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Month: October 2026

COP 17: Intensified livestock production reinforces colonial logics, and does nothing to arrest the global biodiversity crisis

In this post, Dr Sean Madden discusses the animal sourced food consumption in the light of colonial heritage and global governance.

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on
26 October 202626 October 2026
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Rebuilding After Genocide and the Unfinished Protection of the Êzîdîs

In this post, Dr Hoshman Ismail addresses the issue of societies rebuilding after genocidal experience, in the light of the relevant United Nations practice and academic literature.

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on 20 October 2026Leave a comment on Rebuilding After Genocide and the Unfinished Protection of the Êzîdîs

Reimagining Commercial Law: Generative AI and its Impact on Higher Education and Legal Practice

In this post, Mrs Frances Seabridge and Dr Andreas Georgiou summarise the Reimagining Commercial Law workshop’s findings on generative AI in legal education and practice.

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on
19 October 202619 October 2026
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Cohabitation Reforms – where ancient Equity meets modern feminism

In this post, Rachel Gant discusses the issues of common law marriage from the legislative and the litigation points of view.

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on 14 October 2026Leave a comment on Cohabitation Reforms – where ancient Equity meets modern feminism

Do Animals Have to Be Useful to Deserve Legal Protection?

Motunrayo Esan is a Law PhD researcher at the University of Birmingham. Her research examines the history, text and implementation of the Animal Welfare Strategy for Africa through Third World Approaches to International Law.

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on
9 October 20269 October 2026

The concept of dispute in Nicaragua v Germany

In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelahsvili addresses elements and applications of the concept of legal dispute before the International Court of Justice

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on
5 October 20266 October 2026

The Minab school strike – an obvious war crime

In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses the debate around the US strike on the Minab school of 28 February 2026

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on
5 October 202612 October 2026

The Continuing Challenges of Regulating Software as a Medical Device

In this post, Muireann Quigley, Laura Downey, and Louise Hatherall discuss how the rise of software as a medical device challenges regulatory frameworks built around physical goods.

Author:Author Alexander Orakhelashvili
Published: Posted on 2 October 2026
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