The Legal & Political Theory Forum was set up in September 2007 in order to provide an umbrella for seminars and colloquia on topics of common interest to scholars and graduate students working in various disciplinary areas, but particularly in the fields of politics and law.
Speaker: Peter Goodrich
This is the first Public Law Hub lunchtime conversations with colleagues from other legal sub-fields in the Winter Term.
The goal is to explore themes of common concern across our subject area silos. A (delicious) lunch will be provided.
Speaker: Professor Niki Lacey and Professor Peter Ramsay
The Legal & Political Theory Forum was set up in September 2007 in order to provide an umbrella for seminars and colloquia on topics of common interest to scholars and graduate students working in various disciplinary areas, but particularly in the fields of politics and law.
Speaker: Alon Harel
Join us for a timely discussion about the potential implications across the fields of public law, reproductive rights, financial law, climate change law, and trade law.
Speakers: Professor Emily Jackson, Professor Larry Kramer, Dr Giulia Claudia Leonelli, Professor Niamh Moloney & Dr Mona Paulsen
In November 2024, very large online platforms and search engines published their first instalment of European risk assessments, audits, and audit implementation reports according to the EU Digital Services Act. The goal of this event is to discuss what the lengthy reports reveal about the first attempts of companies to comply with the new regulation.
What are sanctions? What are their legal bases? And how is modern warfare changing sanctions? Tom Lane is a seasoned practitioner with a front-row seat into how conflict with Russia has supercharged sanctions.
Speaker: Thomas Lane
The annual Law School visit to Cumberland Lodge for LLB and BA Law & Anthropology students will take place from Friday 24 January to Sunday 26 January 2025.
Want to learn more about LSE’s new MSc Law and Finance?
Join us for our Open Evening on 27 January at the London School of Economics campus in the heart of London
The Socio-Legal Hub Seminar Series is a forum for substantive, methodological and conceptual discussions within the field of socio-legal studies. In this talk, I will present findings from my book Law, Registration, and the State: Making Identities through Space, Place, and Movement (Routledge, 2023).
Speaker: Dr Jess Connolly-Smith
All Constitutions need to guarantee that fundamental norms will be complied with credibly. Constitutions — especially in the Global South — have accordingly established independent guarantor institutions (Election Commissions, Auditors-General, Human Rights Commissions, anti-corruption watchdogs, etc). This event, part of our series celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Constitution of India, will discuss the conditions in which guarantor institutions can work independently and effectively in South Asia.
Join us for the launch of "Mitigation in the Law of Damages," a compelling new work by Andy Summers. "Mitigation in the Law of Damages" offers the first comprehensive treatment of mitigation in common law, arguing that it should be seen as part of causation, contrary to traditional views. By moving beyond the 'but-for' test, it introduces 'common-sense' causal principles, providing a fresh understanding of mitigation and its connection to other legal doctrines.
Prof. Richards will present his forthcoming work on the social dimensions of privacy.
Speaker: Prof. Neil M. Richards
