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*NEW* OxHRH podcast episode: Police Brutality in the United States (with Shea Streeter)

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, we talk to Shea Streeter about the seemingly intractable issue of...

OxHRH Special Blog Series: The Implications of British Exit of the European Union for Workers’ Rights in the UK

In the UK, the debate over Britain’s possible exit from the European Union (Brexit) is growing louder in the run up to the referendum on 23 June 2016. Politicians and...

Annual Roger Hood Lecture: Friday 23rd May

The Centre for Criminology welcomed Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat to give this year's Annual Roger Hood Public Lecture. Professor Hannah-Moffat presented her findings on "Moving Targets - Reputational Risk, Rights and...

Magistrates and the Big Society

During a debate on Magistracy in the Big Society in the House of Lords on 2 November 2011, Lord Thomas referred to Jane Donoghue's recent research article in the British...

Oxford Bar Society Garden Party, 5 May 2013

In the past eighteen months the Oxford Bar Society has established itself as the focal point for those at the University of Oxford interested in careers at the Bar. We...

Part Time Criminology DPhil Applications - Closing Date 24th July 2015

Applications for the part-time DPhil in Criminology are currently being considered. The closing date is noon on 24th July 2015.The part-time DPhil programme follows the same broad structure as the...

Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot 2015

A record number of teams entered the annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot 2015 competition, which was held at the Faculty of Law and Pembroke College from 19 - 21...

Judith Freedman appointed to the Board of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS)

Judith said:The UK tax system is notorious for its complexity. There is much work to do to make it fit for purpose and I am pleased to have this opportunity...

New scholarships for UK Black or ethnic minority doctoral candidates in Law

These needs-based scholarships will provide full Home fees and maintenance for three years. These scholarships build on a successful model pioneered by the Centre for Criminology in association with Brasenose...

Announced: Hogan Lovells Equality and Diversity Essay Competition 2022

This year's theme will focus on 'the role of law in ensuring equality of opportunity in society'. Competition entries will be judged by a distinguished panel comprised of Rt Hon Lord...

Grant Awarded for Research into The Shadow Payment System

In this stage, non-bank payment systems, platforms and exchanges will be identified and analysed with a view to identifying the risks of illiquidity and/or loss of value to customers, and...

ELSI Job Opportunities

The two ELSI positions available :Junior researcher with expertise in ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of biomedical researchFor details of this positionApplication deadline: 23 January 2022Contact person: Deborah...

Alumnus Elected to UN International Law Commission

The ILC, whose members are elected by majority vote of the 193 states comprising the General Assembly, is the principal subsidiary organ established in 1947 to carryout...

The Oxford LawTech Education Programme Pilots First Modules

Almost 500 participants attended the first two online modules by the Oxford LawTech Education Programme. Based on their large-scale interdisciplinary research and cross-departmental education in Law and Computer Science, the...

Tsilly Dagan appointed to the Professorship of Taxation Law

Tsilly Dagan, LLB JSD Tel-Aviv, LLM New York, Raoul Wallenberg Professor of Law at Bar-Ilan University, has been appointed to the Professorship of Taxation Law in the...

Prof Chris Hodges OBE appointed member of the Commonhold Council

The Government has today announced the creation of a Commonhold Council, chaired by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government, to advise him on steps to implement...

New Report: Women's and Children's Health: Evidence of Human Rights Impact

Dr Flavia Bustreo, Professor Paul Hunt and other experts have co-authored an important report 'Women's and Children's Health: Evidence of Human Rights Impact' for the WHO, demonstrating that human rights...

Dr Anzhela Cédelle receives a British Academy’s Rising Star Engagement Award

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Dr Anzhela Cédelle (née Yevgenyeva), a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre and an Associate Member of the Oxford Faculty of...

The interrelationship between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law

The Study Group on the interrelationship between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law will hold its first meeting of this term on May 4, Wednesday, at 12.30, at the Global...

New Publication on Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) in criminal matters in the UK and developing countries

Richard Mackenzie-Gray Scott, currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, annouces a new publication examining mutual legal assistance (MLA) in criminal matters in the UK and...

Oxford team reaches new heights in Jessup Moot

In 2022, Oxford once again took part in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the world’s largest and most prestigious international moot court competition. This year, over...

Matthew Dyson elected President of the European Society for Comparative Legal History

Matthew Dyson will take over from Professor Aniceto Masferrer as President of the European Society for Legal History. Matt's election to the presidency is only the latest development in his...

New Edition of ‘Law of Proprietary Estoppel’ by Ben McFarlane published by OUP

Leading authority on the law of proprietary estoppel, Ben McFarlane, has published a second edition of his original book which has been cited by courts across the common law world....

Launch of Cape Town Convention Academic Project Website


 
 The University of Oxford Faculty of Law and University of Washington School of Law today announce the launch of the official website of the Cape Town Convention Academic Project.
 
 The Project,...