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Past FLJS events

October
18
2012
Lecture: Courts as Representatives
András Sajó, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights will address this important issue of judicial legitimacy at a time of growing public distrust in the representativeness of the political system, and legislation in particular.
October
5
2012
The Place of Britain in a Future Europe
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, the Financial Times presents a lecture on The Place of Britain in a Future Europe
October
4
2012
What Can an Examination of Russia Tell Us about Law in Society?
This workshop will survey the contemporary scene in Russia with regard to how law is used in everyday life, the means of dispute resolution, together with a more speculative assessment of what might be learned from the Russian case about law as a social phenomenon in general.
October
4
2012
Constitutions and the Classics: Coke, Blackstone and Rousseau
 Wilfrid Prest, Professor Emeritus, University of Adelaide, Ruzha Smilova, Sofia University, Bulgaria, and Ian Williams, Lecturer in Law, University College London  
June
29
2012
How Do Constitutions Matter?
Written constitutions are central documents for modern governance, yet there is an enduring concern that they are mere 'parchment barriers' without independent causal efficacy.
June
6
2012
Book Colloquium: Why Nations Fail
A panel discussion of the recent book Why Nations Fail by the economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, which cuts across economics, politics, and law to answer the question: Why are some nations rich and others poor?
May
18
2012
Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law
Since Edmund Burke coined the expression "€˜the Fourth Estate"€™, the media has been seen to play a crucial role in uncovering the truth and holding the powerful to account.
May
17
2012
The Strange History of the American Federal Bill of Rights
A panel discussion of the recent book Why Nations Fail by the economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, which cuts across economics, politics, and law to answer the question: Why are some nations rich and others poor?
May
17
2012
The Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions
The final workshop in this series will examine the constitutions of Lesotho and Eritrea, and provide a review of the programme, which culminates in the publication of a collected volume of essays next year.
April
20
2012
The Promise and Pitfalls of Federalism: Constitutional Development for the Twenty-First Century
The war in Iraq and the recent civil war in Libya raise persistent questions about how nations with deep religious, ethnic, racial, and/or regional cleavages can best forge democratic governance with a sustainable political system, rule of law, and fiscal stability.
April
19
2012
Europe on the Brink? Economic, Political, and Constitutional Issues
The panellists will present their insights into the ongoing instability in Europe and consider the implications for the future of the EU, before taking questions from the audience.
April
19
2012
The Russian Socio-Legal Tradition
This workshop will bring together historians in an attempt to throw light on what is known about socio-legal practices in imperial and Soviet Russia. It will move beyond traditional analyses of the political elite to examine the use of legal institutions in daily life, in order to better understand the roots of contemporary legal culture in Russia.  
February
24
2012
Constitutional Revolution and the Arab Spring
A new line of enquiry within the constitutions project aimed at examining case studies including Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Iraq, and others, where constitution-making follows revolution.
January
11
2012
The Evolution of International Norms & Norm Entrepreneurship
This one-day workshop will bring together officials and researchers working on the Council of Europe and international norms more generally to consider norm "€˜entrepreneurship"€™ and human rights.
December
8
2011
The Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions
A workshop convened by Denis Galligan as part of our Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions Programme.
October
29
2011
The Consequences of Populism for Constitutions
A workshop convened by Denis Galligan and Daniel Smilov as part of our Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions Programme.
October
28
2011
The Hidden World of Consumer ADR: Redress and Behaviour
ADR is highly topical at EU level and within Member States, with the European Commission due to issue proposals in 2011 for a Framework Directive on ADR and a Regulation on a system for ODR.
October
12
2011
Risk Versus Hazard: Hypocrisy in Policy
Bringing together key actors across science, regulation, policy, and law, the discussion aims to shed light on the risk versus hazard debate, uncovering solutions to aid regulators, policymakers, and lawyers to develop more consistent, science-based regulations for Europe.
September
28
2011
How Do Constitutions Present the People?
Modern constitutions are said to be a declaration of the people as to how they want to be governed, and what controls they wish to have over government. Contemporary constitutions, whether democratic, authoritarian, or hybrid, have very similar provisions regarding the people.
September
28
2011
Constructing Legal Culture through Institutional Reforms: The Russian Experience
Focusing on the post-Communist transition in Russia, this workshop will examine to what extent institutional reforms can transform legal practices and change what people expect of  the law.