life.

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UK criminal barristers begin strike over low pay

JURIST

UK criminal barristers Monday began an indefinite strike in order to force the UK government to increase legal aid funding. Since 2006, criminal barristers in England and Wales have suffered an average decrease of 28 percent in real earnings.

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British Conservative lawmaker found guilty of sexually assaulting teenager

JURIST

A UK Conservative Party MP was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy. Imran Ahmad Khan, an MP of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling party was charged with forcing the teenager to consume alcohol before abusing him in 2008. The incident occurred before Khan became Wakefield MP, and at the time denied the charges.

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