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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.

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662 Creative Commons A Weapon Is No Subordinate. Autonomous Weapons and the Scope of Superior Responsibility Dr. Alessandra Spadaro of Utrecht University outlines several challenges to the applicability of the doctrine of superior responsibility in the context of the use of autonomous weapons systems. Alessandra Spadaro 24 Feb 2023
661 Creative Commons One Hundred Years of International Administrative Law: Is the Employment Law at International Organizations Working? Peter Quayle argues employment law of international organizations tends towards incoherence, however, mapping international administrative law onto a larger framework of international organizations law can realize a more workable version of the law. Peter Quayle 24 Feb 2023
660 Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea: Informal Lawmaking in Action? Natalie Klein, Professor at UNSW Sydney, presents on the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, adopted in March 2022 as an initiative of UK charity Human Rights at Sea, and on the Declaration's lawmaking potential. Natalie Klein 20 Jan 2023
659 Violent environments? Towards a political ecology of international law Dr Eliana Cusato, postdoctoral fellow at the Amsterdam Center for International Law, presents an overview of the key arguments in her book, 'The Ecology of War and Peace: Marginalising Slow and Structural Violence in International Law'. Eliana Cusato 20 Jan 2023
658 Creative Commons Climate Litigation in International Organs and Courts: The Torres Strait Islanders case Monica Feria-Tinta discusses a landmark 2022 decision of the UN Human Rights Committee which found that Australia failed to protect indigenous Torres Strait Islanders against adverse impacts of climate change, in breach of human rights law. Monica Feria-Tinta 20 Jan 2023
657 Creative Commons Complicity in a War of Aggression Dr Nikola Hajdin outlines an analytical framework for criminal complicity in a war of aggression Nikola Hajdin 20 Jan 2023
656 Law of the Sea in the ‘Plasticene’ Professor Karen Scott of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, gives a presentation exploring the current regime complex for ocean plastics and considering how the law of the sea is likely to interact with a newly proposed plastics treaty. Karen N. Scott 04 May 2022
655 Creative Commons Revisiting Sovereignty and Recognition of Oppressive Governments; A focus on Myanmar Professor Errol P. Mendes of the University of Ottawa gives a presentation calling for a revisiting of the origins of the concept of sovereignty in Public International Law. Errol P Mendes 08 Apr 2022
654 Creative Commons ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown’: Recent developments regarding the immunities of heads of state and government Philippa Webb, Professor of Public International Law at King’s College London, gives a presentation on recent developments in English law in cases against current and former heads of state. Philippa Webb 01 Mar 2022
653 Creative Commons State Consent between Regionalism and Universalism: Particular Customary International Law before the International Court of Justice Freya Baetens, Professor of Public International Law at Oslo University, gives a presentation on how the International Court of Justice has addressed claims based on ‘regional’ customary international law. Freya Baetens 01 Mar 2022
652 Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Matters Nicolas Lamp, Queen’s University, Canada gives a presentation to the Public International Law Discussion Group. Nicolas Lamp 24 Jan 2022
651 A Behavioral Analysis of Humanitarian Negotiations Professor Anne van Aaken, University of Hamburg, Germany, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series (11/11/2021). Anne van Aaken 17 Jan 2022
650 'The Function of Equity in International Law Professor Catharine Titi, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)-CERSA, University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, France, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. (4/11/2021) Catharine Titi 17 Jan 2022
649 Tactical Admissions in International Litigation A presentation by Professor Stefan Talmon on Tactical Admissions in International Litigation, delivered to the Public International Law Discussion Group. Stefan Talmon 17 Jan 2022
648 Strasbourg on Compulsory Vaccination Professor Paul Gragl, European Law at the University of Graz, Austria, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. Paul Gragl 25 Oct 2021
647 Diversity Issues in International Legal Acadmia and Practice Julia Emtseva, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. Julia Emtseva 25 Oct 2021
646 International Law and the Practice of Legality: stability and change Professor Jutta Brunnée, University of Toronto, gives a talk for the seminar series on 6th May 2021. Jutta Brunnée 29 Jul 2021
645 Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Diverging Jurisprudence at the ECtHR and the UN Dr Lea Raible University of Glasgow; 2020/21 re:constitution Fellow, gives a talk for the Public International Law discussion group on 20th May 2021. Lea Raible 24 May 2021
644 The Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Human Rights System: Standard-setting or International Law-making? Ignacio de Casas, Austral University, Argentina, gives a seminar for the PIL discussion group. Ignacio de Casas 18 May 2021
643 Hart and Kelsen on International Law Professor David Dyzenhaus, University of Toronto, currently a Guggenheim Fellow and a Visiting Fellow at All Souls, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. David Dyzenhaus 05 May 2021
642 How International is the International Court of Justice? Professor James T. Gathii, Wing-Tat Lee Chair in International Law and Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, gives a talk for the Oxford Public International Law seminar series. James T Gathii 30 Mar 2021
641 The Laws of War in International Thought Professor Pablo Kalmanovitz, International Studies Division at CIDE, Mexico City, gives a talk for the Oxford PIL discussion group. Pablo Kalmanovitz 29 Mar 2021
640 Invoking 'Transitional Justice' without a Transition: Reflections on Sri Lanka's Transitional Justice Programme, 2015-2019 Kumaravadivel Guruparan gives a talk as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Kumaravadivel Guruparan 18 Mar 2021
639 Kashmir and the State of Exception Habeel Iqbal gives a talk as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Habeel Iqbal 18 Mar 2021
638 Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan: National Mechanisms, Positive Complementarity and Command Responsibility Douglas Guilfoyle gives a talk as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Douglas Guilfoyle 18 Mar 2021
637 The Recognition of a Right to be Rescued at Sea Professor Seline Trevisanut, Utrecht University, gives a talk for the Public International Law discussion group series. Seline Trevisanut 26 Feb 2021
636 Two Visions of the International Rule of Law Professor Monica Hakimi, University of Michigan, gives a talk for the PIL discussion series. Monica Hakimi 22 Feb 2021
635 The War Lawyers: The United States, Israel and Juridical Warfare This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Craig Jones 19 Feb 2021
634 Climate Change and Human Rights Litigation: A Proposed New Line of Argument Professor Martin Scheinin, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, gives a talk for the Public International Law series. Martin Scheinin 19 Feb 2021
633 Transitional Justice Through the Lens of Art This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. This panel discussion explores the role of art in transitional justice and the depiction of transitional justice through art. Leslie Thomas, Bernadette Vivuya, Nadia Siddiqui 18 Feb 2021
632 The Justice of Visual Art - Creative State-Building in Times of Transition This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Art is a radical form of political participation in times of transition. Eliza Garnsey 18 Feb 2021
631 Dangerous proportions: Means and Ends in Non-Finite War Professor Nehal Bhuta, University of Edinburgh and Dr Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi, University of Amsterdam, give a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. Nehal Bhuta, Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi 17 Feb 2021
630 The Concept of Race in International Criminal Law - and Beyond Carola Lingaas, VID Specialised University, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. Carola Lingaas 17 Feb 2021
629 Creative Commons More than a Morbid Quest: obituaries and mapping the invisible college of international lawyers Luíza Leão Soares Pereira, Lecturer in International Law at the University of Sheffield, and Doctoral Candidate at the University of Cambridge, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series. Luíza Leão Soares Pereira 05 Feb 2021
628 Political Crimes and Amnesties: Scope and Limitations to Transitions to Democracy This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Renata Barbosa 26 Jan 2021
627 Binding and Non-binding International Agreements (as explored by the OAS Juridical Committee) Professor Duncan Hollis, Temple University, gives a talk for the Public International Law seminar series on 21st January 2021. Duncan Hollis 25 Jan 2021
626 Humanity, Inclusive Positivism and the Law of Armed Conflict Humanitarian personnel from time to time find themselves transporting desperate civilian residents forced out of besieged areas into long-term or even permanent displacement Nobuo Hayashi 06 Nov 2020
625 The International Law of Mega-Awards Public international law’s turn to judicialisation in the last three decades has led to more attention paid to remedies including of monetary character, in inter-State dispute settlement as well as in tribunals open to non-State actors. Martins Paparinskis 25 Aug 2020
624 The Effect of jus cogens and the Individuation of Norms International law ascribes to the conferral of a jus cogens status on a norm a particular legal significance. Ulf Linderfalk  06 Mar 2020
623 International Judicial Speech Acts Domestic and international judges speak separately from their courts' institutional voice in myriad ways. Neha Jain 21 Feb 2020
622 The Duty to Prevent Atrocity Crimes: Operationalising State Obligations From the instant that a State receives an early warning that mass atrocities are likely to occur, what, precisely, is it required to do in response? Shannon Raj Singh 19 Feb 2020
621 The Interplay between Maritime Security and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Help or Hindrance? The concept of maritime security and its interplay with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Sofia Galani 12 Feb 2020
620 All Souls Seminar Series: The Contribution of Forensic or other Expert Evidence to Wrongful Convictions in the United States: Data and Experiences from the National Registry of Exonerations All Souls Seminar Series: The Contribution of Forensic or other Expert Evidence to Wrongful Convictions in the United States: Data and Experiences from the National Registry of Exonerations Simon Cole 10 Feb 2020
619 Creative Commons All Souls Seminar - Structural Racism and Deaths in Police Custody in Europe: At the Crossroads of Criminal Law and Human Rights All Souls Seminar - Structural Racism and Deaths in Police Custody in Europe: At the Crossroads of Criminal Law and Human Rights Eddie Bruce-Jones 02 Jan 2020
618 UK Supreme Court: R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal [2019] UKSC 22 Session 3 of the Law and Politics in Three Courts conference Friday 8th November 2019 Nick Barber, Richard Ekins, Jeff King, Helen Mountfield 20 Dec 2019
617 Kenyan Supreme Court: Raila Odinga and Another v IEBC and Others, 2017 Session 2 of the Law and Politics in Three Courts conference Friday 8th November 2019 Anne Makena, John Ambani, Nic Cheeseman, Luis Franceschi 20 Dec 2019
616 International Criminal Court: Appeal against the decision under article 87(7)of the Rome Statute on the non-compliance by Jordan with the request by the Court for the arrest and surrender of Omar Al-Bashir (ICC- 02/05-01/09 OA2) 6 May 2019 Session 1 of the Law and Politics in Three Courts conference Friday 8th November 2019 Catherine O’Regan, Dapo Akande, Evelyne Asaala, Dire Tladi 20 Dec 2019
615 How effective can litigation be in foreseeing and preventing human rights abuse? Alejandra Ancheita delivers the keynote address at the Justice for Transnational Human Violations - At the Crossroads of Litigation, Policy and Scholarship Conference June 2019 Alejandra Ancheita 20 Dec 2019
614 All Souls Seminar Series - Rethinking "Smuggling" in Libya All Souls Seminar Series - Rethinking "Smuggling" in Libya Gabriella Sanchez 26 Nov 2019
613 Creative Commons Adam Smith as Jurist John Cairns and Scott Peterson discuss Adam Smith's lost work on jurisprudence, examining his influence on the Scottish legal profession and religious freedoms John W Cairns, Scot Peterson 19 Nov 2019
612 Creative Commons Adam Smith as Jurist Senior Research Fellow in Politics Professor Iain McLean unearths the secrets of Adam Smith's lost work on jurisprudence, and posits a connection between smith's jurisprudence and the framers of the US Declaration of Independence and Constitution Iain McLean 19 Nov 2019
611 Creative Commons Between Optimism and Pessimism: prospects for the conclusion of a new treaty on marine biodiversity on the high seas The United Nations is currently undertaking negotiations with a view to concluding an international legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the BBNJ Treaty). Joanna Mossop 18 Nov 2019
610 Creative Commons ILC’s Draft Conclusions on Peremptory Norms of General International Law Dire Tladi is a Professor of international law at the University of Pretoria and an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Stellenbosch. Dire Tladi 13 Nov 2019
609 Creative Commons Crimmigration and Refugees in Australia: Visa Cancellation on Criminality Grounds and 'Living in the Community' as Punishment and Deterrence Crimmigration and Refugees in Australia: Visa Cancellation on Criminality Grounds and 'Living in the Community' as Punishment and Deterrence Anthea Vogl 12 Nov 2019
608 Creative Commons All Souls Seminar Series: Democracy and the Mafia. Democracy and the Mafia. Federico Varese 12 Nov 2019
607 Creative Commons Documenting Crimes in Syria and Iraq: ISIS and the Crimes Against the Yazidis This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Sareta Ashraph 11 Nov 2019
606 Creative Commons Measuring Peace: Local Participation and Perspectives in Peacebuilding This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Anupah Makoond 11 Nov 2019
605 Creative Commons Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace: Are There Reasons for Hope? This talk was the keynote seminar given as part of the Oxford Translational Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series Julieta Lemaitre 11 Nov 2019
604 Litigating Rights : The Right to Health Litigating Rights : The Right to Health – Mark Heywood and Maya Foa in Conversation Mark Heywood, Maya Foa 08 Nov 2019
603 Historian of Protest Katrina Navickas discusses Mike Leigh's film Peterloo Historian of Protest Katrina Navickas discusses her involvement in Mike Leigh's film Peterloo, and its political and contemporary resonances Katrina Navickas 04 Nov 2019
602 The Legal Evolution of the Climate Change Regime: Past, Present, and Future What have been the key themes in the legal evolution of the UN climate regime? Daniel Bodansky 31 Oct 2019
601 Creative Commons The Role of Domestic Law in the International Legal Validity of Treaty Withdrawal If a state withdraws from a treaty in a manner that violates its own domestic law, will this withdrawal take effect in international law? Hannah Woolaver 25 Oct 2019
600 Litigating Rights - Wolfgang Kaleck in Conversation Litigating Rights Series - Wolfgang Kaleck in Conversation Wolfgang Kaleck, Ben Wizner, Annelen Micus 24 Oct 2019
599 Climate Change and the Rule of Law Despite three decades of legal development, existing systems of law fail to provide effective foundations for limiting climate change. Cinnamon Carlarne 18 Oct 2019
598 Creative Commons But what about men?: Gender Discomfort in International Criminal Justice Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) has become 'hyper-visible' in international criminal justice, yet scholars disagree whether this is a good thing for feminism or not. Leila Ullrich 07 Oct 2019
597 (De)constructing the crimmigrant other: migration, citizenship, and penal power Annual Roger Hood Lecture: Professor Katja Franko University of Oslo Katja Franko 16 Jul 2019
596 Creative Commons The Shamima Begum case: Citizenship Stripping and Belonging in Britain All Souls Criminology Seminar Series - Devyani Prabhat, University of Bristol Devyani Prabhat 16 Jul 2019
595 Creative Commons "Doing Civilization's Heavy Lifting": The State of Injustice in the United States All Souls Criminology Seminar Series - Dr Tony Platt, University of California, Berkeley Tony Platt 16 Jul 2019
594 Creative Commons Historicising American Exceptionalism in Crime, Punishment and Inequality All Souls Criminology Seminar Series - Prof. Niki Lacey Niki Lacey 16 Jul 2019
593 Creative Commons Book Launch: Reasons to Doubt: Wrongful Convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission (Oxford University Press, 2019) Book Launch: Reasons to Doubt: Wrongful Convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission (Oxford University Press, 2019) Carolyn Hoyle, Respondent Hannah Quirk 03 Jul 2019
592 Creative Commons Responses to the Government White Paper on Online Harms and the ‘right to be forgotten’ LSE media expert and government adviser Damian Tambini and Roxana Radu from Oxford Law Faculty respond to the UK government’s White Paper on Online Harms and assess the implications of the new rights of the digital age such as the ‘right to be forgotten’. Damian Tambini, Roxana Radu 03 Jul 2019
591 Governance of Public Opinion in the Age of Platforms: A Study of China Jufang Wang, former news editor in China, and Ralph Schroeder of the Oxford Internet Institute, assess the Communist Party’s efforts to control public opinion in China by regulation of social media platforms and the controversial ‘social credit system’. Jufang Wang, Ralph Schroeder 03 Jul 2019
590 Creative Commons Current Challenges to International Justice: Lean in or Leave? This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Laila Sadat 25 Jun 2019
589 Book Launch: The Trial of the Kaiser This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. William Schabas 25 Jun 2019
588 Creative Commons Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective: Book Launch of 'Justice framed: A Genealogy of Transitional Justice' This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Marcos Zunino 25 Jun 2019
587 Creative Commons Un-Becoming a Victim: Between Historic Reminder and Hallucination, Geographical Document and Childhood Memory, Collective Tragedy and Personal Healing This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Sasa Rajsic 25 Jun 2019
586 Creative Commons Prospects for Meaningful Accountability for Rights Violations in Sri Lanka This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Kiran Grewal, Farzana Haniffa, Gehan Gunatilleke, Dharsha Jegatheswaran 25 Jun 2019
585 Creative Commons Witness Testimony and the Negotiation of 'Culture' at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Nigel Eltringham 25 Jun 2019
584 Creative Commons The Journalist Perspective: Low Expectations and Promising Trends in Transitional Justice This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Thierry Cruvellier 25 Jun 2019
583 Creative Commons Book Launch 'When Political Transitions Work: Reconciliation as Interdependence' This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Fanie du Toit, Kate O'Regan 25 Jun 2019
582 Colombian Outcast Youths and the Broken Promises of Transformative Justice This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Elena Butti 25 Jun 2019
581 Creative Commons The Arrest of a Head of State Pursuant to an ICC Warrant. The Al-Bashir Case This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Flavia Lattanzi 25 Jun 2019
580 Creative Commons The ICC Rohingya Case: Radical or Routine? This talk was given as part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series. Payam Akhavan 25 Jun 2019
579 Creative Commons International Criminal Law and Border Control: The Expressive Role of the Deportation and Extradition of Rwandan Citizens Dr Nicola Palmer analyzes the role that international criminal law in the extradition, deportation or domestic prosecution of Rwandan nationals. Nicola Palmer 25 Jun 2019
578 State Capture: What It Is and What It Means for the Constitutional Order Legal researchers Katarina Sipulova and Nick Friedman describe corruption in politics and the judiciary in the post-transitional states of Eastern Europe and South Africa Katarína Šipulová, Nicholas Friedman 18 Jun 2019
577 Citizenship and Accountability Conference Session 6: The Way Forward It is twenty-five years since the transition to democracy in South Africa. Some of the most enduring challenges have concerned the role of customary law and traditional leadership in the new democratic state. Thandabantu Nhlapo, Geoff Budlender, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi 18 Jun 2019
576 Citizenship and Accountability Conference Session 5: The Scope of Chiefly Power It is twenty-five years since the transition to democracy in South Africa. Some of the most enduring challenges have concerned the role of customary law and traditional leadership in the new democratic state. Jason Brickhill, Janine Ubink, Michael Mbikiwa, Monica De Souza Louw 18 Jun 2019
575 Citizenship and Accountability Conference Session 4: Traditional Leaders and Communities, Money and Accountability It is twenty-five years since the transition to democracy in South Africa. Some of the most enduring challenges have concerned the role of customary law and traditional leadership in the new democratic state. Jonny Steinberg, Sonwabile Mnwana, Wilmien Wicomb; 17 Jun 2019
574 Citizenship and Accountability Conference Session 3: Mining and Resources: issues arising from recent litigation It is twenty-five years since the transition to democracy in South Africa. Some of the most enduring challenges have concerned the role of customary law and traditional leadership in the new democratic state. Nolundi Luwaya, Johan Lorenzen, Michael Bishop, William Beinart 17 Jun 2019
573 Citizenship and Accountability Conference Session 2: What is Living Customary Law? And how should the courts identify it and apply it? It is twenty-five years since the transition to democracy in South Africa. Some of the most enduring challenges have concerned the role of customary law and traditional leadership in the new democratic state. Nick Barber, Thandabantu Nhlapo, Nolundi Luwaya, Kate O'Regan 17 Jun 2019
572 Citizenship and Accountability Conference Session 1: Where are we now? The Constitution, Traditional Leaders and Customary Law It is twenty-five years since the transition to democracy in South Africa. Some of the most enduring challenges have concerned the role of customary law and traditional leadership in the new democratic state. Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Peter Delius, Aninka Claassens 17 Jun 2019
571 Creative Commons The Rise of Investor-State Arbitration: Rethinking Key Moments What explains the rise of investor-state arbitration? To the extent that investor-state arbitration had founding fathers, what were their motivations, what constraints did they have, what was their thinking? Taylor St John 31 May 2019
570 Populism in the Age of Brexit Constitutional expert Prof Neil Walker tackles the thorny issue of issues of Brexit and the problems caused by populist politics Denis Galligan, Neil Walker 14 May 2019
569 Creative Commons Sir Tim Hitchens and Tony Rayns on Hirokazu Kore-eda's film The Third Murder and the death penalty in Japan Former UK Ambassador to Tokyo Sir Tim Hitchens and East Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns introduce a FLJS Films screening of Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2017 film The Third Murder Tim Hitchens, Tony Rayns 08 May 2019
568 The Internalisation of Investment Treaties and the Rule of Law Promise Investment treaties are often said to have two principal effects for the states that enter into them. First, it is asserted that investment treaties act to increase levels of foreign investment in host states. Jansen Calamita 07 May 2019
567 Due Diligence: An Obligation under International Law This talk will examine the legal nature of due diligence, namely whether it is a free-standing obligation under customary international law or a standard by which compliance with specific obligations may be assessed. Vladyslav Lanovoy 07 May 2019
566 The Post-Populist Constitution: Reassessing the Place of the People Professor Denis Galligan, Emeritus Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, delivers the 2018 Max Watson Annual Lecture at Wolfson College, on the constitutional consequences of the rise in populist movements around the world. Denis Galligan 30 Apr 2019
565 Creative Commons All Souls Seminar Series: The Sexual Politics of Anti-Trafficking Discourse The Sexual Politics of Anti-Trafficking Discourse Prabha Kotiswaran 13 Mar 2019
564 Interpretation of Security Council Resolutions and the Status of Explanation of Votes Even though UN Security Council resolutions may have major consequences for the disputes and states concerned, some of the resolutions are ambiguous in their meaning. Mark Klamberg 05 Mar 2019
563 The Alseran Ruling One Year On; Session 2: A Critical Assessment of Recent Investigations and Prevention Efforts On the first anniversary of the Alseran ruling, where it was found that detainees in British military custody in Iraq had suffered inhuman and degrading treatment, and had been unlawfully detained. Thomas Obel Hansen, Elizabeth Stubbins Bates, Dapo Akande 25 Feb 2019