Legal Issues Journal 5(1)

Description

Legal Issues Journal (LIJ) publishes original research on all legal matters affecting justice, equality and other pressing issues for societies. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary work at the intersection of law and other disciplines, such as genetics, biosciences, philosophy, linguistics, neuroscience, medicine, and business.The Journal publishes original papers, case comments, short reports, debates and book reviews. The Journal also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. Contribution to society, nationally and internationally, is the focus of LIJ.LIJ uses double-blind peer review process where both the reviewer(s) and the author(s) are anonymous.

IN THIS ISSUE:

ARTICLES

• Copyright Protection of Fictional Characters in Films: U.K. and U.S. Perspectives
  Bashayer Al-Mukhaizeem
• International Competition Law: The Antitrust Damages Directive Feb 2016
  Ruth Flaherty
• The Resounding Success of the Insurance Act 2015 with a Slight Blemish
  Jiannan Lin
• Violence Against Women in Palestine and Mediocre Accountability
  Tamara Tawfiq Tamimi
• Is Pornography Merely Obscene? Feminist Perspectives on the Regulation of Pornography
  Godwin Tan

CASE COMMENTS

• Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz
  [2016] EWCA Civ 556: Judicial Apparent Bias and How It Affects the Parties
  Konstantinos Georgiadis
• Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd: The Limits of the Fairchild Exception
  Jonathan Mellor