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Professor Rachel Murray presents on Model Law at the Pan-African Parliament
21 November 2024
The Law School’s Professor Rachel Murray was invited to speak at the Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Pan-African Parliament on 6 November 2024, presenting on the development of a Model Law on the implementation of African human rights bodies' decisions.
- Professor Rachel Murray presents on Model Law at the Pan-African Parliament 21 November 2024 The Law School’s Professor Rachel Murray was invited to speak at the Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Pan-African Parliament on 6 November 2024, presenting on the development of a Model Law on the implementation of African human rights bodies' decisions.
- Professor Paula Giliker wins Legal Academic of the Year Award at the Inspirational Women in Law Awards 8 November 2024 The Law School’s Professor Paula Giliker was awarded the Legal Academic of the Year Award at the prestigious Next 100 Years’ Inspirational Women in Law Awards this week.
- Professors Catherine Kelly and Gwen Seabourne appointed Fellows of the Royal Historical Society 17 October 2024 The Law School’s Professors Catherine Kelly and Gwen Seabourne have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of their outstanding contributions to historical scholarship.
- New Policy Bristol briefing on improving support for Nearest Relatives under the Mental Health Act 10 October 2024 Today on World Mental Health Day, Policy Bristol has published a new Research Briefing, ‘How to improve support for Nearest Relatives under the Mental Health Act’, by the Law School’s Judy Laing, Professor of Mental Health Law, Rights and Policy, together with Dr Jeremy Dixon (Cardiff University) and Dr Kevin Stone (University of Warwick).
- Celebrating the launch of the Centre for Crime, Law and Society 24 September 2024 The Law School is delighted to announce the launch of a new centre of research. The Centre for Crime, Law and Society (CCLAS) is a centre of excellence and collaboration in the complex interface between crime, law and society.
- Law School hosts 115th conference of the Society of Legal Scholars 23 September 2024 The Law School was delighted to host the 115th conference of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS), held at the University of Bristol on 3-5 September 2024. The conference welcomed an international audience of over 460 delegates.
- Publication: ‘Children’s Rights, ‘Foreign Fighters’, Counter-Terrorism’ by Professor Devyani Prabhat 11 September 2024 A new book co-authored by Professor Devyani Prabhat, published by Edward Elgar Publishing, September 2024, examines issues of nationality rights and statelessness, emphasising the vulnerability of children in situations of war, conflict and radicalisation.
- Sir Nicholas Mostyn awarded Honorary Degree 29 July 2024 The University of Bristol has awarded Law School alumnus Sir Nicholas Mostyn (LLB 1979) an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws. Retiring from his position as a British High Court Judge in the Family Division last year, his career, spanning decades, saw him preside over some contentious and groundbreaking cases.
- New films set to boost effective adoption of Health Impact Assessments 22 July 2024 Expert voices from planning, health, government and consultants, including the University of Bristol Law School’s Dr Edward Kirton-Darling, share their insights into using Health Impact Assessments as a force for good in creating healthier new communities.
- Study examines how to characterise Decentralised Autonomous Organisations to inform future law reform 12 July 2024 The Law Commission has published a Scoping Paper on Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs). The paper, compiled by the Commercial and Common Law team, led by Commissioner Professor Sarah Green, looks into how DAOs can be characterised and how the law of England and Wales might accommodate them now and in the future. The research seeks to identify current issues around DAOs to inform any future law reform or innovations.