Reforming defamation law in multiple jurisdictions
Dr Andrew Scott
"Dr Scott’s research has informed legislative and judicial developments which serve to rebalance the individual and social interests in reputation and freedom of speech reflected in defamation laws."
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Protecting the human rights of internally displaced persons
Dr Chaloka Beyani
Given the pressing mass displacement challenges facing South Sudan, accession to the Kampala Convention is a significant milestone for the protection and assistance of almost two million internally displaced South Sudanese.
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Reforming the law on storage time limits for frozen eggs
Professor Emily Jackson
It was Professor Jackson who clarified that the law was discriminatory … [She] has masterminded the plan of action to change the law, and she is undoubtedly the leading reproductive medicine lawyer of this generation. She has demonstrated a combination of scholarship and practical action, putting that scholarship to use in order to benefit the thousands affected by the law.
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Pursuing effective data protection
Dr Orla Lynskey
[Dr Lynskey’s approach has] opened a discussion about how agencies should cooperate to address infringements that could simultaneously lead to the undermining of the fundamental rights to data protection and privacy while at the same time leading to a disruption of competition when practices are applied by dominant undertakings.
Improving justice by establishing a test of "fitness to plead" in criminal court
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Professor Jill Peay
Professor Peay’s research, together with Dr Nigel Blackwood (Institute of Psychiatry) and Dr Michael Watts (UCL), addresses the core issue of fairness in the criminal justice system, by providing a legal mechanism for ensuring that those who cannot be tried fairly are not exposed to conviction and punishment.
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