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Volume 12, issue 6, 2023

To Enhance the Credibility of the Green Bond Market through Regulating GBERs: The Case of China pp. 1-23

Xiayang Chen and Weiqiu Long

The Anticorruption Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Beneficial Owner Rule pp. 1-133

Stuart S. Yeh

An Analysis of Post-Apartheid Anti-Fronting Interventions Fostering Mainstreaming of the Black South Africans into Corporate Sector pp. 1-14

Treasure Hlayisani Mathebula and Kolawole Olusola Odeku

A Continuum of Protection to Empowerment: The Evolving Legal Landscape of Decision-Making for Children and Adolescents pp. 1-14

Dominique Moritz and Ben Mathews

Brazil’s Return to the Hunger Map: An Analysis of Public Policies and Effective Measures for Food Security pp. 1-13

Ana Tereza Souza Domingos, Carolina Oliveira Mesquita, Emiliano Lobo de Godoi and Thiago Augusto Mendes

The Covenant School Shooting: Media Coverage and Backlash against the Transgender Community pp. 1-22

Daisy Ball and James Suleyman

Volume 12, issue 5, 2023

The Interplay between the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and Domestic Violence pp. 1-19

Katarina Trimmings, Onyója Momoh and Konstantina Kalaitsoglou

Report on Enforcing the Rights of Children in Migration pp. 1-73

Warren Binford, Michael Garcia Bochenek, Pablo Ceriani Cernadas, Emma Day, Sarah Field, Marci Hamilton, Ton Liefaard, Benyam Mezmur, Fasil Mulatu, Ann Skelton, Julia Sloth-Nielsen, João Stuart, Hans Van Loon and Jinske Verhellen

Theory of Endorsements: Legislative and Jurisprudential Development in Romania and in the European Union pp. 1-17

Vasilica Negruț and Ionela-Alina Zorzoană

A Convergence of Violence: Structural Violence Experiences of K–12, Black, Disabled Males across Multiple Systems pp. 1-21

Gayitri Kavita Indar, Christine Sharon Barrow and Warren E. Whitaker

China’s Investment in the Nigerian Energy Sector: A Prognosis of the Dispute Settlement Paradigm pp. 1-21

Wen Xiang and Olubayo Oluduro

Continuity of Parental Responsibility in Child Abduction Cases: Lesson Learned from the Case of Z. v. Croatia pp. 1-14

Mirela Župan and Martina Drventić Barišin

Protecting Mothers against Domestic Violence in the Context of International Child Abduction: Between Golan v Saada and Brussels II-ter EU Regulation pp. 1-20

Costanza Honorati

Privacy, Property, and Third-Party Esteem in Arendt’s Constitutionalism pp. 1-25

Emmett McGroarty and Brendan McGroarty

An Overview of the Portuguese Electronic Jurisdictional Administrative Procedure pp. 1-24

António Mendes Oliveira, Ricardo Lopes Dinis Pedro, Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro Correia and Fabrício Castagna Lunardi

The Interaction of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention with the Brussels II-ter Regulation: A Focus on the Regime of Recognition and Enforcement pp. 1-10

Maria Caterina Baruffi

Brazil’s Experience with Recognition and Enforcement of Family Agreements in International Child Disputes pp. 1-15

Lalisa Froeder Dittrich

Volume 12, issue 4, 2023

Rights-Based Approaches to Environmental Protection and Pandemic Prevention pp. 1-14

Jason Rudall

Concurrent Convention and Non-Convention Cases: Child Abduction in England and Wales pp. 1-14

Rob George and James Netto

Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech: Human Rights Standards and Their Application in Poland and Slovenia pp. 1-23

Julia Kapelańska-Pręgowska and Maja Pucelj

Legal Framework for Social Infrastructure for Social Integration of the Roma and Their Preferences: Case of Slovenia pp. 1-23

Andrej Sluga, David Bogataj and Eneja Drobež

International Child Abduction in South Africa pp. 1-15

Zenobia Du Toit and Bia Van Heerden

The Application of a Human Rights Approach toward Crimes of Corruption: Analyzing Anti-Corruption Regulations and Judicial Decisions pp. 1-18

Mahrus Ali, Andi Muliyono and Syarif Nurhidayat

Law and Children’s Decision Making: What Is the Rights Approach? pp. 1-18

John Tobin

Abducted Child’s Best Interests versus the Theoretical Child’s Best Interests: Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific pp. 1-13

Mark Henaghan, Christian Poland and Clement Kong

An Examination of the Role of Perpetrator’s Relationship to Overall School Shooting Casualties pp. 1-13

Justin J. Joseph and Christoper W. Purser

Hearing Children’s Objections in Hague Child Abduction Proceedings in England and Wales, Australia, and the USA pp. 1-21

Michelle Fernando and Jessica Mant

Editorial Special Issue on “Migrants and Human Rights Protections” pp. 1-2

Sylvie Da Lomba

The Gap between the International Criminal Court and Victims: Criminal Trial Reparations as a Case Study pp. 1-24

Yidou Yang

Contemporary Nurturing of the 1980 Hague Convention pp. 1-12

Marilyn Freeman and Nicola Taylor

Few Paths after a Long Journey: The Need for a Juvenile Immigration System pp. 1-29

Steven M. Virgil

Habitual Residence: Review of Developments and Proposed Guidelines pp. 1-16

Rhona Schuz

Volume 12, issue 3, 2023

Municipal and Industrial Urban Waste: Legal Aspects of Safe Management pp. 1-26

Svetlana Ivanova and Natalia Lisina

Children’s Participation in Care and Protection Decision-Making Matters pp. 1-26

Judith Cashmore, Peiling Kong and Meredith McLaine

How Can the Adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines Improve Public Policy and Women’s Access to Agricultural Land in Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia? pp. 1-18

Itziar Sobrino-García

Judicial Review of Mufti Decisions Applying Islamic Family Law in Greece pp. 1-18

Nikos Koumoutzis

From Fashion Brand to Artwork: Divergent Thinking, Copyright Law, and Branding pp. 1-19

Marlena Jankowska and Berenika Sorokowska

Disability-Specific Sporting Competitions and the UN CRPD: Segregation as Inclusion? pp. 1-19

Rinke Beekman, Frea De Keyzer and Tim Opgenhaffen

Thomas Aquinas, Ronald Dworkin, and the Fourth Revolution: The Foundations of Law in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism pp. 1-27

Kyle Lauriston Smith

Truth and Justice in Spinoza’s Theological–Political Treatise and the Ethics pp. 1-11

André Kistler

Should Pharma Companies Waive Their COVID-19 Vaccine Patents? A Legal and Ethical Appraisal pp. 1-11

Tammy Cowart, Tsuriel Rashi and Gregory L. Bock

Transitional Justice Process and the Justice Theory of Roland Dworkin pp. 1-23

Helen Gyr

Milestones and Current Dilemmas: Evaluation of Sentencing Standardization for Illegal Possession of Drugs in China pp. 1-23

Jia Wu, Yang Xia and Apei Song

The Persistent, Pernicious Use of Pushbacks against Children and Adults in Search of Safety pp. 1-30

Michael Garcia Bochenek

Practitioner Rehabilitation following Professional Misconduct: A Common Practice Now in Need of a Theory? pp. 1-14

Lois J. Surgenor, Kate Diesfeld and Marta Rychert

Justice and Truth: A Leibnizian Perspective on Modern Jurisprudence pp. 1-9

Matthias Armgardt

Ronald Dworkin: Seeking Truth and Justice through Responsibility pp. 1-9

Samra Ibric

From Canada to Scotland: The Incorporation of Ethical Wildlife Control Principles: A Review pp. 1-16

Hannah Louise Moneagle

Fuller, Dworkin, Scientism, and Liberty: The Dichotomy between Continental and Common Law Traditions and Their Consequences pp. 1-47

Nadia Elizabeth Nedzel

Truth, Ethics and Legal Thought—Some Lessons from Dworkin’s Justice for Hedgehogs and Its Critique pp. 1-12

Matthias Mahlmann

The U.S. Experience in Drafting Guidelines for Judicial Interviews of Children and Its Translation to Hague Abduction Convention Return Proceedings Globally pp. 1-12

Melissa Ann Kucinski

Introduction to the Special Issue «Justice Based on Truth» pp. 1-7

Marcel Senn

A Critical Analysis of the Rights and Obligations of the Manager of a Limited Liability Company: Managerial Legislative Basis pp. 1-21

Tomáš Peráček and Michal Kaššaj

Stratagems as a Means of Achieving Justice and Spreading Truth pp. 1-13

Harro von Senger

A Four-Speed Reform: A Typology for Legal Capacity Reforms in Latin American Countries pp. 1-17

Renato Antonio Constantino Caycho and Renata Anahí Bregaglio Lazarte

Transformative Justice for Elimination of Barriers to Access to Justice for Persons with Psychosocial or Intellectual Disabilities pp. 1-17

Jonas Ruškus

The Human Right to a Fair Trial in Competition Law Enforcement Procedures: A Rising Issue in Indonesian Experiences pp. 1-17

Siti Anisah and Sahid Hadi

Protecting the Human Rights of Refugees in Camps in Thailand: The Complementary Role of International Law on Indigenous Peoples pp. 1-17

Loi Thi Ngoc Nguyen

Volume 12, issue 2, 2023

Criminal Compliance Program as a Tool for Criminal Liability Exculpation of Legal Persons in the Czech Republic pp. 1-15

Pavel Kotlán, Miroslav Ondrúš, Alena Kozlová, Igor Kotlán, Pavel Petr and Radim Kalabis

Morality, Voluntary Laws, and State Neutrality pp. 1-15

Yitzhak Benbaji

“Alleged Disabilities”: The Evolving Tactics of Child Protection in a Disability Rights Environment pp. 1-15

Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir and James Gordon Rice

Cathedral of Sts. Vitus, Wenceslas, and Adalbert—The Melting Pot of Czech Religious, National, and State Identity and Its Legal Status pp. 1-27

Ondřej Frinta and Dita Frintová

Leading Gillick Astray? An Analysis of the Law of Consent Relevant to Trans and Gender Diverse Minors and the Commencement of Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatment pp. 1-27

Malcolm K. Smith

Corporate Criminal Liability: An Overview of the Croatian Model after 20 Years of Practice pp. 1-11

Igor Vuletic

Colombian Hippos and Species Management: Exploring the Legal Case Surrounding the Management and Control of the Colombian Hippos from a Species Justice Perspective pp. 1-13

Elliot Doornbos

Policy and Legal Implications for Working with Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Foster Care in the United States pp. 1-13

Kerri Evans

Case Analysis on the CAS Ad Hoc Division Decisions for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics pp. 1-14

Wenjun Yan

When Criminals Abuse the Blockchain: Establishing Personal Jurisdiction in a Decentralised Environment pp. 1-16

Casey Watters

Transnational Religious Practices as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Complex Case of the Traditional Latin Mass pp. 1-29

Peter Kwasniewski, Izabella Parowicz, Joseph Shaw and Piotr Stec

What Are Restorative Justice Services Recording? Qualitative Analysis of Six Restorative Justice Reporting Templates for Offices of the Police and Crime Commissioner in England pp. 1-26

Benjamin M. Fisk

New Horizons or Business as Usual? New Zealand’s Medico-Legal Response to Digital Harm pp. 1-12

Olivia Kelly

‘We Got Lucky with the Judge’: Access to Justice for Disabled Women in Iceland pp. 1-19

Eliona Gjecaj, Anna Lawson, Rannveig Traustadóttir and James Gordon Rice

Volume 12, issue 1, 2023

The Separate Opinions of a Justice of a Constitutional Court: A Case of Lithuania pp. 1-19

Dovilė Pūraitė-Andrikienė

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) from a Civil Procedure Perspective pp. 1-19

Shahrul Mizan Ismail and Ali Ibrahim Alheji

Democracy, Capacity, and the Implementation of Laws Protecting Human Rights pp. 1-19

David Cingranelli, Skip Mark and Almira Sadykova-DuMond

Pediatric Perspectives and Tools for Attorneys Representing Immigrant Children: Conducting Trauma-Informed Interviews of Children from Mexico and Central America pp. 1-26

Ryan B. Matlow, Alan Shapiro and N. Ewen Wang

Design of Equity Crowdfunding in the Digital Age pp. 1-22

Budi Agus Riswandi, Abdurrahman Alfaqiih and Lucky Suryo Wicaksono

Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Laws in 2022 pp. 1-3

Laws Editorial Office

Crime and Punishment—Crime Rates and Prison Population in Europe pp. 1-14

Beata Gruszczyńska and Marek Gruszczyński

Understanding the Healthcare Needs of Immigrant Children Currently and Previously in Government Custody: A Narrative pp. 1-8

Jaime La Charite, Elizabeth W. Tucker, Julia Rosenberg, Janine Young, Nikita Gupta and Katherine Hoops

Adolescent Capacity to Consent to Participate in Research: A Review and Analysis Informed by Law, Human Rights, Ethics, and Developmental Science pp. 1-49

Ben Mathews

A Will and a Way: Making Displaced Children’s Right to Education Enforceable pp. 1-15

Bill Van Esveld

The Trauma of the Family Separation Policy on Migrant Children (2017–2022) pp. 1-7

Mariela Olivares

Parent-Child Relationship in the Civil Code of China pp. 1-16

Wenting You

EU Institutions: Revisiting Gender Balance and Women’s Empowerment pp. 1-16

Gabriela Belova and Albena Ivanova

Regulation of Incentives for Use of Renewable Energy at the Level of Regional Legislation in Federal States, Using the Russian Federation as an Example pp. 1-16

Anna Kirichenko, Ksenia Kirichenko and Evgeniy Kirichenko

Children’s Developmental (Im)maturity: Aligning Conflicting Decisional Capacity Assessment Approaches in Australia pp. 1-20

Dominique Moritz

Claiming Justice: An Analysis of Child Sexual Abuse Complainants’ Justice Goals Reported during Investigative Interviews pp. 1-17

Robyn L. Holder, Dirkje Gerryts, Francisco Garcia and Martine Powell

International and National in Contemporary Private Law pp. 1-25

Alexei Avtonomov

Regulation of Interaction between Hunters and Land Users: A Comparative Legal Study pp. 1-25

Natalia Lisina, Aleksandra Ushakova, Svetlana Ivanova and Alexander Prosekov

Mitigating the Risk of Autonomous Weapon Misuse by Insurgent Groups pp. 1-24

Jonathan Kwik