Max Watson Annual Lecture: Ethical Business Practice and Regulation |
Christopher Hodges, Professor of Justice Systems, will deliver the 2017 Max Watson Annual Lecture to present his proposals to support an ethical basis for business practice and regulation. |
Christopher Hodges |
2 June, 2017 |
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The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice |
Stuart H Newberger, author and international lawyer gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. |
Stuart H Newberger, Dan Sarooshi |
2 June, 2017 |
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Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World |
In this keynote lecture, leading political writer Timothy Garton Ash will present his ten guiding principles for a connected world, and offer a manifesto for global free speech in the digital age. |
Timothy Garton Ash |
19 May, 2017 |
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The Will of the People? The History of Petitioning in Britain and Its Implications for Today |
Mark Knights, Professor of History, University of Warwick, gives a talk for the FLJS Seminar Series on 2nd May 2017. |
Mark Knights |
15 May, 2017 |
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Constitutionalism without Consensus in Contemporary Turkey |
Bill Kissane, Associate Professor in Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science, gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. |
Bill Kissane |
9 December, 2016 |
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Beyond the Liberal Constitution: The United States - Taking the Bullying Pulpit |
John W Adams, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. |
John W Adams |
9 December, 2016 |
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European Voices of Dissent and the Constitutional Consequences for the European Union |
Professor Paul Craig, Professor in English Law, Oxford, gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. |
Paul Craig |
9 December, 2016 |
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The Constitution in Crisis 2016 |
Professor Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies and Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Oxford, gives a talk for the FLJS Seminar Series. |
Denis Galligan |
9 December, 2016 |
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Introduction to Film Screening of Pablo Larrain's NO |
By Alan Angell, author of *Democracy after Pinochet*SPEAKER: Alan Angell, Member of the Latin America Centre, Oxford; Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford; and author of Democracy after Pinochet. |
Alan Angell |
1 November, 2016 |
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From Locke on Toleration to the First Amendment |
Professor Dan Robinson gives a talk on the First Amendment in the US Constitution and the philosophy of John Locke. |
Dan Robinson |
14 October, 2016 |
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Populism and the Constitution: The Case of Britain in the Wake of the EU Referendum |
Professor Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford gives a Research Cluster Seminar to celebrate Wolfson's 50th Anniversary. |
Denis Galligan |
10 August, 2016 |
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How Judges Decide |
Justice Robert J Sharpe of the Ontario Court of Appeal and Visiting Professor, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. |
Robert J Sharpe |
16 May, 2016 |
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Can The Referendum Be Democratic? Reflections On The Brexit Process |
Stephen Tierney, Professor of Constitutional Theory in the School of Law, University of Edinburgh, |
Stephen Tierney |
15 March, 2016 |
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Neoliberalism workshop: Implications for future visions of work and organisation |
Richard White, Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography, Sheffield Hallam University, gives a talk for the Neoliberalism, Employment and the Law workshop at Wolfson College, Oxford, hosted the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society in November 2015. |
Ben Jackson |
11 December, 2015 |
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Neoliberalism, Trade Unions and the Labour Market: An overview of the core ideological claims |
Ben Jackson, Associate Professor & Tutorial Fellow in Modern History, Faculty of History & University College, Oxford University, gives a talk at the Neoliberalism, Employment and the Law workshop at Wolfson College, Oxford. |
Ben Jackson |
11 December, 2015 |
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Neoliberalism as Analytical Starting Point: Possibilities and Problems |
Introduced by Dr Amir Paz-Fuchs, Dr Eagleton-Pierce examines neoliberalism from an international political economy perspective. |
Matthew Eagleton-Price |
11 December, 2015 |
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The Neoliberal Construction of Modern Slavery: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers |
Judy Fudge, Professor of Law, Kent Law School, University of Kent examines Modern Slavery as a causal effect of the emphasis on human trafficking, anti-immigration and criminal law rather than employment law for migrant domestic workers. |
Judy Fudge |
11 December, 2015 |
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Neoliberalism Workshop: Contradictions in liberal reforms: The regulation of labour subcontracting |
Guy Mundlak, Professor at The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, gives a talk for the Neoliberalism workshop. |
Guy Mundlak |
11 December, 2015 |
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William Browder on the State of Law in Putin's Russia |
In this lecture, William Browder, New York Times bestselling author gives a talk about Putin's Russia for the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society seminar series. |
William Browder |
17 November, 2015 |
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Max Watson Memorial Lecture: Hate Speech and Democratic Citizenship |
Professor Eric Heinze, Professor of Law and Humanities, Queen Mary University London, gives the Max Watson Memorial Lecture. |
Eric Heinze |
2 November, 2015 |
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Social Media: Foundations of the Cyber-Society and the Role of Law |
Damian Tambini, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, LSE, gives a talk for the Foundation for Freedom, Law, Justice and Society. |
Damian Tambini |
27 October, 2015 |
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Persepolis: Introductory talk by Kaveh Moussavi, Iranian human rights lawyer |
Kaveh Moussavi, Iranian human rights lawyer, introduces the film Persepolis. |
Kaveh Moussavi |
17 February, 2015 |
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Patent Policy in Genomics and Human Genetics: Epistemic Communities, Courts and the Democratic Shaping of Patent Law |
Professor Dr Ingrid Schneider gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. |
Ingrid Schneider |
17 February, 2015 |
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Successful Constitutions - The Break-Up of Nations: The Constitutional Dimensions Using Ukraine as a Case Study |
Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, gives a talk for Th Break-Up of Nations Roundtable discussion held at Wolfson College on 28th November 2014. |
Denis Galligan |
2 December, 2014 |
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Constitution Making - The Break-Up of Nations: The Constitutional Dimensions Using Ukraine as a Case Study |
Bogdan Iancu, Professor of Political Science University of Bucharest gives a talk for The Break-Up of Nations Roundtable discussion held at Wolfson College on 28th November 2014. |
Bogdan Iancu |
2 December, 2014 |
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Constitutional Instability : The Case of Central and Eastern Europe - The Break-Up of Nations: The Constitutional Dimensions Using Ukraine as a Case Study |
Daniel Smilov, Political Science Department, University of Sofia; and Programme Director, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, gives a lecture at the The Break-Up of Nations Roundtable discussion, held at Wolfson College on 28th November 2014. |
Daniel Smilov |
2 December, 2014 |
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The New Regulatory Space: Reframing Democratic Governance |
Frank Vibert, Senior Visiting Fellow, Department of Government, London School of Economics, gives a lecture for the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society series. |
Frank Vibert |
1 December, 2014 |
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We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks |
Dr Jonathan Bright, Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, gives a short talk about the documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks and the issues surrounding it. |
Jonathan Bright |
27 October, 2014 |
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Social Media: A Critical Introduction |
Christian Fuchs, Professor of Social Media at Westminster University, leads the discussion of his recently published book Social Media: A Critical Introduction, which navigates the controversies and contradictions of the complex digital media landscape. |
Christian Fuchs |
22 October, 2014 |
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Killing by Drones: The Legal and Public Policy Dimensions |
Rory O. Millson, Partner at Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP, explores the legal and policy issues surrounding the increasingly common use of military drones to carry out "targeted killings" in the ongoing fight against non-State actors around the world. |
Rory O Millson |
22 October, 2014 |
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Reassessing the Civil Law Tradition: the Changing Role of the Judge Annual Lecture in Law & Society 2014 |
Professor Carlo Guarnieri will outline the changing nature of the civil law judge, drawing comparison with the common law counterpart, and exploring the implications of this change in the context of legal culture around the world. |
Carlo Guarnieri |
4 June, 2014 |
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(In)formal Economies, Economies of Favour: The End of Transition? |
Dr John Round, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Birmingham and Higher School of Economics, Moscow and Dr Nicolette Makovicky, Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Studies give a talk for the FLJS Series |
John Round, Nicolette Makovicky |
25 March, 2014 |
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Democratic Deficits and Gender Quotas: The Evolution of the Proposed EU Directive on Gender Balance on Corporate Boards |
Julie C. Suk, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, gives a talk for the Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards and Democratic Legitimacy debate |
Julie Suk |
25 March, 2014 |
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Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards -The diffusion of a distinct national policy reform |
Mari Teigen, Research Director, Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway, gives a talk for the Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards and Democratic Legitimacy debate |
Mari Teigen |
25 March, 2014 |
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The Critical Mass Marker Approach to Gender Quotas |
Jude Browne, Jessica and Peter Frankopan Director of Gender Studies, University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies, gives a talk for the Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards and Democratic Legitimacy debate |
Jude Browne |
25 March, 2014 |
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Shakespeare and the Lower Register of Constitutional Thought |
Professor Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford will deliver this lecture as part of the new programme on Law, Film and Literature from the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society podcast series |
Denis Galligan |
10 March, 2014 |
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Can We Save Countries from Economic Crises? Some lessons from IMF and EU experience over three decades |
Max Watson, former senior official at the IMF and the European Commission, will discuss what lessons emerge from three decades of experience in handling economic crises, and how change can be catalysed in the face of deeply entrenched obstacles to reform. |
Max Watson, Denis Galligan, David Vines |
3 March, 2014 |
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The New Global Rulers: The Privatization of Regulation in the World Economy |
Book colloquium examining the acclaimed title The New Global Rulers by Professors Tim Büthe and Walter Mattli. |
Denis Galligan, Bettina Lange, Amir Paz-Fuchs, Frank Vibert, Max Watson |
27 January, 2014 |
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Machiavelli's The Prince-500 Years On |
Professor Paolo Carta, University of Trento, gives a talk for the FLJS Seminar series |
Paolo Carta, Dennis Galligan |
10 December, 2013 |
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How do Institutions Change? The Prospects for Law and Justice Priorities in the Post-2015 International Development Agenda |
This panel discussion will consider the inclusion of law and governance priorities in the post-2015 development agenda. |
Michael Woolcock, Masooda Bano, Samuel Clark |
21 October, 2013 |
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Populism in Modern Constitutions |
Richard Parker, Paul W. Williams Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard Law School, presents his thoughts on how populism has figured in the study and practice of modern American constitutional law and the effect it has had. |
Richard Parker |
16 October, 2013 |
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National models, achieving full coverage, sources of funding, building business Support |
Professor Christopher Hodges gives a talk for the First Annual Oxford Consumer ADR Conference. |
Christopher Hodges |
7 October, 2013 |
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First Annual Conference on Consumer ADR: Jacqueline Minor |
Representative of the European Commission in the United Kingdom, Formerly Director of Consumer Policy, DG Sanco, gives a talk at the First Annual Conference on Consumer ADR. |
Jacqueline Minor |
7 October, 2013 |
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Sharia-guided family laws in Bangladesh: The Impact of the Constitution |
Tahrat Naushaba Shahid, DPhil Student, Department of Politics, University of Oxford gives a talk for the Law, Religion and Social Order: Unpacking the Promise of Sharia workshop held on 17th May 2013. |
Tahrat Naushaba Shahid |
28 August, 2013 |
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Annual Lecture in Law and Society: Law and Social Illusion |
Professor Liam B Murphy, Herbert Peterfreund Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University School of Law gives the 2013 Annual Lecture in Law and Society. |
Liam B Murphy |
27 June, 2013 |
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Al-Azhar and Interpretation of Sharia in the New Egyptian Constitution |
Dr Masooda Bano, University Research Lecturer, Oxford Department of International Development, gives a talk for the Law, Religion and Social Order: Unpacking the Promise of Sharia workshop held on 17th May 2013. |
Masooda Bano |
3 June, 2013 |
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Implementing "Sharia" in Syria's liberated areas |
Dr Thomas Pierret, Lecturer in Contemporary Islam, University of Edinburgh, gives a talk for the Law, Religion and Social Order: Unpacking the Promise of Sharia workshop held on 17th May 2013. |
Thomas Pierret |
3 June, 2013 |
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Pro-Women Legal Reform in Morocco: Is Religion an Obstacle? |
Dr Imane Chaara, Departmental Lecturer in Development Economics, Oxford Department of International Development, gives a talk for the Law, Religion and Social Order: Unpacking the Promise of Sharia workshop held on 17th May 2013. |
Imane Chaara |
3 June, 2013 |
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Comparing Sharia with the Modern Constitutions |
Siraj Khan, Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, gives a talk for the Law, Religion and Social Order: Unpacking the Promise of Sharia workshop held on 17th May 2013. |
Siraj Khan |
3 June, 2013 |
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Sharia law and Muslim legal mythology |
Professor Robert Gleave, Professor of Arabic Studies at Exeter University, will be opening a workshop on Sharia Law with a lecture; Sharia law and Muslim legal mythology. |
Robert Gleave |
3 June, 2013 |
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Media Law after Leveson: Newsgathering, data protection and source protection |
David Erdos, Katzenbach Research Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford, gives a talk for the Media Law after Leveson workshop. |
David Erdos |
22 April, 2013 |
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Media Law after Leveson: Closing Remarks |
Gillian Phillips, Director of Editorial Legal Services, Guardian News; Alison Young, CUF Lecturer in Law, University of Oxford, gives the final talk at the Media after Leveson workshop. |
Gillian Phillips |
17 April, 2013 |
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Media Law after Leveson: Public Interest |
Sir Stephen Sedley, Visiting Professor, University of Oxford; Rachael Craufurd Smith, Senior Lecturer in EC Law, University of Edinburgh; Gavin Phillipson, Professor of Law, Durham University; Andrew Scott, Senior Law Lecturer, LSE. |
Sir Stephen Sedley, Rachael Craufurd Smith, Gavin Phillipson, Andrew Scott |
17 April, 2013 |
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Media Law after Leveson: The Sanctity of Press Partisanship |
Paul Wragg, Lecturer in Law, University of Leeds, gives a talk for the Media after Leveson workshop. |
Paul Wragg |
17 April, 2013 |
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Media Law after Leveson: Newsgathering, journalistic sources, and criminal investigations |
Damian Carney, University of Portsmouth, gives a talk for the Media After Leveson workshop. |
Damian Carney |
17 April, 2013 |
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Media Law after Leveson: Regulating the Press |
A panel of media law and press experts debate the Leveson Report and implications for press regulation at the Media Law after Leveson workshop at the Oxford Law Faculty on behalf of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society. |
Damian Tambini, Tom Gibbons, Lara Fielden, Eric Barendt |
17 April, 2013 |
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Media Law after Leveson: Opening Remarks |
Leading media lawyer Hugh Tomlinson of Hacked Off and INFORRM opens the Media Law after Leveson workshop at the Oxford Law Faculty on behalf of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society. |
Denis Galligan, Hugh Tomlinson |
17 April, 2013 |
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Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Roundtable Discussion |
A panel discussion featuring experts at the Environment Agency and National Farmers Union to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. |
Ronan Palmer, Paul Hammett, Bill Howard, Bettina Lange, Mark Shepheard |
25 March, 2013 |
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Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel III |
A roundtable discussion featuring legal experts to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. |
Donald McGillvray, Bill Howard, Sarah Hendry |
25 March, 2013 |
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Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel II |
A panel discussion featuring strategy and policy experts to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. |
Alice Piure, Jon Stern |
25 March, 2013 |
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Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel I |
Dr Karen Morrow, Swansea Law Department; Dr Bettina Lange, University of Oxford; Dr Mark Shepheard, McGill University give talks for the 1st Panel of the Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? conference. |
Karen Morrow, Mark Shepheard, Bettina Lange |
25 March, 2013 |
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Are Courts Representative Bodies - a Canadian Perspective |
Robert J. Sharpe gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. |
Robert J Sharpe |
26 October, 2012 |
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Are Courts Representative Bodies? |
Judge Jed Rakoff gives a talk for the Freedom, Law, Justice and Society seminar series. |
Jed Rakoff |
26 October, 2012 |
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Redirecting Fleet Street: 3: Tweets, Beaks and Hacks: Regulation and the Law in the Age of New Media Journalism |
Mark Stephens CBE, media lawyer representing phone hacking victims gives a talk for the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference. |
Mark Stephens |
6 June, 2012 |
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Redirecting Fleet Street: 2: Press Regulation: Taking Account of Media Convergence |
Lara Fielden, formerly BBC and Ofcom; Visiting Fellow, Reuters Institute, Oxford, gives a talk for the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference. |
Lara Fielden |
6 June, 2012 |
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Redirecting Fleet Street: Introduction |
Professor Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford, introduces the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference. |
Denis Galligan |
6 June, 2012 |
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Constitutional Borrowing and other Hazards: The Islamic Republic and Transformations in Islamic Law |
Professor Miriam Kunkler explores how, in Iranian constitutional and in penal law, pragmatic considerations have begun to trump ideological commitments to Shii jurisprudence since the 1979 constitution,. |
Miriam Kunkler |
25 May, 2012 |
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2012 Annual Lecture in Law and Society: The Strange History of the American Federal Bill of Rights: England, the United States and the Atlantic World |
Pauline Maier, Professor of American History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology gives the 2012 Annual Lecture in Law and Society. Introduced by Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford. |
Pauline Maier, Denis Galligan |
23 May, 2012 |
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Europe on the Brink? Constitutional Issues |
An assessment of the future constitutional implications of the the eurozone crisis for the European Union. |
Paul Craig |
25 April, 2012 |
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Europe on the Brink? Economic Issues |
An economic assessment of the eurozone crisis by former Senior Economic Advisor to the European Commission and Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund Max Watson. |
Max Watson |
25 April, 2012 |
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Europe on the Brink? Political Issues |
Graham Avery, Honorary Director-General of the European Commission, assessees the political implications of the eurozone crisis and suggests Britain may find itself relegated to a secondary role in a two-tier Europe. |
Graham Avery |
25 April, 2012 |
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Europe on the Brink? Introduction and Historical Issues |
Introduction to the Europe on the Brink: Economic, Political, and Constitutional Issues Panel Discussion to inaugurate the Law, Justice and Society Research Cluster at Wolfson College, Oxford. |
Anne Deighton, Christina Redfield, Denis Galligan, John W Adams |
25 April, 2012 |
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Abbe Sieyes, Guttenberg, and Habermas: Constitutional Revolutions in Egypt and the Arab World |
This discussion assesses why the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt took constitutional form, given the previous constitutional histories and discussions. And second, can the revolutionary impulse to constitutionalize political authority succeed? |
Nathan Brown, Denis Galligan, Mila Vorsteeg |
26 March, 2012 |
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Will Constitutional Theocracy bloom after the Arab Spring? |
A critical analysis of Ran Hirschl's theory of 'constitutional theocracy' from the perspective of the Arab Spring. |
Clark Lombardi, William B Quandt |
26 March, 2012 |
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The Middle East Revolution: take 2, Constitutionalism |
Professors Chibli Mallat and Tom Ginsburg assess the constitutional moment in the wake of democratic revolution. |
Chibli Mallat, Tom Ginsburg |
26 March, 2012 |
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Keynote Speech |
Terry Davis, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, gives the final keynote speech for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective conference. |
Terry Davis |
18 January, 2012 |
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The International 'Responsibility to Protect' and the 'Responsibility to Rebuild'- A Dual Agenda |
Professor Richard Caplan, Oxford, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Richard Caplan |
17 January, 2012 |
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From Conditionality to Disconnection-The Ambivalent Relationship between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the Field of Criminal Justice |
Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Valsamis Mitsilegas |
17 January, 2012 |
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Hard Law, Soft Law and the Politics of Standards: Regulating Political Parties in Europe |
Dr Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Daniel Smilov |
17 January, 2012 |
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The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: From Standard-Setting to Standard-Implementation |
Professor Rainer Hoffmann, University of Frankfurt gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Rainer Hoffmann |
17 January, 2012 |
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The Council of Europe and the death penalty: intergovernmental legitimation as enabling and constraining |
Dr Kundai Sithole, Oxford, gives the seventh talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Kundai Sithole |
17 January, 2012 |
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Sixty Years of Normative Production in the Council of Europe: The Legal Nature, Elaboration, Challenges and Trends of the CoE Conventions |
Manuel Lezertua, Director of Legal Advice and Public International Law (Jurisconsult), Council of Europe: gives the sixth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Manuel Lezertua |
17 January, 2012 |
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Explaining the Momentum behind the Council of Europe's Norm Entrepreneurship |
Dr Gwendolyn Sasse, Oxford, gives the fifth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Gwendolyn Sasse |
17 January, 2012 |
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War, Law and the Cold War: Making the European Convention on Human Rights |
Professor Anne Deighton (Oxford) gives the fourth talk in The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Anne Deighton |
17 January, 2012 |
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Where do norms come from? |
Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece (LSE) gives the second talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective. |
Jennifer Jackson-Preece |
17 January, 2012 |
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Norm Entrepreneurship - Theoretical and Methodological Challenges |
Professor Jeffrey Checkel (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver), gives the first talk in The Evolution of International Norms and 'Norm Entrepreneurship' The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective workshop. |
Jeffrey Checkel |
17 January, 2012 |
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The Indirect Origins of the Judicial Constitution: 2011 Annual Lecture in Law and Society |
In this Annual Lecture, Oxford Professor of Socio-Legal Studies Denis Galligan presents a number of illuminating constitutional snapshots from the last 300 years to explore the limits of representative democracy. |
Denis Galligan |
20 June, 2011 |
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The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate |
A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasingly implicated in settling policy disputes, especially in the context of constitutional rights. |
Charles Clarke, Lord Justice Jacob, Richard Bellamy, Philip Sales, Tony Wright, Daniel Kelemen, Joshua Rozenburg |
18 April, 2011 |
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Politicizing Law, Judicializing Politics: A Realist Approach to Comparative Constitutionalism |
This lecture by Professor Ran Hirschl explores the strengths and weaknesses of studying comparatively the socio-political foundations of constitutions and constitutional institutions worldwide. |
Ran Hirschl |
24 May, 2010 |
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FLJS part 5: Closing Remarks: Cases of Family Reunification and use of torture |
Aharon Barak talks about the implications for human rights law of Israel barring family reunification between Palestinian and Israeli citizens. Part 5 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. |
Aharon Barak |
24 July, 2009 |
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FLJS part 4: The Relationship between Political and Judicial Branches |
Aharon Barak discusses how the political and judicial branches of government balance their sometimes conflicting interests with the rights of the citizens. Part 4 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. |
Aharon Barak |
24 July, 2009 |
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FLJS part 3: Criticisms and Answers: Proportionality vs. Strict Scrutiny |
Aharon Barak talks about the need for proportionality within human rights law as a means for protecting it against other considerations. Part 3 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. |
Aharon Barak |
24 July, 2009 |
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FLJS part 2: Freedom of Speech |
Aharon Barak discusses the idea of Freedom of Speech and asks whether it is right to limit this freedom to protect against hate speech. Part 2 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. |
Aharon Barak |
24 July, 2009 |
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FLJS part 1: Human Rights |
Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve itself. Part 1 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. |
Aharon Barak |
24 July, 2009 |
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2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality |
The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and the safeguarding of human rights. |
Aharon Barak |
24 July, 2009 |
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Contract, Obligation, Rights and Reciprocity in the New Modern Welfare State |
This lecture, delivered by Lord Raymond Plant on 18 April 2007, opened the inaugural workshop in the Foundation's programme on 'The Social Contract Revisited'. |
Raymond Plant |
11 August, 2008 |
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FLJS and Aspen Institute Lecture: Detention without Trial in Wartime Britain |
Delivered by Prof. AWB Simpson at the Aspen Institute on 7 Jul 08, it gives an account of the response of the courts to detention without trial during WWII. It serves to open a two-day seminar entitled 'In Times of Crisis Can We Trust the Courts?'. |
AWB Simpson |
8 August, 2008 |
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Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 2 |
In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. |
Pius Langa |
3 July, 2008 |
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Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 1 |
In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. |
Pius Langa |
3 July, 2008 |
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Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights |
In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. |
Pius Langa |
2 July, 2008 |
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