Oak Foundation grant awarded to Kate O’Regan and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights

The Institute is pleased to announce the establishment of a new research programme analysing civil liability in tort or delict for gross human rights abuses. This research...

Border Criminologies' Michaelmas term events

We are delighted to announce the Border Criminologies' Michaelmas term events! Please see below for links to each seminar. Week 3, Wednesday October 26, 1.00-2.00pm Seminar Room...

Unlocking the Potential of AI for English Law Launch Conference

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the legal profession, legal education, and the way that legal services are delivered. Just how extensive these transformations...

Blue Plaque erected for Ivy Williams

Ivy Williams (1877-1966), lawyer and university teacher, famous as the first woman called to the English Bar (1922) is commemorated at 12 King Edward Street, Oxford, where...

Call for Interest: Oxford / UNSW Public Law doctoral online workshop

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, University of New South Wales are delighted to invite...

Victoria McCloud published by the Global Network on Extremism and Technology

Dr Victoria McCloud, student at CSLS (who is also an Associate Fellow at GNET) has been published on 21 July by the Global Network on Extremism and Technology at the...

Professor Luca Enriques appointed to ECGI Board

The appointment was announced at the ECGI's Annual Members’ Meeting in Berlin on 3 - 4 May.The ECGI is an international scientific non-profit association providing a forum...

Funded Internship at the International Court of Justice 2015-2016

Call for Applications – Deadline for submission is Thursday 29 January 2015
 The Oxford Law Faculty is one of a group of leading law faculties around the world invited by the...

'Law and The Relational Self' by Jonathan Herring

This book promotes a relational understanding of the self. It explores how law can be transformed by focusing on the promotion and protection of caring relationships, rather...

How do you throw the book at an algorithm?

Covid-19 and the Need for Expertise

Covid-19 has put the need for expertise in decision-making in the limelight. Liz Fisher (Oxford Law Faculty) and Sid Shapiro (Wake Forest University) have written a post on the Centre...

Sandra Fredman appointed Rhodes Professor

Sandra Fredman, FBA (BA Witwatersrand, BA BCL Oxon), Professor of Law, CUF Lecturer and Fellow in Law, Exeter College, University of Oxford, Honorary Professor, Faculty of Laws, University of Cape...

The Oxford Business Law Blog holds its 2nd Annual Conference on Law and Artificial Intelligence

On 8 March, the Oxford Business Law Blog held its 2nd annual conference, this year hosted at St. Hugh’s College. This year’s theme was the 'Law of Autonomous Systems and...

The Fourth Meeting of the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project

This project is a joint undertaking between the UNIDROIT Foundation, the Commercial Law Centre of Harris Manchester College at Oxford University, and the Global Business Law Institute at the University...

New Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law

Robert holds joint Professorial appointments at the University of Sheffield and the University of Melbourne. His previous academic positions include posts at the Australian National University and...

How Pathways to Law Helped Me Reach My Goal of Studying at Oxford

During my GCSEs, the concept of studying Law at the University of Oxford seemed fascinating, yet highly competitive and unattainable. I’d spent numerous hours researching the course,...

New appointment for Dr Kevin Grecksch

Kevin Grecksch, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, has been appointed as Law Faculty representative for the Social Sciences Division’s Fixed Term Researcher Forum.The University is keen to strengthen its support for...

Shared access - main steps

Please note that shared access to the main steps is in operation this week. Signage is in place to advise building users that they should not use the door closest...

Same-Sex Marriage and the Politics of Austerity - Thursday 13th March, 5.30pm - Wadham College

Wadham College MCR presents:
 
 Dr Nicole Barker to speak on the topic: 'Same-Sex Marriage and the Politics of Austerity'
 
 Thursday 13th March, 5.30pm, Gillese-Badun Seminar Room, Wadham College
 
 Abstract
 
 In my previous work, I argued...

Prof Fredman attends Gender Mainstreaming Workshop at the Rights of Women at Work Clinic at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

On Thursday, the 20th of February, the Rights of Women at Work Clinic at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem held a workshop on gender mainstreaming, with representatives from civil rights...

The Eighth Annual Oxford IP Conversazione

The Eighth Annual Oxford IP Conversazione with the theme “IP and Sport: On the Same Team?” was held on the 18th March 2016 in conjunction with the Oxford International IP...

CIPIL, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge hosts a talk by Dr Poorna Mysoor

Abstract: A person infringes copyright if she exercises one of the exclusive rights without the licence of the copyright owner. An express licence granted by the copyright owner is the...

Leading US scholars visit Law and Finance Programme

The Law and Finance programme was delighted to host two leading US scholars in recent weeks, Professor John Coates of Harvard Law School and Professor Jack Coffee of Columbia Law...

Professor Carolyn Hoyle

Professor Carolyn Hoyle has been awarded a £110,338 Research Grant from The Leverhulme Trust to conduct a two-year project on 'Last Resorts: Decisions and Discretion at the Criminal Cases Review...