Impact on society
Many of our research projects have an impact on society, you can see these below.
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The Children and the Law Research Group
The Children and the Law Research Group brings together academics from across the University of Sheffield whose research interests relate to children, childhood, and parents, with a focus on how law and legal regulation affects each of these.
Project Fortitude
Project Fortitude aims to improve children and young people’s legal capability. Or, in other words, their ability to deal effectively with the many law-related issues that they encounter in their everyday lives - at home, at school and in their wider communities.
Fit For Law
Procedural fairness, accountability and the ombudsman
The project’s aim is to understand the impact of the different means employed to verify the quality of ombudsman determinations and address user concerns.
Procedural fairness, accountability and the ombudsman project
Sustainable Market Actors for Responsible Trade
This project aimed to address a global challenge that remains increasingly pressing: How to achieve the EU’s development goals and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, while meeting the global target of staying within two degrees global warming and avoid transgressing other planetary boundaries.
Categorised under: Sheffield Institute of Corporate and Commercial Law (SICCL) and Impact on Society
The impact of Brexit on the protection of democracy in Europe
Dr. Pablo Castillo is collaborating with Elcano Royal Institute through a Strategic Secondment. He will study the impact of Brexit on the protection of democracy in Europe. Elcano Royal Institute is the most important Spanish Think Tank for international affairs, and a leading institution in Europe.
Categorised under: Sheffield Centre for International and European Law (SCIEL) and Impact on Society
The impact of Brexit on the protection of democracy in Europe
Brexit: reciprocal healthcare inquiry
The inquiry will focus on the reciprocal healthcare implications of Brexit for UK citizens travelling, living and/or working in the rest of the EU, and for EU citizens travelling, living and/or working in the UK, in both the short and medium term.
Bhutan justice project
The project is focused on understanding and supporting justice needs in Bhutan and has included work on juvenile detention, law reform and engagement with civil society organisations.
Categorised under: Centre for Criminological Research (CCR) and Impact on Society
Juri-Policy. Improving Judicial Councils in Europe through Evidenced-Based Policy-Making
Pablo Castillo-Ortiz
Categorised under: Sheffield Centre for International and European Law (SCIEL) and Impact on Society
Juri-Policy. Improving Judicial Councils in Europe through Evidenced-Based Policy-Making
New rating reveals compliance of top 30 German companies
Andreas Rühmkorf
Categorised under: Sheffield Institute of Corporate and Commercial Law (SICCL) and Impact on Society
Egalitarian Digital Privacy: Image Based Abuse and Beyond
Tsachi Keren-Paz
Categorised under: Sheffield Institute of Corporate and Commercial Law (SICCL) and Impact on Society
The Peaceful Settlement of Cyber Disputes
Russell Buchan, Daniel Franchini and Nicholas Tsagourias
Categorised under: Sheffield Centre for International and European Law (SCIEL) and Impact on Society
The Rights to Privacy and Data Protection in Times of Armed Conflict
Russell Buchan and Asaf Lubin
Categorised under: Sheffield Centre for International and European Law (SCIEL) and Impact on Society
The Rights to Privacy and Data Protection in Times of Armed Conflict
Study on the Control and Enforcement Rules for Geographical Indication (GI) protection for non-agricultural products in the EU (January - August 2021)
The Digitalisation of Tribunals: What we know and what we need to know
Dr Joe Tomlinson's research project is at the forefront of legal research and how law is being administrated in modern times.
The Digitalisation of Tribunals: What we know and what we need to know
Law in Context: Rapid Response Event & Podcast Series
What’s Law Got to Do With It? Quite a bit, as it turns out! Law in Context is a rapid-response event and podcast series that dives into the legal side of the latest news. Co-hosted by Dr. Anna Ventouratou and Dr. Sotirios Lekkas, this series unpacks the legal issues behind the headlines and explores the bigger picture of how the law operates in today’s world.