Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

- Remarks from the Chair: Dr. Jamie Trinidad, Director of Studies in Law, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge - Dr. Alexandra Harrington, Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University Law School - 'Global Governance and International Law Synergies in the Face of Emergency' (2:53) - Ilias Ioannou, Ph. D. Candidate, Queen Mary University of London - 'Relational Networks in International Trade Platforms...

- Remarks from the Chair: Professor Lorand Bartels, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Joel Slawotsky, Faculty, Reichman University - 'Corporate Monitoring of the State to Ensure Compliance with International Law' (8:06) - Keer Huang, Ph. D. Candidate, Wuhan University Institute of Law - 'Development and Challenges of Global Subsidy Governance: An International Investment Law Perspective' (...

- Keynote Address: Dr. P.S. Rao Chaired by Professor Catherine Barnard. 0:38 - Mr Darren Peterson and Mr Oliver Hailes 6:54 - Professor Catherine Barnard 9:03 - Dr P S Rao 22:22 - Q&A This is a recording from the events of the 11th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference Cambridge International Law Journal, held under the title 'Strengthening Global Governance through International Law:...

Between November 2021 and February 2022 Sir Greenwood was interviewed three times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle. The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings: - First Interview (16 November 2021): Early Life and Career - Second Interview (23 November 2021): LSE, ICJ and Master of Magdalene - Third Interview (1 February 20...

Between November 2021 and February 2022 Sir Greenwood was interviewed three times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle. The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings: - First Interview (16 November 2021): Early Life and Career - Second Interview (23 November 2021): LSE, ICJ and Master of Magdalene - Third Interview (1 February 20...

Between November 2021 and February 2022 Sir Greenwood was interviewed three times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle. The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings: - First Interview (16 November 2021): Early Life and Career - Second Interview (23 November 2021): LSE, ICJ and Master of Magdalene - Third Interview...

On Thurday 17th March leading UK ferry operator P&O Ferries sacked 800 British crew across its entire fleet and stopped all sailings. The move sparked fury amongst employees and unions, and consternation in parliament. Many asked was the move - and the proposal to use cheap agency staff instead - legal, and also was it a result of Brexit? In this recording, Professor Catherine Barnard consider...

Simanti Dasgupta is an associate professor of anthropology and the director of the International Studies Program at the University of Dayton. Her overarching interest in the politics of citizenship and belonging in postcolonial and neoliberal nation-states link her works. She is currently preparing a book manuscript tentatively titled, Prophylactic Rights: Sex Work, HIV/AIDS and Anti-Trafficking i...

Regenerative medicine seeks to regrow, repair, or replace damaged tissues. Current regenerative technologies include the bio-engineering of organs and tissues, cell reprogramming, and gene editing. Such interventions are significant not only for present-day patients, but also for future generations. They challenge the concept of the self as ‘biologically finite’ or ‘genetically determined’ and blu...

The 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...

There have been several recent egregious examples of private prosecutions, including the case of the Post Office prosecuting numerous Postmasters for losses caused by a faulty IT system. Professor John Spencer discusses these cases, the evolution of the system of private prosecutions, and the considerations involved in regulating such actions. Professor Spencer is Professor Emeritus of Law and Hon...

On 16 November 2021 Lady Dame Sarah Falk delivered the 2021 Cambridge Freshfields Lecture entitled "Modern Judging". The Honourable Mrs Justice Falk DBE spoke about modern judging, her experience as a High Court judge having followed an unconventional path to the High Court bench, the selection of judges, and some lessons learned from the pandemic for the conduct of proceedings. Dame Sarah Falk st...

An online event held by Cambridge Pro Bono Project and Action on Armed Violence. Over the course of its military involvement in the Syrian conflict, the UK Government has claimed that since 2014, some 1,700 British air strikes have only caused 1 known civilian death. Just last week, it was revealed that British forces are linked to the deaths of 86 children and more than 200 adult civilians during...

Baron 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 occasion...

This is an interview with the thirty-third entrant in the Eminent Scholars Archive. John Spencer was Lecturer and Professor in Law at Selwyn College from 1973 to 2013. He is Hon QC, CBE, and was Faculty Chairman 1995-97. The interview was recorded online from Professor Spencer’s home in Norfolk. The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of th...

This is an interview with the thirty-third entrant in the Eminent Scholars Archive. John Spencer was Lecturer and Professor in Law at Selwyn College from 1973 to 2013. He is Hon QC, CBE, and was Faculty Chairman 1995-97. The interview was recorded online from Professor Spencer’s home in Norfolk. The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of th...

This is an interview with the thirty-third entrant in the Eminent Scholars Archive. John Spencer was Lecturer and Professor in Law at Selwyn College from 1973 to 2013. He is Hon QC, CBE, and was Faculty Chairman 1995-97. The interview was recorded online from Professor Spencer’s home in Norfolk. The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of th...

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) was delighted to welcome Pablo Gonzalez, Lawyer at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to speak on the topic 'Pro Bono Work at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' on 9 March 2021. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see https://www.cpp.law.cam.ac.uk/

A BBC World Service programme broadcast on 29 August 1991. What is Civil Law, and why does the legal system of ancient Rome still matter? This second of five programmes looks at how many countries' legal systems can trace part of their legal history back to Rome. Programme information is available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03m0hxr Provided courtesy of the BBC.

A BBC World Service programme broadcast on 19 August 1991. The history of common law in England and how it spread across the English-speaking world, adapting to local cultures. Plus, the development of the legal system, and questions arising from recent miscarriages of justice. In this first of five parts, speakers include Lord Denning, legal historian Professor John Baker and Sir Frederick Lawton...

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) was delighted to welcome Jason Pobjoy, Barrister at Blackstone Chambers and Founder of Cambridge Pro Bono Project who spoke on the topic 'The Cambridge Pro Bono Project and Beyond'. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see https://www.cpp.law.cam.ac.uk

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) is delighted to welcome Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers who spoke on the topic 'The Value of Pro Bono Work'. Caoilfhionn has acted in many of the leading human rights cases in the UK in recent years, including acting for bereaved families and survivors of the 7/7 London bombings and the Hillsborough disaster. For more information...

The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) is delighted to welcome Sir Jeffrey Jowell KCMG QC, Barrister at Blackstone Chambers; Emeritus Professor at UCL who spoke on the topic 'Is the UK Constitution Fit For Purpose?'. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see https://www.cpp.law.cam.ac.uk

The Parole Board recently hit the headlines after the Government announced a Root-and-Branch Review of the parole system to explore a number of areas including potentially opening hearings up to the public. The review will build on recent reforms but will also look at more fundamental changes. So, what does the future hold for the parole system? What are the problems faced by the current system an...

The Parole Board recently hit the headlines after the Government announced a Root-and-Branch Review of the parole system to explore a number of areas including potentially opening hearings up to the public. The review will build on recent reforms but will also look at more fundamental changes. So, what does the future hold for the parole system? What are the problems faced by the current system an...