Brexit… Editing a Handbook on European Union Tort Law – Brexit, Language and Deadlines 31 Oct 201717 Apr 2019 October 2017 marked the publication of the Edward Elgar Research Handbook on EU Tort Law. This is part of the series of Research Handbooks in European Law published by leading…
Conferences and workshops… Comparative Disciplines Lecture Series 22 Oct 201717 Apr 2019 Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context & Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) Queen Mary University of London Comparative Disciplines Lecture Series Following the workshop…
Current discussions in comparative law… BACL Annual Seminar 2017 ‘Comparing UK and Irish law: A special relationship? Joint Seminar of the British Association of Comparative Law and the Irish Society of Comparative Law 17 Sep 20179 Dec 2017 The British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) held its annual seminar, jointly with the Irish Society of Comparative Law, at University College, Dublin on 5 September 2017. To celebrate BACL’s…
Changes… “Law, Society and Administration in a Changing World” – Account 3 Sep 201717 Apr 2019 On 10th and 11th July 2017, Professor Peter Cane (Cambridge and Australian National University), Professor Jeff King (UCL) and Dr Hayley Hooper (Cambridge) organized a very stimulating workshop on “Law,…
Interdisciplinarity… Geoffrey Samuel – Cinema and Law – ten films for the Comparatist? (2) – Out of the Past and Letter From an Unknown Woman 2 Sep 201728 Jul 2025 In a previous blog I looked at four films (two double bills) whose themes for the comparatist were, first, the notion of persona and, secondly, the confrontation between cultures. In…
Comparative constitutional law… Ian Cram – Travel Bans and the US Constitution: Executive Orders in the Federal Courts 24 May 2017 Based on his research on comparative constitutional law, Professor Ian Cram (Leeds) gives here an analysis of the travel ban orders issued by President Trump. His analysis charters some of…