The 5th Annual Graduate Legal Research Conference, 2 and 3 May 2011

The Oxford Law Faculty is home to the largest group of postgraduate law research students in the common law world. On the 2nd and 3rd May, 2011 over 40 first...

56th Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - UK Grand Final

The University of Oxford has continued its successful record in the Jessup moot competition. On 1 March 2015, the team from Oxford competed in the Grand Final of the United...

Ronald Dworkin, 1931-2013

We record with sorrow the death of our colleague, Ronald Dworkin, in London on 14 February 2013. Professor Dworkin was 81 years old, and is survived by his wife Irene...

Dev Gangjee delivers keynote speech at European Commission conference

On 25-26 November 2020, Dev Gangjee was invited to the deliver the keynote speech (‘Strengthening GIs Responsibly’) at the European Commission’s Strengthening Geographical Indications conference. He joined...

Former PIL DPhil student Ms Kamille Adair Morgan selected by the International Court of Justice to participate in its Judicial Fellowship Programme for 2021-2022

As the result of funds raised by members of the Oxford Public International law subject group, the Oxford Law Faculty is able to offer funding to Ms Kamille Adair Morgan,...

Ana Aliverti-Philip Leverhulme Prize in Law

Ana Aliverti wins the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize in Law. The PLP is awarded to scholars who have made and continue to make significant and original contributions to knowledge in...

Dapo Akande and Antonios Tzanakopoulos speak at Royal Navy Legal Conference

On Friday 7 October, Dapo Akande (Professor of Public International Law) and Antonios Tzanakopoulos (Associate Professor of Public International Law) spoke to UK Navy lawyers at the 2016 Royal...

Judith Freedman presents at Centre for Business Taxation summer conference

2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the UK corporation tax. This presented an opportunity to step back from current concerns to assess the longer term development of the tax – its...

The NCLS Annual Lecture 2018: OWL event

The title of the lecture by Ms Orjela was ‘Equality – Paper vs. Practice’. Fatema informed us that she started her work on equality after she saw too many of...

Advancing the Impact of Victim Participation at the International Criminal Court: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

The University of Oxford in co-operation with the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) organised the event "Advancing the Impact of Victim Participation at the International Criminal Court: Bridging the...

Finalists for the 16th Oxford International IP Moot Court Announced

The Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre will host the 16th Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot on March 15th – 17th, 2018.A total of 66 submissions were received from nineteen...

Oxford MJur Student wins the Golding Essay Prize

Franziska Kurz has been awarded the 2019 Golding Essay Prize, organised by the Competition Law Association. The topic of the competition changes yearly and for 2019, the topic is...

The Inner Temple Appoints Dr James Goudkamp as New Academic Fellow

Dr James Goudkamp has been appointed as an Academic Fellow of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. He joins Dr Barbara Lauriat (King’s College London), Dr David Lowe (Liverpool...

Price Media Law Moot Court Regional Rounds in Beijing and Delhi

The Price Media Law mooting programme for 2014-15 had an exciting start with the 5th South Asian Regional Rounds in Delhi in late November. Organised in collaboration with the National...

Call for papers: Comparative Migration Studies Journal

Comparative Migration Studies (CMS) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform for articles that focus on comparative research in migration, integration, and ethnic studies. It presents readers with...

President Meron awarded Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland...

JUSTICE support Professor Hodges' proposal on housing dispute resolution

The transformative vision proposed in JUSTICE’s Report on Solving Housing Disputes cites and aligns with Professor Chris Hodges’ proposal for a single portal and integrated pathway for all housing disputes,...

International Law Workshop - Call for Abstracts

The workshop is for early career researchers, including doctoral students and independent researchers, working on topics and themes addressed by Judge Gaja in his career as an...

Bonavero Institute MOOC in partnership with UNESCO (2021)

The Bonavero team delivered its very first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on international standards of freedom of expression during the months of May and June. The MOOC was...

New book published by Kevin Grecksch: Drought and Water Scarcity in the UK

This book presents a social science perspective on drought and water scarcity in the UK. It puts forward a narrative of how different stakeholders manage drought and water scarcity, how...

Dr Gabrielle Watson wins European Book Prize

Dr Gabrielle Watson’s first book, Respect and Criminal Justice (OUP 2020), has been awarded the Policing Book Prize of the European Society of Criminology 2021. The prize recognises major contributions...

Emeritus Professor David Vaver appointed as a member of the Order of Canada

David Vaver, Emeritus Professor of Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada for "leadership in intellectual property law as a scholar...

Funded Internship at the International Court of Justice 2019-2020 - call for applications

As the result of a very generous donation from Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC, and further funds raised by members of the Oxford Public International law subject group, the Oxford...