Past FLJS events

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Putney Debates 2017: Constitutional Crisis in the United Kingdom

As the UK questions its post-Referendum future, the Oxford Foundation for Law, Justice and Society invites you to a re-staging of the Putney Debates, 370 years after the original debate ushered in a new democratic order.

Empirical Evidence on Collective Redress in Europe

This conference, hosted by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford and the Katholic University of Leuven, will report on a major research project that evaluates the comparative empirical evidence on different mechanisms offering collective redress.

The Constitution in Crisis 2016

In this lecture, Professor Denis Galligan will spell out the principles of Britain's unwritten or uncodified constitution, and assess the implications as the UK questions it's post-Referendum future.

Beyond the Liberal Constitution: European Voices of Dissent and the Constitutional Consequences

Across Europe and the US, the people are demonstrating their discontent with the ideas and institutions at the foundations of contemporary Western societies. In this workshop, a roundtable of experts will examine these rising populist currents and the effects on national constitutions and that of the EU.

Free Film Screening: NO

A screening of NO — the Oscar nominated dramatization of the 1988 referendum in Chile to decide the tenure of Augusto Pinochet. With an introductory talk by Alan Angell, author of Democracy after Pinochet and member of St Antony's College and the Latin America Centre, Oxford.

From Locke on Toleration to the First Amendment

In this lecture, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Dan Robinson will demonstrate that the First Amendment, in protecting the basic liberties — freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly — has suffered from diverse and conflicting interpretations.

Populism and Constitutions

As part of Wolfson College's 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society will hold a colloquium entitled 'Populism and Constitutions', by Professor Denis Galligan, FLJS Director of Programmes and Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at Oxford University.

Max Watson Annual Lecture: The Supreme Court Re-Assessed

In this Max Watson Annual Lecture, Alan Paterson OBE, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Professional Legal Studies at the Strathclyde University of Law, will take a detailed look at the Supreme Court, its past, present and future.