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Legal Issues is an international journal managed and published by the UK Law Students' Association (UKLSA). The Journal publishes fine research in all fields of law on the basis of its contribution to the society, originality, interdisciplinary interest, and elegance. Legal Issues also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. It aims first to facilitate a forum for the sharing of knowledge, news, and trends concerning the application of the law throughout the globe and for further development in all fields of law. Second, the journal seeks ensure the dissemination of fine accessible work to the public throughout the world.
In This Issue:Companies of Past and Present: Lessons from the East India Company on the Use and Regulation of Private Forces Today by Katerina Galai
Court of Arbitration for Sport: The Effectiveness of CAS Awards and FIFA by Matteo Maciel
A Critical Analysis of the Commonly Recommended Reforms of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) by Himaloya Saha.
Suing Public Authorities: Who Wins? by Tom Stafford
Corporate Social Responsibility: Here to Stay by Andreas Thrasyvoulou
The Illusion of Choice-Have Enforced Caesarean Cases Introduced a New Class of Incompetent Adults? by Mabel Wei
Misusing Drugs and Misapplying Paternalism: Injecting Portuguese Decriminalisation into the UK Justice System by Ellen Wright and Kate Harker.
Agamben's State of Exception in Context: A Critical Analysis With Regard to Post-9/11 Jurisprudence by Stefanos Xenofontos.
Omissions and the Mysterious Public Veil: Consideration of the "Immunity" of Public Authorities in Negligence Claims by Jason Yong.
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Legal Issues Journal (LIJ) publishes original research on all legal matters affecting justice, equality and other pressing issues for societies. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary work at the intersection of law and other disciplines, such as genetics, biosciences, philosophy, linguistics, neuroscience, medicine, and business.
The Journal publishes original papers, case comments, short reports, debates and book reviews. The Journal also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. Contribution to society, nationally and internationally, is the focus of LIJ.
LIJ uses double-blind peer review process where both the reviewer(s) and the author(s) are anonymous.
