This page highlights the world class research of the University of Essex law school.
30/09/2019
Gendered perspectives on terrorism and counter-terrorism response - a recent workshop at University of Essex law school:
Gendered Perspectives on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Responses A Dialogue on the Sahel Region and North Africa Dr. Carla Ferstman, Senior Lecturer in Law, Dr. Emily Jones, Lecturer in Law, Floriane Borel, Agnieszka Szafranowska On 29-30 July 2019, the authors …
29/09/2019
The first Essex Law podcast - with Prof Steve Peers, Prof Maurice Sunkin and Charilaos Nikolaidis discussing the Supreme Court judgment on prorogation of Parliament:
Episode 1 - Prorogation: the Supreme Court judgement On Tuesday 24 September, the UK Supreme Court delivered an historic judgement, declaring Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament unlawful. With the ink on this extraordinary ruling bar
23/09/2019
New guidance and rulings on gender stereotyping and advertising - analysis by Alexandros Antoniou:
Advertising regulation: an insight into recent developments On 14 June 2019, the Advertising Standards Authority, the UK’s advertising watchdog, introduced new rules which target ads featuring gender stereotypes likely to cause harm, or serious or wid…
19/09/2019
Regulation of misleading advertising by essay writing websites
Blog post on the recent ASA decision, by Alexandros Antoniou:
Essays for sale? ‘Misleading’ essay writing ad banned by the ASA Dr. Alexandros Antoniou, Lecturer in Media Law, University of Essex On 11 September 2019, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, found that claims on the website…
04/09/2019
Is the prorogation of Parliament right as a matter of constitutional principle? New analysis by Prof Theodore Konstadinides and Charilaos Nikolaidis:,
To Prorogue or Not? Theodore Konstadinides, Professor of Law, University of Essex and Charilaos Nikolaidis, Lecturer in Law, University of Essex have published a new piece on the Blog of the International Journal…
12/07/2019
New research on regulation of Uber - co authored by University of Essex senior lecturer Yseult Marique:
Uber in London: the battle between public and private regulation Dr Yseult Marique, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Essex Dr Yseult Marique and her co-author Enguerrand Marique have published a chapter, entitled ‘Uber in London: The battle between public a…
29/05/2019
Social justice in EU financial consumer law - a recent paper by Dr Andrea Fejos:
Social Justice in EU Financial Consumer Law Dr Andrea Fejős, Lecturer in Law, University of Essex Dr Fejős’ recent paper for Tilburg Law Review considers how social justice influences EU financial consumer law. It provides a new way of looki…
17/05/2019
New book on Constitutional Pluralism in Ireland, the EU and the ECHR - by Tom Flynn: https://wordpress.com/post/essexlawresearch.wordpress.com/154
15/05/2019
Executory Contracts in Insolvency Law - a new book co-edited by Eugenio Vaccari, University of Essex law lecturer: https://essexlawresearch.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/executory-contracts-in-insolvency-law/
09/05/2019
How does defamation law apply to posts on Twitter?
Comments on a case concerning a libellous tweet by a UKIP official, by Alexandros Antoniou: https://wordpress.com/post/essexlawresearch.wordpress.com/148
25/04/2019
Consumer rights in EU law
Analysis of CJEU case law on social justice for mortgage debtors, by Andrea Fejos:
Behind the frosty glass: the EU’s Unfair Contract Terms Directive as a tool for justice in the modern financial sector Dr Andrea Fejos, Lecturer in Law, University of Essex. Dr Fejos researches and teaches in the areas of consumer contract law and financial services law. She has published on a range of topic…