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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  • Lord Sumption on Law and Courts in times of international discord

    Thai Theatre Lower ground floor, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    In a period of war, geopolitical tension, and growing scepticism toward international law, courts face increasing pressure over their authority and legitimacy. This fireside chat with Lord Sumption will explore the role of domestic and international courts, the practical limits of enforcing international judgments, and the resilience of human rights under conditions of international strain.

  • Pathways to Breathe Clean Air: Ultra Low Emission Zones

    Thai Theatre Lower ground floor, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    Clean air is an essential element of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and a precondition for the enjoyment of rights including life and health. Yet most people still do not enjoy clean air.
     
    Speaker: Astrid Puentes Riaño Chair: Joana Setzer (LSE)

  • Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism – book talk by Thea Riofrancos, followed by a discussion by Christine Schwöbel-Patel

    Thai Theatre Lower ground floor, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, United Kingdom
    Public Lectures 

    Will green capitalism save us from the climate crisis? ‘Clean' technologies and renewable energy are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment, with government policies playing a key role in making these sectors profitable. But the supply chains that produce the technologies pose vexing dilemmas for the energy transition.
     
    Speakers: Thea Riofrancos and Christine Schwöbel-Patel