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We are delighted to share this feedback from Susan Mutangadura FCIArb, ArbP, one of our 2025 Brunel Summer Programme on ...
01/06/2026

We are delighted to share this feedback from Susan Mutangadura FCIArb, ArbP, one of our 2025 Brunel Summer Programme on International Arbitration participants:

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“Fantastic program. Rich content. Well organised and expertly executed. The sessions in the leading London law firms presented a great opportunity to interface with highly distinguished arbitration practitioners and discuss practical approaches to arbitration, while experiencing the best of their environments and the city. I made valuable and lasting professional contacts. Above all, the program is well priced and great value for money. Highly recommended.

Thank you Filip Balcerzak, Boris Prastalo and Jurgita Malinauskaite for a highly educative program.”

— Susan Mutangadura FCIArb, ArbP

We are grateful to all our participants, speakers, and partner law firms for helping create a truly international learning experience that combines academic foundations with practical insights from the world of arbitration.

We look forward to welcoming participants from around the globe to the 2026 edition of the programme.

We are live from the book launch event at which Prof. Joshua Castellino presented his latest book “International Law and...
27/05/2026

We are live from the book launch event at which Prof. Joshua Castellino presented his latest book “International Law and the Reconceptualization of Territorial Boundaries: In Pursuit of Perpetual Peace”.

Brunel’s Prof. Arad Reisberg (Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Social Mobility) recently led the two-day Higher Educati...
11/05/2026

Brunel’s Prof. Arad Reisberg (Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Social Mobility) recently led the two-day Higher Education Partnership Network (HEPN) North gathering in Manchester, offering thought-provoking reflections on leadership, social mobility and the future of higher education. Highlighting the importance of compassion, student lived experience and meaningful industry engagement, he emphasised the need to combine academic excellence with employability and innovation in order to create genuinely inclusive opportunities.

Prof. Reisberg also spoke about the importance of building university environments in which students and staff feel supported, connected and empowered to thrive, while recognising the outstanding contribution of Brunel student Zarrin Hassan during the “Students Unfiltered” panel discussion.

Keep up the great work Arad!

Congratulations to Dr Adrienne Barnett (Reader in Law at Brunel Law School) and Right to Equality on winning the prestig...
11/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr Adrienne Barnett (Reader in Law at Brunel Law School) and Right to Equality on winning the prestigious Not-for-Profit Organisation of the Year Award at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2026, held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square.

Dr Barnett, Co-Director of Right to Equality and lead author of the influential report “Ending the Presumption of Contact in Family Courts”, played a central role in the organisation’s highly successful campaign to end the harmful presumption of contact in family court proceedings. The campaign contributed to the UK Government’s commitment to repeal the statutory presumption of parental involvement through the Courts and Tribunals Bill 2026.

Reflecting on the award, Dr Barnett noted that the recognition means a great deal to the small team working tirelessly to reform the family justice system and to promote a safer, fairer and more trauma-informed approach centred on the welfare of survivors and children.

At Brunel Law School we are immensely proud of Dr Barnett’s outstanding work and continued commitment to advancing a safer and fairer family justice system for survivors and children.

In the photo from the left to the right: Dr Adrienne Barnett, (Co-Director of Right to Equality), Dr Charlotte Proudman (founder and Co-Director of Right to Equality), Kate Kniveton (former MP and Ambassador for Right to Equality).

Dr Marcus De Matos published “The right to reclaim lost bodies: recovering evidence, memory and land in law and literatu...
06/05/2026

Dr Marcus De Matos published “The right to reclaim lost bodies: recovering evidence, memory and land in law and literature” in the prestigious The International Journal of Human Rights, available here in open access.

*The Right to Reclaim Lost Bodies* is an experiment in Human Rights Jurisprudence built from actual legal cases. This paper is also the result of an international partnership project funded by The British Council:

‘This paper argues for the right to reclaim lost bodies, understood through three interrelated dimensions: recovering evidence of destroyed bodies, rediscovering memories of Indigenous peoples erased from history and culture and resisting legal fictions that deny original land rights. Together, these dimensions propose a renewed human rights framework capable of confronting the enduring consequences of colonialism, including shaping national identities, dispossessing legal subjects and destroying bodies.’

New publication by Dr Hayleigh Bosher, Reader in Intellectual Property Law at Brunel Law School: “Copyright infringement...
06/05/2026

New publication by Dr Hayleigh Bosher, Reader in Intellectual Property Law at Brunel Law School: “Copyright infringement in AI models: statutory interpretation, memorisation and metaphors in Getty Images and GEMA” published in the European Intellectual Property Review (2026) 48(4), 203–218.

The article explores how courts in the UK and Germany are approaching copyright infringement claims against AI systems, focusing on statutory interpretation, AI “memorisation”, and the narratives shaping judicial reasoning in generative AI disputes.

A little spring colour at the Brunel bus stop. 🌸
06/05/2026

A little spring colour at the Brunel bus stop. 🌸

We are delighted to announce Dr Cesar Pereira C.Arb FCIArb, the President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIA...
05/05/2026

We are delighted to announce Dr Cesar Pereira C.Arb FCIArb, the President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), as a keynote speaker at the 2026 Brunel Summer Programme on International Arbitration.

As arbitration continues to evolve in response to technological change, this session will provide important insights into how soft law instruments - particularly those developed by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - are shaping contemporary arbitral practice.

Brunel Summer Programme on International Arbitration will take place 7–11 September 2026 in London.

🔗 Registration now open via link in bio.

The Brunel International Law Research Group held their first event in the series on ‘Contemporary Societal Challenges an...
05/05/2026

The Brunel International Law Research Group held their first event in the series on ‘Contemporary Societal Challenges and the Role of International Law last week on 29 April’.

The event focussed on ‘International law and AI’, and comprised the following contributions:

Ms Evangelia Vasalou (Council of Europe, Division for Co-operation on free speech): Safeguarding Quality Journalism Online: Council of Europe Standards and Cooperation action.

Dr Paula Westenberger (Brunel University of London): Responsible AI for Heritage: international copyright and human rights perspectives

Ms Charlotte Van Nortwick (Doctoral Researcher, Brunel University London): Autonomy, IHL, and the changing landscape of contemporary armed conflict

Dr Maria Louisa Stasi (Competition Lawyer, Article 19) and Ms Chantal Joris (Senior Legal Officer, Article 19) AI and Freedom of Expression (Part I: corporate power in the AI sector and its impact on FoE; Part II AI, FoE and conflicts).

Chair: Dr Asress Gikay (Brunel University of London)

New publication by Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki and Dr Ermioni Xanthopoulou:“Migration Predictions with a Pinch of Salt: Def...
10/04/2026

New publication by Prof. Alexandra Xanthaki and Dr Ermioni Xanthopoulou:

“Migration Predictions with a Pinch of Salt: Definitions and Reliability”

The article, published in the European Journal of Migration and Law, questions the reliability of IT migration forecasting, highlighting how unclear and inconsistent legal definitions, especially of “migrants” and “refugees, undermine its value and raise concerns for fundamental rights.

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