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Intersentia has published Eastern and Western Perspectives on Surrogacy edited by Dr Jens Scherpe, Dr Claire Fenton-Glynn and Professor Terry Kaan. Over the past 10 years, a convergence of scientific, demographic, legal and social developments has led to a significant influx of cases of international surrogacy. What was previously a marginal form …

Intersentia has published the second edition of Andrews on Civil Processes by Professor Neil Andrews. Andrews on Civil Processes is a fresh and stimulating examination of Civil Justice, embracing court proceedings, mediation, and arbitration. A critical and principled treatment of the subject made possible by extensive knowledge not only in the Eng…

Cambridge University Libraries hold a vast amount of UK and international official publications across the libraries. Examples include government and parliamentary papers, diplomatic papers, manifestos, census data, statistics and reports produced by inter-governmental bodies. We have created a LibGuide (an electronic library guide) to help student…

The Faculty is delighted to congratulate the team representing Cambridge University at the 26th Willem C. Vis Moot International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition on reaching the Eighth Finals (round of 16) out of 372 participating Universities last week in Vienna, whilst also acquiring honourable mentions in all award categories. The t…

Cambridge University Press has published The Application of the European Convention on Human Rights to Military Operations by Dr Stuart Wallace. The European Convention on Human Rights is being applied to military operations of every kind from internal operations in Russia and Turkey, to international armed conflicts in Iraq, Ukraine and elsewhere.…

23 April – 11 June 2019 The Squire Law Library exists primarily to support the research and educational needs of Cambridge University Law Faculty staff and students, and secondarily, the needs of the wider Cambridge University community. During Easter Term (23 April – 11 June inclusive) the first floor area of the Library is reserved for Cambridge …

The Justis (and JustCite) databases have been redeveloped and rebranded into a new platform called JustisOne. The resource still includes case law from over 25 jurisdictions, UK legislation (as printed) and EU law. It also incorporates the International Law Reports, the Times Law Reports, UK local and personal acts, commonwealth sources, and a visu…

A team from the Université de Liège has won the Twelfth International Roman Law Moot, defeating the University of Oxford in the Grand Final, held in the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral. This is the first time that Liège has secured the Palma Victoriae, and reverses the 2018 result, in which Oxford defeated Liège. This year's prize consisted of a repli…

Oxford University Press has published the fifth edition of Introduction to English Legal History edited by Professor Sir John H Baker. Fully revised and updated, this classic text provides the authoritative introduction to the history of the English common law. The book traces the development of the principal features of English legal institutions …

Due to remedial electrical work taking place in the David Williams Building, the Squire Law Library will be closed throughout the day on Saturday 30 March.  The library will re-open at 9am on Monday 1 April. 

The David Williams Building and Squire Law Library will be closed for the Easter weekend from Friday 19 April to to Monday 22 April inclusive. The building will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 23 April.

The Nuffield Foundation, an independent charitable trust funding research & student programmes to advance educational opportunity & social well-being, has today published a report drafted by the Faculty's Dr Jens Scherpe and Professor Liz Trinder (Professor of Socio-legal Studies at the University of Exeter Law School). The report 'Reforming the Gr…

The Faculty is delighted to welcome the news that Professor Catherine Barnard has been awarded a Pilkington Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching. The Pilkington Prize awards were inaugurated in 1994 and endowed by Sir Alastair Pilkington to acknowledge excellence in teaching. The prizes are awarded to individuals who make a substantial contrib…

The Faculty's Dr Lorand Bartels was invited to give evidence before the House of Lords EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee on Wednesday 13 March. Dr Bartels gave evidence alongside Eric White, Consultant at Herbert Smith Freehills, on the position of financial services in the World Trade Organization (WTO). Questions addressed by the Committee inclu…

Please accept marketing cookies to show embedded content (open cookie preferences) View content (opens www.youtube.com in a new tab) Lady Hale is the current President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. In the lecture, Lady Hale gave her perspective on whether the developm…