Book Launch for a Neofederalist Vision of TRIPS: The Resilience of the International Intellectual Property Regime

The publication of A Neofederalist Vision of TRIPS: The Resilience of The International Intellectual Property Regime (Oxford Univ.

Borders of Punishment Conference

On April 19 – 20, an international conference took place in the Manor Road Building drawing together a range of scholars working on the intersections between migration, criminology, and criminal justice.

Inaugural lecture for Chichele Chair in Political Theory

Professor Jeremy Waldron
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory

will deliver an inaugural lecture
for the Chichele chair
entitled

“Political Political Theory”

Thursday, May 3, at 5:00 p.m.

New Report Explores the Problem of Trade Mark Clutter

A recent report co-authored for the UK Intellectual Property Office by Professor Christine Greenhalgh, provides insights into those aspects of trade mark law that can create so-called cluttering.

ESRC-funded seminar series on immigration detention

Mary Bosworth is part of an interdisciplinary team from the Universities of Oxford, York, Birmingham, Lancaster and Exeter who have been granted funds from the ESRC to hold a seminar series entitled 'Exploring Everyday Practice and Resistance in Immigration Detention'.

Oxford is placed 6th in the world in the largest ever Jessup Competition

The Oxford team performed superbly at the International Round of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

New report on parliamentary engagement with human rights

A new report finds that while there has been an increase in the UK parliament's involvement in debates about human rights over the last decade, and in the quality of that debate, there is still considerable scope for parliament to have a bigger role in engaging with human rights.

Murray Hunt, legal adviser to the UK parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) since 2004 and a Visiting Professor in Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford, led the research project.

The report, 'Parliament and human rights: redressing the democratic deficit', has important implications for parliaments throughout the world.

Professor Sandy Fredman, QC

The Oxford Law Faculty congratulates Professor Sandy Fredman who has been made Honorary Queen's Counsel.

Fifth International Roman Law Moot Court Competition

Alexandra Baumgart (St Hilda’s), Tara Beattie (Pembroke), Hollie Higgins (Worcester) and Fatima Zafar (Merton) secured a fourth-place ranking for Oxford at the 5th International Roman Law Moot Court Competition, mooting against Naples in the Small Final, held in the ancient Roman forum at Philippi in northern Greece.

The 2012 International Intellectual Property Moot and Conversazione

The annual International Intellectual Property Moot and Conversazione were held on 16 and 17 March 2012 at St Catherine’s College.