Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

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Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge episodes

February 27, 2012 'Liberty and Security' - Conor Gearty: CPL/LWOB Lecture
On Thursday 23rd February 2012, Conor Gearty of LSE and Matrix Chambers delivered a lecture entitled "Liberty and Security" as a guest of the Centre for Public Law (CPL) and Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB).
More information about the Centre is available at the Centre for Public Law website at http://www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/ and on LWOB at http://www.srcf.ucam.org/lwob/
47 min
February 25, 2012 'Liberty and Security' - Conor Gearty: CPL/LWOB Lecture
On Thursday 23rd February 2012, Conor Gearty of LSE and Matrix Chambers delivered a lecture entitled "Liberty and Security" as a guest of the Centre for Public Law (CPL) and Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB).
More information about the Centre is available at the Centre for Public Law website at http://www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/ and on LWOB at http://www.srcf.ucam.org/lwob/
48 min
February 22, 2012 'A View from the Bar': The 2010 Sir David Williams Lecture
On Friday 21st May 2010, the Honourable Michael Beloff QC delivered the 2010 Sir David Williams Lecture entitled "A View from the Bar". Mr Beloff explained his views of development of the barrister's profession over the last forty years.
The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University.
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for Public Law website at http://www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/past_activities/a_view_from_the_bar.php
1 hr 1 min
February 20, 2012 'Strasbourg then and now - a wander down memory lane and other thoughts' - Lord Brown: CPL Lecture
On Friday 17th February 2012, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered a lecture entitled "Strasbourg then and now - a wander down memory lane and other thoughts" as a guest of the Centre for Public Law (CPL)
More information about the Centre is available at the Centre for Public Law website at http://www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/
51 min
February 13, 2012 The EU as a Source of Inspiration: The 2012 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture
The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European Court of Justice.
The texts of the Mackenzie-Stuart Lectures are published in the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies.
The 2012 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture was delivered by Sir Konrad Schiemann (European Court of Justice) on Thursday 9th February 2012, and was entitled "The EU as a Source of Inspiration".
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for European Legal Studies website at:
http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/mackenzie_stuart_lectures/
59 min
February 11, 2012 'The EU as a Source of Inspiration': The 2012 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture
The Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European Court of Justice.
The texts of the Mackenzie-Stuart Lectures are published in the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies.
The 2012 Mackenzie Stuart Lecture was delivered by Sir Konrad Schiemann (European Court of Justice) on Thursday 9th February 2012, and was entitled "The EU as a Source of Inspiration".
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for European Legal Studies website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/mackenzie_stuart_lectures/
49 min
January 29, 2012 LCIL Book Launch: 'Cambridge Companion to International Law' by Professor James Crawford and Professor Martti Koskenniemi
Celebrating the launch of the 'Cambridge Companion to International Law' on 26 January 2012, Professor James Crawford, Professor Martti Koskenniemi and several other contributors discuss the volume and the challenges it presented.
1 hr 5 min
January 27, 2012 LCIL Book Launch: 'Cambridge Companion to International Law' by Professor James Crawford and Professor Martti Koskenniemi
Celebrating the launch of the 'Cambridge Companion to International Law' on 26 January 2012, Professor James Crawford, Professor Martti Koskenniemi and several other contributors discuss the volume and the challenges it presented.
1 hr 4 min
January 25, 2012 'International Law: The Year in Review - A Panel Discussion' chaired by Professor James Crawford, with Judge Xue Hanqin, Professor Françoise Hampson, Sir Michael Wood and Professor Marc Weller
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of agression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity.
This lecture entitled 'International Law: The Year in Review - A Panel Discussion' was delivered at the Faculty of Law on Friday 2nd December 2011 and involved a panel discussion chaired by Professor James Crawford (University of Cambridge) and featuring Judge Xue Hanqin (International Court of Justice), Professor Françoise Hampson (University of Essex), Sir Michael Wood (20 Essex Street Chambers) and Professor Marc Weller (Director, Lauterpacht Centre).
This recording is presented on iTunes U as a video file.
For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk
1 hr 4 min
January 18, 2012 'The Pitcairn Trials Saga - Justice in Britain’s Smallest Colony': Sir Ian Barker QC
On Wednesday 22nd November 2006 Sir Ian Barker, former Judge of the New Zealand High Court, and Emeritus Chancellor of the University of Auckland delivered a lecture entitled 'The Pitcairn Trials Saga - Justice in Britain’s Smallest Colony'.
He discussed the history of Pitcairn, the various attempts to give it a legal system over the years since the mutiny on the Bounty, and gave an account of the lead-up to the arrest and trials of 6 men on Pitcairn for historic charges of sexual abuse of girls and young women, the trials on Pitcairn and in New Zealand, and the various challenges to the Courts' jurisdiction.
If you wish to research the issues considered in the lecture further, you can review the various judicial decisions:
- Reasons for report of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Upon a Petition for Special Leave to Appeal, 11 October 2004 (http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKPC/2004/52.html);
- Directions of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Upon a Petition for Leave to Intervene and Directions hearing, 9 November 2005 (http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKPC/2005/42.html);
- Judgement of the Privy Council 30 October 2006 (http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKPC/2006/47.html);
For more information about Pitcairn, you may also review the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands).
1 hr 1 min

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The Faculty of Law has a thriving calendar of lectures and seminars spanning the entire gamut of legal, political and philosophical topics. Regular programmes are run by many of the Faculty's Research Centres, and a number of high-profile speakers who are leaders in their fields often speak at the Faculty on other occasions as well.