Queen Mary University of London, Postgraduate Law Conference 2012*

Taking Risks and Challenging Legal Thought

Tuesday 22nd May 2012 Joseph Rotblat Building, Charterhouse Square Campus, London EC1M 6BQ

08:30 – 09:15 Registration & Coffee (Room: G.08)

09:15 – 09:30 Welcome (Room: lecture theatre)

- Professor Alan Dignam: Director of Graduate Studies, School of Law, Queen Mary of University London.

09:30 – 11:00

Session 1A: International Law Chair: Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice | Room: G.05 - The CISG: A Veritable Tool for Globalisation in Africa Uchenna Anyamele, Durham University

- A Legal Framework for Virtual Property Michaela MacDonald, Queen Mary University of London - The Influence of International Law on The Chilean Legal System: More than Just Pinochet Rodrigo Cespedes, Lancaster University

Session 1B: Refugee & Asylum Law Chair: Dr Paresh Kathrani | Room: G.06 - Asylum Seekers, Human Rights and the Welfare State: anintersectional analysis Katie Bales, Northumbria University

- Human Rights Standards and the Determination of the 'Internal Flight Alternative' in Refugee Law Bríd Ní Ghráinne, University of Oxford

- Exclusion from Refugee Status: Asylum Seekers and Terrorism in the UK Sarah Singer, Queen Mary University of London

Session 1C: Commercial Law Chair: Professor Alan Dignam | Room: lecture theatre

- Is Reputational Risk Sufficient to Guarantee Financial Sector Compliance with Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Legislation? Colby Mangels, University of Geneva

- The Importance of Competition Compliance Programs within Companies Patricia Pérez Fernández, Max Planck Institute Munich

- Dilemma between the Identification of Diverse ‘Two Markets’ and the Interpretations of ‘New Product’: Some Thoughts on a Possible Two-Fold Approach Tiancheng Jiang, Ghent University

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00

Session 2A: Arbitration Chair: Dr Stavros Brekoulakis | Room: lecture theatre

- Challenges and Opportunities for the National Constitutional System in Dealing with Global Investment Regime Younsik Kim, University of Edinburgh

- Investment Arbitration: A Social Exchange Analysis Shokouh Hossein Abadi, King’s College London

- Public Policy Control of Arbitral Awards Involving Competition Law Agnieszka Ason, Freie Universität Berlin

Session 2B: Human Rights Chair: Ms Merris Amos | Room: Room: G.05

- The Use of Foreign Jurisprudence in UK Human Rights Cases: Behind the Scenes Hélène Tyrrell, Queen Mary University of London

- Asking the Right Questions: Preventing Terrorism while Complying with the Rule of Law John Adenitire, Durham University

- Fatherhood and Work-Family Reconciliation: Comparing the EU Experience and the ECHR System Alice Margaria, European University Institute

Session 2C: Medical Law Chair: Professor Richard Ashcroft | Room: G.06

- The 'Medical Exception' in Criminal Law: Scope and Justifications Lisa Forsberg, King’s College London

- Ownership and Commercialisation of Human Biological Materials (and the) Impact on Scientific and Medical Research Semande Ayihongbe, University of Southampton

- Patient Treatment Choice of Complementary Medicine in the NHS, a Legal and Policy Paradox? Maria Sheppard, Queen Mary University of London

13:00 – 14:10 Lunch & Poster Presentations (see end of document for presentation titles)

14:10 – 15:10

Soapbox Session (Room: lecture theatre) Chair: Professor Chris Reed

- Sentencing Should be Inconsistent Elizabeth McClory, Durham University

- IOSCO: The World Financial Standard-Setter Antonio Marcacci, European University Institute

- Not all Ius Cogens Norms are Actually Cogent Jelena Obradovic, University of Belgrade

- Marriages of Convenience Contracted to Exploit a Loophole in the EU Free Movement Directive Aleksandra Jolkina, Queen Mary University of London

- Towards a Common European law of Exploitation Contracts of IP Rights? Theodoros Chiou, University of Strasbourg

- Challenges of Europeanisation and the Risks to English Contract Law Omar Abdel Aziz, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

15:10-15:20 Short Break

15:20 - 16:50

Session 3A: Constitutional Law & Legal History Chair: Dr Mario Mendez | Room: lecture theatre

- Statutory Interpretation and Judicial Activism: Challenging Parliamentary Sovereignty? Tom Graddon, Aberystwyth University

- The Missing Witness? King George V, Competence and Compellability and the Legacy of the Criminal Libel Trial of Edward Frederick Mylius. Robin Callender Smith, Queen Mary University of London - Representing the Nazi Past in Recent Legal Scholarship Simon Lavis, University of Nottingham Session 3B: Criminal Law Chair: Ms Amber Marks | Room: G.05

- ASBOs and the Community: Towards a Fairer Criminal Justice? Marie-Aimee Brajeux, Queen Mary University of London

- The EU, Criminal Law and Gender-based Violence Nick Beard, University of Sussex

- Protecting Lives, Restricting Knives - the Issue of Self-Defence and Possession Offences. Ffion Llewelyn, Aberystwyth University

15:20 - 16:50

Session 3C: Intellectual Property Law Chair: Professor Guido Westkamp | Room: G.06

- Why Companies Should not be Authors under Copyright Law Emmanuel Oke, University College Cork

- Creative Destruction of Legal Scholarship: The Example of Copyright Discourse Patrick Goold, Max Planck Research School for Competition and Innovation

Developing Guidelines for Patenting Biotech Inventions: A Comparative Interdisciplinary Study in the E.U., United States and Canada Vivian Mak, Queen Mary University London

Session 3D: European Union Law Chair: Mr Nick Bernard | Room: G.08 - The EU Enlargement and Anti-corruption Standards: From Candidacy to Accession Julija Brsakoska Bazerkoska, Cologne University

- Transnational Risk Communication and Regulation in the European Union: Forging the Consensus of European Climate Action Po-Hsiang Ou, University of Oxford

- Sitting on the EU Naughty Step: the Alteration of Fundamental Rights Approaches through the Wormhole of Free Movement Law Stephanie Reynolds, University of Liverpool

16:50 – 17:00 Short Break

17:00 – 18:00

Plenary Session (Room: lecture theatre)

‘After the PhD: Academia or a Legal Career?’

- Professor Kenneth Armstrong, Queen Mary University of London - Dr Antonis Patrikios, Field Fisher Waterhouse

18:00 – 18:30 Closing Speeches (Room: lecture theatre)

Professor Stavros Brekoulakis: Director of CCLS Graduate Studies, Queen Mary University London

Hélène Tyrrell & Ana Alba Betancourt: Conference Organisers and PhD Representatives, Queen Mary University of London

18:30 Drinks Reception

Poster Presentations

⎯ The Payment Services Regulations 2009: Is it a Final Solution to the Legal Issues Arising in the Context of Electronic Funds Transfer Transactions? Samahir Abdulah, University of Plymouth

⎯ Should Deviation be Treated as a Fundamental Breach of the Contract of Carriage by Sea? Tariq Alawneh, Huddersfield University

⎯ The Scope of Copyright Law Protection of Computer Programs Study on Private International Law: Kuwait and England Bashayer Alghanim, University of Nottingham

⎯ Freedom of Movement of Workers in the African Union: Comparison with the European Union Yousef Elgallai, Huddersfield University

⎯ Emanation of the Good Faith Principle During Performance of the Contract Delia-Ionela Ropan, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

⎯ Human Rights Treaties and Unrecognised Entities Pei-Lun Tsai, University of Nottingham

⎯ Assessment of China’s Antimonopoly Law Dealing with Patent Licensing: From a Comparative Perspective of EU Competition Law Model Yichen Yang, University College Dublin

⎯ Previous Statements and the Evaluation of Witness Credibility Carla Teteris, Queen Mary University of London

⎯ Liability of Oil Pollution under International Maritime Law: Analysis of Divided Responsibility Timothy Wright, London School of Economics

⎯ Openness and Intellectual Property: Instruments for Enlarging the Freedom to Operate Carl Mair, Leiden University, Netherlands

* Timetable is accurate as of 16th May 2012 but may be subject to revision in accordance with changes to presentations and additions or withdrawals to the agenda.