Search publications Search our publications by programme, title, or author. To reset, simply delete or remove your search terms. Programme - Any -Book ColloquiumSocial media in modern societyPast programmesConstitutionsChinaFilm ScreeningInternational DevelopmentLaw, Film and LiteratureCourtsEuropean Civil JusticeRegulation, Law and GovernmentSocial ContractContemporary Title Author Search Islamic Law in an Islamic Republic: What Role Parliament? For nearly seventy years, Pakistan has wrestled with the constitutional relationship between Islamic law and parliamentary power, developing some of the most sophisticated... Patent Policy in Genomics and Human Genetics: A Public Health Perspective This report presents the findings of a workshop in which key figures from the UK Department of Health, academic experts, and lawyers discussed the patenting of human DNA... Alibaba and the Threat to China's Banking Sector This policy brief investigates how Alibaba, now the world's largest online trading platform, is set to threaten China’s state-backed banking... SAD Cases in the Coroners’ Courts A report of a conference to explore legal and medical aspects of coroners’ inquests into sudden adult deaths. Killing by Drones: Legality under International Law In this policy brief, lawyers from the New York City Bar Association Committee on International Law outline the key findings of an eighteen-month investigation into the... Reforming the EU Consumer ADR Landscape: Implementation and its Issues This report describes the discussions at the Third Oxford Consumer ADR conference, which brought together policy officials, regulators, ombudsmen, alternative dispute... An Informed Dialogue Supporting Safe Innovation in Medical Technology What do we want from medical technology, and how can we get it?This policy brief addresses a series of interrelated questions on how regulatory reform in the... The Status of Public and Private Enforcement of Law in the EU: Innovation and Transformation This report examines the significant changes to the European legal system in recent years – including the increasing role of alternative dispute resolution (ADR),... CDR Mechanism for Consumer Dispute Resolution A report in Chinese on the use of alternative dispute resolution methods to resolve consumer disputes. Harmonizing the Ombudsman Landscape Chief Ombudsman of the Ombudsman Service Lewis Shand Smith assesses the major shifts being felt across the civil justice landscape in the UK, in this policy brief published in... The Impact and Legitimacy of Ombudsman and ADR Schemes in the UK Measures by the EU to improve access to justice for citizens in the European single market due to come into force in 2015 will have significant consequences for the... Democratic Deficits and Gender Quotas In this policy brief, leading equality law scholar Professor Julie C. Suk traces the evolution of the EU proposal, and argues that it has become increasingly concerned with a... Corporate Boards, Quotas for Women, and Political Theory In this policy brief, Jude Browne, Director of the University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies, seeks to overcome the three main objections to gender quotas on corporate... Populism vs. Constitutionalism? Comparative Perspectives on Contemporary Western Europe, Latin America, and the United States In this policy brief, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser takes a comparative approach to challenge the conventional wisdom that populism, by virtue of its ambivalent relationship with... Implementing the EU Consumer ADR Directive This policy brief outlines a new blueprint to resolve disputes between consumers and business more quickly and fairly, as part of measures to improve the handling of small... Are Populists Friends or Foes of Constitutionalism? In this policy brief, Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia sets out a definition for populism and argues that, contrary to claims by the Tea Party and other populist... The Tea Party, the government shutdown, and Obamacare Obamacare has been the bête-noire of the Tea Party movement since its founding in February 2009. The current Tea Party tactic — shutting down the federal government unless... Islam and Women in the Constitution of Bangladesh This brief focuses on the legal aspect of gender in Bangladesh, examining specifically Muslim women and the impact that the shifting emphasis ... Water Rights and Stewardship To what extent are water rights subject to restrictions based on ideas of stewardship? This brief provides a critical analysis of one particular law reform — section 27... Private Rights and Public Responsibilities: Recent developments in Scots water law This policy brief examines recent reforms in Scottish water law and considers whether there has been a shift from private rights to private responsibilities, or perhaps, from... Is there still an Economic Right to Water? This policy brief addresses how the meaning and scope of farmers’ economic rights to access and use water are changing through increasing emphasis on stewardship ... Water Rights and Water Trading in England and Wales This policy brief assesses the role of ‘rights’ in water use and water trade in the face of increasing water scarcity and uncertainty caused by climate change. ... Leveson Reforms, Editorial Freedom, and Press Discussion of Ordinary Members of the Public Paul Wragg of the University of Leeds assesses the impact of Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations for press regulation on ordinary members of the public. A Royal Charter for the Press: How does it measure up to regulation overseas? In this policy brief, published in conjunction with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Lara Fielden examines the three key qualities Lord Justice Leveson... Media Law after Leveson: A view from the coalface In this policy brief, the Guardian’s Director of Editorial Legal Services Gillian Phillips presents her perspective on the post-Leveson media law landscape, arguing... « first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next › last » Publications Search publications Courts and Public Policy Constitutions European Civil Justice Regulation China Social Contract Constitution in Crisis: The New Putney Debates