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

March 12, 2018 Parenthood Disrupted(?) Dilemmas of Reproductive Technologies: The Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture 2018
Baron Cornelius Ver Heyden de Lancey (1889-1984) was a wealthy and public-spirited Dutchman who at different times in his life was a dentist, doctor, surgeon, barrister and art historian. In 1970 he created the De Lancey and De La Hanty Foundation, to promote studies in medico-legal topics. The Foundation generously gave Cambridge the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund, which since 1996 has funded occasional public lectures on medico-legal issues of current interest.
The 2018 Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture on Medico-Legal Studies was delivered by Professor Glenn Cohen is a Professor of Law at Harvard University, on 9 March 2018, and was entitled "Parenthood Disrupted(?) Dilemmas of Reproductive Technologies".
Glenn Cohen is a Professor of Law at Harvard University, and one of the world's leading experts on the intersection of bioethics and the law. His award-winning research has appeared in the top legal, ethical and medical journals, and he is regularly cited in national news media. He has authored and edited several books, including Patients with Passports, Specimen Science, and Identified versus Statistical Lives. Prior to receiving tenure at Harvard, he served as a law clerk on a U.S. federal Court of Appeals and as an appellate lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice. In his spare time, he still litigates, most recently having authored amicus briefs for U.S. Supreme Court cases on the patentability of human genes and abortion rights.
This event is kindly sponsored by the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund, and organised by the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences, in collaboration with Cambridge Family Law.
For more information about the Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture series, please see http://www.lml.law.cam.ac.uk/events/vhdl-events
58 min
March 06, 2018 'Reform of Civil Justice: Was it All Worth It?': Sir Rupert Jackson
Sir Rupert Jackson, a Lord Justice of Appeal, and Hon Fellow of Jesus College, spoke on the topic 'Was it All Worth It?' at Clare College, Cambridge, on 5 March 2018.
During the last ten years Sir Rupert has been the main influence on the reform of civil justice in England and Wales. His official reports have been aimed at promoting access to justice at proportionate cost. His 2009 recommendations were implemented in 2013. His recent proposals are under consideration.
43 min
March 02, 2018 What Price Sovereignty? Brexit and Human Rights: The 2018 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 2018 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture was delivered by The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve MP QC under the title 'Is Globalisation Faltering?' on 1 March 2018.
More information about this lecture, including photographs from the event, is available from the Centre for European Legal Studies website at:
https://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/mackenzie-stuart-lectures
52 min
March 01, 2018 Sir Elihu Lauterpacht: A symposium to celebrate his life and work
The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law held a Symposium on Friday, 13 October 2017 to celebrate the life and work of its founder, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, Honorary Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College, and founder and Honorary Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, who died on 8 February 2017.
The video provides a snapshot of the symposium.
4 min
February 20, 2018 'John Worboys: Judicial Review of the Parole Board': Christopher Forsyth
In January 2018 it was reported that the Parole Board had approved the release of John Worboys, the so-called ‘Black Cab Rapist’. Worboys had been incarcerated since his conviction for a number of sexual offences in March 2009, and it was believed that he was responsible for many attacks over which he was not charged.
The announcement of the decision caused much public unrest, and led to scrutiny of the Parole Board’s decision and suggestions that it should be subject to judicial review. In this video, Professor Christopher Forsyth considers the situation, and the likelihood of any review being successful.
Christopher Forsyth was Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge.
For more information about Professor Forsyth, please refer to his profile at https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/c-f-forsyth/31
Law in Focus is a collection of short videos featuring academics from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, addressing legal issues in current affairs and the news. These issues are examples of the many which challenge researchers and students studying undergraduate and postgraduate law at the Faculty.
8 min
February 20, 2018 John Worboys: Judicial Review of the Parole Board: Christopher Forsyth
In January 2018 it was reported that the Parole Board had approved the release of John Worboys, the so-called ‘Black Cab Rapist’. Worboys had been incarcerated since his conviction for a number of sexual offences in March 2009, and it was believed that he was responsible for many attacks over which he was not charged.
The announcement of the decision caused much public unrest, and led to scrutiny of the Parole Board’s decision and suggestions that it should be subject to judicial review. In this video, Professor Christopher Forsyth considers the situation, and the likelihood of any review being successful.
Christopher Forsyth was Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge.

For more information about Professor Forsyth, please refer to his profile at https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/c-f-forsyth/31

Law in Focus is a collection of short videos featuring academics from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, addressing legal issues in current affairs and the news. These issues are examples of the many which challenge researchers and students studying undergraduate and postgraduate law at the Faculty.

This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.
8 min
January 30, 2018 Same-sex marriage in Latin America: CULS with CUSU LGBT+
CULS and CUSU LGBT+ are delighted to have welcomed Herman Duarte, Founding Partner at the first and only law firm in Latin America that has the express purpose of eradicating LGBT+ discrimination to the Faculty of Law on 29 January 2018. Herman also founded the Latin American Foundation for the promotion and protection of LGBT rights: Fundación Igualitos. He was named one of OUTstanding's Top 50 LGBT+ Future Leaders.
Herman and his team were involved in the landmark decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in favour of equal marriage and transgender rights, binding on Costa Rica and over 12 states in the Inter-American jurisdiction. Herman is a vocal advocate for Equal Marriage in El Salvador, and organised the first Equal Marriage congress for the continent, in Costa Rica. He works to denounce hate crimes against LGBT+ people in the region, raising public opinion and support on the topic of marriage equality and gender recognition.

There will be some filming at the event for a university social media film about CUSU LGBT+ that’s going to be put out over History Month.

For more information, see: https://www.facebook.com/events/146030312849948/
52 min
December 04, 2017 Why civil lawyers? Alberico Gentili's commitment to legal scholarship and public governance: CELH Annual Lecture 2017
On 20 November 2017 Professor Alain Wijffels of KU Leuven delivered the CELH annual lecture on the topic 'Why civil lawyers? Alberico Gentili's commitment to legal scholarship and public governance'.
The Centre for English Legal History (CELH) was formally established in 2016 to provide a hub for researchers working in legal history across the University of Cambridge. The Centre holds regular seminars during academic terms, and an annual centrepiece lecture.
To find out more, and download the accompanying presentation, please refer to: http://www.celh.law.cam.ac.uk/lectures
57 min
December 04, 2017 Sir Eli Lauterpacht Lecture: 'A return to the Caroline Correspondence, 1838-1842' by Professor Dino Kritsiotis
The Sir Eli Lauterpacht Lecture is an annual series held by the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law to commemorate the unique contribution that its founder made to international law. This inaugural lecture was delivered as part of the Symposium 'Sir Elihu Lauterpacht: a celebration of his life and work', on Friday, 13th October 2017.
The 2017 lecture, entitled 'A return to the Caroline Correspondence, 1838-1842', was delivered at the Faculty of Law by Dino Kritsiotis, Professor of Public International Law, University of Nottingham.
32 min
November 29, 2017 The Friction between the Rule of Law and Law Enforcement Costs Moral Education a Fortune: CCCJ/Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics Seminar
Professor Jonathan Jacobs is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Ethics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City, whose publications include: Choosing Character: Responsibility for Virtue and Vice (2001) and the Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics (co-edited with Jonathan Jackson, 2017). Professor Jacobs spoke at the Institute of Criminology on 29 November 2017.
40 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.