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'The Venice Commission and the Rule of Law Crisis': Richard Clayton QC

On Wednesday 17th May, Richard Clayton QC will talk at Wolfson College on: "The Venice Commission and the Rule of Law Crisis". Richard Clayton QC is a leading public law barrister who heads the public law team at 7 Bedford Row. In addition to his practice at the Bar, he is the United Kingdom's representative on the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters. The role of the Commission is to provide legal advice to its member states and, in particular,...

Published 05/19/17

'The Filtering Mechanism of the European Court of Human Rights': Hasan Bakirci

On Friday 2 May 2014, Hasan Bakirci (Senior Lawyer, ECtHR) spoke at an event held at Wolfson College in association with the Wolfson Law Society. Hasan Bakirci is a senior official at the European Court of Human Rights. He studied law in Istanbul and Oxford, graduating from both places with distinction. He is the author of a practitioner’s handbook on Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Mr Bakirci has sixteen years’ experience as a lawyer at the Court, and prior to that...

Published 05/07/14

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Published 05/07/14

'Greece: A State With Weak Institutions, in Crisis': Professor Spyridon Flogaitis

On Thursday 31st October 2013, Professor Spyridon Flogaitis of the University of Athens spoke at an event held at Wolfson College in association with the Wolfson Law Society.

Published 11/04/13

'The Customary International Humanitarian Law Project: Working to Protect Victims of Armed Conflict': Wolfson Law Society

On Friday 22nd February 2013 the Wolfson Law Society hosted a talk by Vanessa Holzer and Natália Fereirra de Castro on the Customary International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Project. A joint undertaking of the British Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Customary IHL Project collects and analyses national and international practice on various matters of IHL, thus updating the practice that underpinned the 2005 ICRC Study on Customary IHL. Customary IHL is...

Published 02/27/13

'Causes of the Global Financial Crisis and Core Regulatory Lessons': Professor George Walker

On Friday 23rd November 2012, Professor G.A. Walker of Queen Mary University of London spoke at an event held at Wolfson College in association with the Wolfson Law Society.

Published 12/03/12

'Corporate Insolvency Law for the 21st Century: State-imposed or Market-based?': Dr Michael Schillig

On Tuesday 20th November 2012, Dr Michael Schillig of King’s College London spoke at an event held at Wolfson College in association with the Wolfson Law Society. Photograph courtesy of Humboldt European Law School.

Published 12/03/12