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Experts unpack the mythology of Sharia law
21 May 2013
In response to the growing prominence of political Islam and calls for the imposition of Sharia in the wake of Arab Spring elections, the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society organized a conference last week to unpack the mythology surrounding Sharia and assess the socio-political consequences for the Middle East and the wider geopolitical implications.
FLJS debate points way forward for Leveson reforms
16 April 2013
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society revisited the contested issue of media law and the regulation of the press on Friday by hosting a workshop to examine the Leveson Report into the culture, practices, and ethics of the press and the draft Royal Charter to implement Lord Justice Leveson’s reforms.
FLJS Report identifies complex truth of experiences of law in contemporary Russia
27 March 2013
In the wake of renewed speculation regarding the rule of law in today's Russia raised by the death of Boris Berezovsky, we publish a report to identify the actual experience of ordinary Russians using the legal system.   
Government and key stakeholders debate water rights and climate change
22 March 2013
Representatives from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency, and the National Farmers’ Union were brought together with water industry and academic experts by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society on Tuesday at an Oxford workshop to discuss the right to water in the face of increasing pressures associated with climate change.
Former Central Bank of Ireland Director tackles causes of financial crisis
05 March 2013
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society held a workshop last week entitled New Questions in Regulation, at which Max Watson, a former Director of the Central Bank of Ireland and senior official of the International Monetary Fund, headed an expert panel to assess the fallout of the financial crisis and propose new regulatory approaches to tackle the underlying causes.  
Unravelling the paradox of political power and constitutional rights
08 February 2013
An acclaimed book by Professor Chris Thornhill which examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions was the focus of our latest book colloquium, held on 7 February at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.  
Policy Brief published today defends judicial review in representative democracies
21 December 2012
A senior Court of Appeal Judge from the Court of Appeal for Ontario has defended the right of the courts to overturn laws such as those curtailing the rights of prisoners to vote, arguing in a policy brief published by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society today that judges undertake an important role in a constitutional democracy by exercising their power of judicial review. 
Experts assess the interplay of citizen and the state in post-Communist Eastern Europe
07 December 2012
A group of experts from across Eastern Europe met in Sofia, Bulgaria last week, at a workshop organized by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society and the University of Sofia as part of a project to assess the post-Communist developments in administrative law across the region.  
Colloquium dissects Habermas’ Crisis of the EU
28 November 2012
One of Europe’s most prominent intellectuals Jürgen Habermas was the focus of debate last night, at a book colloquium organized by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society to assess his recent work The Crisis of the European Union.
FLJS.org relaunched for mobile, social media, and multimedia channels
19 November 2012
The online profile of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society has been completely revamped to respond to the latest developments in the digital environment.
Renowned philosopher explores moral conscience from Plato to Gandhi
07 November 2012
What is the most appropriate balance between the three freedoms of conscience, speech, and religion? This was the question explored by esteemed philosopher Professor Richard Sorabji in a lecture at Wolfson College on 5th November on behalf of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society.  
Lords Communications Committee advised to abandon press freedom in FLJS policy briefing
23 October 2012
A provocative new policy brief published today will be presented by the author to the House of Lords Communications Committee, advising them to abandon the concept of  'press freedom'€™ altogether.
Leading judges and academic experts ask: Are Courts Representatives?
22 October 2012
FLJS welcomed an esteemed panel of leading judges and legal and political experts to Wolfson College last week to debate the role of judges in democratic societies and to question to what extent -€“ if any -€“ they should seek to represent the views of the populations they serve.
Top judges to speak out in Oxford debate on judicial accountability
16 October 2012
Should judges be representative of the population they serve? A panel of four prominent judges from both sides of the Atlantic will give a rare public insight into their views on judicial accountability in a panel debate held by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society later this week.
Eurozone crisis may trigger Britain's exit from the EU, Martin Wolf warns
08 October 2012
The Chief Economics Correspondent at the Financial Times, Martin Wolf, lent his voice to the growing debate over the UK's place in Europe on Friday, warning in a lecture on behalf of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society that the eurozone crisis will cause fundamental changes in the UK'€™s relationship with the EU and may even trigger a break-up of the UK itself.
Workshops explore aspects of law and society from Russia to Rousseau
05 October 2012
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society brought two series of workshops to a close at Wolfson College on 4th October with workshops assessing legal culture in contemporary Russia and the influence of classical scholars on constitutional thought through the ages. In the morning, Dr Marina Kurkchiyan from the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford, lead a roundtable discussion entitled, What Can an Examination of Russia Tell Us About Law in Society?

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