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Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law

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A collection of public lectures either given at, or by members of, the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

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Beyond Mirrors and Windows: Exploring State-Society Relationships Through Prison and Film: CSLG seminar

February 01, 2024 15:21 - 29 minutes - 647 MB Video

Speaker: Oliver Wilson-Nunn Bio: Oliver Wilson-Nunn is an Isaac Newton Research Fellow at Robinson College, University of Cambridge. He recently completed his PhD on prison and film in Argentina at the Centre of Latin American Studies, University of Cambridge. He has published on prison education in contemporary documentary film and on prison writing from Cuba. He is broadly interested in the relationship between law, criminal justice, and culture in Latin America, with his new project focus...

Beyond Mirrors and Windows: Exploring State-Society Relationships Through Prison and Film: CSLG seminar (audio)

February 01, 2024 15:16 - 29 minutes - 54.1 MB

Speaker: Oliver Wilson-Nunn Bio: Oliver Wilson-Nunn is an Isaac Newton Research Fellow at Robinson College, University of Cambridge. He recently completed his PhD on prison and film in Argentina at the Centre of Latin American Studies, University of Cambridge. He has published on prison education in contemporary documentary film and on prison writing from Cuba. He is broadly interested in the relationship between law, criminal justice, and culture in Latin America, with his new project focus...

'Judges, Jurists and Style': Professor Jonathan Morgan Inaugural lecture

January 29, 2024 14:01 - 59 minutes - 1.3 GB Video

Judges and jurists employ distinctive, and distinctly different, styles of reasoning. Judges develop the common law cautiously, by incremental analogical development. Judicial reasoning is characteristically practical, even pragmatic, with the resolution of concrete disputes paramount. The stability of the common law depends on strong shared, albeit implicit, understandings about its content. Academia might seem hostile to much of this. Academics are expected to build ambitious theories, to ...

'Judges, Jurists and Style': Professor Jonathan Morgan Inaugural lecture (audio)

January 29, 2024 12:35 - 59 minutes - 109 MB

Judges and jurists employ distinctive, and distinctly different, styles of reasoning. Judges develop the common law cautiously, by incremental analogical development. Judicial reasoning is characteristically practical, even pragmatic, with the resolution of concrete disputes paramount. The stability of the common law depends on strong shared, albeit implicit, understandings about its content. Academia might seem hostile to much of this. Academics are expected to build ambitious theories, to ...

'Can the 'Post Office convictions' be quashed by legislation?': Jonathan Rogers

January 23, 2024 11:43 - 17 minutes - 390 MB Video

The government has recently announced that it intends to quash by legislation convictions of hundreds of subpostmasters who had been prosecuted by the Post Office for, variously, theft, fraud and false accounting. This follows a number of appeals which have already succeeded where it has been accepted that convictions that are based on generated by the Horizon software are necessarily unsafe. Usually, one would expect other subpostmasters to have to follow that same route, but the government ...

'Can the 'Post Office convictions' be quashed by legislation?': Jonathan Rogers (audio)

January 23, 2024 11:40 - 17 minutes - 31.8 MB

The government has recently announced that it intends to quash by legislation convictions of hundreds of subpostmasters who had been prosecuted by the Post Office for, variously, theft, fraud and false accounting. This follows a number of appeals which have already succeeded where it has been accepted that convictions that are based on generated by the Horizon software are necessarily unsafe. Usually, one would expect other subpostmasters to have to follow that same route, but the government ...

'Taking Power Seriously': The 2008 Sir David Williams Lecture (audio)

January 03, 2024 10:34 - 1 hour - 135 MB

On Friday 16th May 2008, Dame Sian Elias delivered the 2008 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "Taking Power Seriously". The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for Public Law website at: https://www.cpl.law.cam.ac....

'The Rule of Law': The 2006 Sir David Williams Lecture (audio)

January 03, 2024 10:18 - 1 hour - 129 MB

On Thursday 16th November 2006, The Rt. Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG, House of Lords delivered the 2006 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "The Rule of Law". The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for Public Law...

'Looking Beyond our Borders: The Value of a Comparative Perspective in Constitutional Adjudication': The 2005 Sir David Williams Lecture

January 03, 2024 09:58 - 56 minutes - 104 MB

On Monday 9th May 2005, The Hon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) delivered the 2005 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "Looking Beyond our Borders: The Value of a Comparative Perspective in Constitutional Adjudication". Justice Ginsbury was introduced by Alison Richard, Vice-Chancellor of the University. The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Profes...

'The Idealist's Dilemma' - Philip Allott

January 02, 2024 12:00 - 21 minutes - 40.2 MB

On 23 May 2014, Professor Philip Allott of the University of Cambridge addressed the Spring Conference of the International Law Association British Branch at the Inner Temple, London.

'Altered States: Federalism and Devolution at the 'Real' Turn of the Millennium': The 2001 Sir David Williams Lecture (audio)

December 12, 2023 15:23 - 1 hour - 119 MB

On 15th May 2001, the Hon Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the inaugural Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "Altered States: Federalism and Devolution at the 'Real' Turn of the Millennium". The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. More information about this lecture, including a transcript, is available from the Ce...

'Sovereignty at the Beginning of the 21st Century - Fundamental or Outmoded?': The 2003 Sir David Williams Lecture (audio)

December 12, 2023 15:06 - 1 hour - 113 MB

On 7 November 2003, Sir Kenneth Keith (Senior New Zealand Court of Appeal Judge) delivered the third Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "Sovereignty at the Beginning of the 21st Century - Fundamental or Outmoded?". The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. More information about this lecture, including a transcript, is a...

'What are the legal and constitutional implications of the Rwanda Bill?': Mark Elliott

December 07, 2023 16:59 - 12 minutes - 282 MB Video

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill seeks to circumvent the UK Supreme Court's recent judgment holding the Government's Rwanda policy, concerning the removal of certain asylum-seekers, to Rwanda. The Bill contemplates placing the UK in breach of its international obligations, including under the European Convention on Human Rights and the Refugee Convention, while forming part of a policy that relies upon Rwanda's adherence to its own international obligations. The Bill is thus...

'What are the legal and constitutional implications of the Rwanda Bill?': Mark Elliott (audio)

December 07, 2023 16:55 - 12 minutes - 22.6 MB

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill seeks to circumvent the UK Supreme Court's recent judgment holding the Government's Rwanda policy, concerning the removal of certain asylum-seekers, to Rwanda. The Bill contemplates placing the UK in breach of its international obligations, including under the European Convention on Human Rights and the Refugee Convention, while forming part of a policy that relies upon Rwanda's adherence to its own international obligations. The Bill is thus...

'Why the European Convention on Human Rights still matters': 2023 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture (audio)

December 01, 2023 16:25 - 48 minutes - 89.6 MB

The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European Court of Justice. The texts of the Mackenzie-Stuart Lectures are published in the Cambridge Yearb...

'Why the European Convention on Human Rights still matters': 2023 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture

December 01, 2023 16:24 - 49 minutes - 1.07 GB Video

The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European Court of Justice. The texts of the Mackenzie-Stuart Lectures are published in the Cambridge Yearb...

'Parliamentary Sovereignty and Where We Are Now after the Supreme Court Rwanda Judgment': CULS Panel discussion (audio)

November 24, 2023 12:14 - 40 minutes - 74.1 MB

Dr Tom Hickman KC, who represented Gina Miller in both Miller cases and the Lord Advocate in the recent Scottish Independence Referendum reference, was joined by Dr Stefan Theil (professor in Public Law) to delve deeply into the current constitutional status of Parliamentary Sovereignty. - Dr Tom Hickman KC: Overruling the Supreme Court’s Rwanda Judgment – what role now for Parliament? - Dr Stefan Theil: Preventing judicial review of the Rwanda policy: practical and legal difficulties For ...

'Parliamentary Sovereignty and Where We Are Now after the Supreme Court Rwanda Judgment': CULS Panel discussion

November 24, 2023 12:13 - 40 minutes - 908 MB Video

Dr Tom Hickman KC, who represented Gina Miller in both Miller cases and the Lord Advocate in the recent Scottish Independence Referendum reference, was joined by Dr Stefan Theil (professor in Public Law) to delve deeply into the current constitutional status of Parliamentary Sovereignty. - Dr Tom Hickman KC: Overruling the Supreme Court’s Rwanda Judgment – what role now for Parliament? - Dr Stefan Theil: Preventing judicial review of the Rwanda policy: practical and legal difficulties For ...

CELH 2023 Annual Lecture: 'Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023' (audio)

November 24, 2023 12:04 - 55 minutes - 101 MB

On 21 November 2023 Professor Rebecca Probert (University of Exeter Law School) delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. To find out more, and download the accompanyin...

CELH 2023 Annual Lecture: 'Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023'

November 24, 2023 12:02 - 55 minutes - 1 GB Video

On 21 November 2023 Professor Rebecca Probert (University of Exeter Law School) delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Women and the Crime of Bigamy in English Law, 1603-2023'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. To find out more, and download the accompanyin...

'Why was the Rwanda Agreement unlawful, and will withdrawal from the ECHR resolve this?': Kirsty Hughes (audio)

November 16, 2023 14:45 - 14 minutes - 26.2 MB

On the 15 November the UK Supreme Court decided that the United Kingdom's policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. In this short video Dr Kirsty Hughes explains the Court's reasoning, and considers the Government's response and possible next steps. Kirsty Hughes is an Associate Professor specialising in Human Rights Law. She is joint General Editor of the European Human Rights Law Review, Director of the Centre for Public Law, University of Cambridge, a member of Blackstone ...

'Why was the Rwanda Agreement unlawful, and will withdrawal from the ECHR resolve this?': Kirsty Hughes

November 16, 2023 14:42 - 14 minutes - 325 MB Video

On the 15 November the UK Supreme Court decided that the United Kingdom's policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. In this short video Dr Kirsty Hughes explains the Court's reasoning, and considers the Government's response and possible next steps. Kirsty Hughes is an Associate Professor specialising in Human Rights Law. She is joint General Editor of the European Human Rights Law Review, Director of the Centre for Public Law, University of Cambridge, a member of Blackstone ...

Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2023: 'The Relationship Between Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Structure'

June 01, 2023 11:22 - 45 minutes - 1020 MB Video

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted this annual lecture, in which Dr Justice DY Chandrachud (Chief Justice of India) discussed the topic 'The Relationship Between Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Structure' on 30 May 2023. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono).

Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2023: 'The Relationship Between Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Structure' (audio)

June 01, 2023 11:17 - 45 minutes - 83.2 MB

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted this annual lecture, in which Dr Justice DY Chandrachud (Chief Justice of India) discussed the topic 'The Relationship Between Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Structure' on 30 May 2023. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono). This entry provides an audio source for iTunes.

Downing Professor Inaugural Lecture: 'Private Law's Two Bodies'

May 22, 2023 13:05 - 49 minutes - 1.09 GB Video

Professor Lionel Smith gave his Downing Professor Inaugural Lecture on Friday 19 May 2023 at the Faculty of Law. The Downing Professorship was founded in 1800, supported from a bequest from Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College. Previous holders have included Andrew Amos, FW Maitland, Sir William Ivor Jennings, Stanley de Smith, Gareth Jones and Sir John Baker. Professor Smith took up the Chair in October 2022, following the retirement of Dame Sarah Worthington.

Downing Professor Inaugural Lecture: 'Private Law's Two Bodies' (audio)

May 22, 2023 11:30 - 49 minutes - 91 MB

Professor Lionel Smith gave his Downing Professor Inaugural Lecture on Friday 19 May 2023 at the Faculty of Law. The Downing Professorship was founded in 1800, supported from a bequest from Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College. Previous holders have included Andrew Amos, FW Maitland, Sir William Ivor Jennings, Stanley de Smith, Gareth Jones and Sir John Baker. Professor Smith took up the Chair in October 2022, following the retirement of Dame Sarah Worthington. This entry pr...

Publishing in Comparative Law: Q&A with the ICLQ

May 22, 2023 09:19 - 1 hour - 1.34 GB Video

The British Association of Comparative Law held a presentation on the publication process with the International Comparative Law Quarterly. Anna Riddell-Roberts (ICLQ managing editor) explained the publication process in general and Professor Paula Gilliker (University of Bristol, ICLQ editorial board member) explained the publication process for contributions in comparative law. The event was chaired by Dr Sophie Turenne (Murray Edwards College, Cambridge; BACL Chair). Presentations for d...

'The impact of Russia's war against Ukraine on the EU legal order': CELS/UCU Webinar (audio)

May 17, 2023 08:29 - 1 hour - 170 MB

On 12 May 2023 the Cambridge University Centre for European Legal Studies and (CELS) and the Ukrainian Catholic University School of Law held a webinar on the topic 'The Impact on Russia’s War against Ukraine and the EU Legal Order'. Dr Luigi Lonardo (University College Cork) will discussed his book ‘Russia’s 2022 War Against Ukraine and the Foreign Policy Reaction of the EU: Context, Diplomacy, and Law’ which focuses on the pre-war EU-Ukraine relations and the effects of Russia’s 2022 war a...

'The impact of Russia's war against Ukraine on the EU legal order': CELS/UCU Webinar

May 15, 2023 14:22 - 1 hour - 1.99 GB Video

On 12 May 2023 the Cambridge University Centre for European Legal Studies and (CELS) and the Ukrainian Catholic University School of Law held a webinar on the topic 'The Impact on Russia’s War against Ukraine and the EU Legal Order'. Dr Luigi Lonardo (University College Cork) will discussed his book ‘Russia’s 2022 War Against Ukraine and the Foreign Policy Reaction of the EU: Context, Diplomacy, and Law’ which focuses on the pre-war EU-Ukraine relations and the effects of Russia’s 2022 war a...

Law and Race talks: 'Law, race, rights and the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery'

May 12, 2023 11:20 - 46 minutes - 1.02 GB Video

Professor Parosha Chandran is a distinguished, multi-award winning human rights barrister at One Pump Court Chambers in London, a specialist in modern slavery law, and a world-leading expert on the law relating to human trafficking, including for the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the British Parliament’s work for Commonwealth States. She represents victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in their cases and during her 26-year legal career she has set critical trafficking ...

Law and Race talks: 'Law, race, rights and the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery' (audio)

May 12, 2023 11:16 - 46 minutes - 85 MB

Professor Parosha Chandran is a distinguished, multi-award winning human rights barrister at One Pump Court Chambers in London, a specialist in modern slavery law, and a world-leading expert on the law relating to human trafficking, including for the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the British Parliament’s work for Commonwealth States. She represents victims of modern slavery and human trafficking in their cases and during her 26-year legal career she has set critical trafficking ...

'The Craft of Constitutional Adjudication': The 2023 Sir David Williams Lecture

May 05, 2023 14:34 - 51 minutes - 1.12 GB Video

On Thursday 5 May 2023, Professor Kat O'Regan (University of Oxford) delivered the 2023 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "The Craft of Constitutional Adjudication". The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for Publi...

'The Craft of Constitutional Adjudication': The 2023 Sir David Williams Lecture (audio)

May 05, 2023 14:02 - 51 minutes - 93.6 MB

On Thursday 5 May 2023, Professor Kat O'Regan (University of Oxford) delivered the 2023 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "The Craft of Constitutional Adjudication". The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for Publi...

CELH Annual Lecture 2023: 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law' - Sir Ross Cranston

April 28, 2023 13:17 - 54 minutes - 1.2 GB Video

On 27 April 2023 Sir Ross Cranston delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. Sir Ross Cranston is a former Judge of the High Court of England and Wales, who sat in Commer...

CELH Annual Lecture 2023: 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law' - Sir Ross Cranston (audio)

April 28, 2023 11:16 - 55 minutes - 101 MB

On 27 April 2023 Sir Ross Cranston delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Law as Backcloth? A History of English Commercial Law'. The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture. Sir Ross Cranston is a former Judge of the High Court of England and Wales, who sat in Commer...

'Reflections on Criminal Justice Conversations': Criminal Justice Conversations: Experiencing and Researching Criminal Justice

March 28, 2023 11:27 - 18 minutes - 33.7 MB

An event in honour of Professor Emeritus Nicky Padfield. On 27 March 2023 the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice held a workshop in honour of Nicky Padfield entitled 'Criminal Justice Conversations: Experiencing and Researching Criminal Justice'. In September 2022, Professor Nicky Padfield formally retired from the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. She has left an indelible mark, as a leading criminologist and criminal justice scholar, and former Recorder. Whilst best known ...

'Assisted Dying: Slippery Slopes and Unintended Consequences': The Baron de Lancey Lecture 2023

March 21, 2023 12:25 - 54 minutes - 1.17 GB Video

The 2023 Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture on Medico-Legal Studies was delivered by Professor Emily Jackson (London School of Economics) on 16 March 2023. Emily Jackson is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. She is a member of the British Medical Association Medical Ethics Committee, and until 2012, she was Deputy Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. From 2014-2017, she was a Judicial Appointments Commissioner. She is a Fellow of the British Academy, an...

'Assisted Dying: Slippery Slopes and Unintended Consequences': The Baron de Lancey Lecture 2023 (audio)

March 21, 2023 12:23 - 54 minutes - 99.2 MB

The 2023 Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture on Medico-Legal Studies was delivered by Professor Emily Jackson (London School of Economics) on 16 March 2023. Emily Jackson is Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. She is a member of the British Medical Association Medical Ethics Committee, and until 2012, she was Deputy Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. From 2014-2017, she was a Judicial Appointments Commissioner. She is a Fellow of the British Academy, a...

'First in Intellectual Property Law': 2023 Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture

March 20, 2023 12:09 - 45 minutes - 1010 MB Video

Professor Jeanne Fromer (Vice Dean and Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Intellectual Property Law, New York University School of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy) delivered the 2023 International Intellectual Property Lecture on "First in Intellectual Property Law" on 14 March 2023 as a guest of CIPIL (the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law). Professor Jeanne Fromer specializes in intellectual property, including copyright, pate...

'First in Intellectual Property Law': 2023 Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture (audio)

March 20, 2023 11:56 - 45 minutes - 82.4 MB

Professor Jeanne Fromer (Vice Dean and Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Intellectual Property Law, New York University School of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy) delivered the 2023 International Intellectual Property Lecture on "First in Intellectual Property Law" on 14 March 2023 as a guest of CIPIL (the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law). Professor Jeanne Fromer specializes in intellectual property, including copyright, pate...

'Constitutional values in the common law of obligations': The 2023 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture

March 14, 2023 11:18 - 1 hour - 1.33 GB Video

On 10 March 2023 Lord Philip Sales delivered the 2023 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Constitutional values in the common law of obligations". Philip James Sales, Lord Sales became a Justice of the Supreme Court in January 2019. Lord Sales was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, before reading law at both Churchill College, Cambridge, and Worcester College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales at Lincoln's Inn in 1985 and was appointed First Treasury ...

'Constitutional values in the common law of obligations': The 2023 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture (audio)

March 14, 2023 11:10 - 1 hour - 112 MB

On 10 March 2023 Lord Philip Sales delivered the 2023 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Constitutional values in the common law of obligations". Philip James Sales, Lord Sales became a Justice of the Supreme Court in January 2019. Lord Sales was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, before reading law at both Churchill College, Cambridge, and Worcester College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales at Lincoln's Inn in 1985 and was appointed First Treasury ...

Goodhart Lecture 2023: 'The legal science of the international'

February 07, 2023 12:39 - 1 hour - 1.38 GB Video

Professor Campbell McLachlan KC delivered the Goodhart Lecture on Monday 6 February 2023 at the Faculty of Law on the topic 'The legal science of the international'. Professor Campbell McLachlan was the 2022-23 Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science in the University of Cambridge and a visiting fellow of Trinity Hall. He is Professor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington; a member of the Institut de Droit International and of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; and an asso...

Goodhart Lecture 2023: 'The legal science of the international' (audio)

February 07, 2023 12:35 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Professor Campbell McLachlan KC delivered the Goodhart Lecture on Monday 6 February 2023 at the Faculty of Law on the topic 'The legal science of the international'. Professor Campbell McLachlan was the 2022-23 Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science in the University of Cambridge and a visiting fellow of Trinity Hall. He is Professor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington; a member of the Institut de Droit International and of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; and an asso...

'The Reasonable Person: A biographical introduction to an empathetic character': CSLG webinar

January 25, 2023 13:20 - 39 minutes - 877 MB Video

Speaker: Valentin Jeutner, Lund University Bio: Valentin Jeutner is an Associate Professor of Law at Lund University, Sweden. He was educated at Oxford (BA Law), Georgetown (LLM), Cambridge (PhD Law), Lund (MTh Theology). Valentin is a member of the New York Bar and has held visiting positions at the Federal Chancellery of Germany, Münster University, KU Leuven, the Berkman Klein Center of Harvard Law School, and Malta University. Since 2013, he has been affiliated with Pembroke College, Oxf...

'The Reasonable Person: A biographical introduction to an empathetic character': CSLG webinar (audio)

January 25, 2023 13:12 - 39 minutes - 72.7 MB

Speaker: Valentin Jeutner, Lund University Bio: Valentin Jeutner is an Associate Professor of Law at Lund University, Sweden. He was educated at Oxford (BA Law), Georgetown (LLM), Cambridge (PhD Law), Lund (MTh Theology). Valentin is a member of the New York Bar and has held visiting positions at the Federal Chancellery of Germany, Münster University, KU Leuven, the Berkman Klein Center of Harvard Law School, and Malta University. Since 2013, he has been affiliated with Pembroke College, Oxf...

Faculty of Law Recruitment programme webinar

December 16, 2022 09:57 - 1 hour - 2.05 GB Video

On 15 December 2022 the Faculty held a webinar for anyone interested in applying for one of the new posts. The webinar provided prospective applicants with information about the Faculty of Law, our recruitment process and the support we offer to new members of staff. Panelists also explained a little about how Cambridge works and how the Faculty fits into the collegiate structure of the University. For more information about the various posts and how to apply see: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/...

'Has the UK Supreme Court stopped Scottish Independence?': Alison Young

November 29, 2022 10:12 - 15 minutes - 351 MB Video

On the 23rd November the UK Supreme court decided that the Scottish Parliament did not have the power to enact legislation to hold a second independence referendum in Scotland. In this short video Professor Alison Young explains the backdrop to the case, sets out how the Supreme court decided the case, and explores possible future paths to Scottish independence. Alison Young is the Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Robinson College. Sh...

'Has the UK Supreme Court stopped Scottish Independence?': Alison Young (audio)

November 29, 2022 10:10 - 15 minutes - 28.4 MB

On the 23rd November the UK Supreme court decided that the Scottish Parliament did not have the power to enact legislation to hold a second independence referendum in Scotland. In this short video Professor Alison Young explains the backdrop to the case, sets out how the Supreme court decided the case, and explores possible future paths to Scottish independence. Alison Young is the Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Robinson College. S...

Darwin College Erasmus Seminar: 'What happens when enforcement doesn’t happen: Brexit, free movement and … Great Yarmouth' (audio)

November 29, 2022 09:27 - 40 minutes - 74.2 MB

The inaugural Darwin College Erasmus Seminar took place on Wednesday 23 November at 6pm in Darwin College. Professor Catherine Barnard gave her talk on : 'What happens when enforcement doesn’t happen: Brexit, free movement and … Great Yarmouth'. Professor Barnard is Professor of EU Law and Employment Law in the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Trinity College. Professor Barnard looks at the experiences of EU migrant workers in Great Yarmouth, a declining seaside resort with the fift...

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