Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law in the University of Oxford is one of the largest in the United Kingdom. It is a federation of thirty law schools in the colleges of the University. Legal scholars in the colleges and University are members of the Faculty, which coordinates and supports the teaching and writing of one hundred fifty three academics. We admit and support and teach and examine a diverse and outstanding body of students from all parts of the British Isles and from all over the world. Our student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 7:1.

Faculty of Law

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Title	Description	People	Date
Proving International Crimes	International criminal tribunals face an enormous task when they seek to analyse the thousands of pages of evidence that are presented in the course of their trials...	Yvonne McDermott Rees (Swansea University)	23 January, 2018
The Oxford Guidance on the Law Relating to Humanitarian Relief Operations in Armed Conflict	The provision of life-saving assistance to people affected by armed conflict lies at the heart of humanitarian actors’ operations...	Dapo Akande, Emanuela-Chiara Gillard	5 December, 2017
Planetary Defence: Asteroids, Nuclear Weapons and International Law	This paper examines issues related to the question of 'planetary defence', in the sense of responding to an asteroid - or any other type of Near-Earth Object (NEO) - were such a body to be detected as being on a collision-course with the Earth and predict	James Green	28 November, 2017
Corruption: A new Public International Law norm?	Corruption has become a hot topic in Public International Law in recent years.	Samantha Rowe, Ciara Murphy	21 November, 2017
Human Rights at Sea: Establishing the Rule of Law at Sea in a post-Grotian Era	From the early 17th to the mid-20th century (the Grotian Era), the oceans were regarded as a minimally regulated ‘free’ space.	Steven Haines	14 November, 2017
International Law and the Sustainable Development Goals – shaping the rules for our common future	The UN Conference on Sustainable Development - or Rio+20 - took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June 2012	Markus Gehring	7 November, 2017
Transnational Conflicts: A New Kind of War?	Dr Ziv Bohrer, assistant professor at Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law, gives a talk for the Public International Law Discussion Group. Please note, the recording for this podcast ended before the end, we apologise for the inconvenience.	Ziv Boher	31 October, 2017
International Law and Sea Level Rise: the work of the ILA Committee	David Freestone gives a talk for the public international law seminar series. Please note, the recording of this podcast ended before the end. We apologise for the inconvenience.	David Freestone	31 October, 2017
Oxford Annual Global Justice Lecture 2017 - Reflections on Peace and Justice in the 21st Century: A perspective from the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court	The 2017 lecture, delivered by Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at 5.00pm on Thursday 12 Oct 2017.	Fatou Bensouda	20 October, 2017
Immunity from Execution of Military and Cultural Goods	Recent years have seen numerous attempts to seize State assets held outside a State's national territory to satisfy debts owed by the State to private persons.	Matthew Happold	7 June, 2017
Behavioral Economics and Global Public Goods and Global Commons	Professor van Aaken's main research areas are international law with a special focus on international economic law and its interaction with other areas of international law, (international) legal theory, (behavioural) law and economics.	Anne van Aaken	4 May, 2017
Words Matter: The Politics of Identity in Increasingly Harsh Migration and Crime Control Policies	Yolanda Vazquez, University of Cincinnati - 24 Nov 2016	Yolanda Vazquez	12 April, 2017
Counter-terrorism as Border Control: Contest, Prevent, and all the legislation in between	Maria Norris, LSE - 29 Nov 2016	Maria Norris	12 April, 2017
Banished to Jamaica: Portraits of Deportation	Luke de Noronha, University of Oxford - 24 Jan 2017	Luke de Noronha	12 April, 2017
Moving Beyond Punitivism: Anthropological Engagements with Punishment and State Failure	Insa Koch, LSE - 19 Jan 2017	Insa Koch	12 April, 2017
Exploring the Long Term Effects of 'Thatcherite' Social and Economic Policies for Crime	Stephen Farrall, University of Sheffield - 02 Feb 2017	Stephen Farrall	12 April, 2017
Crime, Order and the Two Faces of Conservatism	Ian Loader, University of Oxford - 10 Nov 2016	Ian Loader	12 April, 2017
The Problems of Long-term Imprisonment	Ben Crewe, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge - 6 October 2016	Ben Crewe	12 April, 2017
Advocacy before the International Court of Justice	Advocacy is the art of persuasion on behalf of a person or cause.	Benjamin Samson, Kate Parlett	14 March, 2017
The Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention: Relevance and Evolution of the Convention in the Light of 60 Years of Practice	In 2011, the ICRC embarked on a multi-year project aimed at updating its commentaries on the Geneva Conventions (the “Pictet Commentaries”) and their Additional Protocols I and II.	Jean-Marie Henckaerts	28 February, 2017
Historic Titles and Historic Rights in the Law of the Sea in the Light of the South China Sea Arbitration	Historic titles and historic rights have been a complicated issue in the law of the sea both conceptually and practically.	Sophia Kopela, University of Lancaster	7 February, 2017
Under the Radar: Fair and Equitable Benefit-sharing and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Related to Natural Resources	This article critically assesses the increasing cross-fertilization between international environmental law and international human rights law...	Elisa Morgera	6 February, 2017
RightsUp #RightNow - What to Expect When You're Expecting Brexit	RightsUp #RightNow https://soundcloud.com/tags/RightNow is a series of mini episodes in the RightsUp podcast series that explores current events dealing with human rights issues.	Kira Allmann, Meghan Campbell	20 January, 2017
RightsUp #RightNow - Sex Education in UK Schools	RightsUp #RightNow, https://soundcloud.com/tags/RightNow, is a series of mini episodes in the RightsUp podcast series that explores current events dealing with human rights issues.	Kira Allmann, Meghan Campbell	16 January, 2017
Blogging and Social Media in Criminology	Sarah Turnbull and Ines Hasselberg, Centre for Criminology, give a talk for the Centre for Criminology seminar series on 5th June 2015.	Sarah Turnbull, Ines Hasselberg	29 November, 2016
Doing Research with or without Impact: Policing Studies as a Global Field of Interest	Ian Loader and Ben Bradford, Centre for Criminology, give a talk for the Centre for Criminology seminar series on 5th June 2015.	Ian Loader, Ben Bradford	29 November, 2016
Prisons and the problem of trust: contrasting approaches to risk, radicalisation and personal growth in two high security prisons	Professor Alison Liebling, University of Cambridge, gives a talk for the Centre for Criminology on 5th June 2015.	Alison Liebling	25 November, 2016
Courting Failure: When are International Criminal Courts likely to be believed by Local Audiences?	Can we reliably predict whether the populations affected by mass atrocities will believe in the accounts of the facts and criminal responsibility that are produced by international criminal tribunals? Drawing on research in social psychology and on a seri	Marko Milanovic	23 November, 2016
The International Regulation of Offshore Energy Installations	In this talk, we will attempt to discuss points of interest, taking also into consideration the role offshore installations may or may not play in the determination of judicial proceedings before international courts and tribunals.	Maria Gavouneli	15 November, 2016
Reading the Rome Statute - As an Organic Instrument (This was a joint session with OTJR)	Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, Judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the Trial Division	Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji	9 November, 2016
The Systemic Qualities of the International Legal Order	Dr Gleider Hernandez, Reader in Public International Law, University of Durham, October 2016	Gleider Hernandez	31 October, 2016
Human Trafficking: The Rise (and Fall?) of The Strasbourg Case	Marie-Benedicte Dembour, University of Brighton - 5/10/2016	Marie-Benedicte Dembour	27 October, 2016
Challenges in the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict	Rob McLaughlin, Australian National University - October 2015	Rob McLaughlin	25 October, 2016
Toward Inclusive Global Governance: What Role for International Law?	Professor Eyal Benvenisti, Whewell Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge	Eyal Benvenisti	25 October, 2016
People on the Move in an Era of Climate Change: Obstacles and Opportunities	Professor Jane McAdam, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee, University of New South Wales & Asad Rehman, Friends of the Earth Climate Campaign - June 2016	Jane McAdam, Asad Rehman	21 October, 2016
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and International Law	Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, University of Oxford & Blackstone Chambers - May 2016	Guy Goodwin-Gill	21 October, 2016
The Diffusion of International Law into the Global Market	Dr Markos Karavias, University of Amsterdam - May 2016	Markos Karavias	21 October, 2016
Justification and Excuse in the Law of State Responsibility: A Distinction of Pure Academic Interest?	Dr Federica Padeu, University of Cambridge - April 2016	Federica Paddeu	21 October, 2016
Assistance in Disasters: The Overlap between IHL and Disaster Law	Professor Sarah Williams, University of New South Wales - March 2016	Sarah Williams	21 October, 2016
Interpretation of Customary International Law: The Rules of the Game	Dr Panos Merkouris, University of Groningen - January 2016	Panos Merkouris	21 October, 2016
Iran's Nuclear Program and International Law, November 2015	Dan Joyner, University of Alabama School of Law - November 2015	Dan Joyner	21 October, 2016
Why have we Criminalised Agressive War?	Tom Dannenbaum, University College London, November 2015	Tom Dannenbaum	21 October, 2016
The Law Applied by International Administrative Tribunals: From Autonomy to Hierarchy?	Yaraslau Kryvoi, University of West London - 5 February 2015	Yaraslau Kryvoi	21 October, 2016
International Law and Foreign Relations Law: Complements or Substitutes	Paul Stephen, University of Virginia - October 2015	Paul Stephen	21 October, 2016
The UN at 70: Contributions of the United Nations and other International Organizations at Geneva - October 2015	Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel	Miguel de Serpa Soares	21 October, 2016
Crime and Mental Health: Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Trauma (5)	Plenary Session II: Vulnerable Adults and the Criminal Justice System	Keith Hawton, Seena Fazel	6 April, 2016
Crime and Mental Health: Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Trauma (4)	Panel 2: (Re)shaping Vulnerabilities through Criminal Proceedings, Detention and Immigration detention of Adults	Sarah Turnbull	6 April, 2016
Crime and Mental Health: Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Trauma (3)	Panel 2: (Re)shaping Vulnerabilities through Criminal Proceedings, Detention and Immigration detention of Adults	Morwenna Bennallick	6 April, 2016
Crime and Mental Health: Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Trauma (1)	Plenary Session I: Vulnerable Young People and the Criminal Justice System	Sarah Brennan	6 April, 2016
Crime and Mental Health: Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Trauma (2)	Panel 1: (Re)shaping Vulnerabilities through Criminal Justice Interventions with Young People and their Parents	Alison Thorne	6 April, 2016
In the Beginning: Crime, Criminology and Criminal Justice in 1966	Professor David Downes, Professor Tim Newburn, and Professor Paul Rock, London School of Economics	David Downes	11 March, 2016
International refugee law and the crisis in refugee protection in Europe	A web seminar delivered by Dr Cathryn Costello and Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill for the Oxford Human Rights Hub on Friday 22nd January 2016, 14:00 GMT at Pembroke College, University of Oxford.	Cathryn Costello, Guy Goodwin-Gill	25 February, 2016
Counter-Terrorism and Security in Europe after the Paris attacks	A web seminar delivered by Professor Fiona de Londras (Birmingham) for the Oxford Human Rights Hub on Friday 22nd January 2016 at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. Moderated by Sandra Fredmad.	Fiona de Londras	23 February, 2016
The Challenges of Public-Private Partnerships in Realising the Right to Education Online Workshop	Online workshop focusing on a human rights understanding of public private partnerships in education.	Sandra Fredman, Kishore Singh, Anne Davies, Jason Brickhill, Jayna Kothari, Angelo Gavrielatos, Conor O'Mahony, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Salima Namusobya	22 September, 2015
The Right to Strike: A Menace to Hardworking People or Fundamental Human Rights?	A webcast from the Oxford Human Rights Hub delivered by Professor Alan Bogg (Oxford University) at SCR Parlour, Pembroke College on 30 June 2015 at 2pm.	Alan Boggs	21 August, 2015
Right to Education	Professor Sandra Fredman discusses emerging challenges to the right to education and investigates how human rights can ensure the fully enjoyment of education by all people.	Sandra Fredman	10 August, 2015
'I am not here to delight you': Indira Jaising and gender justice in India	Episode three of the RightsUp podcast series.	Kira Allmann, Max Harris, Laura Hilly, Indira Jaising, Arushi Garg	8 July, 2015
When Lawyers Lie: Forging an English Constitution in 1399	Professor David Seipp, Boston University School of Law, gives a talk on 'Forging the English Constitution in 1938. The talk was recorded on 10th March 2015.	David Seipp	26 June, 2015
'Some Kind of Monster?' The Benefits and Burdens of Human Rights For Business - RightsUp Episode 2	Episode 2 of RightsUp from the Oxford Human Rights Hub, in which human rights and thier relationship to business are discussed.	Laura Hilly, Kira Allmann, Max Harris, David Bilchitz, Karl Laird	21 May, 2015
Human Rights After the Election: A Near Miss or Apocalypse Now?	Recorded 12th May 2015, in the wake of the 2015 General Election, are human rights safe or are they under serious threat?	Adam Wagner	18 May, 2015
Adapting to a Constitution: The Hong Kong Basic Law turns 25	Geoffrey Ma, The Chief Justice of Hong Kong - 12 May 2015	Geoffrey Ma, Stephen Sedley	14 May, 2015
Old Problems, New Media: Revenge Porn and the Law - RightsUp Episode 1	Episode 1 from RightsUp at the Oxford Human Rights Hub.	Kira Allmann, Max Harris, Laura Hilly, Jessica Mason, Clare McGlynn, Ann Olivarius, Erika Rackley, Mary Anne Franks, Holly Jacobs	6 May, 2015
The Crime of Aggression	Don Ferencz, Visiting Professor, Middlesex University and Convenor of the Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression - 12 March 2015	Don Ferencz	5 May, 2015
Re-thinking police legitimacy	Dr Justice Tankebe, University of Cambridge - 12 March 2015	Justice Tankebe	5 May, 2015
Too Big to Jail: Theory and Evidence on Corporate Crime Enforcement in the U.S.	Professor Brandon Garrett, University of Virginia School of Law - 30 April 2015	Brandon Garrett	5 May, 2015
The Principle of Mutual Recognition in the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice	Judge Koen Lenaerts, Vice President of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Professor of Law at the University of Leuven - 30 January 2015	Koen Lenaerts	10 April, 2015
Reflections on Four Decades of International Action against Torture	Professor Sir Nigel Rodley, University of Essex - 19 February 2015	Nigel Rodley	10 April, 2015
Protecting Schools in Conflict: Developing International Guidelines	Professor Stephen Haines, University of Greenwich - 29 January 2015	Stephen Haines	10 April, 2015
Causation in the Law of State Responsibility	Dr Ilias Plakokefalos, University of Amsterdam - 22 January 2015	Ilias Plakokefalos	10 April, 2015
The 30th Anniversary of Canadian Equality Rights: W(h)ither Sex Equality?	Prof Donna Greschner from the University of Vicotria, Canada on 'The 30th Anniversary of Canadian Equality Rights: W(h)ither Sex Equality?', speaking on 27 March 2015 at the Oxford Faculty of Law	Donna Greschner	30 March, 2015
Is a Business and Human Rights Treaty Necessary?	Prof David Bilchitz from the University of Johannesburg on 'Is a Business and Human Rights Treaty Necessary?', speaking on 10 March 2015 at the Oxford Faculty of Law	David Bilchitz	26 March, 2015
Human Rights and Personal Identity	Prof Jill Marshall from the University of Leicester on 'Human Rights and Personal Identity', speaking on 24 February 2015 at the Oxford Faculty of Law	Jill Marshall	26 March, 2015
Stuck in the middle: Waiting and Uncertainty in Immigration Detention	Sarah Turnbull - Centre for Criminology - 7 October 2014 at National Law University, Delhi	Sarah Turnbull	6 January, 2015
Immigration Enforcement	Prof Jennifer Chacon, School of Law, University of California - 12 November 2014	Jennifer Chacon	6 January, 2015
Undocumented: The Architecture of Migrant Detention	Tings Chak - 8 December 2014	Tings Chak	17 December, 2014
Private Security and Regulatory Space: In Search of the Public Interest	Ian Loader, Centre for Criminology - 7 October 2014 at National Law University, Delhi	Ian Loader	17 December, 2014
Clarendon Law Lecture Series 2014: The Jurisprudence of Corrective Justice Part Three	Professor Ernest Weinrib - Cecil A. Wright Professor of Law, University of Toronto - held on 4th, 6th and 12th November 2014	Ernest Weinrib	17 December, 2014
Clarendon Law Lecture Series 2014: The Jurisprudence of Corrective Justice Part Two	Professor Ernest Weinrib - Cecil A. Wright Professor of Law, University of Toronto - held on 4th, 6th and 12th November 2014	Ernest Weinrib	17 December, 2014
Knowing what we know now. International crimes in historical perspective	Prof Willem De Haan, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Universtiy of Amsterdam - 15 October 2014	Willem De Haan	16 December, 2014
Stuck in the middle: Waiting and Uncertainty in Immigration Detention	Sarah Turnbull - Centre for Criminology - 7 October 2014 at National Law University, Delhi	Sarah Turnbull	16 December, 2014
Experiments in public confidence and police legitimacy	Dr Ben Bradford, Centre for Criminology - 7 October 2014 at National Law University, Delhi	Ben Bradford	16 December, 2014
Revisiting Nordic Exceptionalism: The view from inside	Anna Eriksson, Centre for Criminology	Anna Eriksson	16 December, 2014
Immigration Enforcement	Prof Jennifer Chacon, School of Law, University of California - 12 November 2014	Jennifer Chacon	16 December, 2014
Experiments in public confidence and police legitimacy: Promise, potential and pitfalls	Dr Ben Bradford, Centre for Criminology - 30 October 2014	Ben Bradford	16 December, 2014
Clarendon Law Lecture Series 2014: The Jurisprudence of Corrective Justice Part One	Professor Ernest Weinrib - Cecil A. Wright Professor of Law, University of Toronto - held on 4th, 6th and 12th November 2014	Ernie Weinrib	15 December, 2014
The (Il)legitimacy of bankruptcies for the benefit of secured creditors	Charles W. Mooney Jnr, Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School - 5 November 2014	Charles Mooney	15 December, 2014
Controlling International Organizations: Between Function and Virtue?	Professor Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki - 22 May 2014	Jan Klabbers	11 December, 2014
Arbitrary Detention in International Law	Professor Mads Andenas , University of Oslo - 15 May 2014	Mads Andenas	11 December, 2014
'A problem of interpretation': The ICJ's approach to the constituent instruments of international organizations	Peter Quayle, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development & Uni Notre Dame, London Law Centre - 13 November 2014	Peter Quayle	11 December, 2014
The UN's obligation to investigate disappearances and killings in Kosovo: the work of the Kosovo Human Rights Advisory Panel	Professor Christine Chinkin, London School of Economics - 27 November 2014	Christine Chinkin	11 December, 2014
Rule of Law at the international level - still relevant?	Ambassador Patricia O'Brien, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, Former UN Legal Counsel and Under Secretary-General for Legal Affairs - 16 October 2014	Patricia O'Brien	11 December, 2014
Independence referendums and putative citizenship - the Scottish referendum in a global perspective	Dr Ruvi Ziegler, University of Reading - 6 November 2014	Ruvi Ziegler	11 December, 2014
Whose Convention is it anyway? Addressing the facts and myths around the Human Rights Act	Kirsty Brimelow QC, Doughty Street Chambers - 23 October 2014	Kirsty Brimelow	11 December, 2014
Accounting for Rights in EU Counter-Terrorism	On 5th June, Professor Fiona de Londras, from Durham Law School, gave a talk to the Oxford Human Rights Hub on the development of EU counter-terrorism measures.	Fiona de Londras	1 July, 2014
Centre for Criminology Panel Discussion on Criminal Justice Careers	Panel: Jon Collins, Restorative Justice Council; Amrik Panaser, Oxford Youth Offending Service; Betsy Stanko, London Metropolitan Police; Rachel Taylor, Fisher Meredith, Solicitors: Michael Bochenek, Amnesty International.	Jon Collins, Amrik Panaser, Betsy Stanko, Rachel Taylor, Michael Bochenek	30 June, 2014
Death and Other Dire Outcomes of Delinquent Youth: New Findings from the Northwestern Juvenile Project	Professor Linda Teplin, Dept. Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University - 15 May 2014.	Linda Teplin	30 June, 2014
Moving Targets: Reputational Risk, Rights and Accountability in Punishment	Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat, University of Toronto, gives a talk on human rights within the Canadian Prison system	Kelly Hannah-Moffat	30 June, 2014
Moving Targets: Reputational Risk, Rights and Accountability in Punishment	Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat, University of Toronto, gives a talk on human rights within the Canadian Prison system	Kelly Hannah-Moffat	4 June, 2014
The International Court of Justice's Approach to Injuries Suffered by Individuals	Judge Giorgio Gaja, International Court of Justice - 8 May 2014	Giorgio Gaja	21 May, 2014
The effect of investment treaty arbitration on WTO dispute settlement: Tobacco plain packaging disputes and beyond	Dr Anastasios Gourgourinis, University of Athens - 1 May 2014	Anastasios Gourgourinis	21 May, 2014

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