Past FLJS events

The Science of Constitutions: Measures of Success and Failure

A two-day workshop to explore the factors that determine successful constitution-making.

Images and Imagination in Theorizing about Law

This workshop will examine the role of images in legal scholarship, and will establish a new network of scholars from various disciplines—art, history, law, anthropology—interested in the intersection of images and law.

AALIMS-Oxford Conference on Political Economy of Islam and Muslim Societies

A two-day conference will bring together leading academics and policymakers to investigate the political economy of Islam and Muslim societies.

No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Surveillance State

This book colloquium will examine Pullitzer Prize winner Glenn Greenwald's No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State.

Free Film Screening: Leviathan

A free screening of the winner of the 2014 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, Leviathan is a coruscating portrayal of the corruption of the law, Church and State in Putin's Russia.

Freedom of Speech: What It Has Been and What It Should Be

Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College Professor Richard Sorabji CBE will deliver this timely lecture on the history and philosophical principles underlying the concept of free speech.

Capitalism v. Democracy: Money in Politics and the Free Market Constitution

In this Book Colloquium, a panel of experts will discuss Timothy Kuhner's critically acclaimed new book Capitalism v. Democracy: Money in Politics and the Free Market Constitution, before opening the discussion to all. Reserve your place by registering at the right of this page.

Patent Policy in Genomics and Human Genetics: A Public Health Perspective

This workshop will examine the issue of patent governance in the public interest. The debate will focus on university licensing of patents, the improved quality of patents issued, and the relationship between scientific commons and proprietary assets in research collaborations.

A free screening of the co-winner of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize, with an introductory talk by Kaveh Moussavi, Associate Fellow at the Center for Socio-Legal Studies.

Balancing Business Innovation with Data Protection?

The proliferation of information communication technologies over the past decade represents the single largest challenge to the protection of personal data. This workshop will investigate whether it is possible for regulators and companies to strike a balance between business innovation and data protection in the Digital Age.

The Break-Up of Nations: The Constitutional Dimensions Using Ukraine as a Case Study

In this inaugural event in a new phase of our programme on the social and political foundations of constitutions, a group of experts will discuss the constitutional implications of the ongoing political turmoil in Ukraine.

Holey Union: The Constitutional Paradox of Secession

This lecture will open a new phase of our programme on the social and political foundations of constitutions, by assessing how democracies manipulate potent constitutional tools to prevent secessionists from achieving their goals.

The New Regulatory Space: Reframing Democratic Governance

In this lecture, Frank Vibert will argue that, in order to understand the evolving patterns of governance in modern democratic societies, we need to assess democracies in terms of the complex interplay of systems of social coordination — including the market, the law, regulation, and civil society.

Consumer Dispute Resolution: Implementing the Directive

This conference will bring together public officials, regulators, ombudsmen, ADR bodies, consumers, business and academics interested in ADR to examine the major topical issues arising out of implementation of the EU Consumer ADR Directive.

FLJS Films - We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks

A free screening of the 2013 film We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, directed by Oscar Award winner Alex Gibney, with an introductory talk by Dr Jonathan Bright from the Oxford Internet Institute.

Killing by Drones: The Legal and Public Policy Dimensions

In this lecture, Rory O. Millson, Partner at Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP, will explore the legal and policy issues surrounding the increasingly common use of military drones to carry out "targeted killings" in the ongoing fight against non-State actors in Pakistan, Yemen, and elsewhere.

Social Media: A Critical Introduction

Christian Fuchs, Professor of Social Media at Westminster University, will lead the discussion of his recently published book Social Media: A Critical Introduction, which navigates the controversies and contradictions of the complex digital media landscape.

Could Scotland Join the European Union?

With Scotland set to vote on independence in September 2014, this public debate will focus on the question of an independent Scotland and its membership of the EU.

Reassessing the Civil Law Tradition: the Changing Role of the Judge

Professor Carlo Guarnieri from the University of Bologna will deliver the 2014 Annual Lecture in Law and Society, assessing the changing nature of the civil law judge in the context of legal culture around the world.

The Business of Traffic in Humans

This workshop will explore the role of the state and businesses in the fight against trafficking in human beings, with participants including Frank Field MP, Chair of the Commission on the Anti-Slavery Bill, addressing recent developments in the European and national policy context.