Alicia Danielsson

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Advancements in medical science and technology have the potential to transform global health, but they also bring ethical challenges related to fairness, accessibility, and equity. Intellectual property laws and governance structures, while encouraging innovation, can inadvertently limit access to essential treatments, particularly in underserved regions. Balancing the need for innovation with the imperative of equitable healthcare requires careful policy design and global cooperation. Addressing these issues is vital to ensuring that medical breakthroughs benefit all populations, not just those with economic or geographic advantages.

Global Health Governance and Human Rights provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the ethical dimensions of healthcare innovation and the mechanisms that either promote or restrict access to life-saving medical treatments. By engaging with diverse perspectives, including those from law, medicine, global health governance, and human rights advocacy, it offers practical insights into how to reconcile the competing demands for innovation and equity. Covering topics such as affordable pharmaceuticals, right to food, and transgender persons, this book is an excellent resource for academicians, legal professionals, policymakers, healthcare practitioners, and those working in global health governance.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is swiftly reshaping global regulatory frameworks, and current discussions on privacy have been thrust into the limelight. The virtual spaces we inhabit and technological advancements demand reevaluating our understanding of privacy, freedom of expression, and access to information. As the world grapples with unprecedented digital transformation, intensified by the global pandemic, exploring the human impact of AI has never been more important. The book, Intersections Between Rights and Technology explores this juncture, dissecting the intricate relationship between the rights we hold dear and the transformative power of technology.

This book navigates the complexities of safeguarding human rights in the digital realm with a multidisciplinary lens. Addressing issues of paramount importance—privacy, human dignity, personal safety, and non-discrimination—the book critically examines the evolving landscape and the necessity to recalibrate legal and societal norms.

In a world where the internet simultaneously empowers and poses risks, the book poses critical questions: Who decides the boundaries of information sharing? How do we protect privacy in the digital sphere while upholding freedom of expression? These questions are not merely theoretical; they represent the forefront of challenges faced by scholars, policymakers, law enforcement officials, and activists.

The chapters within this book provide an exhaustive analysis of the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital age. Each section contributes to a holistic understanding of the subject, from the implications of AI systems on human rights to the intersection of cybersecurity and individual freedoms. Moreover, it extends its gaze beyond theoretical discourse, exploring practical dimensions such as investigating violations of international laws in the digital space and ensuring equitable digital education. Intersections Between Rights and Technology is an indispensable resource for scholars, policymakers, law enforcement professionals, and individuals passionate about shaping a digital world where rights are not just respected but actively protected.

The main goal of New Directions in Practical Experiential Learning is to encourage, enlighten, and enable educators, decision-makers, and students to recognise experiential learning as a fundamental component of modern education. It aims to offer a forum for the sharing of concepts, methods, and revelations that highlight the transforming power of hands-on learning.

Readers will discover a wide range of chapters that explore the theoretical foundations and real-world applications of experiential learning. Each chapter presents a different angle on how experiential learning can be used to bridge the gap between theory and practice, improve employability, and promote professional and personal growth.

This chapter critically examines the legal categorization of forced marriage within the context of modern slavery, focusing on the need for legislative reform in England and Wales. It explores the intricate parallels between forced marriage and modern slavery, emphasizing shared elements of coercion, exploitation, and infringement of autonomy and consent. The discussion includes a philosophical analysis of forced marriage, considering feminist theories and the impact of patriarchal norms. By comparing the current legal frameworks of England and Wales with international standards set by the United Nations and the International Labour Organization, the chapter highlights discrepancies and advocates for harmonization. It underscores the importance of recognizing forced marriage as a form of modern slavery to ensure comprehensive legal responses, protection, and support for victims, culminating in a call for legal reform in England and Wales to align with global human rights efforts.

This chapter explores the integral role of taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) services in combating organized crime, with a specific focus on child sexual exploitation as highlighted by cases like Operation Stovewood. The research scrutinizes the socio-economic impacts of organized crime on individuals and communities, emphasizing the need for a collaborative approach to address these issues. It particularly examines the involvement of the taxi and PHV industry in these crimes and advocates for effective public-private collaboration in tackling organized crime. Organized crime, including activities like human trafficking and extortion, undermines societal stability, fostering violence and eroding public trust in institutions. The chapter presents a disturbing dimension of this crime: the exploitation of certain taxi/PHV drivers in child sexual exploitation scandals, as seen in investigations across cities like Rotherham. This revelation has led to a critical inquiry into taxi and PHV licensing, aiming to address regulatory gaps and ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable individuals. The research adopts a comprehensive methodology, analyzing Operation Stovewood as a case study and reviewing academic and government reports on the effectiveness of policies and legal frameworks governing taxi and PHV licensing. It also explores the ethical and legal responsibilities of regulating taxi and PHV services, balancing safety measures with privacy rights. Key to this discourse is the necessity of public-private collaboration in combating organized crime. The strategic positioning of taxi and PHV drivers as local surveillance agents offers a unique opportunity in this fight. The chapter proposes comprehensive training, legal structures, and ethical guidelines to empower drivers in this role, supplemented by technological advancements like CCTV in taxis and PHVs.

A pervasive and insidious menace thrives in the shadows of societies around the world, affecting millions of people: serious, organized crime. From heart-wrenching tales of human trafficking to the intricate webs of the illegal drug trade and the digital labyrinth of cybercrime, the impact of organized crime resonates everywhere, leaving scars on individuals, families, and entire communities. The actual cost of this criminal underworld remains shrouded, and the pressing question lingers: What can halt the erosion of societal well-being and restore a sense of security?

Economic and Societal Impact of Organized Crime: Policy and Law Enforcement Interventions is a wealth of insight into the critical monitoring, prevention, and interventions of organized criminal activities. Edited by the distinguished professor, Alicia Danielsson, an authority in Comparative and EU law, this multidisciplinary anthology unveils the layers of complexity that lie beneath organized crime's surface. Drawing upon contributions from various sectors, the book brings to light real-life stories, empirical findings, and case studies that dissect the psychological, physical, and economic toll exacted by these crimes. But this time goes further, examining the broader societal repercussions, from trust erosion in institutions to the exacerbation of inequality and poverty.

For academic scholars yearning to comprehend and combat this global peril, this book offers an intellectual sanctuary. It navigates the intricate pathways of criminal networks, corrupt facilitators, and the responses of law enforcement and policymakers. By fostering a comprehensive, evidence-based approach that prioritizes human well-being and community resilience, this work serves as a roadmap to confronting organized crime head-on. As readers embark on a journey through the pages of this volume, they equip themselves with the knowledge and tools to not only understand the depths of this challenge but also to contribute to a world where the grip of organized crime is loosened, and the foundations of security and justice are fortified.

During the COVID-19 pandemic universities around the globe were forced to transition from face-to-face teaching to remote, online learning. This was always intended to be a short-term solution until physical doors re-opened and face-to-face teaching recommenced. However, the challenges of the sudden transition to online teaching also resulted in innovative and creative teaching and learning tools and practices which came with unexpected benefits and opportunities. The recognition of this has resulted in transformations within post-COVID teaching and learning strategies.



The purpose of the case studies in this book is to identify innovative transitions across all faculties and schools of a Higher Education institution in the UK – the University of Bolton – and how these are driving the development of new forms of blended and hybrid teaching and learning approaches.

This chapter presents a collaborative autoethnography study whereby two academics at a medium-sized UK university explore their experiences of teaching entrepreneurship in different business and law school departments to combine expertise and resources to develop interdisciplinary gamification solutions. The combined experiential reflections have contributed to the generation of ideas that will prompt future interdisciplinary content to be created to bridge together fields such as business, social, legal, and technical studies. The chapter concludes that critical factors limiting developments in interdisciplinary entrepreneurship games include a lack of focus on entrepreneurial skills in departments within HEIs other than business schools and a lack of cross-departmental communication and collaboration. Although all the required expertise and resources are present within the university, a genuinely holistic approach can only be developed if innovative teaching tools combine multidisciplinary content from all faculties.

This article presents the findings of an auto ethnographic study of adopted changes in teaching practice within a preparatory foundation module in law at a small to medium sized university in England and Wales. The emphasis of this study is placed on the development or redevelopment of effective learning environments and effective and inclusive teaching, learning, assessment and feedback practices. In particular, the focus on inclusion has formed the main theme in the objective of solving the disparities in terms of literacy and learning skills amongst a cohort of learners with diverse skills bases to build upon. This study has found that most notably, linguistic ability presents a divide within the experienced classroom. The study has revealed best practice in relation to closing the linguistic gaps for EU and International students. This category of student has benefitted most the adopted approaches and methods, Nevertheless, the approaches taken do not compromise the quality or the content of lectures, whereby the initial learning plan based on the SOLO taxonomy is still able to render the desired learning outcomes. This contributes to enhancing inclusivity within the curriculum. The study also finds that motivation is a vital factor in the successful implementation of inclusive learning environments from which all students, regardless of their ethnic and linguistic backgrounds can benefit equally.

The study of legal theory and philosophy entails conducting philosophical and scientific examinations of law and justice as a social phenomenon.
This may include engaging with theories and studies about law and justice with potential elements of speculations on the basis of ideas found in numerous disciplines, such as law, sociology, history, political science, philosophy, economics and natural sciences. The aim is to elucidate the character and nature of law, particularly in relation to society.
In practice, this takes shape in seeking to answer an indefinite range of questions about law and justice, which are not only interesting in themselves but also offer unique insights and an in-depth understanding of legal provisions and concepts in relation to their context.3 Due to the nature and extent of legal theory, it is impossible to consider every possible question which could be raised on a subject matter, especially in subject areas, which may be perceived as controversial, such as laws on prostitution. The vast amount of academic literature available on the subject covers a broad range of different concepts and ideas. This can make it difficult to piece together an initial overview of the core theoretical theories and basic notions before conducting a more in-depth analysis.
Due to the vast range of legal theories available on the subject matter, it will only be possible to discuss a carefully selected number. The intention of this paper is to provide a point of reference when conducting legal theoretical research in the area of prostitution laws through a Eurocentric lens.
Within the study of legal theories, there are two predominant species of jurisprudence identified in academic literature, namely, analytical and normative jurisprudence. Analytical jurisprudence is the umbrella term for theories seeking to answer questions relating to any major concepts of law as well as general questions of the meaning of law.
Normative jurisprudence covers legal theoretical ideas that focus on questions relating to the moral dimensions of law.
Legal Theory classifications are merely labels of convenience. When researching specific theories, they provide valuable navigational aids. However, it is important not to view each theory as a true category. Even within the distinction between analytical and normative jurisprudence, one will find analytical elements in normative jurisprudence and normative elements in analytical jurisprudence.
Thus, even in this “Roadmap” certain theorists may appear in several classifications.