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Past FLJS events

January
23
2014
The New Global Rulers: The Privatization of Regulation in the World Economy
This book colloquium will examine The New Global Rulers by Professors Tim Büthe and Walter Mattli, winner of the 2012 International Studies Association's Best Book Award.
January
22
2014
The Lives of Others
Winner of the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, The Lives of Others is a political thriller set in the East Berlin of the 1980s, which explores issues of privacy and state control through the eyes of a Stasi officer.
December
9
2013
Machiavelli's The Prince: 500 Years On
Professor Paolo Carta from the University of Trento, Italy will lead this discussion to mark the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli's The Prince, thought to be one of the first works of modern political philosophy, in which the effective truth is taken to be more important than abstract ideals.
November
26
2013
Law and Literature: a Dilettante's Dream?
William Twining, Emeritus Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London, will deliver the inaugural lecture in a new programme on Law, Film, and Literature. 
November
19
2013
The Deep Roots of Social Systems Theory: Reconsidering the Contribution of Max Weber
Professor Alberto Febbrajo delivers this lecture on Max Weber's multilevel approach to socio-legal studies, as exemplified by the innovative concept of law developed in Economy and Society, considered to be the greatest sociological treatise of the twentieth century.
October
23
2013
Film screening: Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence, and will be shown as part of the new programme on Development and the Implications for Law, Justice and Society.
October
16
2013
How do Institutions Change? The Prospects for Law and Justice Priorities in the Post-2015 International Development Agenda
A panel discussion to examine the role of legal empowerment in the post-2015 development agenda. The discusssion will centre on strategies for realizing global- and national-level goals, focusing specifically on issues of governance and development goals relating to access to justice, corruption, legal identity, and judicial accountability.
September
26
2013
First Annual Oxford Consumer ADR Conference
Consumer ADR (CDR) has taken a central place on the European landscape, and is the subject of harmonising EU legislation in 2012. This conference aims to bring together the leading viewpoints on how CDR should be taken forward, the EU legislation implemented, and the benefits maximised.
September
19
2013
Populism and Constitutions
A workshop in the Jay Heritage Centre, Rye, discussing the new relationship between populism, government, and republicanism.
September
18
2013
On the Nature of Constitutions
Noted legal scholar, author and Yale Law School Professor Akhil Reed Amar gives this keynote speech to commemorate Constitution Week and launch an academic conference titled Populism and Constitutions. 
June
26
2013
Film screening: The Law in These Parts
This revealing documentary investigates the justice of the legal system in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through interviews with the architects of this military legal system juxtaposed with historical footage. It provides a rare opportunity to ponder the banality of (judicial) evil; of lawyers as the willing executioners of power.
June
14
2013
How Constitutions Matter
This workshop will bring together members of the Comparative Constitutions Project to understand the interrelationship between the constitutional entrenchment of rights and acts of repression, with case studies from post-Arab Spring states and Eastern Europe.
June
13
2013
Annual Lecture in Law & Society: Law and Social Illusion
Professor Liam B Murphy, Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University, will deliver the 2013 Annual Lecture in Law & Society.  
May
23
2013
Reflecting on The Inner Morality of Law – 50 Years on
 A discussion of Lon Fuller's seminal The Morality of Law to mark the 50th anniversary of its publication.
May
17
2013
Law, Religion and Social Order: Unpacking the Promise of Sharia
This workshop will examine the relationship between Western law, Sharia, and the future of Muslim societies, assessing the emergence of political Islam triggered by post-Arab Spring elections in various Muslim countries. 
May
16
2013
Lecture: Sharia Law and Muslim Legal Mythology
Professor Robert Gleave, Professor of Arabic Studies at Exeter University, will be opening a workshop on Shari'a Law with a lecture entitled 'Sharia law and Muslim legal mythology'.
May
9
2013
Class Actions: US and European Perspectives
Linda Mullinex from the University of Texas and members of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies will discuss Class Actions from American and European perspectives. 
April
12
2013
Media Law after Leveson
This workshop will examine the legal issues raised by Lord Justice Leveson's Report into the Culture, Practices, and Ethics of the Press.
March
19
2013
Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a ‘right’ to water?
This workshop will examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. 
March
1
2013
New Questions in Regulation
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, questions have arisen about the effectiveness of the state as a regulator. This workshop will assess new concerns about regulatory capture and increased risks of policy-driven initiatives.