Foreword
| Author | Werner Scholtz |
| Position | Head of School and Professor of Global Environmental Law, Southampton Law School |
| Pages | ii-ii |
(2021)
Vol. 11
ii
Foreword
It gives me great pleasure to write the foreword for the latest edition of the Southampton
Student Law Review (SSLR). The SSLR fulfils an important pedagogical function by
exposing students to the managerial and editorial aspects of a law journal and provides
an opportunity for students to produce scholarship. The skills acquired in the process
are beneficial for future solicitors and aspiring academics. The SSLR offers an
important avenue for the dissemination of student’s publications, displays their
excellent research and gives recognition to the hard work of students. The value of the
SSLR is therefore beyond reproach and it constitutes an integral facet of Southampton
Law School’s pursuit of research and teaching excellence. The target audience of this
edition is students, alumni, practitioners and academics, and the accessibility of the
journal through
HeinOnline
and the broad range of topics ensures that this edition will
not merely gather dust in the virtual world. This edition covers the length and breadth
of law. The first article by Skoutas discusses the human right to electricity access and
the concomitant duties of business under international investment law. Mara proposes
an amendment of the Mental Capacity Act to allow for a subjective declaration of future
death, and Perves proposes legislation to regulate dermal fillers. Cole argues for the
introduction of a comprehensive statute to govern the products, premises and
practitioners involved in the administration of non-surgical cosmetics. The article of
Achnioti critically examines the applicability of the common heritage of mankind
principle to marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Lastly,
Burke assesses the Insurable Interest Bill’s realisation of its overarching aim of updating
the law surrounding the life and life-related insurable interest.
I hope that you will enjoy the latest edition of the SSLR!
Werner Scholtz
Head of School and Professor of Global Environmental Law
Southampton Law School
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