Legal Issues Journal Series

Legal Issues is an international journal managed and published by the UK Law Students' Association (UKLSA). The Journal publishes fine research in all fields of law on the basis of its contribution to the society, originality, interdisciplinary interest, and elegance. Legal Issues also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. It aims first to facilitate a forum for the sharing of knowledge, news, and trends concerning the application of the law throughout the globe and for further development in all fields of law. Second, the journal seeks ensure the dissemination of fine accessible work to the public throughout the world.   In This Issue: Companies of Past and Present: Lessons from the East India Company on the Use and Regulation of Private Forces Today by Katerina Galai Court of Arbitration for Sport: The Effectiveness of CAS Awards and FIFA by Matteo Maciel A Critical Analysis of the Commonly Recommended Reforms of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) by Himaloya Saha. Suing Public Authorities: Who Wins? by Tom Stafford Corporate Social Responsibility: Here to Stay by Andreas Thrasyvoulou The Illusion of Choice—Have Enforced Caesarean Cases Introduced a New Class of Incompetent Adults? by Mabel Wei  Misusing Drugs and Misapplying Paternalism: Injecting Portuguese Decriminalisation into the UK Justice System by Ellen Wright and Kate Harker. Agamben's State of Exception in Context: A Critical Analysis With Regard to Post-9/11 Jurisprudence by Stefanos Xenofontos. Omissions and the Mysterious Public Veil: Consideration of the "Immunity" of Public Authorities in Negligence Claims by Jason Yong.

Legal Issues is an international journal managed and published by the UK Law Students' Association (UKLSA). The Journal publishes fine research in all fields of law on the basis of its contribution to the society, originality, interdisciplinary interest, and elegance. Legal Issues also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. It aims first to facilitate a forum for the sharing of knowledge, news, and trends concerning the application of the law throughout the globe and for further development in all fields of law. Second, the journal seeks ensure the dissemination of fine accessible work to the public throughout the world. In this issue:  ARTICLES Copyright Protection of Fictional Characters in Films: U.K. and U.S. Perspectives . Bashayer Al-Mukhaizeem International Competition Law - Antitrust Damages Directive Feb 2016' (IP/Competition Law) . Ruth Flaherty The Resounding Success of the Insurance Act 2015 with a Slight Blemish . Jiannan Lin Violence Against Women in Palestine and Mediocre Accountability . Tamara Tawfiq Tamimi Is Pornography Merely Obscene? Feminist Perspectives on the Regulation of Pornography.  Godwin Tan CASE COMMENTS  Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2016] EWCA Civ 556: Judicial Apparent Bias and How It Affects the Parties . Konstantinos Georgiadis Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd: The Limits of the Fairchild Exception.  Jonathan Mellor

In This Issue: ARTICLES Human Tissue Authority New Draft Code: Supporting Child Donors or Supporting Parents? by Lisa Cherkassky The Underprivileged See No light in LASPO Act 2012 by Gina Heung Jurisprudence and Structural Realism by Kevin Lee Regulating MNCs and International Norms: Challenges in Focusing on a Human Rights Approach in Emerging Markets and Possible Alternatives by Samuel E. Ojogbo Whole Life Orders in Hutchinson v UK: A Counter-Revolution, or Evolution to Vinter? by Daron Tan CASE COMMENTS Lowick Rose LLP (in liquidation) v Swynson Ltd & Anor [2017] UKSC 32 by Peter Underwood BOOK REVIEWS Comparative Law for Spanish-English Speaking Lawyers, reviewed by Elena Vivar and J. Bryan Warnock The History of Law in Europe: An Introduction, reviewed by Markus McDowell

Legal Issues is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research on all legal issues affecting society, including: law and genetics/biosciences; law and justice; law and philosophy; law and medicine; law and business; and law and equality.   IN THIS ISSUE: What makes abortion morally impermissible? A Dworkinian perspective on abortion rights and the intrinsic value of life. By Neeva Desai The Issue of Mens Rea in the Crime of Genocide and Why It Needs to be Amended. By Chanthima Neth Forcible Acts by States towards Non-State Actors Operating in Disputed Waters: Beyond the Limits of International Law? By Marianthi Pappa Genetic Data Misuse: Risk to Fundamental Human Rights in Developed Economies. By Fatos Selita CASE NOTE: Turkish Courts and the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. By Oya Dirim BOOK REVIEW: Trends in Climate Change Legislation. Review by Ş. Bayram BOOK REVIEW: The Foundations of the EU as a Polity. Review by Janet Furness

Legal Issues Journal (LIJ) publishes original research on all legal matters affecting justice, equality and other pressing issues for societies. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary work at the intersection of law and other disciplines, such as genetics, biosciences, philosophy, linguistics, neuroscience, medicine, and business.The Journal publishes original papers, case comments, short reports, debates and book reviews. The Journal also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. Contribution to society, nationally and internationally, is the focus of LIJ.LIJ uses double-blind peer review process where both the reviewer(s) and the author(s) are anonymous.   IN THIS ISSUE: A Note from the Executive Publisher "Is there a Justification for the Existence of Patent Law in the International Pharmaceutical Industry?" By Bashayer Al-Mukhaizeem, University of Sussex Human Rights in a Hostile Environment: Can International Human Rights Law Effectively Constrain Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom?" By Sarah Crowe, SOAS "International Private Law as a Model for Private Law Jurisdiction in Cyberspace" by Dr. P. R. Stephenson, University of Leicester School of Law CASE NOTE-An Onerous Standard of Care in History Taking (FB v Princess Alexandra Hospital) by Philippa Kemp, Liverpool Law School, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool BOOK REVIEW:   Paul Torremans, ed. Research Handbook on Copyright Law. Second Edition. Reviewed by David Felipe Alvarez Amezquita, University of Tolima, Colombia