As part of it's mission to promote an understanding of the role of law in society, the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society recently hosted a two-week residential summer school for students from the US, Europe, and the UK.
The course examined the nature of law, its social character, and its relationship to other aspects of society. Socio-legal issues were studied in an interdisciplinary approach spanning political science, anthropology, and sociology. In a diverse programme of study, tutors from Oxford University, as well as Kenyon and Rutgers Universities in the US, and the Central European University, covered topics including law and social change, constitutions and socio-economic rights, crime and criminology, and transitional justice.
The sixteen undergraduate students were brought together in a series of seminars which saw lively and engaged participation in debates on contemporary subjects such as the implications of Barack Obama's recent appointment of Justice Sotomayer to the US Supreme Court.
The programme incorporated a full range of social activities, including a trip to London for tours of the Royal Courts of Justice and Gray's Inn, as well as cultural activities such as a visit to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford, Blenheim Palace, and the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford.
The school was held from 28 June until 10 July 2009 at the Manor Road Building in Oxford, home to Oxford University's social sciences division.
For further information on the summer school, please contact: info@fljs.org.
The students on a day trip to London for a tour of Gray's Inn and the Royal Courts of Justice.
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