New book: Mixed Agreements Revisited - The EU and its Member States in the World17 May 2010Panos Koutrakos, Professor of EU Law and Jean Monnet Chair in European Law, has edited (with Professor Christophe Hillion of Leiden University) a new book. It is entitled 'Mixed Agreements Revisited - The EU and its Member States in the World' and is published by Hart Publishing.
New Studentship: Deaf Perspectives on Access to Justice7 May 2010Dr Morag McDermont, in collaboration with Dr Sarah Batterbury in the Centre for Deaf Studies, and Citizens Advice, has just been awarded funding by the Economic and Social Research Council for a CASE studentship to research Deaf perspectives on access to justice.
First Zutshi-Smith Memorial Lecture: 'Religion in a Liberal State'27 April 2010Professor the Lord Plant of Highfield will deliver the first Zutshi-Smith Memorial Lecture: 'Religion in a Liberal State' at 5.30pm, Tuesday 18th May at the Banton Lecture Theatre (2D3), Social Science Complex, Priory Road. The Lecture will be followed by a Reception in the Social Sciences Foyer, Priory Road.
Professor Tonia Novitz jointly awarded Leverhulme International Network Grant12 April 2010The Leverhulme Trust has awarded the University of Bristol a three year Leverhulme International Network grant to enable research on a comparative project 'Voices at Work: legal effects on organisation, representation and negotiation'.
Reforming Maritime Salvage Law12 April 2010Professor Francis Rose is part of a British Maritime Law Association working group contributing to a Comité Maritime International Sub-Committee which is considering revisions to the International Convention on Salvage 1989.
Research shows improving picture on landlords tackling unpaid rent8 March 2010On 08 March 2010, the Tenants Services Authority published a research report, Investigation of Rent Arrears Management Practices in the Social Housing Sector. Professor David Cowan was a member of the research team.
Professor Achilles Skordas gives talk at prominent Washington DC thinktank, 24 March5 March 2010Achilles Skordas, Professor of International Law at Bristol Law School, and Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Global Law and Policy, Harvard Law School, will give a talk at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, entitled: 'Greece's Financial Crisis: The Politics of Resolution and Reform' on 24 March 2010.
Roundtable: Reforming the EU Data Protection Directive, 22 Feb.11 February 2010The European Union Data Protection Directive was initially proposed in the early 1990s. In the 20 years that have passed since, both the technological environment and commercial business models have changed out of all recognition. This has led to questions about the Directive's continuing viability as the basis for an appropriate regulatory model for data protection in the Information Society. With the EU Commission's recent announcement that it plans to strengthen enforcement of EU data privacy law and introduce new requirements that technologies and processes include 'privacy by design', this roundtable event considers possible options for the future.
4th Annual Jurisprudence Lecture: "Resuscitating Scandinavian Legal Realism: Legal Knowledge as a New Object of Study", 26 Feb.3 February 2010On 26 February, at 1pm in the Coutts Lecture Theatre, Professor Henrik Palmer Olsen will deliver the 4th Annual Jurisprudence Lecture. The title of the lecture is "Resuscitating Scandinavian Legal Realism: Legal Knowledge as a New Object of Study". The lecture will be from 1 to 2pm, and then there will be a discussion from 2 to 3pm. It will be of interest to anybody interested in the philosophy of law and socio-legal studies. If you are not a member of the law school and wish to attend, could you please contact Dr Patrick Capps in the School of Law.
Workshop: 'The legislature, the judiciary and the completion of the internal market', Antwerp, 8-9 March25 January 2010Jean Monnet Workshop: The legislature, the judiciary and the completion of the internal market, 8-9 March, Antwerp 2010. The Universities of Bristol and Antwerp bring together a range of experts in European law from various Member States in order to explore the relationship between Treaty interpretation by the Court and the interventions of the political institutions.
Dr Michael Naughton: 'The CCRC: Hope for the Innocent?' reviewed25 January 2010Dr Michael Naughton's edited collection ‘The Criminal Cases Review Commission: Hope for the Innocent?’ with contributions from many of the lawyers (Michael Mansfield QC, Campbell Malone, Glyn Maddocks) and academics (Michael Zander, Richard Nobles, Clive Walker) who have been active in the field of miscarriages of justice has been reviewed in The Guardian, Times and Society Today.
Interdisciplinary Public Lecture Series: 'The Treaty of Lisbon explained', 25 Jan & 8 Feb17 January 2010In a series of two public lectures, staff members of the School of Law and the Department of Politics discuss the key features and implications of the EU's Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force on 1 December 2009. These lectures are designed for experts and non-experts in the fields of European law and politics. All are welcome.
Professor Tonia Novitz begins work on important EU-funded industrial relations study13 January 2010Professor Tonia Novitz of the University of Bristol Law School is one of twelve named partners in a study, 'Viking Laval Rüffert - Consequences and Policy Perspectives', which has received funding from the European Commission, commencing in January 2010.
Dr Emma Hitchings joins Law Commission's Advisory Group on Marital Property Agreements8 January 2010Dr Emma Hitchings, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, has been invited to become a member of the Law Commission's Advisory Group on Marital Property Agreements. The Advisory Group will examine the status and enforceability of agreements made between spouses or civil partners (or those contemplating marriage or civil partnership) concerning their property and finances.
Advanced Awards Classes Cancelled - 09-01-106 January 2010Due to current winter weather conditions the Advanced Awards courses due to run on Saturday 9th January have been postponed. Students will be contacted in due course with a revised date.