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ADR and access to justice

Analysis of the theoretical underpinnings and practical realities of the various ADR mechanisms, their differences and their impact on the new understanding of access to justice.

Arbitration: general and special arbitrations

Analysis of the theoretical foundations and practical reality of private arbitration.

Changes in Labour Law

Applied research, dissemination and training on changes in the labour law system.

Clustering and Marketing

Background, moderators and consequences of marketing and market orientation on the competitiveness of cluster companies.

Cognitive aspects of clustering

Perception of belonging and affiliation, influence of the manager's cognitive style, influential aspects in group decision making in the cluster, method of group decision making. Mimicry and managerial perceptions.

Criminal and prison mediation

Analysis of the theoretical foundations and practical reality of mediation in criminal and penitentiary matters.

Criminal dangerousness, security measures and offender harmlessness

Critical analysis of the legislative model aimed at combating the dangerousness of the offender by means of security measures and innocuous strategies that are cumulative to punishment and that disregard the limits of the criminal law of guilt.

Criminal law and constitutional principles

Critical examination of the current state of Spanish criminal legislation in accordance with the constitutional principles and fundamental rights that limit the concept of Criminal Law.

Criminal mediation

Study and critical assessment from a multidisciplinary perspective of the introduction into the criminal justice system of alternative mechanisms for conflict resolution derived from restorative justice.

Criminal protection of consumers

The new Spanish Penal Code contains several criminal offences connected with consumer in general and financial crime in particular.

Culpability and criminal dangerousness

Critical analysis of current trends towards the consolidation of a criminal law of authorship in various areas of criminal policy and its tension with fundamental rights, with special attention to the relationship between criminology and criminal law, and the introduction of algorithms and artificial intelligence in criminal decision-making on individuals.

Cybercriminality

The context resulting from the rise of information technologies has led to the emergence of new forms of crime related to cybercrime. This being the case, thought must be given to adapting the response of criminal law to this new criminological phenomenon.

Development of specific models and strategies for the creation, development and implementation of new clusters, ecosystems and business groups

Second-tier and transversal clusters. Economic dynamisation of territories and their external markets.

Digital disconnection

Protection of the worker’s health and personal sphere outside the workplace.

Digital economy and labour relations

Analysis of the legal and labour problems posed by the new forms of work provided through digital platforms.

Entrepreneurship, growth and business survival

The international entrepreneur. Strategic effectiveness in new companies. Organisational alternatives in bankruptcy environments. Business reorganisation and restructuring. Decline, crisis and turnaround. Second Chance Policies.

Expansion of criminalisation of preparatory acts

Analysis of the legislative tendency to advance the barrier of criminal intervention through the criminalisation of preparatory acts and the problems that this entails in dogmatic, political-criminal and constitutional terms (freedom of expression and the right of assembly and demonstration, criminal law of authorship).

Gender Violence

Concept of gender violence, legal perspective: study of the impact of the Law on Comprehensive Protection Measures against Gender Violence, public policies against gender violence Psychological perspective of gender violence. Feminicide.

Gender and Labour Relations

Women and the labour market. Socio-economic situation of women. Equality policies. Labour insertion and unpaid work. Wage gap, labour segregation and glass ceiling. Co-responsibility. Budgets with a gender perspective. Gender, social sustainability and ICTs.

Gender violence

Study and assessment of the legal mechanisms aimed at combating gender-based violence introduced by the different criminal reforms carried out in recent years in this area, with special attention to LO 1/2004 on comprehensive protection.

Gender, Women's Human Rights and Citizenship. Gender, interculturality, migration and development

Policies for gender equality, against poverty and promotion of social participation at local, national and international levels. Gender and international cooperation, humanitarian action, awareness raising and education for development. Exclusion and marginalisation from a gender perspective.

Global security

Study and analysis of today's global threats, from cybercrime, immigration, climate change, terrorism, transnational organised crime, disinformation, intelligence services...

Health Law

The group, through the "MCI Health Law, Genetics and Social Protection" within the VLC/CAMPUS, Campus of International Excellence, 2011, has been developing a special line in the field of medical responsibility and patient rights.

 

Human Rights and the European Social Charter

Research on Human Rights in relation to the European Social Charter and the case law of the European Committee of Social Rights. Implementation by national courts.

Human Rights, Immigration and Asylum

Analysis of the regulatory framework and migration and asylum policies in the European Union, from the perspective of respecting and guaranteeing human rights in accordance with international protection standards.

Law and New Technologies

Microcluster “Valenciatics" (Law and business studies on ICT) of the VLC/Campus, Aranzadi Journal of Law and New Technologies) and PROMETEO 2011/23, on the technological model of the Valencian Community has been developing a line of research covering ICTs for more than 15 years.

Legal and criminological study of offences relating to sexual freedom and sexual indemnity

Legal and criminological analysis of the problem, with a special focus on crimes of sexual assault and abuse, as well as crimes related to child pornography.

Legal and labour problems arising from new forms of productive decentralisation

Analysis of the legal-labour problems arising from the new forms of productive decentralisation and proposing improvements.

Legal consequences of the offence, exemption and extinction of criminal liability

The projection of penal guarantees in the construction of criminal responsibility has long permeated the central categories of crime. But these guarantees must also apply to the legal consequences of crime, to criminal enforcement and to institutions based on the criteria of the "necessity of punishment".

Mediación en materia de propiedades especiales

Analysis of the theoretical foundations and practical realities of special property mediation.

Modes of localisation, entry and establishment of the cluster's international activity

Deciding factors of multi-localisation, agglomerations, compatriot and activity clusters. Generation and development of international social capital. Networks and guanxi. Distance and localisation-entry strategy.

New realities in social protection

Applied research, dissemination and training on changes in labour law and social protection.

Penal reform and new political-criminal currents

Critical examination, based on various legislative models of comparative law, of the main features that characterise contemporary criminal policy in the light of the latest reforms and, in particular, of the so-called criminal law of the enemy and of public safety.

Political-criminal assessment of modern penal reforms

General study of the political-criminal lines followed by the Spanish criminal legislator in the successive criminal reforms since the entry into force of the Criminal Code in 1995.

Prevention and treatment of sexual offending

Dogmatic and political-criminal study of crimes against sexual freedom: aggression and abuse, harassment, exhibitionism, provocation and offences related to prostitution and the exploitation and corruption of minors; analysis of mechanisms for the prevention and treatment of sexual offenders.

Procediment i regulació

Estudi de les relacions entre la regulació de mercats des del dret públic i qüestions procedimentals.

Public intervention in cultural markets

Public regulation of cultural activity, especially when it has economic purposes.

Public regulation of markets and competition

Analysis of the intersection of public powers of intervention in certain markets and sectors of economic activity with the requirements derived from competition law and public intervention in this area.

Publication regulation of audiovisual markets

The audiovisual media market, of growing economic importance, has undergone a major depublication in Europe in recent years. It is of great interest to study it, as it is a sector where there is still intense public control activity.

Regulation of the sharing economy

Study of the regulation of legal measures, especially public law, to regulate the phenomenon of the sharing economy and the new business models that have arisen with its emergence.

Religion, Law and Politics

Study and transfer of results on the social relations between law, religion and politics.

Religious diversity

Study of the dynamics of coexistence and interreligious dialogue in diverse societies with special attention to the guarantee of religious freedom in contexts of xenophobia and rejection of minorities. Analysis of the impact of Islamophobia in European societies.

Spatial delimitation of clustering and its effect

Analysis of spatio-temporal models. To implement geographic information systems for the study of interorganisational relations: configuration, content, container and effect. Positive and negative externalities. Moderating and mediating factors. Knowledge transfer in clusters. Franchised relationships.

The impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on industrial relations

Study the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and propose channels for their application to labour relations.

The right to political participation from a gender perspective

Electoral regulations, parity, political parties. Study on the behaviour of political parties in the design of electoral lists. Positions held by women in politics, parties and institutions.

Working hours recording

Requirement to keep working time records, socio-labour implications, productivity, accidents, working time, prevention of occupational risks, flexibility, teleworking, etc.