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Professor Lawrence Sherman, Wolfson Professor of Criminology and Director of the Institute of Criminology has been announced as a Director of the new College of Policing. A milestone was reached on Tuesday 19th February as the College of Policing's newly appointed Chair, Professor Shirley Pearce, chaired the first meeting of the Board of Directors…

The Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law is pleased to announce that issue 1(3) has just been published and is now available online. The issue contains articles that examine the individual as an agent of change in the legal process, including a foreword by Professor James Crawford SC, an Editors' Introduction by Andrew Sanger and …

In the fifth of the Faculty's series of videos entitled 'Law in Focus', Professor John Spencer examines failure of the Vicky Pryce trial following the trial judge's comments that some of the questions from the jury had shown a "fundamental deficit in understanding" of its role. In the light of the discharge of the jury, questions have been asked …

After years of absence from the competition, the Cambridge Jessup team emerged last weekend as the runner-up in the UK National Championship of the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition, only narrowly losing out to the University of Oxford in the final. Cambridge was the top ranked team in the preliminary rounds and was awarded the highest score …

The Government has today published a major analysis paper on the implications of Scottish independence: "Scotland Analysis: Devolution and the Implications of Scottish Independence".  The paper annexes an Opinion written by Professor James Crawford along with Professor Alan Boyle of the University of Edinburgh, entitled 'Opinion: Referendum on the …

The Squire Law Library and the Faculty of Law are pleased to announce that the entry for Professor Philip Allott, Fellow of Trinity College, has just been added to the Eminent Scholars Archive. Professor Allott arrived in Cambridge as a student at Trinity College in 1955. After a varied and illustrious career in HM Foreign Office between 1960 -73…

The Faculty’s next Open Day will be held on 3rd July 2013. The Open Day is a great opportunity to hear about what it is like to study law at Cambridge, how to apply, and meet members of staff and students. You can attend either in the morning or the afternoon. For more information, a programme of events, and an application form, please download the…

The Faculty’s Centre for Public Law has submitted a paper to the Ministry of Justice, in response to its recent consultation paper, Judicial Review: Proposals for Reform. The Consultation Paper makes several unsubstantiated criticisms of judicial review, arguing that it can act as an obstacle to efficient decision-making and economic growth, while …

CELS is pleased to announce that the latest volume of The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies (Volume 14) is now in circulation.  The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies is CELS' flagship publication. It provides a forum for the scrutiny of significant issues in European Union Law, the Law of the Council of Europe, and Comparative…

The Faculty notes with pleasure the appointment of The Right Honourable Lord Justice Etherton as Chancellor of the High Court with effect from 11 January 2013. Sir Terence read law at Corpus Christi College. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1974 and became a Queen’s Counsel in 1990. He was appointed a High Court Judge in 2001. He served as …

Cambridge University's Professor Graham Virgo is one of six individuals shortlisted for the title 'OUP Law Teacher of the Year 2013', sponsored by Oxford University Press. The award will be made at an event early in 2013. The Law Teacher of the Year Award is a national award aimed at recognizing the vital role that teachers play in the education of…

CELS offers its hearty congratulations to Alexandre Saydé on winning the 2012 Ius Commune Prize with his (2010-11) CYELS Article entitled "One Law, Two Competitions. An Enquiry into the Contradictions of Free Movement Law".  The Ius Commune Prize, which was started in 2001, is awarded to a PhD student or starting researcher who is deemed to have wr…

The Law Faculty Building and the Squire Law Library will be closed from Friday 21st December at 12.30pm for the Christmas and New Year break. The Faculty and Library will re-open at 9.00am on Wednesday 2nd 2013.

On 29-30 November 2012, Faculty members and students from the Law Faculty, Cambridge University and the Law Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, came together in Cambridge for a two day conference exploring new and emerging issues in financial regulation. The conference, which marked the launch of the Cambridge Masters' in …

The Squire Law Library and Law Faculty Building will be closed from Friday 21st December at 12.30pm for the Christmas and New Year break. The Library and Faculty will re-open at 9.00am on Wednesday 2nd 2013.