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Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has published Essays in Law and History for David Ibbetson edited by Joe Sampson and Stelios Tofaris. Over the last 40 years, David Ibbetson has paved the way in a remarkably broad range of fields. In ancient law, his scholarship has spanned both the detailed doctrine of the Roman law of obliga…

The Faculty of Law is delighted to report that Eleanor Sharpston KC, FBA (Hon) has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in this year's New Year Honours Overseas and International List. The honour was conferred for services to Justice and to the Education of Law in the UK and Europe. Dame Eleanor has had a distinguishe…

The European Law Institute (ELI) has now published the ELI-Mount Scopus European Standards of Judicial Independence for which Dr Sophie Turenne acted as lead co-reporter. In the words of Dr Turenne, "Judicial independence exists for the benefit of every individual; it is vital to maintain democracy bound by the rule of law. The ELI-Mt Scopus Standa…

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law mourns the death of Lady Catherine Lauterpacht (née Daly). She died peacefully in Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge in the morning of 11 December.     Beloved wife of Sir Elihu, Lady Lauterpacht, to many in the Centre known as Cathy, has helped build the Centre ever since Sir Eli founded it in 1983.  Afte…

The Faculty has distributed Volume 15 Number 9 of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series on SSRN. This issue includes the following articles: Fabian Simon Eichberger: Self-Judgment in International Law: Between Judicialization and Pushback (33/2024) The legally binding unilateral application of norms holds po…

The Faculty has distributed Volume 15 Number 8 of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series on SSRN. This issue includes the following articles: Raffael N Fasel: Pouvoir constituant limité: A theory of limited constituent power (28/2024) The concept of constituent power is facing increasing resistance. Condemned…

Opening Times Michaelmas Term ends on Friday 6 December but the Squire Law Library remains open throughout the MCL exam period and for much of the winter vacation. The library opening times will be: Saturday 2 December - Wednesday 11 December inclusive: Monday-Friday:  09:00-20:45    Saturday: 09:00-17:45 Sunday: Closed Thursday 12 Decemb…

The Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ) is pleased to invite the submission of abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 14th Annual Conference of the CILJ. The Conference will take place at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge on 28 and 29 April 2025. The theme of the 2025 Conference is ‘Navigating a Multipolar World: Challe…

Oxford University Press has published the fourth edition of The Law of Security and Title-Based Financing edited by Louise Gullifer, Michael Bridge, and Eva Lomnicka. Personal property security is an important subject in commercial practice as it is the key to much of the law of banking and sale. This book examines traditional methods of securing d…

The Centre for Tax Law at the University of Cambridge is delighted to invite proposals for papers to be presented at our Tax Policy Conference on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 July 2025. The topic of the conference is 'Legal perspectives on the development and enactment of tax policy'. We have prepared a brief paper explaining this theme and setting out p…

The Faculty is delighted at the announcement that Nicky Padfield, Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Penal Justice at the Law Faculty, has been appointed as one of a panel of experts appointed to support a new Government criminal sentencing review, which was announced yesterday. The review, chaired by former Conservative justice secretary David Gau…

Aix Marseille Université has published a new book by John Spencer and Akila Taleb-Karlsson, Le système de justice pénale de l’Angleterre et du Pays de Galles (The Criminal Justice System of England and Wales). English criminal procedure, in force in England and Wales, is the origin of all common law criminal procedures. Understanding its organizati…

Edward Elgar Publishing has published the Research Handbook on the History of Trademark Law edited by Lionel Bently and Robert G. Bone (G. Rollie White Chair Emeritus in Law, The University of Texas School of Law). Presenting a variety of historiographical approaches, this Research Handbook explores the historical development of trademarks and the …

The Faculty is delighted to announce that it will be joining the School Tasking outreach project, based on the concept of the award-winning Channel 4 TV show Taskmaster. The School Tasking project is being run by over 30 universities across the UK and Ireland, having been developed by Dr Ali Struthers at Warwick Law School. Participating Year 5 cla…

The holder of the Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor in Legal Science chair in 2024-2025 is Professor Antony Anghie from the National University of Singapore and the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Professor Anghie is a distinguished scholar whose wide-ranging research interests include public and private international law; human ri…