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Distinguished Barrister, Aidan O’Neill KC, Appointed Honorary Professor at St Andrews, attached to the ILCR
We are delighted to announce that Aidan O’Neill KC has been appointed to an Honorary Professorship at St Andrews, attached to the ILCR. Aidan is one of the UK’s leading barristers, and one of the… Read More »Distinguished Barrister, Aidan O’Neill KC, Appointed Honorary Professor at St Andrews, attached to the ILCR
The Road Ahead: Assessing the Pros and Cons of Jury vs. Single-Judge Trials for Rape Cases in Scotland
An event was held by the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research at the University of St Andrews on 14 October 2023 to discuss the proposed move from jury to single-judge trials for rape cases… Read More »The Road Ahead: Assessing the Pros and Cons of Jury vs. Single-Judge Trials for Rape Cases in Scotland
The ‘Scotland’s Future Podcast’ Series 3 episode 2 on Scottish Government’s Victims, Witnesses & Justice Reform Bill
We are pleased to announce that the ‘Scotland’s Future Podcast’ episode on the Scottish Government’s Victims, Witnesses & Justice Reform Bill, featuring ILCR’s Professor John Hudson and Dr Victoria Miyandazi in conversation with Mike Gettinby, University… Read More »The ‘Scotland’s Future Podcast’ Series 3 episode 2 on Scottish Government’s Victims, Witnesses & Justice Reform Bill
Early English Laws Website
We are pleased to announce that the Early English Laws website is available again (see here). The project publishes online and in print new editions and translations of all English legal codes, edicts, and treatises… Read More »Early English Laws Website
12 May ILCR Annual Public Lecture with Lord Reed, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
We are delighted to invite you to the ILCR Annual Public Lecture featuring Lord Reed of Allermuir, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The Lecture will focus on “Time Present and Time… Read More »12 May ILCR Annual Public Lecture with Lord Reed, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
2-4 May Book Launch and Workshops: “Laws of the Hillside: Minoritarian Liberalism in a Brazilian Favela”
We are thrilled to invite you to the launch of “Minoritarian Liberalism: A Travesti Life in a Brazilian Favela,” a book by Moisés Lino e Silva (Universidade Federal da Bahia). The book examines the lives of residents… Read More »2-4 May Book Launch and Workshops: “Laws of the Hillside: Minoritarian Liberalism in a Brazilian Favela”
ILCR Reading Group: Samuel Moyn’s Humane
“The lawyers clean up all details.”(Don Henley, 1989, quoted by Moyn, S. Humane (Verso, 2022) This Semester the ILCR Reading Group will discuss the provocative arguments made by Samuel Moyn’s Humane. How the United States… Read More »ILCR Reading Group: Samuel Moyn’s Humane
ILCR PhD Law Interest Research Group Workshop Call
The Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a weekly PhD workshop for postgraduate students and researchers with an interest in law and legal studies in April.… Read More »ILCR PhD Law Interest Research Group Workshop Call
Dr Victoria Miyandazi elected as UK Young Academy Member
Congratulations to our Knight Fellow, Dr Victoria Miyandazi, who has been elected as one of the inaugral members of the UK Young Academy. The Young Academy offers a rare opportunity to engage with like-minded individuals… Read More »Dr Victoria Miyandazi elected as UK Young Academy Member
Jim Gallagher Public Lecture: “Which Way Now for the UK Constitution? Evaluating Labour’s Constitutional Proposals”
Happy New Year! The ILCR is delighted to host a public lecture by Professor Jim Gallagher titled “Which Way Now for the UK Constitution? Evaluating Labour’s Constitutional Proposals” Jim Gallagher (CB, FRSE) is a Professor and… Read More »Jim Gallagher Public Lecture: “Which Way Now for the UK Constitution? Evaluating Labour’s Constitutional Proposals”
House of Lords Event
On Wednesday 1 June 2022 the Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research held a reception attended by alumni and friends at the House of Lords, to promote its work and to offer networking opportunities. We… Read More »House of Lords Event
50th Anniversary of Watergate
In this special episode of Talking Constitutions, recorded to mark the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in on 17 June 1972, Professor Colin Kidd (University of St Andrews and All Souls College Oxford) tells John Hudson… Read More »50th Anniversary of Watergate
Congratulations Lorna Drummond!
Congratulations to ILCR Steering Committee member & Honorary Professor, Lorna Drummond, who has been appointed senator to the College of Justice. She will be installed on 12 May at Parliament House, Edinburgh and will take… Read More »Congratulations Lorna Drummond!
US Supreme Court, TLS
ILCR members will be interested in reading Colin Kidd’s piece on the US Supreme Court in the London Review of Books, 10 March 2022: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n06/colin-kidd/green-pastel-redness
James Wilson Lecture in Law and Government
James Wilson Lecture in Law and Government The second James Wilson Lecture, given by Ambassador Susan D. Page on the subject of “Never Ending Wars — Who Decides?”, is now available online and open access… Read More »James Wilson Lecture in Law and Government
New Episode of ‘Talking Constitutions’: Space, Law, and Constitutions
The subject of this episode is ‘Space, law and constitutions’, considering the laws and institutions that shape a wide variety of activities beyond the earth. Discussants are Timiebi Aganaba (science advisory board member of the… Read More »New Episode of ‘Talking Constitutions’: Space, Law, and Constitutions