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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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# Episode Title Description People Date
66 Leverhulme Lecture 2010: Regulating Complexity in Financial Markets Second leverhulme lecture in the 2010 series held in the Law Faculty, St Cross College in November. Steven Schwarcz 20 Dec 2010
65 Leverhulme Lecture 2010: The Global Financial Crisis and Systematic Risk First of the Leverhulme Lectures held in the Law Faculty of St Cross College November 2010. Steven Schwarcz 20 Dec 2010
64 The Special Court for Sierra Leone: An Instrument of External Hegemony? Chris Mahony, DPhil Candidate in Politics, Oxford University gives a talk for the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series. Chris Mahony 13 Dec 2010
63 13. How Statute Law is Made Lecture Lecture by Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Council, on the making of statutes. Given at the University of Oxford on 11 October 2010. Stephen Laws 30 Nov 2010
62 12. The Law Commissioner: The role of the Law Commission in the Legislative Process Interview with Lord Justice Etherton, Chairman of the Law Commission 2006-2009, on the role of the Law Commission in the legislative process. Lord Justice Etherton, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
61 11. The Legal Adviser: The Role of the Joint Committee on Human Rights in the Legislative Process Interview with Murray Hunt, Legal Adviser to Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights on the role of the Joint Committee on Human Rights in the legislative process. Murray Hunt, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
60 10. Parliamentary Officials: The Parliamentary procedure for making an Act of Parliament Interview with Parliamentary officials David Natzler from the Public Bill Office in the House of Commons and Sarah Jones from the House of Lords on The Parliamentary procedure for making an Act of Parliament. David Natzler, Sarah Jones, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
59 09. The Drafter: Pre-legislative scrutiny of Bills and the role of Parliamentary Counsel as a Bill proceeds through Parliament Interview with Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Counsel, on pre-legislative scrutiny of Bills and the role of Parliamentary Counsel as a Bill proceeds through Parliament. Stephen Laws, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
58 08. The Drafter: How Parliamentary Counsel sets about drafting an Act of Parliament Interview with Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Counsel, on how Parliamentary Counsel sets about drafting an Act of Parliament. Stephen Laws, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
57 07. The Drafter: The role of Parliamentary Counsel at the planning stage for legislation Interview with Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Counsel on the role of Parliamentary Counsel at the planning stage for legislation. Stephen Laws, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
56 06. The Departmental Lawyer: The role of officials in a department in handling the passage of a Bill through Parliament Interview with Michelle Dyson, a Departmental Lawyer, on the role of officials in a department in handling the passage of a Bill through Parliament. Michelle Dyson, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
55 05. The Departmental Lawyer: The detailed development by a Government Department of proposals for legislation Interview with Michelle Dyson, Departmental Lawyer, on the detailed development by a Government Department of proposals for legislation. Michelle Dyson, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
54 04. The Departmental Lawyer: The process within a Government Department for development of the policy ideas underlying legislative proposals Interview with Michelle Dyson, Departmental Lawyer on the process within a Government Department for development of the policy ideas underlying legislative proposals. Michelle Dyson, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
53 03. The Politician: A Minister's role in taking a Bill through Parliament Interview with Lord Falconer on a minister's role in taking a Bill through Parliament. Lord Falconer, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
52 02. The Politician: How a Government Minister gets proposals accepted for presentation as part of the Government's legislative programme How a Government Minister gets proposals accepted for presentation as part of the Government's legislative programme. Interview with Lord Falconer of Thoroton, former Lord Chancellor. Lord Falconer, Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
51 01. Introduction to Making Legislation series Phillip Sales, High Court Judge and Statute Law Society member introduces the Making Legislation series which will look at how new laws are created. Phillip Sales 30 Nov 2010
50 The History of Modern Constitutionalism This lecture establishes the ten essentials of modern constitutionalism, as first developed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776. Horst Dipple 22 Nov 2010
49 Crimes Against Humanity: Human rights and Justice in Argentina Judge Sergio Gabriel Torres, Federal Judge in Criminal and Correctional Matters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Academic Vice President for Argentina at the Ibero-American Criminal Law Institute gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series. Sergio Torres 16 Nov 2010
48 A People That Perseveres Psychological Analysis of Collective Amnesia in Lebanon and its Implications for Transistional Justice. Diane Batchelor 02 Nov 2010
47 Managing Transition: the National Peace Accord, South Africa, 1991-94 Delivered by Rev. Dr. Liz Carmichael MBE, Chaplain and Tutor in Theology, St John's College, University of Oxford; and Facilitator and Trainer under the National Peace Accord. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. Liz Carmichael 21 Jun 2010
46 The Legacy of Nuremberg Delivered by Benjamin Ferencz, Chief Prosecutor of the Einsatzgruppen Case at the Nuremberg Trials, 1947-8. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. Benjamin Ferencz 21 Jun 2010
45 A Truth Commission Goes Abroad: Liberian Transitional Justice in New York Delivered by Dr. Jonny Steinberg, Author and Journalist; Visiting Fellow, African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. Jonny Steinberg 21 Jun 2010
44 Uganda Roundtable: Researching the movements of and Ugandan military campaign against the Lord's Resistance Army in eastern Congo, southern Sudan and Central African Republic. A round table discussion led by Professor Ron Atkinson, Director of African Studies, University of South Carolina. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. Ron Atkinson 21 Jun 2010
43 Rwanda: "Justice for Whom?" and "Peddling Justice" 2 lectures. Justice for Whom? Assessing Local Responses to Transitional Justice in Rwanda, Cambodia and Sierra Leone and Peddling Influence: A Rwandan Response to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Wendy Lambourne, Allison Turner 18 Jun 2010
42 Transitional Justice and Development Delivered by Juan Mendez, President Emeritus, International Center for Transitional Justice, and former UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. Juan Mendez 18 Jun 2010
41 Scandinavian Exceptionalism: Five Dangers Ahead Nils Christie of the Institute of Criminology at the University of Oslo presented the 5th Roger Hood Annual Public Lecture entitled, 'Scandinavian Exceptionalism: Five Dangers Ahead'. Nils Christie 27 May 2010
40 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
39 Socio-Economic Rights in the South African Constitutional Court: Is the Honeymoon Over? Sandra Fredman gives a talk for the Oxford Transitional Justice Research 2010 seminar series followed by Sabine Michalowski giving her talk entitled 'Bringing Socio-Economic Factors into the Transitional Justice Debate'. Sandra Fredman, Sabine Michalowski 11 Mar 2010
38 West Papua symposium - Closing Plenary Phil Clark chairs the final plenary discussion from the Oxford symposium on Justice and self-determination in West Papua. Phil Clark, Muridan Widjojo, Jos Marey, Charles Foster 08 Mar 2010
37 West Papua symposium - opening plenary - Papuan History in Perspective First discussion session from the Oxford Symposium on Justice and self-determination in West Papua. Chaired by Anne Booth. Anne Booth, Pieter Drooglever, Albert Kersten 08 Mar 2010
36 West Papua symposium - opening remarks Opening remarks from the Convenor of Oxford Transitional Justice Research, Phil Clark, at the Oxford symposium on Justice and Self Determination in West Papua. Phil Clark 08 Mar 2010
35 Defending the Damned: The Role of Defence Counsel in International Criminal Cases Seminar given on 22nd February 2010 by Peter Robinson, Legal Advisor for former Bosnian Serb President, Radovan Karadzic, ICTY and Lead Counsel for former President of the Rwandan National Assembly, Joseph Nzirorera, ICTR. Peter Robinson 24 Feb 2010
34 Negotiating the Post-conflict State: Land Disputes in Juba, Southern Sudan Seminar given by Naseem Badiey, DPhil candidate in Politics, University of Oxford, and Visiting Scholar in the Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley on the 15th of february 2010. Naseem Badiey 24 Feb 2010
33 Between armageddon and utpoia; conflict prevention, justice and reconciliation after mass atrocity. Seminar delivered on Monday 8 February 2010 by Dr. Rama Mani, Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford, and Project Director, Ending Mass Atrocities - Echoes in the South. Rama Mani 16 Feb 2010
32 Punishment in Transition: Re-thinking the Role of Punishment and Sentencing for Transitional Justice Seminar delivered on Monday 1st February 2010 by Ralph Henham, Professor of Criminal Justice, Nottingham Trent University. Ralph Henham 16 Feb 2010
31 International Justice: Transitional, Distributive, and Rectificatory Seminar delivered on Monday 18 January 2010 by Dr. Daniel Butt, Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Bristol. Daniel Butt 26 Jan 2010
30 Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in a Digital Age Professor Mayer-Schonberger discusses the concept of forgetting in relation to the 'digital age' - where nothing online is forgotten and the consequences of this to individuals and society. Viktor Mayer-Schonberger 23 Dec 2009
29 Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System Seminar delivered on Tuesday 1 December 2009 by Par Engstrom, Lecturer in Human Rights, Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Par Engstrom 21 Dec 2009
28 Localising Transitional Justice: Establishing the War Crimes Chamber of the Bosnia Court Seminar delivered on Tuesday 17 November 2009 by Dr. Alex Jeffrey, Lecturer in Human Geography, Newcastle University. Alex Jeffrey 21 Dec 2009
27 Debating Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe: Victim-Centred Rhetoric or Reality? Seminar delivered on Tuesday 10 November 2009 by Janice Winter, Programme Manager, Axess Programme on Journalism and Democracy. Janice Winter 21 Dec 2009
26 Papering Over the Cracks: Reconciliation in Zimbabwe's Unity Government Era Seminar delivered on Tuesday 10 November 2009 by Dr. Blessing Miles Tendi, Researcher, University of Oxford. Blessing-Miles Tendi 21 Dec 2009
25 Repairing Libya's Past: Where Does the Quest for Compensation End? Seminar delivered on Tuesday 4 November 2009 by Dr. Claudia Gazzini, Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute, Florence. Claudia Gazzini 21 Dec 2009
24 Charter 88 and the Constitutional Reform Movement Twenty Years On; discussion Second part of a Panel discussion held at Portculis House, Westminster, discussing the central strengths and achievements of the Constitutional Reform with questions and comments from the audience. David Erdos, Peter Facey, Ferdinand Mount, Tony Wright 17 Dec 2009
23 Charter 88 and the Constitutional Reform Movement Twenty Years On First part of a Panel discussion held at Portculis House, Westminster, asking what have been the central strengths and achievements of the constitutional reform movement among other questions that look back at Charter 88. David Erdos, Peter Facey, Ferdinand Mount, Tony Wright 15 Dec 2009
22 FLJS part 6: Laws in times of peace and war Aharon Barak answers a question from Guardian Legal Affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch on the difference between protecting human rights and concerns of governments in power in war. Part 6 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. Aharon Barak, Afua Hirsch 24 Jul 2009
21 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 Jul 2009
20 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 Jul 2009
19 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 Jul 2009
18 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 Jul 2009
17 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 Jul 2009
16 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 Jul 2009
15 Mooting - A Short Introduction This video includes footage taken at the 2009 Shearman and Sterling LLP University of Oxford Moot Competition and features short interviews with participants, who explain what mooting is and talk about their experiences mooting in Oxford. Stefanie Wilkins, Emily Mackenzie, Tessa Khan, Stephen Kosmin 08 Jun 2009
14 Shearman and Sterling Moot Competition 2009 - semi-final The Shearman and Sterling LLP University of Oxford Moot Competition has become established as the most prestigious mooting competition within the University. This video features one of the semi-final moots in the 2009 competition. Hannah Noyce, Emily Mackenzie, Stephen Kosmin 08 Jun 2009
13 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 05 Jun 2009
12 Equality in an Era of Responsibility John Roemer, Professor of Political Science and Economics at Yale University, explores the historical formulations of responsibility in egalitarian theory, and argues for a more direct and non-contractarian approach to its integration. John Roemer 30 Apr 2009
11 Data Protection, Freedom of Expression and the Media Antony White QC delivers a seminar on the laws of data protection, the media and freedom of expression and the right to privacy and how the laws are adapting in the light of the Naomi Campbell-Mirror Group and the Michael Douglas-OK magazine cases. Antony White 31 Mar 2009
10 Mock Law Interview This video shows a mock interview for an undergraduate place to study law. Ben McFarlane 10 Mar 2009
9 Justice after Atrocity: A Cosmopolitan Pluralist Approach Why do ordinary people perpetrate genocide and crimes against humanity? How can these perpetrators be held accountable? Are international prosecutions effective? Is imprisonment a fitting punishment? Mark Drumbl 29 Jan 2009
8 Beyond the Third Way in Labour Law: Towards the Constitutionalization of Labour Law? Professor Collins argues that New Labour was responsible for the real break from the political settlements of the Trade Disputes Act 1906. He suggests that a new social contract is required that constitutionalizes social and economic rights. Hugh Collins 02 Dec 2008
7 If the Public Would be Outraged by Their Rulings, Should Judges Care? This Foundation for Law, Justice and Society Annual Lecture, delivered by Professor Cass Sunstein on 24 May 2007, questions the limits and legitimacy of judicial independence in the face of public opinion. Cass Sunstein 11 Aug 2008
6 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 Aug 2008
5 Courts, Legislatures, Administrators, and the Making of Social Policy This lecture, delivered by Professor Martin Shapiro on 25 June 2006, opened the inaugural workshop of the Foundation's programme on 'Courts and the Making of Public Policy'. Martin Shapiro 11 Aug 2008
4 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 08 Aug 2008
3 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 03 Jul 2008
2 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 03 Jul 2008
1 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 02 Jul 2008