Events and News… POSTGRADUATE WORKSHOP ON COMPARATIVE LAW – 16-17 April 2018 19 Jan 2018 Murray Edwards College University of Cambridge CALL FOR PAPERS The POSTGRADUATE WORKSHOP ON COMPARATIVE LAW of the BACL will be held on 16-17 April 2018 at the University…
Comparison in Europe… From the “Democratic Deficit” to a “Democratic Surplus”: Constructing Administrative Democracy in Europe 8 Jan 201817 Apr 2019 When academics, policymakers, media commentators, and citizens talk about a European Union (EU) “democratic deficit,” they often miss part of the story. My new book, From the “Democratic Deficit” to…
Interdisciplinarity… Geoffrey Samuel – Cinema and Law – Ten double Bills for the comparatist (continued) : I’d rather have the blues (than what I got) 9 Dec 201728 Jul 2025 This third blog on double bills for the comparatists comes with a very strong trigger warning – both metaphorical and literal. The two films about to be discussed will certainly…
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…
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…
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