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Past FLJS events

March
8
2018
Poland: From Paradigm to Pariah?
In this lecture, Polish lawyer Marcin Matczak will outline the legal and constitutional developments in Poland under the rule of the Law and Justice Party, which include the threat of EU sanctions over reforms to the judiciary and the recently announced and highly controversial Holocaust bill.
March
6
2018
A Twenty-First Century Constitution for the UK
In this lecture, Frank Vibert (Senior Visiting Fellow at LSE Department of Government) will set out the case of his forthcoming book, Making a 21st Century Constitution: that constitutions no longer provide the kind of support needed by democracies confronted by the complex social and political conditions of the modern day.
February
28
2018
The Square and the Tower: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power
A panel discussion of Niall Ferguson's bestselling book The Square and the Tower: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power.
February
5
2018
FLJS Film Screening: Letters from Baghdad
Letters from Baghdad tells the extraordinary story of Gertrude Bell, the forgotten figure of the British Empire who shaped the modern Middle East in ways that still reverberate today.
February
2
2018
The Putney Debates 2018
As the peoples of the United Kingdom and Ireland strive for unity in the face of Brexit, the Putney Debates 2018 will assess recent developments – including government efforts to invoke prerogative powers, Anglo-Irish relations, and 'fake news' and external interference in recent elections – in a modern-day constitutional convention on the spirit and structure of our democratic settlement.
January
17
2018
Book Colloquium: Law and Memory
How should we commemorate the victims of past atrocities, heroic individuals, or emblematic national and social events? This book colloquium will discuss the recent book Law and Memory: Towards Legal Governance of History, and explore both the nature and role of legal engagement in historical memory. 
December
7
2017
Political Instability and Constitutional Instability in Latin American States
Christopher Thornhill, Professor in Law at the University of Manchester, will deliver this lecture to set out the issues to be discussed in a workhop on the challenges to constitutionalism, constitutional rights, and institutional stability in Latin America.
December
7
2017
Constitutions in Crisis: Constitutionalism, constitutional rights, and institutional stability in Latin America
This workshop will bring together prominent judges, lawyers, and legal experts to discuss the resurgence of political conflict, authoritarianism, and constitutional change in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela.
December
6
2017
The Case for a Written Constitution
In this Keynote Lecture, renowned philosopher A. C. Grayling will examine the constitutional questions raised by Brexit, and argue that now more than ever, it is time for the UK to debate and agree a written constitution for the twenty-first century.
November
7
2017
Digital Justice for Consumers: Technology and the Internet of Disputes
This workshop will assess how the increasing ease and speed that we are able to purchase goods and services online exposes consumers to the increasing risk of new types of disputes.
November
6
2017
Book Colloquium: After Europe
A panel discussion of Ivan Krastev's provocative new book, After Europe, on the future of the European Union.  The book posits the potential lack of a future for the EU, given threats posed by the migrant crisis, the spread of right-wing populism, and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
October
23
2017
Free Film Screening: Court
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, we take a look at the legacy of colonialism through the Indian justice system, with this Winner of Best Feature Film at the National Film Awards.
September
13
2017
First Belt Road Initiative Summit
This event, organized by the Oxford One Belt One Road programme, will examine the legal and regulatory implications of China's proposed Silk Road Economic Belt, also known as the One Belt, One Road (OBOR), an ambitious project to connect East and the West through the creation of a new economic superhighway. 
May
31
2017
Max Watson Annual Lecture: Ethical Business Practice and Regulation
Christopher Hodges, Professor of Justice Systems, will deliver the 2017 Max Watson Annual Lecture to present his proposals to support an ethical basis for business practice and regulation. It promises to be a wide-ranging tour d’horizon of current theories and enforcement practice, with answers that some will find challenging
May
24
2017
The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice
A book colloquium of The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice, featuring author Stuart H Newberger, an international lawyer who fought for justice for seven of the 170 people killed in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in history. 
May
16
2017
Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World
One of the leading political writers of our time, Professor Timothy Garton Ash will deliver this lecture on free speech, outlining his ten principles for a connected world, and a manifesto for global free speech in the digital age.
May
2
2017
The Will of the People? The History of Petitioning in Britain and Its Implications for Today
In this lecture, Professor Mark Knights will assess recent e-petitions on President Trump's state visit and Brexit, and question Justice Secretary's assertion that there is a "settled will of the people", in his examination of the device of petitioning from its origins up to the present day.
April
27
2017
Free Film Screening: The Castle
In this free film screening of The Castle, voted Australia's favourite film, a working-class Melbourne family fights eviction by the government, taking their case as far as the High Court. With an introduction by Professor Denis Galligan.
April
13
2017
What Is at Stake in the Turkish Constitutional Referendum?
In this launch event for the FLJS Policy Brief What Is at Stake in the Turkish Constitutional Referendum?, the author Dr Bill Kissane will assess the prospects for a free and fair vote in the upcoming Turkish constitutional referendum, which could see President Erdoğan further entrench his authoritarian hold on power following the failed military coup of 2016. 
March
1
2017
East West Street: On the Origins of 'Genocide' and 'Crimes against Humanity'
In this book colloquium, Philippe Sands QC will discuss East West Street, his prize-winning memoir that recounts how he unearthed long-buried family secrets whilst researching the fathers of the modern human rights movement in Lviv, home to his maternal grandfather.