The metaverse's rise brings unique privacy challenges. While existing research has broadly surveyed security and privacy in this domain, our article provides a targeted analysis of user privacy within notable VR/MR devices ...

This article investigates jurisdictional and legal conflicts within the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) federal family law system. As a federation of seven emirates, the UAE features overlapping jurisdictions and a pluralistic ...

The Customer Dispute Resolution Scheme (CDRS) is the primary dispute resolution mechanism for financial disputes involving retail clients in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). As the QFC has grown the CDRS has also ...

Recognising the economic value of London hosting 17 of the world’s top 50 FinTech firms, HM Treasury’s strategy is determined ‘to ensure Britain remains the best place in the world to set up and grow a FinTech business.’ ...

This article explores the legal and ethical implications of big data’s pursuit of human ‘digital thought clones’. It identifies various types of digital clones that have been developed and demonstrates how the pursuit of ...

This memorandum is a redacted version of a confidential research paper on export restriction negotiations in relation to food security under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The complete version of this ...

The prolonged conflict in Syria has left a devastating legacy for the country’s children, with over 1 million orphaned or abandoned due to violence, displacement, or economic hardship. As Syria enters a transitional phase ...

Chinese and Emirati purchases of US companies have collapsed because of suspicions that their Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) status is a disguise for political ambitions. SWFs have grown in size and number, drawing the attention ...

Free Zones in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offer an abundance of tax and economic advantages for companies wishing to incorporate in the UAE and develop their business with a high degree of flexibility. However, the ...

This paper examines the concept of a promise, an essential tool for Islamic financial transactions that has facilitated the development of structured Sharī‘ah-compliant financing arrangements and mitigated much of the risk ...