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Erskine May's treatise on the law, privileges, proceedings and usage of Parliament (25th edition, 2019) is now freely available online. The full text is available to search and browse via the parliament.uk website. Erskine May details parliamentary procedure and is regularly referenced during debates. First produced in 1844 Erskine May continues to…

After two years of hard work, the Pension Advisory Group (PAG), of which Joanna Miles is an academic member, has published its essential guide to the treatment of pensions on divorce.  PAG’s long awaited report brings guidance to family judges, lawyers and pension experts encouraging fairer settlements and helping to manage liability. The guide and…

The Faculty is delighted to have been ranked in third position in the renowned QS World University Rankings, behind Harvard and Oxford, and above Yale and Stanford. The QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world’s top universities in individual subject areas, covering 48 subjects as of 2019. The rankings aim to help prospective student…

The Faculty and Travers Smith... believe that excellent academic research strengthens legal practice in the UK and beyond.Professor Brian Cheffins The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce a generous donation from law firm Travers Smith, providing funding to support the Faculty's world class academic programmes and research activities. The firm'…

The Faculty has published Volume 10 Number 5 of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series on SSRN. This issue includes the following articles: Matthew H. Kramer: On No-Rights and No Rights (13/2019) As is well known to everyone familiar with the analytical table of legal and moral relationships propounded by the…

We are thrilled that Slaughter and May are assisting the Law Faculty in a way that will make a real difference to Cambridge students facing financial challenges.Professor Brian Cheffins The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Slaughter and May, a leading international law firm, is generously extending its support for the Faculty. Slaughte…

Cambridge University Press has published Children's Rights and Sustainable Development edited by Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn. This volume, edited by Claire Fenton-Glynn, considers how to implement children’s rights in the 21st century through a child rights-based approach to sustainable development. Bringing together authors from six countries, and acro…

On 6 June 2019, the Law Commission of England and Wales and Scottish Law Commission published its Consultation Paper on "Building Families Through Surrogacy: A new law". The Law Commission have attended a number of events run by Cambridge Family Law over the past 3 years, including the conference on Eastern and Western Perspectives on Surrogacy (wi…

The fact that we have retained the top position over the years reflects our continued commitment to academic excellence.Professor Brian Cheffins The Faculty of Law has again been recognised as the country's leading law school in the recently published Guardian University Guide 2020, retaining the top position for the sixth year in a row. This year…

Oxford University Press has published the third edition of Equity & Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials by Professor Paul Davies and Professor Graham Virgo. Equity & Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials provides a comprehensive guide to trusts and equity in a single volume. Drawing on a judiciously balanced selection of case extracts, journal articles…

Nico with his daughter, Nomi (March 2016)   The Centre was saddened to hear of the death of Professor Nissim ‘Nico’ Bar-Yaacov, who passed away in Israel yesterday at the age of 93. Nico was a very dear friend and supporter of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. Professor Bar-Yaacov studied International Law at Cambridge University in 19…

Oxford University Press has published Oxford Handbook of Comparative Environmental Law edited by Dr Emma Lees and Professor Jorge E. Viñuales. The volume brings together over 50 authors from around the world, including some of the most prominent authorities on different countries and topics, to analyse environmental law as a key technology to tackl…

Oxford University Press has published the tenth edition of Evidence (Core Texts Series) edited by Dr Roderick Munday. Munday's Evidence is a concise yet stimulating introduction to the key areas of the law of evidence. Vibrant and engaging, the book demystifies a traditionally intimidating subject. Careful analysis of the issues, both historic and …

Cambridge University Press has published English Legal History and its Sources: Essays in Honour of Sir John Baker edited by Professor David Ibbetson, Dr Neil Jones, Dr Nigel Ramsay. This volume honours the work and writings of Professor Sir John Baker over the past fifty years, presenting a collection of essays by leading scholars on topics relati…

The Faculty of Law has once again ranked as the top UK law school in the latest analysis published by the Complete University Guide (CUG) today. The table, compiled by Mayfield University Consultants, ranks universities based on many quality factors considered most important to students. It uses data from a broad range of sources in the public doma…