Publications
Our academics are recognised as authorities in their fields. They have written on important
issues facing the legal world in the UK and internationally.
Full details of publications can be found in
individual staff profiles.
Latest publications by our academics
Dr Chris Marsden, (2011) Internet Co-regulation: European Law, Regulatory Governance and
Legitimacy in Cyberspace, Cambridge University Press, 328pp.
Drawing on state-of-the-art literature and groundbreaking case studies and legal analysis, Dr Marsden presents a
vital insight into Internet regulation in Brussels, London and Washington, revealing the extent to which states,
firms and (to a lesser extent but increasingly) citizens are developing a new type of regulatory bargain: co-regulation.
Dr Audrey Guinchard, "Crime in Virtual Worlds: the Limits of Criminal Law" [July 2010]
vol 24 no.2 International Review of Law, Computers & Technology pp 175-182
Virtual worlds such as Second life are not immune from crime. Their users can misuse their computer skills to
damage virtual property or to control avatars of other users. Dr Guinchard looks at how criminal law in England and
Wales might respond to this emerging issue.
Professor Maurice Sunkin, Public Law: Text Cases and Materials [with Andrew Le Sueur and
Jo Murkens, Oxford University Press 2010]
This key text book for undergraduates provides an introduction to the principles of constitutional law. The
authors explain the key principles of constitutional law and practice, drawing on a diverse range of materials, along
with case studies designed to bring the subject alive.
Dr David Marrani, "Confronting the symbolic position of the judge in western European legal
traditions: a comparative essay" [2010] vol 3 no.1 European Journal of Legal Studies
The symbolic position of the judge is investigated by Dr Marrani, to see how it is characterised and constructed
within the main western European legal traditions.