LSE Law School has a diverse and vibrant events programme. Convene and Social events provide our students opportunities for learning, enrichment and community building beyond the lecture theatre, our Research events focus on exchange of cutting-edge ideas, and we warmly welcome everyone with an interest in law to our Public Events.
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  • The Crime of War: from the Nuremberg trial to Ukraine

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    Eighty years on from the start of the Nuremberg War Crime Trial in November 1945 we ask what is the future of the crime of aggression after the creation of the ICC in 1998 and the Ukraine war?
     
    Speaker: Claus Kress

  • Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    This event will explore the challenge of artificial intelligence technologies in the creative industries (film, theatre, music, video games).
     
    Speakers: Tanya Aplin, Martin Kretschmer, Luke McDonagh & Madhavi Sunder

  • Truth as a Constitutional Value: Liberal Constitutionalism, Private Capital, & Media Regulation

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    Liberal constitutional theory rests on a fundamental division between duty-bearing public institutions and the rights-wielding private persons. This inaugural lecture will explore the implications of this division on the constitutional regulation of news media corporations. It will argue that constitutional theory needs to acknowledge the essentially public purpose of news media corporations, even when privately owned.

  • International courts after Gaza

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    How much faith should we have in international law after Gaza and Ukraine?

     
    Speaker: Catriona Drew, Mark Drumbl, Devika Hovell & Vidya Kumar
    Chair: Gerry Simpson

  • Celebrating the Career of Professor Tim Newburn

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    Hosted by the Department of Social Policy and LSE Law School For over 40 years, Tim Newburn has been a key figure in British and European criminology and social policy. The author of over 40 books, Tim’s influence spans the whole field, from comparative and historical scholarship through policy studies, policing, youth justice, drugs and

  • The Oceans Treaty As a Win for Multilateralism: What Lies Ahead

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    In this lecture and panel discussion, speakers address what was achieved in these negotiations, how the Treaty speaks to global justice and equity in science, and what must happen next in terms of ratification and entry into force of the Treaty.
     
    Speakers: Siva Thambisetty, Lowri Mai Griffiths, Philippe Raposo, Dr Robert Blasiak & Dr Michael J Kanu

    This event will be followed by drinks reception and networking.

  • The past, present, and future of global economic governance

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    In conversation, our panel of Jamie Martin, Abraham Newman and Stephanie Rickard will discuss the future of globalisation and international economic governance, particularly since the 2022 Russian attack on Ukraine. The war in Ukraine raises questions about whether states must be ‘strategic’ about their national economic policies due to geopolitical risks. The scramble for supplies

  • Alumni Panel and Reception

    Sheikh Zayed Theatre Lower ground, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LSE, United Kingdom
    Convene 

    We are running our annual LLM Alumni Panel event where you will hear from six alumni on their study experiences and career journeys.

    Convene events are organised for members of the LSE community.