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Volume 15, issue 3, 2026

Aging Behind Bars: The Growth of the Older Incarcerated Adult Population and Emerging Penal Reform pp. 1-17

Hyemin Shin and Myunghee You

More than One-Dimensionality: Brief Remarks on Pensée Complexe, Harmonization and Intangible Cultural Heritage pp. 1-11

Alejandro Knaesel Arrabal and Otávio Henrique Baumgarten Arrabal

The EUA-PREP-CICP Medico-Legal Framework for Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir During the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 1-12

Tung-Hu Tsai

The Interplay of Legal Capacity, Convergence, and Development in Insolvency Reform pp. 1-29

Bolanle Adebola

Digitising Bills of Lading in the UAE: Legal Governance and Implementation Challenges pp. 1-19

Mohamed Morsi Abdou, Ayman M. Zain Othman, Aisha Obaid Alqaydi and Mahmoud Fayyad

Volume 15, issue 2, 2026

Tides of Change: Counter-Terrorism, Rights, and Commercial Efficiency in UK Ports pp. 1-21

Selina Wai Ming Robinson

Criminalising Asylum Beyond Prosecution: Exclusionary Law and Policy in the UK pp. 1-21

Sarah Singer

The Interplay Between the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention and the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child pp. 1-21

Stefanie Schmahl

Implementing EU Sanctions Through Criminal Law: Serious Negligence as a New Form of Culpability in the Slovak Republic pp. 1-14

Libor Klimek

Cyprus’ Approach to the Digital Services Act: Harmonisation, Enforcement, and Practical Implications pp. 1-14

Alexandropoulou Antigoni and Themistokleous Antigoni

Civil Liability Odds in Information Leaks: Controversial Legal Debates and Emerging Judicial Doctrines in Jordan pp. 1-16

Ahmed M. Khawaldeh

Analysing the Impact of the GCM in Canada Through the Lens of Mobility Facilitation: An Invitation to Rethink the GCM’s Potential to Advance the Human Rights of Migrants pp. 1-30

Baptiste Jouzier

Can a Regional Law Regulate End-of-Life Care in Italy? Ethical and Medico-Legal Perspectives pp. 1-9

Tommaso Spasari, Paolo Bailo, Emerenziana Basello, Giuliano Pesel and Giovanna Ricci

Combating Cyberbullying Among Children: A Comparative Legal Analysis of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan pp. 1-17

Zhyldyz Tegizbekova and Talgat Sarsenbayev

The Honor of His Own, and Model of Future Times: George Wythe’s American Revolution in Civic Education pp. 1-17

Samuel Postell

Nationalisation as a Response to Failing Public Service Providers: Challenges and Alternatives pp. 1-28

Rebecca Parry and Hakan Sahin

The Primacy of Civic Life: Aristotle’s Critique of Hippodamus pp. 1-10

Sebastian R. Graham and Matthew K. Reising

Harmonising Trade Secret Protection in AI: Innovation, Opacity and Digital Vulnerability pp. 1-15

Cristiani Fontanela, Thaís Alves Costa and Andréa de Almeida Leite Marocco

A Jeffersonian Approach to Civic Engagement, Through Civic Education and the Flexibility of the Natural Law pp. 1-23

Thomas Cook and Boleslaw Z. Kabala

Transplanting Australia’s Consumer Data Right: A Viable U.S. Open Banking Model? pp. 1-24

Rory O’Callaghan and Casey Watters

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Administration of Justice: Suggested Framework of Ethical Principles and Reasoning of Judges in the Use of Intelligent Systems pp. 1-26

Nikolaos Manos, Emmanouil Technitis and Athanassia Sykiotou

The United Kingdom’s Ukraine Schemes and the Case for a Safe Passage Visa: At-Risk People, So-Called ‘Safe and Legal Routes’, and the Refugee Convention pp. 1-18

Jennifer Morgan

Greening Human Rights in Africa: The African Court and the Environmental Accountability of States and Corporations pp. 1-27

Adeline Auffret O’Neil, Indira Boutier and Emmanuel Maganaris

Development of a Smart Contract for the Transfer of Copyrights in an Artwork Linked to an NFT pp. 1-25

William Fernando Martínez Luna, Ana María Moreno Ballesteros and Edgar José Ruiz Dorantes

State Capture, Symbolic Law, and the Perceived Risk of Reporting Corruption: A Multilevel Analysis of Bribery in Africa pp. 1-20

Joseph Yaw Asomah and Eugene Emeka Dim

Menstruation and the Myth of the Gender-Neutral Worker: Structural Inequality in Labor Law pp. 1-13

Bernadett Solymosi-Szekeres

Volume 15, issue 1, 2025

An Insolvency Toolkit for SMEs in Emerging Economies—A Spotlight on Uganda pp. 1-20

Hamiisi Nsubuga

The APUNCAC Strategy to Counter DPRK Sanctions Evasion pp. 1-38

Stuart S. Yeh

Constitutional Rights in Educational Administration: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Scholarship pp. 1-18

Sabah M. A. Al Momani

Towards a Renewed Civic Pragmatism: Integrating Policy, Law, and Statistical Literacy in Civics Education pp. 1-11

Phillip Marcial Pinell

Copyright and Intangible Cultural Heritages in China: Conflict, Compatibility, and Coexistence pp. 1-13

Qinqing Xu

Intergenerational Equity in International Climate Law as a Legal Criterion for the Interpretation of State Climate Obligations According to the ICJ pp. 1-28

Eliana Díaz-Cruces, Camilo Zamora-Ledezma and Simone Belli

Custodian of Autonomous AI Systems in the UAE: An Adapted Legal Framework pp. 1-17

Mohamed Morsi Abdou

Electoral Justice in Jordan: Judicial Oversight of Appeals Between Legitimacy and Participation pp. 1-30

Abeer Hassan Al-Qaisi, Rehan Naji Abu Elzeet, Mutasem Khaled Heif, Shadi Meeush D’yab Altarawneh, Loiy Yousef Aldaoud and Mostafa Hussam Altarawneh

Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and the “Galesburg Challenge” pp. 1-30

Jason W. Stevens

Transposition and Implementation of European Union Renewable Energy Legislation in France, Italy, and Germany: A Regulatory Perspective and a Comprehensive Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges pp. 1-35

Ana Maria Fagetan

UK Consumer Protection and the Debate for Reform in Medical Device Liability pp. 1-16

Nicholas T. H. Farr, Elliot J. Owen and Rohan M. Bhalekar

Deepfake Sextortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: A Doctrinal and Regulatory Analysis pp. 1-39

Mohamed Chawki, Subhajit Basu and Kyung-Shick Choi

The Collingridge Dilemma and Its Implications for Regulating Financial and Economic Crime (FEC) in the United Kingdom: Navigating the Tension Between Innovation and Control pp. 1-43

Adam Abukari

Volume 14, issue 6, 2025

Transformative Public Procurement of Artificial Intelligence pp. 1-13

Giovanni Fabio Licata

Mapping Religion in Australian Federal Legislation: An Empirical Analysis of 288 Federal Statutes pp. 1-29

Maria Ambrose and Renae Barker

Small Firms, Big Gap: Rethinking MSME Rescue in EU Insolvency Law pp. 1-29

Emilie Ghio

Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Criminal Procedure Law and Practice in Kazakhstan pp. 1-33

Gulzhan Nusupzhanovna Mukhamadieva, Akynkozha Kalenovich Zhanibekov, Nurdaulet Mukhamediyaruly Apsimet and Yerbol Temirkhanovich Alimkulov

When Does Website Blocking Actually Work? pp. 1-18

Aaron Herps, Paul A. Watters, Daniela Simone and Jeffrey L. Foster

Shifting Responsibility on a Spectrum: The UK’s Responsibility for Externalised Border Control Operations pp. 1-26

Kathryn Allinson

Communication Barriers in the Criminal Courts of England and Wales: Experiences of Defendants with Mental Health Conditions or Learning Disabilities pp. 1-26

Edmore Tendai Masendeke

National Implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: A Comparative Law Perspective pp. 1-24

Ancui Liu

Woman as a Victim—Examples of Discriminatory Provisions in Criminal Law pp. 1-31

Olga Sitarz

Law Enforcement on Misuse of Social Assistance Funds: A Legal Sociology Perspective pp. 1-20

Wiwie Heryani, Ratnawati Ratnawati, Maskun Maskun, Amaliyah Amaliyah, Andi Muhammad Aswin Anas, Muhammad Hasrul, Asmunandar Asmunandar, Muhammad Surya Gemilang and Wafiq Azizah

Comparative Labor Law Studies in Indonesia and Malaysia: Social–Economic Inequality and Governance of Migrant Workers pp. 1-25

Yeti Kurniati and Abdillah Abdillah

Narrative Injustice and the Legal Erasure of Indigeneity: A TWAIL Reframing of the Kashmiri Pandit Case in Postcolonial International Law pp. 1-22

Shilpi Pandey

The Jurisprudence of Functional Identity: Artificial Intelligence as a Combatant in Warfare Under Article 43(2) of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions pp. 1-40

Johnny Sakr

Examining the Impact of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on Refugee Women pp. 1-23

Nora Honkala

Disability, Sex Work, and the Law: A Comparative Case Study of Two Judicial Rulings pp. 1-28

Rina B. Pikkel and Sagit Mor

Deconstructing Corruption: From (Un)Fixed Definitions to Evolving Perspectives pp. 1-21

Maria Samantha Orozco Menéndez

An Exploratory Study on Application of Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria pp. 1-21

Osita Kingsley Odo, Stephen Meyers, Lilian Ebere Anazube, Ijeoma J. Ogu and Ijeoma Igwe

Harmonisation of the Albanian Anti-Money Laundering Law with the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive: Challenges and Perspectives pp. 1-21

Gledis Nano and Gentjan Skara

Reconceptualizing Human Authorship in the Age of Generative AI: A Normative Framework for Copyright Thresholds pp. 1-30

Fernando A. Ramos-Zaga

Tort Immunity Waiver for Vaccine Injuries: Ethical and Legal Perspectives pp. 1-10

Tammy Cowart and Gregory L. Bock

Deepfakes and the Geneva Conventions: Does Deceptive AI-Generated Misinformation Directed at an Enemy During Armed Conflict Violate International Humanitarian Law? A Critical Discussion pp. 1-34

Berkant Akkuş

Volume 14, issue 5, 2025

Enhancing Marine Environmental Protection Enforcement in Taiwan: Legal and Policy Reforms in the Context of International Conventions pp. 1-23

Shu-Hong Lin and Yu-Cheng Wang

From Solidarity to Exclusion: The ‘Safe Country’ Concept in UK Asylum Law and the Irony of Borders pp. 1-23

Rossella Pulvirenti

The Shifting Sands of Legal Aid Deserts: Access to Justice for Asylum in 2022–24 pp. 1-19

Jo Wilding

From National Rules to Global Norms: Aligning China’s L2 Autonomous Ship Regulations with the IMO MASS Code pp. 1-19

Yu Peng, Xinyi Han, Yanglian Ye and Rongyu Fan

Religious Actors as Friction Creators Shaping the AI Dialogue pp. 1-17

Whittney Barth

The Cost of Justice: Vicarious Trauma and the Legal System’s Duty of Care to Jurors pp. 1-17

John S. Croucher and Rebecca Ward

Insect Trafficking: A Green Criminological Perspective pp. 1-17

Angus Nurse and Elliot Doornbos

Locked Away While Innocent: Women, Human Rights, and Pre-Trial Detention pp. 1-17

Samantha Jeffries and Barbara Owen

The Regulation of Market Manipulation in the EU Energy Sector: Doctrinal Analysis of REMIT II’s Sanctioning Framework pp. 1-27

Ionuț Bogdan Berceanu, Mihaela Victorița Cărăușan and Alina Zorzoană

Durable Protection in the European Union: The Case of Persons Fleeing Armed Conflicts pp. 1-27

Christel Querton and Iryna Hnasevych

Do Mass Tort Negligence Class Actions Adequately Compensate Victims and Effectively Deter Tortfeasor Wrongdoing? pp. 1-21

Nikki Chamberlain and Michael Legg

Law, Gender Justice, and the Dynamics of Democratic Backsliding pp. 1-21

Reut Itzkovitch-Malka

Optimizing the Societal Value of Tort Law by Meeting Justice Needs of All Stakeholders: Towards Restorative Tort Law pp. 1-24

Femke M. Ruitenbeek-Bart and Arno J. Akkermans

Tax Strategy as an Alternative to Tax Incentives to Stimulate Investment in the Global Minimum Tax Era in Indonesia pp. 1-15

Amelia Cahyadini, Prita Amalia and Fahriza Fahriza

Cultivating Continued Control: Post-Separation Abuse and Entrapped Legal Consciousness pp. 1-25

Einav Perry, Gil Rothschild Elyassi and Arianne Renan Barzilay

Socially Distancing the ‘Irregular’ Migrant: An Arendtian Political Analysis of Contemporary UK Asylum Law pp. 1-22

Joel Platt

Is Private Law Tort Adjudication a Public Good? The Case of Dissipation of Damages pp. 1-22

Prue Vines and Kylie Burns

“Nobody Really Got Hurt”—The Legitimization of the Grey Area of Sexual Violence and the Reflection of Gender Roles pp. 1-22

Aixa Louro de Almeida, Sofia Knittel, Bárbara Pereira, Emma de Thouars da Silva and Andreia de Castro Rodrigues

International Law and the Protection of Migrant Children with Disabilities pp. 1-22

Mary Elizabeth Crock

Volume 14, issue 4, 2025

Toward a ‘Green Intelligence’? The Intelligence Practices of Non-Governmental Organisations Which Combat Environmental Crime pp. 1-33

Charlotte M. Davies

Accessibility of Dutch Public Space: Regulations and Local Actions by Pedestrians with Disabilities pp. 1-13

Dick Houtzager and Edwin Luitzen De Vos

How Can Legal Measures Protect Chinese Doctors from Patient Violence? pp. 1-20

Weimin Shi, Ruiyu Geng and Hanbin Wang

Organisational Challenges in US Law Enforcement’s Response to AI-Driven Cybercrime and Deepfake Fraud pp. 1-18

Leo S. F. Lin

Community Cornerstones: An Analysis of HBCU Law School Clinical Programs’ Impact on Surrounding Communities pp. 1-18

Adeshola Akintobi, Sabine O’Hara, Elgloria Harrison and John Brittain

Authorship and Ownership Issues Raised by AI-Generated Works: A Comparative Analysis pp. 1-18

Anthi Gaidartzi and Irini Stamatoudi

Copyright Implications and Legal Responses to AI Training: A Chinese Perspective pp. 1-23

Li You and Han Luo

Hybrid Working Policies, Reasonable Accommodation, and Staff with Disabilities: A Case Study of European Universities pp. 1-19

Lisa Waddington

From Legal Commentaries to Common Instruction: Joseph Story’s Abridgments to His Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States pp. 1-15

Brigid Flaherty Staab

Incremental Progress in Combating IUU Fishing: A Review of China’s 2020 Administrative Regulations for Distant-Water Fisheries pp. 1-17

Qing Zhao, Xuexin Yi and Ming Jing

Apologies in Mitigation of Damages for Negligence: Incentive or Weapon? pp. 1-17

Jessica Kerr and Robyn Carroll

Algorithm Power and Legal Boundaries: Rights Conflicts and Governance Responses in the Era of Artificial Intelligence pp. 1-28

Jinghui He and Zhenyang Zhang

Justice Delayed in the COVID-19 Era: Injunctions, Mootness, and Religious Freedom in the United States Legal System pp. 1-16

Karen McGuffee, Tammy Garland and Sherah L. Basham

A Study on the Underperformance of Civil Law in the University Rankings and Research Databases pp. 1-16

Zlatan Meskic

Moral Injury: An Emerging Aspect of the Employer’s Duty of Care to Employees? pp. 1-21

Wendy Elizabeth Bonython

Balancing Privacy and Risk: A Critical Analysis of Personal Data Use as Governed by Saudi Insurance Law pp. 1-14

Mutaz Abdulaziz Alkhedhairy

Resolution After Medical Injuries: Case Studies of Communication-and-Resolution-Programs Demonstrate Their Promise as an Alternative to Clinical Negligence pp. 1-14

Jennifer Sarah Schulz

Mining Work Health, Safety Laws and Serious Industrial Crimes in Australia: Down the Shaft of Jurisdictional Inconsistency pp. 1-30

Trajce Cvetkovski and Neville Weston

Volume 14, issue 3, 2025

AI Moderation and Legal Frameworks in Child-Centric Social Media: A Case Study of Roblox pp. 1-38

Mohamed Chawki

Intersections of the Right to Education and Human Dignity in International Human Rights Law: A Purpose-Based Analysis pp. 1-22

Obinna Christian Edeji

Navigating Uncertain Terrain: Risk of Abuse or Misuse of Psychiatric Epistemic Power in the Face of Uncertainty Without Ethical Reflexivity and Regulation pp. 1-11

Abdullah Yıldız and Berna Arda

Evaluating the Wallet-Based DCEP: Regulatory Innovations and Implementation Strategies in China’s Retail CBDC pp. 1-26

Zhenyong Li and Jianxing Li

On Gastronomic Jurisprudence and Judicial Wellness as a Matter of Competence pp. 1-19

Alan C. Logan, Colleen M. Berryessa, Pragya Mishra and Susan L. Prescott

Tax Control Between Legality and Motivation: A Case Study on Romanian Legislation pp. 1-23

Ioana Maria Costea, Despina-Martha Ilucă and Maria-Eliza Galan

A Problem-Solving Court for Crimes Against Older Adults pp. 1-23

George B. Pesta, Julie N. Brancale and Thomas G. Blomberg

The Banality of Crimmigration—Can Immigration Law Recover Itself? pp. 1-15

Catherine Dauvergne

Algorithmic Bias as a Core Legal Dilemma in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Conceptual Basis and the Current State of Regulation pp. 1-15

Gergely Ferenc Lendvai and Gergely Gosztonyi

The Prison-Identity Complex: Unravelling Labour and Law in Identity-Based Prison Worklines pp. 1-32

Lihi Yona and Faina Milman-Sivan

Rethinking Trademark Dilution in Jordan: Addressing Ambiguities and Aligning with Global Standards pp. 1-30

Shatha Majid Shannag and Subhajit Basu

Using Computational Methods to Explore Law in Sermons pp. 1-16

Markus M. Totzeck and Valentin Fuchs

From a Medical to a Social Model: The Evolution of Disability Rights in the Peruvian Constitutional Court’s Jurisprudence (2004–2024) pp. 1-21

Alfonso Renato Vargas-Murillo, Enlil Iván Herrera-Pérez, Rafael Fortunato Supo Hallasi, Carlos Alberto Cueva Quispe and Ilda Nadia Monica de la Asuncion Pari-Bedoya

Volume 14, issue 2, 2025

Application of Shia Islamic Law in Contemporary Legal Systems pp. 1-18

Akif Tahiiev

The Fourteenth Amendment and University Intellectual Diversity pp. 1-11

Christopher R. Green

The Evolution of Mental Health Legislation in South Africa: Towards a Rights-Based Approach pp. 1-26

Letitia Pienaar

The UK’s Foreign Investment Security Review Mechanism: Characteristics, Origins, and Responses pp. 1-22

Shaotang Wang, Lingyi Yang and Guozhen Li

An Adaptive Conceptualisation of Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Regulation and Ethics pp. 1-28

Ikpenmosa Uhumuavbi

Corporate Insolvency Laws in Selected Jurisdictions: US, England, France, and Germany—A Comparative Perspective pp. 1-28

Ana Maria Fagetan

Use of Drones in Disasters in the European Union: Privacy Issues and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mass Surveillance Jurisprudence of the ECtHR and the CJEU pp. 1-28

Maria Maniadaki, Dimitrios D. Alexakis and Efpraxia-Aithra Maria

A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Alternative Models of Incarceration pp. 1-16

Anamalia Suʻesuʻe, Dylan Pilger and Lorinda Riley

Global Compacts and the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration: A Clash Between the Talk and the Walk pp. 1-16

Gamze Ovacık and François Crépeau

Inter-American Human Rights System and Social Change in Latin America pp. 1-16

Martha Gutiérrez

Judicial Narratives and ‘Reality’: A Thematic Analysis of References to Family Violence in Sentencing Remarks for the Offence of Threat to Kill pp. 1-16

Jonathan Pears and Patricia Easteal

Limits of Legal Certainty: A Commentary on the “Dana Gas” Case pp. 1-16

Badreddine Berrahlia and Mourad Benseghir

The Lawfulness of Citizenship Deprivation: Comparing Australia and the UK pp. 1-21

Guy Baldwin

Intellectual Property as a Strategy for Business Development pp. 1-21

Ligia Isabel Beltrán-Urvina, Byron Fabricio Acosta-Andino, Monica Cecilia Gallegos-Varela and Henry Marcelo Vallejos-Orbe

Emerging Technologies, Law and Policies pp. 1-4

Esther Salmerón-Manzano

Between Urgency and Exception: Rethinking Legal Responses to the Ecological Crisis pp. 1-15

Houda Alhoussari

Special Prosecutor’s Offices and Their Position in a State Governed by the Rule of Law: Is the Abolition of Office of Special Prosecution in Slovakia Unconstitutional? pp. 1-23

Libor Klimek and Bystrík Šramel

A Little Too Little, A Little Too Late: The Political Impact of Russia’s Anti-Corruption Enforcement pp. 1-19

Marina Zaloznaya and William M. Reisinger

Volume 14, issue 1, 2025

Promoting Equal Protection and Regulatory Remedies for Balanced Civic Education pp. 1-23

Peder Humlen

Political Parties as “Great Schools” of Civic Education pp. 1-13

Joseph Postell

The Right to Be Oneself: The International and Italian Situation Regarding Gender Incongruence, Focusing on Legislation, Rights, Access to Care, and Appropriateness pp. 1-12

Nicola Di Fazio, Giuseppe Delogu, Miriam Ottaviani, Gianpietro Volonnino, Mauro Arcangeli, Fabio Del Duca, Biancamaria Treves and Raffaele La Russa

Cryptocurrencies as a Threat to U.S. Homeland Security Interests pp. 1-10

Austen D. Givens

In Pursuit of Civic Engagement in Texas: Leveraging Trust in a Changed Legal Landscape pp. 1-34

Catherine Copeland, Amy O’Dell, Abigail Smith, Jessica Garcia and Boleslaw Z. Kabala

Confiscation Beyond the All-Crime Approach and the Proportionality Principle—A Case of the Lithuanian Illicit Enrichment Offence Concept pp. 1-14

Skirmantas Bikelis

Termination Clauses in Common Law and Civil Law: A Comparative Corpus-Based Analysis of English–Italian Terms of Service pp. 1-14

Patrizia Giampieri

Antibiotic Resistance, Polycentricity, and the Regulation of Antibiotic Prescribing in the Primary Care Setting pp. 1-26

David J. Carter

Unkept Promises: On the Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in Korea pp. 1-17

Dae Un Hong and Jae Sun Kim

Advancing Asset Tokenization in the European Union and Latvia: A Regulatory and Policy Perspective pp. 1-17

Nauris Jūrmalis, Anželika Berķe-Berga and Marta Urbāne