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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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366 Creative Commons Reflections on Four Decades of International Action against Torture Professor Sir Nigel Rodley, University of Essex - 19 February 2015 Nigel Rodley 10 Apr 2015
365 Creative Commons Protecting Schools in Conflict: Developing International Guidelines Professor Stephen Haines, University of Greenwich - 29 January 2015 Stephen Haines 10 Apr 2015
364 Causation in the Law of State Responsibility Dr Ilias Plakokefalos, University of Amsterdam - 22 January 2015 Ilias Plakokefalos 10 Apr 2015
363 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 Mar 2015
362 Creative Commons Combatting Corruption with Mobile Phones India’s right to information movement demonstrated the potential to combat corruption through social audits – an exercise to share and verify public records with people. Vivek Srinivasan 26 Mar 2015
361 Africa’s Information Revolution: Rhetoric and Reality Over the past decade there has been a phenomenal growth in mobile phone and internet usage in Africa which has attracted substantial media and academic interest. Padraig Carmody 26 Mar 2015
360 Creative Commons Dying for an iPhone: The Hidden Struggle of China’s Workers An in-depth study of the most powerful electronics contractor and the lives of its 1.4 million workers. Jenny Chan 26 Mar 2015
359 Creative Commons Ethical Treatment of Data in New Digital Landscapes - bringing development practitioners and academics together How can NGOs like Oxfam come together with academics and practitioners alike to tackle emerging privacy and security challenges when it comes to effective management of data? Amy O'Donnell 26 Mar 2015
358 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 Mar 2015
357 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 Mar 2015
356 Persepolis: Introductory talk by Kaveh Moussavi, Iranian human rights lawyer Kaveh Moussavi, Iranian human rights lawyer, introduces the film Persepolis. Kaveh Moussavi 17 Feb 2015
355 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 Feb 2015
354 The (so far) grassroots success story of Farmerline, a social mobile tech enterprise for African farmers Alloysius Attah discusses some of Farmerline's success factors, including its locally adapted technological solutions and strong local outreach Alloysius Attah 04 Feb 2015
353 ICT, Civic Education and Civil Society Capacity Building in Iran Since Tavaana's launch in 2010, the e-learning institute has safely educated thousands of Iranians about democracy and human rights. Mariam Memarsadeghi 04 Feb 2015
352 Creative Commons Theorising the Political Apology Dr. Stephen Winter, Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Auckland gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series on 1st December 2014. Stephen Winter 02 Feb 2015
351 Reparations and beyond: the lasting significance of historic injustice Dr. Daniel Butt, Associate Professor in Political Theory, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series on 17th November 2014. Daniel Butt 02 Feb 2015
350 Creative Commons Misunderstood or Misused?: Exploring “Complex Victimhood” at the International Criminal Court Leila Ullrich, PhD Candidate, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series on 3rd November 2014. Leila Ullrich 02 Feb 2015
349 Distant Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court in Africa Dr. Phil Clark, Reader in Comparative and International Politics, SOAS, University of London gives a talk for the OTJR semianr series on 27th October 2014. Phil Clark 02 Feb 2015
348 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 06 Jan 2015
347 Immigration Enforcement Prof Jennifer Chacon, School of Law, University of California - 12 November 2014 Jennifer Chacon 06 Jan 2015
346 Undocumented: The Architecture of Migrant Detention Tings Chak - 8 December 2014 Tings Chak 17 Dec 2014
345 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
344 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
343 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
342 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
341 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
340 Creative Commons Experiments in public confidence and police legitimacy Dr Ben Bradford, Centre for Criminology - 7 October 2014 at National Law University, Delhi Ben Bradford 16 Dec 2014
339 Creative Commons Revisiting Nordic Exceptionalism: The view from inside Anna Eriksson, Centre for Criminology Anna Eriksson 16 Dec 2014
338 Creative Commons Immigration Enforcement Prof Jennifer Chacon, School of Law, University of California - 12 November 2014 Jennifer Chacon 16 Dec 2014
337 Creative Commons Experiments in public confidence and police legitimacy: Promise, potential and pitfalls Dr Ben Bradford, Centre for Criminology - 30 October 2014 Ben Bradford 16 Dec 2014
336 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
335 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
334 Controlling International Organizations: Between Function and Virtue? Professor Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki - 22 May 2014 Jan Klabbers 11 Dec 2014
333 Creative Commons Arbitrary Detention in International Law Professor Mads Andenas , University of Oslo - 15 May 2014 Mads Andenas 11 Dec 2014
332 Creative Commons '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 Dec 2014
331 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 Dec 2014
330 Creative Commons 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 Dec 2014
329 Creative Commons Independence referendums and putative citizenship - the Scottish referendum in a global perspective Dr Ruvi Ziegler, University of Reading - 6 November 2014 Ruvi Ziegler 11 Dec 2014
328 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 Dec 2014
327 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 02 Dec 2014
326 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 02 Dec 2014
325 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 02 Dec 2014
324 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 01 Dec 2014
323 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 Oct 2014
322 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 Oct 2014
321 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 Oct 2014
320 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 01 Jul 2014
319 Creative Commons 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 30 Jun 2014
318 Creative Commons 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 Jun 2014
317 Creative Commons 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 Jun 2014
316 Could Scotland Join the European Union? With Scotland set to vote on independence in September 2014, this public debate will focus on the question of an independent Scotland and its membership of the EU. Graham Avery, Michael Keating, Sionaidh Douglas-Scott 06 Jun 2014
315 Where next for ombudsmen schemes? Recent EU legislation requires each member state to provide an ADR body for nearly every consumer sector. This workshop explored the implications through expert opinion from academic, practitioner, and policy perspectives. Lewis Shand Smith 05 Jun 2014
314 Creative Commons Ombudsman Service - Consumer Engagement Recent EU legislation requires each member state to provide an ADR body for nearly every consumer sector. This workshop explored the implications through expert opinion from academic, practitioner, and policy perspectives. Caroline Wayman 05 Jun 2014
313 Creative Commons Early Resolution in Ombudsmen schemes Recent EU legislation requires each member state to provide an ADR body for nearly every consumer sector. This workshop explored the implications through expert opinion from academic, practitioner, and policy perspectives. Adam Sampson 05 Jun 2014
312 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 04 Jun 2014
311 Creative Commons 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 04 Jun 2014
310 Creative Commons Social Media and the Culture of Connectivity This lecture by Professor José van Dijck reflects on how social media have become normalized in everyday life. José van Dijck 28 May 2014
309 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
308 Creative Commons 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
307 Lecture III: Law in Globalization Harold Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School - 13 May 2014 Harold Koh 21 May 2014
306 Lecture II: Law of Globalization Harold Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School - 8 May 2014 Harold Koh 21 May 2014
305 Creative Commons Excision, Exclusion and Exile: Australia's Refugee Policy and Responsibility Shifting in the Asia-Pacific Dr Michelle Foster, Melbourne Law School Michelle Foster 16 May 2014
304 Book Colloquium: Popular Representations of Development: Insights from Novels, Films, Television and Social Media A discussion of this recently published book whose authors reassess the breadth and popularity of development studies through analysis of literature, films, and other non-conventional forms of representation. David Lewis, Catherine Jenkins, Tim Markham, Amir Paz-Fuchs 15 May 2014
303 Creative Commons Defending at the The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: An English Barrister's Perspective David Josse, QC, gives a talk about working on the defense council at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on the trials of Momcilo Krajisnik and then Milan Gvero. David Josse 08 Apr 2014
302 Creative Commons Are Arbitrators Political? Dr M Waibel, University of Cambridge Michael Waibel 01 Apr 2014
301 Whaling: the Gordian knot of animal rights and cultural diversity Professor M Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London Malgosia Fitzmaurice 01 Apr 2014
300 Creative Commons Trashed, or treasured? Which will be the fate of international dispute resolution? The Honorable Charles N Brower, 20 Essex Street Charles N Brower 01 Apr 2014
299 Culture Clashes in International Criminal Law Professor E van Sliedregt, VU University of Amsterdam E van Sliedregt 01 Apr 2014
298 Do Dead Civilians have Human Rights? International Legal Obligations towards Civilian Casualties in Armed Conflict Professor S Breau, University of Reading S Breau 01 Apr 2014
297 Creative Commons Women’s experiences of detention Sarah Campbell (Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID), UK) Sarah Campbell 31 Mar 2014
296 So many ways to love you: Negotiating love in a prison Rimple Metha (Jadavpur University, India) Rimple Metha 31 Mar 2014
295 Creative Commons A prison that isn't a prison: Globalization, mobility control, and state power Thomas Ugelvik (University of Oslo, Norway) Thomas Ugelvik 31 Mar 2014
294 Creative Commons Time, space, and trust: Some methodological challenges of researching immigration detention Sarah Turnbull (University of Oxford, UK) Sarah Turnbull 31 Mar 2014
293 Experiencing immigration detention Kizza Musinguizi (London, UK) Kizza Musinguizi 31 Mar 2014
292 Creative Commons Prisons as places to negotiate ‘illegality’ Steven De Ridder (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Steven De Ridder 31 Mar 2014
291 Borders: A view from ‘nowhere’ Rimple Metha (Jadavpur University, India) Rimple Metha 31 Mar 2014
290 From banlieue youth to undocumented migrant: Illegalized foreign-nationals in penal institutions and public space Carolina Sanchez Boe (Aarhus University) Carolina Sanchez Boe 31 Mar 2014
289 Strengths and constraints of the prison life: Identity and sense of belonging of imprisoned maras in Honduras Lirio Gutiérrez Rivera Lirio Gutiérrez Rivera 31 Mar 2014
288 Creative Commons Trajectories and identities of foreign national women: Rethinking prison through the lens of gender and citizenship Raquel Matos (Catolica University) Raquel Matos 31 Mar 2014
287 Creative Commons The neocolonial prison and the ‘mark’ of whiteness in current Argentina: Race, gender and chronopolitics in media accounts of incarcerated immigrant population Victoria Pereyra (Warwick University) Victoria Pereyra 31 Mar 2014
286 Creative Commons (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 Mar 2014
285 Creative Commons 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 Mar 2014
284 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 Mar 2014
283 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 Mar 2014
282 What Hopes for ICT for Development? Tim Unwin focuses on current work at the CTO, where his own personal contributions focus especially on the use of ICTs by people with disabilities. Tim Unwin 21 Mar 2014
281 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 Mar 2014
280 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 03 Mar 2014
279 Thoughts Towards a History of ICT4D - And Its Future Role David Souter uses the history and development of ICT4D as a framework to critique ICT4D approaches and consider the relevance of ICTs and ICT4D to the post-2015 development agenda. David Souter 27 Feb 2014
278 How best to communicate with communities affected by disaster? Case Studies from Typhoon Haiyan This seminar will investigate how different technologies were used by CDAC Network Members in the immediate response to Typhoon Haiyan, focusing particularly on how needs assessment data was collected, shared and acted upon. Nicki Bailey 27 Feb 2014
277 Creative Commons The End of Settler Societies and Why it Changes Immigration Professor Catherine Dauvergne, University of British Columbia Catherine Dauvergne 26 Feb 2014
276 Creative Commons The End of Settler Societies and Why it Changes Immigration Professor Catherine Dauvergne, University of British Columbia Catherine Dauvergne 26 Feb 2014
275 Creative Commons The Challenge of Adjudicating Social Democratic Values in a Capitalist Society Judge Dhaya Pillay, Judge of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg and Durban Dhaya Pillay 26 Feb 2014
274 The Internet in a post-PRISM world Dan McQuillan examines the Internet in a post-PRISM world, and asks if its power to tackle global poverty will be lost. Dan McQuillan 12 Feb 2014
273 Crowdsourcing and Development of Activity Systems: the Case of Emergency Response Gregory Asmolov suggests applying the notion of activity systems and zones of proximal development, as conceptualized in Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), to the field of ICT4D. Gregory Asmolov 12 Feb 2014
272 The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Implications for ICT4D Research Richard Heeks explores new post-2015 development agenda and its implications for ICT4D (information and communication technologies for development) research priorities. Richard Heeks 12 Feb 2014
271 International Law and the Emergence of Mercantile Capitalism: Grotius to Smith Professor M Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki M Koskenniemi 11 Feb 2014
270 Creative Commons International law and foreign policy: some practical questions Mr Qudsi Rasheed, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Qudsi Rasheed 05 Feb 2014
269 What is an International Crime? Professor K J Heller, SOAS/ University of Melbourne Kevin Heller 05 Feb 2014
268 Behind Marx's "hidden abode": toward an expanded conception of capitalism Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and Department Chair at The New School Nancy Fraser 05 Feb 2014
267 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 27 Jan 2014