Category: Culture and Society
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Lisa Cherkassky presented on posthumous conception at the University of Manchester
Lisa Cherkassky, who is finishing her PhD through publication at Manchester University this year, has presented her work at their annual postgraduate research conference on Tuesday 10 May 2022 in Manchester. The topic is posthumous conception, and she asked whether we should be removing gametes (sperm and eggs) from the deceased, and whether a best…
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Dr Ana Beduschi: Rethinking digital identity for post-COVID-19 societies
Dr Ana Beduschi published a new article titled ‘Rethinking digital identity for post-COVID-19 societies: Data privacy and human rights considerations’. The article was published by Data & Policy, an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal (Cambridge University Press). The article argues that a potentially positive outcome of the current pandemic could be the development of a more data…
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Dr Inga Thiemann discussed work and its regulation after COVID-19
Dr Inga Thiemann together with the Moving Labour Collective published a blog post on the Futures of Work on ‘Re-imagining Work and its Regulation after COVID-19’. The blog post includes an edited transcript of an online meeting hosted to discuss implications of COVID-19 for labour, its embodied practices, regulation, and the theoretical and activist engagements…
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Dr Inga Thiemann co-organised “Moving beyond Covid?” webinar series
With events taking place throughout June, Dr Inga Thiemann co-organised a webinar series called “Moving beyond Covid?” together with the Moving Labour Collective. The webinar series was set against the backdrop of globally sharpening inequalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was delivered by academics and researchers from around the world with an aim…
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Dr Inga Thiemann publishes article in International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
Dr Inga Thiemann published an article titled ‘Sex Work Regulation, Anti-trafficking Policy, and Their Effects on the Labour Rights of Sex Workers in Germany‘ in the International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. The article focuses on Germany as a case study of regulatory approaches to sex work, the status of sex workers’…
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COVID-19: Human Rights Implications of Digital Certificates for Health Status Verification
PROJECT DESCRIPTION COVID-19: Human Rights Implications of Digital Certificates for Health Status Verification Dr Ana Beduschi (principal investigator) Sponsor: UKRI ESRC (£98,714) Project length: 15 June 2020 – 14 December 2021 About the Project The UK government announced it would consider establishing “immunity passports” as part of a lockdown exit strategy during the ongoing outbreak…
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SCuLE’s Response to the EMRIP Report on Repatriation of Ceremonial Objects and human remains
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response for the EMRIP Report on repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The report was submitted in response to the call by the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People.…
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Guilty Pleas in Child Defendants
This project explores guilty pleas in children. The main aim of the project is to produce and publicise (1) a report that provides policy makers and practitioners with information relating to guilty pleas in child defendants, (2) model guidelines and training materials for practitioners working with children making guilty plea decisions, (3) an empirical base…
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Incentives to Plead Guilty may Undermine the Right to a Fair Trial
Research by Dr. Rebecca Helm and published in the Journal of Law and Society suggests that incentives to plead guilty in England and Wales may undermine the right to a fair trial and lead the innocent to plead guilty. The research shows that many defendants in England and Wales face powerful incentives to plead guilty,…
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Finding Polaris in the Future Regulation of the UK Space Industry
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their second policy brief on the future regulation of the UK space industry, SCuLE Policy Brief No 2. The UK space technology industry is essential for the growth of the UK economy, being vital in particular to communications and national security, and the legal…