On 25 March 2021, the University of Aberdeen became the first museum in the United Kingdom (UK) to announce its commitment to repatriate a Benin bronze depicting the head of an Oba of Benin. On 28 October 2021, the University of Aberdeen fulfilled its commitment through a solemn handover ceremony…
Q: What drew you to the discipline of law?
EF: I would have loved to have something original and inspiring to say about my first contacts with the discipline but, like many others, I was first attracted by the practice of law, and especially the practice of criminal law. I…
Dr Qiang Cai, Lecturer in Commercial Law at the University of Aberdeen, sat down for a chat with us about his research and teaching.
Q: What drew you to the discipline of law and how did you become interested in your area of research?
QC: I probably owe my “law…
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There is something of the ‘gift that goes on giving’ in respect of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016. The more one looks into that statute, which constituted a massive paradigm shift in the way Scottish private rented tenancies operate presumably intended to stand for years if not…
Following the University of Cambridge and University of Aberdeen’s recent return of bronzes looted by British soldiers from Benin City, Southern Nigeria, in 1897, Dr. Titilayo Adebola is pleased to present this fireside chat with Professor Bankole Soidipo. The University of Cambridge relinquished possession of a bronze cockerel “Okukor” after…
In commemoration of this year’s black history month, I have been invited to write this blogpost and I am pleased to do so. I am a qualified barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and an Energy Law Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen. The focus of this…
