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Policy brief provides Leveson with a lesson on the 'elephant in the room'
03 July 2012
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society is pleased to announce the publication today of a policy brief by media expert Lara Fielden, proposing a radical new framework for press regulation, which she will put to the Leveson Inquiry later today to address what Lord JusticeLeveson has described as the 'elephant in the room': regulation of online media.
Constitutional myths debunked as experts ask: do constitutions matter?
02 July 2012
Do constitutions matter? This was the stark question posed by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society on 29 June at a workshop that confronted widespread scepticism surrounding the effectiveness of constitutional promises in many developing, and even well-established states.
Professor Denis Galligan delivers the 2011 Annual Lecture in Law and Society
16 June 2012
The 2011 Annual Lecture in Law and Society was delivered by Oxford Professor of Socio-Legal Studies Denis Galligan on the subject of The Indirect Origins of the Juridical Constitution, at Jesus College Ship St Centre on 15th June.
Economic, Historical, and Legal perspectives on Why Nations Fail
07 June 2012
Why are some nations rich and others poor? This was the question addressed by a colloquium on the recent acclaimed book Why Nations Fail by award-winning economists Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, held on 6th June at Wolfson College as part of the Law, Justice and Society Research Cluster.
Expert panel deliver proposals for Leveson and future reform of UK media
23 May 2012
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society entered the debate on the future direction of the UK media in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, with a panel discussion assessing the progress of the Leveson Inquiry and the relative role of the law and regulation in raising standards of the press.
Renowned MIT Historian delivers Annual Lecture in Law and Society
18 May 2012
The Annual Lecture in Law and Society 2012 was delivered by the renowned historian Professor Pauline Maier, who charted the dramatic evolution of the American Federal Bill of Rights, from its eighteenth-century ratification when it was criticized for constraining individual freedom, to the near religious significance it has taken on today.
Questions raised over peace in Iraq and political participation in the US
24 April 2012
The fall-out from the war in Iraq and the problems of democratic political participation in the US posed by the federal system were two of the subjects covered  in our latest workshop entitled The Promise and Pitfalls of Federalism, held at the Queen's College, Oxford on 20th April.
Euro experts assess the future of Europe to launch Law, Justice and Society at Wolfson
20 April 2012
Honorary Director-General of the European Commission Graham Avery last night claimed that the EU will emerge stronger from the present crisis, but warned that Britain may be relegated to a secondary role in a two-tier Europe unless it acts in a more positive and energetic way, at a panel discussion organized by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society to mark the inauguration of the Law, Justice and Society research cluster at Wolfson College.
A historical perspective on the roots of contemporary Russian legal culture
19 April 2012
On 19th April the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society continued its series exploring the Russian legal system with a roundtable discussion at the Queen's College to throw light on the roots of contemporary legal culture through the evolution of socio-legal practices in Imperial and Soviet Russia.
FLJS launches research cluster in Law, Justice and Society at Wolfson College
02 March 2012
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Law, Justice and Society Research Cluster at Wolfson College.
FLJS conference to assess prospects for constitutional reform from the Arab Spring
20 February 2012
A year on from the first wave of uprisings in what has since been named the Arab Spring, the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society will assess the prospects for constitutional reform, in a conference to be held at the University of Virginia this week.
Russian legal culture under the microscope as presidential elections loom
13 February 2012
As public protests continue to grow around perceived illegalities in the Russian presidential election race, the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society today publishes a report that examines the legal culture in Russia and challenges received wisdom from the West.
Research unveiled at FLJS workshop confirms decline of US Constitution
09 February 2012
A 'Constitution Index' unveiled by Mila Versteeg and David Law at a Foundation for Law, Justice and Society workshop, which identifies the declining international influence of the US Constitution, was featured on the front page of the New York Times yesterday.
FLJS Policy Brief recommends leniency in Health and Safety regulation
17 January 2012
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society today publishes a policy brief that encourages regulators to take measured risks and adopt a more lenient, evidence-based approach to risk management in health and safety regulation.
Council of Europe Secretary General reveals secret of fostering European unity
12 January 2012
The Former Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Terry Davis divulged some of the secrets of European member state cooperation and norm compliance in the face of competing pressures of national sovereignty at a FLJS-sponsored conference held at Wolfson College on 11 January.
New 'Constitution Index' unveiled at conclusion of Constitutions programme
12 December 2011
The Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions programme reached its conclusion on 8th and 9th of December with a workshop that encompassed the constitution-making of the world's newest state, unprecedented use of social media in constitutional design, and the emergence of a 'constitution index' that could help shape future constiution-making in practice.

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