Law thesis and dissertation collection
Presented here is a selection of theses and dissertations from the School of Law. Please note that this is not a complete record of all degrees awarded by the School.
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Legal challenges relating to the evolution of money in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR): a new analytical framework
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)In Clerke v Martin, Lord Holt, facing a diffusion of promissory notes, stated that these instruments were only an invention of “Lombard Street, which attempted in these matters of bills of exchange to give laws to ... -
Towards China's development goals: an evaluation of the role played by China's foreign investment legal regime
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)This thesis evaluates the role played by China’s foreign investment legal regime in leading its inward and outward investments towards the country’s development goals. China has set five development goals that are ... -
Reconsidering the question of the link between the parties in Unjust Enrichment claims
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Much of the current debate in unjust enrichment scholarship revolves around two distinct problems. The first problem is identifying the kind of connection between claimant and defendant that suffices to support an unjust ... -
Precautionary principle and the protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the case of activities on their lands
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)This thesis focuses on how the Precautionary Principle, a general principle of international law, can strengthen the protection of Indigenous peoples’ rights, when States’ actions may affect their lands and territories. ... -
Taxation and state aid: the notion of fiscal state aid and the Commission's new approach
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)This thesis examines the notion of State aid, encompassed in Article 107(1) TFEU, as it applies to fiscal cases. This analysis is important, as the notion of fiscal aid is, due to its fiscal subject matter, different from ... -
How is human trafficking regulated in the UK? A critical examination of the UK's anti-trafficking response
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Over the last decade, jurisdictions across the UK have paid increased attention to the problem of human trafficking, as exemplified by the enactment of new specialised legislation (reserved and devolved), the increase ... -
Landlord's hypothec in Scots law
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-11-30)This thesis considers the law of the landlord’s hypothec in Scots law. It is divided into three parts. Part A examines the history of the hypothec from its introduction into Scotland in the sixteenth century to the ... -
Assessing the standard of legitimacy in the United Nations climate change regime through a compensatory constitutionalism lens
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-11-30)The thesis assesses the standard of legitimacy in the United Nations climate change regime through a compensatory constitutionalism lens. The objective of the research undertaken is to recast the narrative surrounding ... -
Contesting citizenship: an intersectional feminist approach to abortion in international human rights law, with a focus on El Salvador and Ireland
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)In October 2012, the death of Savita Halappanavar reignited the abortion debate in the Republic of Ireland. In March 2013, ‘el caso Beatriz’ drew international attention to the complete criminalisation of abortion in El ... -
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Exploring Feminist Engagements with Law and Armed Forces
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-11-30)This thesis explores militaries’ efforts to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). As militaries around the world declare their commitment to gender mainstreaming and implementation of the Women, ... -
Caught between desire and danger: power, agency and emotion work in American college women's heterosexual lives
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)This empirical study, grounded in a feminist epistemology, analyses young, American college women’s reflections on their heterosexual lives. The context of these women’s heterosexual experiences provides a backdrop to ... -
Loquacious legislature: are statutes ‘always speaking’?
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)This thesis concerns: (a) how we should understand legislative words and phrases if they have changed in meaning since they were enacted; and (b) how the UK courts have actually done so. The key question is: should we give ... -
Taxonomy of non-pecuniary losses in English tort law: normative losses and Consequential losses as organising concepts
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Even though non-pecuniary losses are of great practical importance and arguably they are familiar to any actor in the legal system, the field is hugely understudied and there is a considerable lack of theorisation in several ... -
Words matter: human rights language in the United Nations' counter-terrorism law, policy and proceedings
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)This thesis critically analyses the mobilisation of the language of human rights by and within three UN principal organs involved in counter-terrorism: The General Assembly, the Security Council and the office of the ... -
Expert paediatric evidence in alleged infant harm: the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-10-09)The aim of this thesis is to investigate and further understanding of the interaction between paediatricians providing expert opinion evidence in cases of alleged child abuse and the various fact-findings tribunals who ... -
Fishing power Europe: examining the EU's normativity in its external fisheries action
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-22)The EU is a major fishing power, portraying itself as a normative actor and as a champion of sustainable fishing. In this thesis, ‘normative power’ denotes a powerful actor that acts in a principled way. This thesis ... -
Legislative scrutiny on constitutional grounds in the United Kingdom Parliament: the contribution of constitutional committees to (political?) responsibility for the constitution
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-01)This thesis focuses on institutional arrangements designed to strengthen the ability of political institutions to assess the constitutional implications of legislation in the law-making process. It sheds light in the ... -
Augmenting employee protection during hostile takeovers of private sector companies in China: lessons from the German co-determination model
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-01)China is currently undergoing a wave of corporate takeovers and accordingly, hostile takeovers are projected to rise. The term “corporate takeover” is a reference to the “means of one company acquiring control over another,” ... -
Female directors on board: the roadmap for India
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-01)“One woman” to “one independent woman” director … where next? This statement explains the core of this thesis, which aims to craft a future roadmap for India in relation to boardroom gender diversity. In line with global ... -
Critical infrastructure: a social worlds study of values, design and resistance in Tor and the Tor community
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-01)While cybercrime research has become well-established within criminology, there is very little criminological research which treats the infrastructures and platforms of the Internet as subjects of criminological enquiry. ...
