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Read more at: Stevie Martin featured in Blog of the European Journal of International Law

Stevie Martin featured in Blog of the European Journal of International Law

9 April 2020

Dr Stevie Martin (LML Member) has written a blog post for EJIL:Talk (the blog of the European Journal of International Law) about derogation from the ECHR in light of COVID-19. A Domestic Court’s Attempt to Derogate from the ECHR on behalf of the United Kingdom: the implications of Covid-19 on judicial decision-making in...

Read more at: Dr Kathy Liddell quoted in NY Times article on medical rationing and COVID-19

Dr Kathy Liddell quoted in NY Times article on medical rationing and COVID-19

3 April 2020

Dr Kathy Liddell (LML Director) has been quoted in an article by the NY Times about the UK’s approach towards medical rationing in relation to Coronavirus. The UK has an established history of offering public guidance on medical treatment at the of life, including some high level guidance for pandemics. Guidance from the...

Read more at: LML joins COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database

LML joins COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database

31 March 2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Parliament needs quick access to researchers who can provide expert insights relating to both Coronavirus and its wider consequences. To speed up the process of Parliament accessing relevant research expertise, a COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database has been created. LML has joined this...

Read more at: LML Compilation on COVID-19

LML Compilation on COVID-19

26 March 2020

In light of the present public health situation, the Cambridge Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences has created a publicly accessibly Google Drive document: COVID-19: Literature on the Legal and Ethical Issues Facing Front-line Healthcare Professionals This compilation is intended to support transparent and public...

Read more at: Patents on Life: Religious, Moral and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property

Patents on Life: Religious, Moral and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property

16 March 2020

patents_on_life_cover.jpeg A chapter co-authored by Dr Kathy Liddell (LML Director) and Dr Simon Ravenscroft has been published in Thomas C. Berg, Roman Cholij, and Simon Ravenscroft (eds.) Patents on Life: Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property (Cambridge University Press...

Read more at: Nature Biotechnology publishes sixth article by LML evidence-based IP research group

Nature Biotechnology publishes sixth article by LML evidence-based IP research group

11 March 2020

LML’s evidence-based IP research group is pleased to announce that it has published another article in Nature Biotechnology . The paper titled -- ‘ One year after Vanda, are diagnostics patents transforming into methods of treatment to overcome Mayo-based rejections? ’ -- examines the effect of the decision in Vanda...

Read more at: Law, Hormones, and Sport: a level playing field?
Poster for the Baron de Lancey Lecture 2020: Law, Hormones, and Sport: a level playing field?

Law, Hormones, and Sport: a level playing field?

10 February 2020

Unfortunately, due to present public health concerns, the 2020 Baron de Lancey Lecture has been cancelled. In 2018, the International Association for Athletic Federations enacted regulations that prevent female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone from competing in some athletics events. The validity of...

Read more at: LML and C-EENRG receive competitive grant to investigate collective action problems underpinning Anti-Microbial Resistance

LML and C-EENRG receive competitive grant to investigate collective action problems underpinning Anti-Microbial Resistance

1 January 2020

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest public health emergencies of our time. AMR is an evolutionary process whereby microbes —like bacteria, fungi, and viruses— acquire resistance to the antimicrobial substances we have long depended upon to stop their spread, including antibiotics, antifungals, and...

Read more at: Dr Liddell participates in Global Forum on Intellectual Property, Access to Medicines and Innovation

Dr Liddell participates in Global Forum on Intellectual Property, Access to Medicines and Innovation

12 December 2019

On 9-10 December 2019, Dr Kathy Liddell (LML Director) participated in the Global Forum on Intellectual Property, Access to Medicines and Innovation. Oranised by the South Centre and Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, the Global Forum brought together policy makers and leading academic figures to examine...

Read more at: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry publishes article by LML Collaborators

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry publishes article by LML Collaborators

27 November 2019

Dr Daisy Cheung (LML collaborator based at Hong Kong's Centre for Medical Ethics and Law) and Dr Elizabeth Fistein (LML Affiliate, Cambridge Clinical School) have co-authored an article with others titled, Articulating future directions of law reform for compulsory mental health admission and treatment in Hong Kong . The...

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