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Dr Laura Lammasniemi of Warwick Law School explores the history of consent

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:47:03 GMT

Dr Laura Lammasniemi of Warwick Law School explores the history of consent and how understanding this can help tackle modern day issues in courtrooms on 'The Age of Consent' podcast.

Expert Comment: UK announces sanctions against Bosnian-Serb politicians for ‘undermining peace’

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:56:20 GMT

Dr Andi Hoxhaj of Warwick Law, a specialist in anti-corruption law and policy, civil society, European integration, Western Balkans and regulatory law and policy, comments on the news that the UK has announced sanctions on Milorad Dodik, Bosnian-Serb member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state-level Presidency, and Zeljka Cvijanovic, President of the entity of Republika Srpska, "for their destabilising activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina."

Expert comment: United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:23:45 GMT

Commenting on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released today, Dr Morten Fibieger Byskov said:

"The report shows the need to take the necessary steps to close the adaptation gap, including addressing the global socioeconomic inequalities that disproportionally distribute climate risks and vulnerabilities onto poor and marginalised communities in the Global South."

Expert Comment: Energy Day at COP26

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:35:50 GMT

The fourth day of COP26 is Energy Day and University of Warwick researchers are putting forward their views on the issues and challenges in combatting climate change through our energy use.

Dr Tom Pettinger, Professor Keith Hyams, and Dr Caroline Kuzemko, all of Politics and International Studies, comment.

Expert Comment: G7 countries should create better vaccine supply chains

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:10:00 GMT

Dr Sharifah Sekalala from Warwick School of Law comments on Unicef's call to G7 countries to begin distributing vaccines now rather than waiting and sending surplus doses in one go.

"Countries in the G7 should avoid a model in which they think about dumping excess vaccines in developing countries and instead think about creating better supply chains."

What is the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act and why is it changing?

Fri, 14 May 2021 13:41:56 GMT

The Government announced in the Queen’s Speech that it is going to deliver on its manifesto commitment to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. The Labour Party manifesto also promised to repeal the Act on the grounds that it had stifled democracy and propped up weak governments. Depending on your point of view, this is either a power grab by the prime minister to secure partisan advantage or a welcome step to get rid of a badly designed constitutional anomaly, explains Wyn Grant, Professor Emeritus in Warwick's PAIS and expert on British Politics.

Expert Comment - UK asylum overhaul "inaccurate, unrealistic"

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:43:13 GMT

The UK government's Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has today announced a new system for people seeking asylum in Britain. Read the story here on BBC News.

Professor Dallal Stevens, an expert on asylum from the School of Law at the University of Warwick, comments:

"Home Secretary, Priti Patel, clearly has no understanding of UK asylum law and policy, or its history. If she did, she would realise that much of what she is proposing is either (a) inaccurate, (b) unrealistic, (c) existed previously or (d) unlikely to achieve her goals."

Expert Comment: Inauguration Day and President Biden's Priorities

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:58:04 GMT

Speaking this morning with Phil Upton of BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, Dr McCrisken, Associate Professor, US Politics and International Studies, said:

"President Trump’s legacy is being written right now. He’s ending his presidency under such dark clouds - he’s been impeached, there’s going to be a trial in the Senate that could convict him and prevent him from becoming a candidate again for the Presidency, so he’s leaving with lots of controversy – which of course is something that he’s always cultivated to a large extent, he wants to make everything about him."

Designated survivor: What happens if the President of the United States falls ill?

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:35:53 GMT

What is the protocol if the leader of the free world is taken ill? With the UK Prime Minister and members of his team testing positive for COVID-19 last week, nothing can be ruled out. PPL Co-Director Dr Trevor McCrisken from Warwick’s Department of Politics and International Studies looks at what could happen.

Expert Comment: Why are people feeling driven to panic buy?

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:19:00 GMT

Dr Georg Löfflmann from the Department of Politics and International Studies comments:-

"Evolution has given us two systems of thought, ‘system 1’, which is fast, instinctive and emotional, and ‘system 2, which is slower, more deliberative and logical. Because of ‘cognitive bias’, embedded in human biology, emotions and intuition can override a rational assessment of objective fact."