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Beijing Law Review (BLR) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in law. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in law and related disciplines. All the manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rig…
Beatriz Graziano Chow
The widespread use of personal data found in social media platforms for artificial intelligence (AI) training purposes raises significant legal concerns, particularly regarding data protection and privacy. This paper critically examines the legal boundaries a…
He Huang
The illegal operation of the “laughing gas” (nitrous oxide) has been widely identified as a key driver of its abuse in China. It is now prosecuted and punished under Article 225 of the Chinese Criminal Law , that is, the crime of illegal business operations,…
Dennis Ridley, Andrea Nelson, 1 1
This article advances an interdisciplinary socio-legal framework for reconceptualizing reparations as psychological and collaborative capacity restoration rather than solely monetary compensation. Drawing on law and society scholarship, political economy, beh…
Diego Fernandes Guimarães
This article addresses the contours of the systematicity of international law from a perspective that contrasts with the distorted image shaped by the paradigm of the state-centeredness of law. Adopting a dialectical methodological approach and employing docu…
Tivdoo Tilley-Gyado, Oluwanifise Samuel Adeleke
This article examines the United Kingdom’s Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) with Rwanda through the lens of statutory interpretation and constitutional principle. It argues that the Supreme Court’s decision in R (AAA) v Secretary of State…
Joseph Agburuwhuo Nwobike
Nigeria’s Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Act 2017 formally recognizes intellectual property (IP) as an eligible form of movable collateral. Yet the country’s principal IP statutes: i.e. the Trademarks Act, the Copyright Act, and the Patents and Design…
Yu Zhang
A reskinned video game replicates the core architecture of an original game, including its gameplay mechanics, game element design, and underlying rules, while only replacing superficial audiovisual elements such as art assets, music, and text. This form of i…
Alexandre Pacheco da Silva, Marina Feferbaum, René Suhurt Salgado
The emergence of AI-powered platforms capable of reconstructing the voice, image, and interactive behavior of deceased individuals has generated a significant and largely unresolved legal problem: the posthumous identity market operates in a regulatory vacuum…
Adriana Goulart de Sena Orsini, Igo Zany Nunes Correa
This article examines the challenges of access to justice in the state of Amazonas, a territory marked by geographical, socioeconomic, and cultural barriers that hinder the enforcement of fundamental rights. With continental dimensions, low population density…
Luiz Fabricio Thaumaturgo Vergueiro
Throughout its institutional development, the Italian State Attorney’s Office (Avvocatura dello Stato) has gone through several phases and is currently focused on defending the fundamental social human rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rig…
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Beijing Law Review (BLR) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in law. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in law and related disciplines. All the manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rig… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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