Professor Firnhaber-Baker's research interests encompass legal, political and institutional history. She has published widely on medieval lordship, women and gender, and power, especially with reference to later medieval France. Publications include Violence and the State in Languedoc, c. 1250-1400 (Cambridge, 2014) and The Jacquerie of 1358: A French Peasant’s Revolt (Oxford, 2021) as well as her new, critically acclaimed book House of Lillies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France

Please join us on Thursday 6th November for a talk by Dr Gamze Yavuzer Eper from the University of St Andrews, who will be speaking on legal pluralism in the early modern Ottoman Empire. This promises to be a fascinating exploration of law and governance in a richly complex historical context We’ll begin with lunch… Read More »Research Lunch with Dr. Gamze Yavuzer Eper

To mark the end of the semester, the ILCR is delighted to invite you to a talk by Dr Malcolm Petrie (University of St Andrews), who will be speaking on: 'Conservative Political Thought and the Anglo-Scottish Union at the Close of the Twentieth Century.' The talk will take place on Tuesday 2nd December, from 5.15… Read More »End of Semester Lecture with Dr Malcolm Petrie

Professor Hudson will be interviewing Mr Bickerstaff in the ILCR's first Laws Two Bodies instalment of 2026. Thursday 29th Jan 1pm, New Seminar Room, St John’s House, 65 South Street Lunch provided at 12.30 in Room 9 (Prof. Hudson’s office) in 71 South Street.

This will be the first meeting of the Law and Film Group, which will run as an ongoing discussion group over the coming weeks. Our first session will focus on Otto Preminger’s classic courtroom drama ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ (1959) The group will work in a book-group style format, so participants are asked to watch… Read More »Law and Film Group (part I)

This instalment of our Law and Film group will focus on Steven Zaillian’s ‘A Civil Action’ (1998). Based on a true story, the film follows a personal injury lawyer pursuing a toxic (environmental) tort case against powerful corporate defendants. Date: Thursday 12 February Time: 5.00 pm Venue: New Seminar Room, St John’s House, 65 South… Read More »Law and Film Group (part II)

The third and final meeting of the Law and Film Group for this term, will focus on Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ (2020), which dramatizes the prosecution of anti–Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiracy and incitement to riot. Date: Thursday 26th February Time: 5.00 pm Venue: New Seminar Room, St John’s House,… Read More »Law and Film Group (part III)

Online Reading Group: Aidan O'Neill KC on the UK Supreme Court (reading circulated in advance.) 5.15pm on Teams or Zoom (TBC)

We are excited to invite you to the Saga Book Group series, with Professor Bill Miller, which will run across three sessions this April. Book: Njal’s Saga Date & Time : Tuesday 21 April at 4.00 pm Venue: Old Seminar Room, 71 South Street Njal’s Saga is one of the most celebrated Icelandic sagas, blending… Read More »Njal’s Saga with Professor Bill Miller (Session One)

Date: Monday 27 April Time: 5.15 pm Venue: Old Class Library, St John’s House, 65 South Street Professor Kramer, the President and Vice Chancellor of the London School of Economics, will present his lecture as part of the ILCR’s annual series, which brings distinguished legal scholars to St Andrews to engage with staff, students, and… Read More »The ILCR Wilson lecture with Professor Larry Kramer (LSE)

Join us to discuss the second instalment of Njal's saga with Professor Bill Miller. Date & Time: Tuesday 28 April, 4.00 pm Venue: Old Seminar Room, 71 South Street

Join us for the final instalment of Njal's saga with Professor Bill Miller. Date & Time: Thursday 30 April, 4.00 pm Venue: Old Seminar Room, 71 South Street