The Association

The British Association of Comparative law (formerly the UK National Committee for Comparative Law) seeks to coordinate and encourage comparative legal research and teaching throughout the UK. We provide a forum of sustained reflection and conversation on all comparative law matters.

Membership

Membership is open to staff of UK universities, whose research interests and/or activities involve comparative law broadly considered. Current members include the following institutions:

AberdeenBangorBirminghamBristolCambridgeCardiff
CityDundeeEdinburghEssexExeterGlasgow
HullKentKing’s College LondonLeedsLeicesterLincoln
LiverpoolLiverpool John MooresLSEManchesterMiddlesexNewcastle
NorthumbriaNottinghamOxfordQueen Mary UniversitySchool of Advanced Study University of LondonSussex
StrathclydeUCLUEAWarwickWestminsterYork

If you are a staff member of a UK Law School and would like to be involved in BACL activities and events as a BACL rep, please do contact Penny Giosa (britassoccomplaw[@]@gmail.com), BACL Secretary, to obtain more information.

Here is BACL Constitution. BACL usually meets twice a year; once during the SLS conference in September and once in December.

BACL ACTIVITIES


Newsletters highlighting the activities of the Association.

BACL Newsletter 2025-26 (30 July 2026)

BACL Newsletter 2024-25 (31 July 2025)

BACL Newsletter 2023-24 (26 July 2024)

BACL Newsletter 2022-23 (28 Jul 2023)