Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
550 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsA collection of public lectures either given at, or by members of, the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.
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'The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper' - Ray Tough: CULS Lecture (audio)
November 21, 2018 16:45 - 50 minutes - 92.2 MBRay Tough spoke about "The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper" on Monday 20 November 2018 at the Faculty of Law, as a guest on the regular Cambridge University Law Society (CULS) speaker programme. Ray is a crime historian and was a Detective Constable with the West Yorkshire Police during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation. Hear his perspectives on the investigation, which led to seminal cases like Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire. This event was kindly sponsored by Clifford Chance. ...
'Egg Freezing in the UK: The data we have is the tip of the iceberg' - Zeynep Gurtin: CFL/Cambridge Socio-Legal Group Seminar
November 16, 2018 10:05 - 43 minutes - 80 MBOn 15 November 2018 the Cambridge Family Law Centre, and the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group hosted Dr Zeynep Gurtin of the Institute for Women's Health, University College London, who spoke on the subject "Egg Freezing in the UK: The data we have is the tip of the iceberg". In this seminar, Dr Gurtin discusses her research into egg freezing in the UK. In particular, she focuses on what aspects of this fast-growing phenomenon have, to date, been accurately captured in national and HFEA data repo...
Britain’s Broken Economic Model and Why Brexit isn’t the Cure
November 10, 2018 17:43 - 32 minutes - 59.7 MBSimon Deakin, Director of the Centre for Business Research and Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, tells the Cambridge Public Policy SRI (Strategic Research Initiative) why Brexit isn’t the cure for Britain’s broken economic model.
'The Future of Legal Services' - Christina Blacklaws: CULS Lecture
October 26, 2018 15:12 - 44 minutes - 993 MB VideoChristina Blacklaws, President of the Law Society of England and Wales spoke about "The Future of Legal Services" on Wednesday 24 October 2018 at the Faculty of Law, as a guest on the regular CULS speaker programme. Christina Blacklaws has made the transformation of the legal industry a key focus of her Presidency. She chairs the Law Society’s Legal Technology Policy Commission and has also been asked by the government to chair their Lawtech Delivery Panel. Christina is heavily involved in ...
'Litigating International Law' - Sir Christopher Greenwood: CULS Lecture
October 26, 2018 13:10 - 42 minutes - 963 MB VideoSir Christopher Greenwood GBC CMG QC spoke about "Litigating International Law" on Tuesday 23 October 2018 at the Faculty of Law, as a guest on the regular CULS speaker programme. Sir Christopher was a judge at the International Court of Justice from 2008 to 2018. He spent nearly twenty years as a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and lecturer in the Cambridge Law Faculty, and subsequently as Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics. This event was kindly spon...
'The Future of Legal Services' - Christina Blacklaws: CULS Lecture (audio)
October 26, 2018 10:38 - 44 minutes - 81.2 MBChristina Blacklaws, President of the Law Society of England and Wales spoke about "The Future of Legal Services" on Wednesday 24 October 2018 at the Faculty of Law, as a guest on the regular CULS speaker programme. Christina Blacklaws has made the transformation of the legal industry a key focus of her Presidency. She chairs the Law Society’s Legal Technology Policy Commission and has also been asked by the government to chair their Lawtech Delivery Panel. Christina is heavily involved in ...
'Litigating International Law' - Sir Christopher Greenwood: CULS Lecture (audio)
October 26, 2018 09:10 - 43 minutes - 78.8 MBSir Christopher Greenwood GBC CMG QC spoke about "Litigating International Law" on Tuesday 23 October 2018 at the Faculty of Law, as a guest on the regular CULS speaker programme. Sir Christopher was a judge at the International Court of Justice from 2008 to 2018. He spent nearly twenty years as a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and lecturer in the Cambridge Law Faculty, and subsequently as Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics. This event was kindly spo...
'Where Are We Going? Reflections on the Rule of Law in a Dangerous World': The 2018 Sir David Williams Lecture
October 23, 2018 08:32 - 51 minutes - 1.13 GB VideoOn Friday 19 October 2018, The Rt Hon. Beverley McLachlin delivered the 2018 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "Where Are We Going? Reflections on the Rule of Law in a Dangerous World". 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 fro...
'Where Are We Going? Reflections on the Rule of Law in a Dangerous World': The 2018 Sir David Williams Lecture (audio)
October 23, 2018 08:26 - 51 minutes - 94.7 MBOn Friday 19 October 2018, The Rt Hon. Beverley McLachlin delivered the 2018 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "Where Are We Going? Reflections on the Rule of Law in a Dangerous World". 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 fro...
Young Practitioners' Event Organised with ICC YAF 2017: Panel on The Clash Between the Common Law and Civil Law Approach in International Arbitration
October 15, 2018 16:26 - 1 hour - 2.52 GB VideoThis Young Practitioners’ Event was organized in association with the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) on 17 March 2017, and preceded the main conference. This event was aimed at encouraging young practitioners to exchange professional experience and create a network that strengthens relationships within the young arbitration community. The panel discussion was on: Clash Between the Common Law and Civil Law Approach in International Arbitration 1. Moderator: Ania Farren / Partner Berwin Le...
There’s no better trade deal for the UK than being in the EU but the Chequers ‘sticky tape’ may just help the UK Brexit if it still wants to.
September 20, 2018 08:04 - 34 minutes - 62.7 MBDr Lorand Bartels, a Reader in International Law at the University of Cambridge, teaches WTO & EU law, tells the Cambridge Public Policy SRI (Strategic Research Initiative) what he thinks the UK’s prospects are of getting proper trade deals with other countries post Brexit.
Will Michel Barnier save Theresa May’s bacon and will historian’s look back on a wasted three months soon after the UK’s June 2016 Referendum?
September 12, 2018 08:31 - 26 minutes - 48 MBCatherine Barnard, Professor of EU Law at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Fellow of UK in a Changing Europe tells the Cambridge Public Policy SRI (Strategic Research Initiative) what she thinks of the UK government’s Chequers Deal.
'Human Rights in the 21st Century': The 2007 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture (audio)
September 03, 2018 13:40 - 1 hour - 134 MBThe 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 Year...
'The Rule of Law and Human Dignity': The 2011 Sir David Williams Lecture (audio)
September 03, 2018 13:23 - 1 hour - 136 MBOn Friday 6th May 2011, Professor Jeremy Waldron delivered the 2011 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled 'The Rule of Law and Human Dignity'. 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:/...
'The Rule of Law': The 2006 Sir David Williams Lecture
August 29, 2018 11:34 - 1 hour - 129 MBOn 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...
'The Politics of Constitution-Making after the Arab Spring': Hughes Hall Hat Club
August 24, 2018 12:39 - 1 hour - 123 MBOn 16th May 2012, the Hughes Hall Hat Club at the University of Cambridge held a special public seminar which comprised a panel discussion based on the central topic of "The Politics of Constitution-Making after the Arab Spring”. The panel addressed whether re-constitutionalisation in the post-authoritarian era can embody the aspirations of the popular uprisings that swept across many parts of the Middle East and North Africa and the ways in which ongoing debates around constitutionalisation ...
'Legal Aid and the Costs Review Reforms': Lord Justice Rupert Jackson
August 24, 2018 12:35 - 1 hour - 132 MBOn Monday 5 September in the Moot Court Room of the Faculty of Law, Lord Justice Rupert Jackson delivered a talk entitled 'Legal Aid and the Costs Review Reforms'. In it, he considered Government proposals to reduce public financial support for civil proceedings through the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, implementing some of Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations in his Civil Litigation Costs Review. Following the talk, there was discussion by academics and practitio...
Conclusions: Why 'Fairness' Matters!: David Feldman
July 03, 2018 09:04 - 8 minutes - 16 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Conclusions: Why 'Fairness' Matters!: Ruth Armstrong
July 03, 2018 09:03 - 16 minutes - 29.8 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Improving Independence, Transparency, Efficiency and Effectiveness?: Anthea Hucklesby
July 03, 2018 09:02 - 13 minutes - 24.5 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Improving Independence, Transparency, Efficiency and Effectiveness?: Laura Janes
July 03, 2018 09:01 - 13 minutes - 24.5 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Improving Independence, Transparency, Efficiency and Effectiveness?: Baroness Newlove
July 03, 2018 09:00 - 13 minutes - 24.5 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Improving Independence, Transparency, Efficiency and Effectiveness?: Martin Jones
July 03, 2018 08:59 - 17 minutes - 32.4 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Law and Theory: Simon Creighton
July 02, 2018 14:53 - 15 minutes - 28.8 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Law and Theory: Phillippa Kaufmann QC
July 02, 2018 14:48 - 18 minutes - 33.8 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Law and Theory: Dr Paul Daly
July 02, 2018 14:40 - 25 minutes - 47.5 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Parole Practice: Lizzette Ambrose
July 02, 2018 14:21 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Welcome: David Feldman
July 02, 2018 14:17 - 8 minutes - 15.2 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Welcome: Nicky Padfield
July 02, 2018 14:14 - 21 minutes - 39.5 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confer...
Parole Practice: Dr Jackie Craissati MBE
July 02, 2018 13:16 - 9 minutes - 17.4 MBThe Parole: Law, Policy and Practice in 2018 Conference was held at the Faculty of Law on 2 July 2018, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice, and the Centre for Public Law. The Ministry of Justice announced a public consultation into the law, policy and procedure relating to parole which closes on 28 July. The purpose of this conference was to engage in discussions with leading figures in the field and to enrich responses to the consultation. For information about the confere...
'Why Punish?': 21st Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture
June 27, 2018 11:11 - 1 hour - 1.43 GB VideoOn Tuesday 26th June 2018, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 21st Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The event was a colloquium with Rob Canton, Professor in Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University and panellists responding from the perspective of sentencers and victims.
'Why Punish?': 21st Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture (audio)
June 27, 2018 08:17 - 1 hour - 120 MBOn Tuesday 26th June 2018, the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge held the 21st Annual Bill McWilliams Memorial Lecture. The event was a colloquium with Rob Canton, Professor in Community and Criminal Justice, De Montfort University and panellists responding from the perspective of sentencers and victims. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes.
An A-Z of Brexit (Part 2)
May 21, 2018 14:19 - 28 minutes - 51.3 MBIn 'An A-Z of Brexit', various members of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), discuss Brexit issues. Over two episodes, the speakers lead listeners through the twenty six letters of the alphabet to help impart a greater understanding of what Brexit means for the United Kingdom. These recordings feature Catherine Barnard, Albertina Albors-Llorens, Markus Gehring, John Bell, Julie Smith, and Sophie Turenne, and were produced by Boni Sones. For more information see: https://www.cels...
An A-Z of Brexit (Part 1)
May 21, 2018 14:18 - 26 minutes - 48.2 MBIn 'An A-Z of Brexit', various members of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), discuss Brexit issues. Over two episodes, the speakers lead listeners through the twenty six letters of the alphabet to help impart a greater understanding of what Brexit means for the United Kingdom. These recordings feature Catherine Barnard, Albertina Albors-Llorens, Markus Gehring, John Bell, Julie Smith, and Sophie Turenne, and were produced by Boni Sones. For more information see: https://www.cels...
Cambridge Society for Law and Governance in the New Economy: 'Initial Coin Offerings: Regulatory Challenges and Risks'
May 11, 2018 14:15 - 48 minutes - 88.9 MBThis is the second talk of the Cambridge Society for Law and Governance in the New Economy. Aurelio Gurrea Martínez and Nydia Remolina León talk on the topic 'Initial Coin Offerings: Regulatory Challenges and Risks'. Aurelio Gurrea Martínez is a Corporate Governance and Teaching Fellow in Capital Markets and Financial Regulation at Harvard Law School, Founder and Executive Director of the Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance, and Lecturer in Business Law and Director of International...
'Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices: Taking Remedies Seriously': 2018 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture
May 09, 2018 12:17 - 56 minutes - 1.25 GB VideoOn 8 May 2018 Professor Stephen Smith of McGill University delivered the 2018 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices: Taking Remedies Seriously". The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Stephen Smith is internationally renowned for his work in private law. He is the James McGill Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, ...
'Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices: Taking Remedies Seriously': 2018 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture (audio)
May 09, 2018 10:54 - 56 minutes - 103 MBOn 8 May 2018 Professor Stephen Smith of McGill University delivered the 2018 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices: Taking Remedies Seriously". The Cambridge Freshfields Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest of the Cambridge Private Law Centre, and the event is sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Stephen Smith is internationally renowned for his work in private law. He is the James McGill Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, ...
Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society: 'The Practice of Human Rights Law" - Polly Glynn
April 25, 2018 16:34 - 31 minutes - 58.4 MBThe Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society invited Polly Glynn of Deighton Pierce Glynn to speak about the practice of Human Rights law on the 23rd of April at the Faculty of Law. About Polly Glynn Polly Glynn is a public law and human rights specialist with a particular interest in social welfare law. She has conducted judicial review claims in the High Court and on appeal to the Court of Appeal, and has brought cases before the European Court of Human Rights. She has a broad range ...
The Struggle of the Nonhuman Rights Project for the Legal Personhood of Nonhuman Animals (audio)
April 12, 2018 08:44 - 50 minutes - 91.7 MBSteven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and...
The Struggle of the Nonhuman Rights Project for the Legal Personhood of Nonhuman Animals
April 12, 2018 08:43 - 50 minutes - 1.1 GB VideoSteven M. Wise is founder and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP). He has taught animal rights law at Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School, John Marshall Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has practiced animal protection law for 30 years throughout the US and his work on the legal personhood of chimpanzees and elephants has been featured in the New York Times, CNN, BBC, and...
'Judicial Impartiality: Essential or Impossible?': Lord Neuberger
March 14, 2018 16:10 - 28 minutes - 52.5 MBLord Neuberger, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, spoke at Clare College on the evening of 12 March 2018 on the subject of 'Judicial Impartiality: Essential or Impossible?'. Lord Neuberger examined this from the perspective of both court and arbitral adjudication. Having graduated as a scientist and spent three years as an investment banker, David Neuberger became a barrister in 1975, and in 1987 was appointed Queen’s Counsel. In 1996, he was appointed a High Cour...
'Copyright and Property-Think': Thirteenth Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture by Jessica Litman
March 14, 2018 14:54 - 40 minutes - 74.3 MBProfessor Litman, John F. Nickoll Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, delivered the thirteenth Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture (funded from the Herchel Smith Bequest) at Emmanuel College entitled 'Copyright and Property-Think' on 13 March 2018 as a guest of CIPIL (the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law). Professor Jessica Litman is the John F. Nickoll Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, where she teaches copyright law, trademark l...
'Parenthood Disrupted(?) Dilemmas of Reproductive Technologies': The Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture 2018
March 13, 2018 11:45 - 55 minutes - 1.21 GB VideoBaron Cornelius Ver Heyden de Lancey (1889-1984) was a wealthy and public-spirited Dutchman who at different times in his life was a dentist, doctor, surgeon, barrister and art historian. In 1970 he created the De Lancey and De La Hanty Foundation, to promote studies in medico-legal topics. The Foundation generously gave Cambridge the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund, which since 1996 has funded occasional public lectures on medico-legal issues of current interest. The 2018 Baron Ver Heyden de Lan...
'Parenthood Disrupted(?) Dilemmas of Reproductive Technologies': The Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture 2018 (audio)
March 12, 2018 17:17 - 57 minutes - 106 MBBaron Cornelius Ver Heyden de Lancey (1889-1984) was a wealthy and public-spirited Dutchman who at different times in his life was a dentist, doctor, surgeon, barrister and art historian. In 1970 he created the De Lancey and De La Hanty Foundation, to promote studies in medico-legal topics. The Foundation generously gave Cambridge the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund, which since 1996 has funded occasional public lectures on medico-legal issues of current interest. The 2018 Baron Ver Heyden de Lan...
'Reform of Civil Justice: Was it All Worth It?': Sir Rupert Jackson
March 06, 2018 14:17 - 42 minutes - 77.4 MBSir Rupert Jackson, a Lord Justice of Appeal, and Hon Fellow of Jesus College, spoke on the topic 'Was it All Worth It?' at Clare College, Cambridge, on 5 March 2018. During the last ten years Sir Rupert has been the main influence on the reform of civil justice in England and Wales. His official reports have been aimed at promoting access to justice at proportionate cost. His 2009 recommendations were implemented in 2013. His recent proposals are under consideration.
Sir Elihu Lauterpacht: A symposium to celebrate his life and work
March 01, 2018 14:56 - 3 minutes - 76.8 MB VideoThe Lauterpacht Centre for International Law held a Symposium on Friday, 13 October 2017 to celebrate the life and work of its founder, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, Honorary Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College, and founder and Honorary Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, who died on 8 February 2017. The video provides a snapshot of the symposium.
'John Worboys: Judicial Review of the Parole Board': Christopher Forsyth
February 20, 2018 18:15 - 7 minutes - 172 MB VideoIn January 2018 it was reported that the Parole Board had approved the release of John Worboys, the so-called ‘Black Cab Rapist’. Worboys had been incarcerated since his conviction for a number of sexual offences in March 2009, and it was believed that he was responsible for many attacks over which he was not charged. The announcement of the decision caused much public unrest, and led to scrutiny of the Parole Board’s decision and suggestions that it should be subject to judicial review. In...
'John Worboys: Judicial Review of the Parole Board': Christopher Forsyth (audio)
February 20, 2018 17:11 - 7 minutes - 13.9 MBIn January 2018 it was reported that the Parole Board had approved the release of John Worboys, the so-called ‘Black Cab Rapist’. Worboys had been incarcerated since his conviction for a number of sexual offences in March 2009, and it was believed that he was responsible for many attacks over which he was not charged. The announcement of the decision caused much public unrest, and led to scrutiny of the Parole Board’s decision and suggestions that it should be subject to judicial review. I...
Sir Eli Lauterpacht Lecture: 'A return to the Caroline Correspondence, 1838-1842' by Professor Dino Kritsiotis
December 04, 2017 13:02 - 31 minutes - 459 MB VideoThe Sir Eli Lauterpacht Lecture is an annual series held by the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law to commemorate the unique contribution that its founder made to international law. This inaugural lecture was delivered as part of the Symposium 'Sir Elihu Lauterpacht: a celebration of his life and work', on Friday, 13th October 2017. The 2017 lecture, entitled 'A return to the Caroline Correspondence, 1838-1842', was delivered at the Faculty of Law by Dino Kritsiotis, Professor of Pu...
CCCJ/Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics Seminar: 'The Friction between the Rule of Law and Law Enforcement Costs Moral Education a Fortune'
November 29, 2017 17:20 - 39 minutes - 73.1 MBProfessor Jonathan Jacobs is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Ethics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City, whose publications include: Choosing Character: Responsibility for Virtue and Vice (2001) and the Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics (co-edited with Jonathan Jackson, 2017). Professor Jacobs spoke at the Institute of Criminology on 29 November 2017.