Category: Articles

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Big Data: What It Is And What It Means For The Legal Industry?

Big Data: What It Is And What It Means For The Legal Industry?

Author: Öznur Uğuz, MSc in European Economy and Business Law at the Tor Vergata University of Rome, 2021-2023 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 Abstract In the digital age we live in, data is considered a valuable asset like gold and oil. The term “Big Data,”...

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Training artificial intelligence: how the DSM directive’s Text and Data Mining exception shaped the rules of AI Training and possible future outcomes

Training artificial intelligence: how the DSM directive’s Text and Data Mining exception shaped the rules of AI Training and possible future outcomes

Author: Annalisa Ricchiuti, LL.M in Intellectual Property and Competition Law-Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), 2020-2021 Editor: Bobbie Smith, MA Geography University of Aberdeen 2016-2020 / Graduate Diploma in Law University of Exeter 2020-2022   The Digital Single Market Directive (DSMD)[1] of 2019 introduced new copyright rules, including provisions on copyright limitations for text and...

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Evaluation of Smart Contracts in Contract Law

Evaluation of Smart Contracts in Contract Law

Author: Narmin Huseynzada, LLB, Baku State University, 2016-2020 Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021   Laws play a significant influence on both smart and regular contracts. However, when analyzing how smart contracts work, they differ from the term “contract” that is used in the legal meaning. Nick...

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Navigating the Transnational Sale of Goods: The Role and Importance of Trade Usages and Practices Today

Navigating the Transnational Sale of Goods: The Role and Importance of Trade Usages and Practices Today

Author: Mahammad Jafarov, Legal Consultant, LLB at Baku State University (2018-2022), MA in Diplomacy and International Affairs at ADA University (2022-2024) Editor: Elnur Karimov, LLD (Doctoral Program in Law) at Kyushu University, 2021-2024  Abstract In the globalized world, international trade has become a crucial part of the economy of many countries. With the increasing number...

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Analysis of the Extent of sanctions effectiveness in International Law

Analysis of the Extent of sanctions effectiveness in International Law

Author: Shahlar Ibadzade, LLM in Saarland University: Europa-Institut – European and International law, 2019-2022 Editor: Bobbie Smith, MA Geography University of Aberdeen 2016-2020 / Graduate Diploma in Law University of Exeter 2020-2022 Abstract Briefly, there is a wide variety of financial sanctions, some of which include the freezing of assets, the limitation of trade, and...

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Algorithmic Discrimination: Problem Areas, Mitigation, and Legal Discussion

Algorithmic Discrimination: Problem Areas, Mitigation, and Legal Discussion

Author: Öznur Uğuz, MSc in European Economy and Business Law at the Tor Vergata University of Rome, 2021-2023 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 Abstract Recent advancements in technology and mass-scale digitalization have made the use of algorithms in decision-making possible. Algorithms have already been adopted...

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The Peaceful Conflict: The EU Law against Member States’ Legislations

The Peaceful Conflict: The EU Law against Member States’ Legislations

Author: Shahlar Ibadzade, LLM in Saarland University: Europa-Institut – European and International law, 2019-2022 Editor: Bobbie Smith, MA Geography University of Aberdeen 2016-2020 / Graduate Diploma in Law University of Exeter 2020-2022  Abstract The European Union law (hereinafter “the EU Law”), and on the other hand, the interaction of legislations of 27 EU member states,...

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Prudential Banking Requirements: Spotlight on the European Banking Union

Prudential Banking Requirements: Spotlight on the European Banking Union

Author: Nafisatu Wiafe Ansah, LLB University of Padova, 2015-2016 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 Due to the particularly delicate and risky nature of banks, and the importance they play in the socio-economic well-being of society, there has always been the need, and increasingly so, to...

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The Internet of Things: Legal Considerations and Regulatory Framework

The Internet of Things: Legal Considerations and Regulatory Framework

Author: Öznur Uğuz, MSc in European Economy and Business Law at the Tor Vergata University of Rome, 2021-2023 Legal Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 The Internet of Things (IoT) is an advanced technology which connects the physical world to the digital one and offers several benefits...

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Liquidated Damages Clauses in Common and Civil Law Systems

Liquidated Damages Clauses in Common and Civil Law Systems

Author: Narmin Huseynzada, LLB, Baku State University, 2016-2020 Editor: Bader Kabbani, LLM International Commercial and Economic Law, SOAS, University of London, 2020-2021 Liquidated damages (LD) clauses are designed to protect the innocent party from the breach of contractual obligations. They facilitate the demand of damages as a creditor with no obligation to prove its loss...