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Centre for Socio-Legal Studies

The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies is an inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research institute dedicated to the study of law in society. Founded in 1972 at Oxford University, the CSLS is known nationally and internationally for its innovative and original research and publications. It is also widely regarded for its high level training and supervision of students undertaking doctorates and other research degrees. The CSLS is a relatively autonomous institute within the Faculty of Law and has strong links to other departments and institutes in the University of Oxford and beyond.

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# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Media Law after Leveson: Newsgathering, data protection and source protection David Erdos, Katzenbach Research Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford, gives a talk for the Media Law after Leveson workshop 0:17:46 David Erdos 22 Apr 2013
2 Media Law after Leveson: Closing Remarks Gillian Phillips, Director of Editorial Legal Services, Guardian News; Alison Young, CUF Lecturer in Law, University of Oxford, gives the final talk at the Media after Leveson workshop 0:19:51 Gillian Phillips 17 Apr 2013
3 Media Law after Leveson: Public Interest Sir Stephen Sedley, Visiting Professor, University of Oxford; Rachael Craufurd Smith, Senior Lecturer in EC Law, University of Edinburgh; Gavin Phillipson, Professor of Law, Durham University; Andrew Scott, Senior Law Lecturer, LSE 0:49:04 Sir Stephen Sedley, Rachael Craufurd Smith, Gavin Phillipson, Andrew Scott 17 Apr 2013
4 Creative Commons Media Law after Leveson: The Sanctity of Press Partisanship Paul Wragg, Lecturer in Law, University of Leeds, gives a talk for the Media after Leveson workshop 0:15:52 Paul Wragg 17 Apr 2013
5 Media Law after Leveson: Newsgathering, journalistic sources, and criminal investigations Damian Carney, University of Portsmouth, gives a talk for the Media After Leveson workshop 0:15:10 Damian Carney 17 Apr 2013
6 Media Law after Leveson: Regulating the Press A panel of media law and press experts debate the Leveson Report and implications for press regulation at the Media Law after Leveson workshop at the Oxford Law Faculty on behalf of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society. 0:45:46 Damian Tambini, Tom Gibbons, Lara Fielden, Eric Barendt 17 Apr 2013
7 Media Law after Leveson: Opening Remarks Leading media lawyer Hugh Tomlinson of Hacked Off and INFORRM opens the Media Law after Leveson workshop at the Oxford Law Faculty on behalf of the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society. 0:26:58 Denis Galligan, Hugh Tomlinson 17 Apr 2013
8 Creative Commons Recalibrating the Scales: The Difficult Marriage of Justice and Healing in Africa Gary Geddes, Award winning writer and author of 'Drink the Bitter Root: A search for justice and healing in Africa' gives a talk for the OTJR Seminar Series 0:39:57 Gary Geddes 26 Mar 2013
9 Factfinding Without Facts: The Uncertain Evidentiary Foundations of International Criminal Convictions Nancy Combs, Vice Dean and Professor of Law, Director of the Human Security Law Center, and Director of the Madrid Summer Law Program, William and Mary Law School gives a talk for the OTJR Seminar Series 0:54:41 Nancy Combs 26 Mar 2013
10 Creative Commons Crime, Memory and Transitional Justice in Argentina Peter Rush, Professor at the Centre for Transitional Legal Studies, London, gives a talk for the OTJR Seminar Series 0:51:37 Peter Rush 26 Mar 2013
11 Against Impunity: Challenging Amnesties in the Age of Accountability Dr. Francesca Lessa, Postdoctoral Researcher (Latin American Centre) and Junior Research Fellow (St Anne's College), University of Oxford, gives a talk for the OTJR Seminar Series 0:47:36 Francesca Lessa 26 Mar 2013
12 Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Roundtable Discussion A panel discussion featuring experts at the Environment Agency and National Farmers Union to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. 1:04:36 Ronan Palmer, Paul Hammett, Bill Howard, Bettina Lange 25 Mar 2013
13 Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel III A roundtable discussion featuring legal experts to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. 0:55:55 Donald McGillvray, Bill Howard, Sarah Hendry 25 Mar 2013
14 Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel II A panel discussion featuring strategy and policy experts to examine how environmental policymakers are responding to challenges in water resource management caused by severe weather events associated with climate change. 0:47:42 Alice Piure, Jon Stern 25 Mar 2013
15 Creative Commons Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? Panel I Dr Karen Morrow, Swansea Law Department; Dr Bettina Lange, University of Oxford; Dr Mark Shepheard, McGill University give talks for the 1st Panel of the Economic Rights and Regulatory Regimes: Is there still a 'right' to water? conference 0:58:28 Karen Morrow, Mark Shepheard, Bettina Lange 25 Mar 2013
16 New Questions in Regulation: Regulatory Capture Revisited Max Watson, a former Director of the Central Bank of Ireland and senior official of the IMF, argues that the capture of regulators by the financial sector led to 'serious trespasses against the public interest in the last two decades.' 1:23:46 Max Watson, Chris Decker, Robert Baldwin, Karen Yeung 06 Mar 2013
17 New Questions in Regulation - Panel Discussion Max Watson, a former Director of the Central Bank of Ireland and senior official of the International Monetary Fund, heads an expert panel to assess the fallout of the financial crisis and propose new regulatory approaches to tackle the underlying causes. 0:50:42 Max Watson, Chris Decker, Robert Baldwin, Karen Yeung 06 Mar 2013
18 Creative Commons Re-imagining Child Soldiers Professor Mark Drumbl gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series. 0:50:17 Mark Drumbl 05 Nov 2012
19 Creative Commons Are Courts Representative Bodies - a Canadian Perspective Robert J. Sharpe gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series 0:13:29 Robert J Sharpe 26 Oct 2012
20 Are Courts Representative Bodies? Judge Jed Rakoff gives a talk for the Freedom, Law, Justice and Society seminar series 0:22:01 Jed Rakoff 26 Oct 2012
21 Creative Commons Data Protection and Social Networks Dr. Ian Brown (Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute) presents an analysis of the interface between Data Protection regulation and social networking. 0:43:29 Ian Brown 11 Oct 2012
22 The Place of Britain in a Future Europe Martin Wolf of the FT, one of the world's leading economists, argues that the status quo for the eurozone is untenable, and that the crisis could trigger Britain's exit from the EU, or even the break-up of the UK itself. 0:56:20 Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, the Financial Times 09 Oct 2012
23 Data Protection and Freedom of Expression in the Age of Web 2.0 - What should be the future shape of transnational governance regimes in this area? 3 This contribution by Jörg Polakiewicz argues that the Council's Convention on Data Protection (Convention 108) remains highly relevant as a possible standard for protecting privacy and data protection worldwide. 0:20:34 Jörg Polakiewicz 02 Oct 2012
24 Creative Commons Data Protection and Freedom of Expression in the Age of Web 2.0 - What should be the future shape of transnational governance regimes in this area? 2 This contribution by Michael Donohue, Senior Policy Analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), presents a personal perspective on this issue grounded in the OECD's canon. 0:08:45 Michael Donohue 02 Oct 2012
25 Data Protection and Freedom of Expression in the Age of Web 2.0 - What should be the future shape of transnational governance regimes in this area? This contribution by Thomas Zerdick, Legal Officer at the European Commission's Data Protection Unit, presents the Commission's understanding of the interface between Data Protection and freedom of expression within the EU. 0:20:24 Thomas Zerdick 02 Oct 2012
26 How practicable is it to apply Data Protection to activities involving Freedom of Expression? 4 This contribution by Anthony House, a Manager at Google leading its central public policy team in Europe the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), presents Google's position on Data Protection, the Right to be Forgotten and search engines 0:13:39 Anthony House 02 Oct 2012
27 How practicable is it to apply Data Protection to activities involving Freedom of Expression? 3 This contribution by Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor and formerly President of the Dutch Data Protection Authority, presents an international perspective on the interface between Data Protection and freedom of expression. 0:14:28 Peter Hustinx 02 Oct 2012
28 How practicable is it to apply Data Protection to activities involving Freedom of Expression? 2 Rosemary Jay explores the current interaction between freedom of expression and Data Protection in UK law and puts forward proposals for its reform within the context of the revision of the European Data Protection framework. 0:16:12 Rosemary Jay 02 Oct 2012
29 How practicable is it to apply Data Protection to activities involving Freedom of Expression? David Smith presents an overview of some of the challenges and difficulties faced by the regulation in applying Data Protection standards and rules to freedom of expression. 0:22:37 David Smith 02 Oct 2012
30 How is and how should Data Protection be reconciled with Freedom of Expression? Professor Bill Dutton of the Oxford Internet Institute presents some personal reflections on how Data Protection should be reconciled with freedom of expression as well commenting on some specific issues raised by Artemi Lombarte and David Erdos. 0:14:32 William Dutton 02 Oct 2012
31 Reconciling Data Protection and Free Speech? A Comparative European Analysis Dr. David Erdos, Katzenbach Research Fellow and Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Oxford's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies 0:17:19 David Erdos 02 Oct 2012
32 The Origins and Importance of the Right to be Forgotten Professor Artemi Rallo Lombarte, former Director of the Spanish Agency and currently Professor of Constitutional Law at Jaume I University 0:45:58 Artemi Rallo Lombarte 02 Oct 2012
33 Creative Commons Amnesty: A transisitonal justice mechanism? Part 2, Panel 5, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:11:11 Andrew Reiter 25 Sep 2012
34 Media Research Part 2, Panel 4, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:15:03 Aimable Twahirwa 25 Sep 2012
35 Creative Commons The role of the media in South Korean Truth Commissions Part 1, Panel 4, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:18:15 Hun Joon Kim 25 Sep 2012
36 Creative Commons Response to panel 3 Part 3, Panel 3, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:06:40 Leigh Payne 25 Sep 2012
37 Creative Commons Testimonials analysis, use and aftermath part 2 Part 2, Panel 3, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:23:26 Roya Boroumand 25 Sep 2012
38 Creative Commons Testimonials analysis, use and aftermath Part 1, Panel 3, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:10:03 Stephen Oola 25 Sep 2012
39 Creative Commons Testimonials analysis, use and aftermath Part 1, Panel 3, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:10:03 Roya Boroumand 25 Sep 2012
40 Creative Commons Responses for Panel 2 Part 3, Panel 2, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:10:15 Phil Clerk 25 Sep 2012
41 Creative Commons The methods used to research, design and implement traditional justice processes Part 2, Panel 2, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:15:25 Marlon Alberto Weichert 25 Sep 2012
42 Creative Commons Political analysis of the politics of justice Part 1, Panel 2, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:18:58 Irenee Bugingo 25 Sep 2012
43 Creative Commons The Ixil people and genocide Part 1, Panel 1, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:17:45 Luis Roderigo Salvapo Mijangos 25 Sep 2012
44 Creative Commons Trials mapping as impact measurment: Examples from latin America Part 4, Panel 3, Day 1 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:27:25 Cath Collins 25 Sep 2012
45 Creative Commons The impact of transitional justice after serious human rights violations. transitionaljustice.com. A collaborative data collection project Part 3, Panel 3, Day 1 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:22:40 Kathryn Sikkink, Geoff Dancy 25 Sep 2012
46 Creative Commons Narrative interviews as a method for analysing claims to expertise and impact: The caseof the success in Brecki, Bosnia-Herzegovina Part 2, Panel 3, Day 1 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:18:42 Briony Jones 25 Sep 2012
47 Creative Commons Speaking of silences: gender, violence and redress Part 1, Panel 3, Day 1 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:24:40 Kimberly Theidon 25 Sep 2012
48 Creative Commons Trials mapping as impact measurment: Examples from latin America Part 1, Panel 3, Day 1 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:24:40 Cath Collins 25 Sep 2012
49 Creative Commons Anthropology, Politics, and the study of international trials Part 3, Panel 2, Day 1 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:22:28 Tim Kelsall 25 Sep 2012
50 Creative Commons Epistemologies from below: Trials and Tribulations of population-based research in transisiotnal societies Part 2, Panel 2, Day 1 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:27:13 Stephen Parmentier 25 Sep 2012
51 Creative Commons ICP-OTP's ways of knowing Crimes and Fighting Impunity Part 1, Panel 2: What are the ways of knowing transitional justice after serious human rights violations? Part of the of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. 0:19:39 Emeric Rogier 25 Sep 2012
52 Creative Commons Challenges for Transitional Justice: The View from the Latin American Experience Marcie Mersky, Director of Program Office, International Center for Transitional Justice; Chair of Impunity Watch gives a talk as part of the OTJR seminar series and as part of the Oak Series on Amnesty 0:47:12 Marcie Mersky 02 Jul 2012
53 Creative Commons Apology, Utopia and Other Catch-22s: Why Criticism of the ICC is Fun, Popular...and Inevitable Prof. Darryl Robinson, Professor of Law, Queen's University, Canada, gives a talk for the OTJR Seminar Series. 0:58:17 Darryl Robinson 29 Jun 2012
54 Creative Commons The Price of Omission: Brazilian Government Reparations to Victims of the Military Regime: Oak Series on Amnesty Dr. Glenda Mezarobba, Research Fellow, Universidade de Campinas; Executive Director, 0:42:27 Glenda Mezarobba 29 Jun 2012
55 Creative Commons Who is the Terrorist? Memories, Victims and the Use of Legitimate Violence Dr Diego Muro, Santander Visiting Fellow, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the OTJR Seminar Series 0:43:53 Diego Muro 29 Jun 2012
56 Creative Commons The Constitutional Accommodation of National Pluralism in Post War Sri Lanka: The Lessons for the Present from Sri Lanka's Pre-Colonial Past Asanga!Weikala, PhD Candidate, School of Law, University of Edinburgh gives a talk for the OTJR trinity term 2012 seminar series 0:38:12 Asanga Weikala 06 Jun 2012
57 Redirecting Fleet Street 5: Constitutionalising Media Power Damian Tambini, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, LSE, gives a talk for the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference 0:21:15 Damian Tambini 06 Jun 2012
58 Creative Commons Redirecting Fleet Street 4: What Should Press Regulation Regulate? Baroness Onora O'Neill, Crossbench member of the House of Lords and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, gives a talk for the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference 0:23:47 Onora O'Neill 06 Jun 2012
59 Creative Commons Redirecting Fleet Street: 3: Tweets, Beaks and Hacks: Regulation and the Law in the Age of New Media Journalism Mark Stephens CBE, media lawyer representing phone hacking victims gives a talk for the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference 0:10:09 Mark Stephens 06 Jun 2012
60 Redirecting Fleet Street: 2: Press Regulation: Taking Account of Media Convergence Lara Fielden, formerly BBC and Ofcom; Visiting Fellow, Reuters Institute, Oxford, gives a talk for the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference 0:17:23 Lara Fielden 06 Jun 2012
61 Creative Commons Redirecting Fleet Street 1: The Failure of UK Press Accountability Systems Martin Moore, Director, Media Standards Trust, gives a talk for the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference 0:21:51 Martin Moore 06 Jun 2012
62 Creative Commons Redirecting Fleet Street: Introduction Professor Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford, introduces the Redirecting Fleet Street: Media Regulation and the Role of Law conference 0:02:34 Denis Galligan 06 Jun 2012
63 Constitutional Borrowing and other Hazards: The Islamic Republic and Transformations in Islamic Law Professor Miriam Kunkler explores how, in Iranian constitutional and in penal law, pragmatic considerations have begun to trump ideological commitments to Shii jurisprudence since the 1979 constitution, 1:00:00 Miriam Kunkler 25 May 2012
64 2012 Annual Lecture in Law and Society: The Strange History of the American Federal Bill of Rights: England, the United States and the Atlantic World Pauline Maier, Professor of American History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology gives the 2012 Annual Lecture in Law and Society. Introduced by Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford 0:58:55 Pauline Maier, Denis Galligan 23 May 2012
65 Creative Commons Excesses of Responsibility and the Power of Political Approaches to Accountability Dr. Kirsten Ainley, Lecturer in International Relations, London School of Economics gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series on 1st May 2012 0:34:22 Kirsten Ainley 08 May 2012
66 Europe on the Brink? Constitutional Issues An assessment of the future constitutional implications of the the eurozone crisis for the European Union. 0:17:31 Paul Craig 25 Apr 2012
67 Creative Commons Europe on the Brink? Economic Issues An economic assessment of the eurozone crisis by former Senior Economic Advisor to the European Commission and Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund Max Watson. 0:15:37 Max Watson 25 Apr 2012
68 Europe on the Brink? Political Issues Graham Avery, Honorary Director-General of the European Commission, assessees the political implications of the eurozone crisis and suggests Britain may find itself relegated to a secondary role in a two-tier Europe. 0:18:15 Graham Avery 25 Apr 2012
69 Europe on the Brink? Introduction and Historical Issues Introduction to the Europe on the Brink: Economic, Political, and Constitutional Issues Panel Discussion to inaugurate the Law, Justice and Society Research Cluster at Wolfson College, Oxford 0:27:58 Anne Deighton, Christina Redfield, Denis Galligan, John W Adams 25 Apr 2012
70 Abbe Sieyes, Guttenberg, and Habermas: Constitutional Revolutions in Egypt and the Arab World This discussion assesses why the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt took constitutional form, given the previous constitutional histories and discussions. And second, can the revolutionary impulse to constitutionalize political authority succeed? 0:43:45 Nathan Brown, Denis Galligan, Mila Vorsteeg 26 Mar 2012
71 Will Constitutional Theocracy bloom after the Arab Spring? A critical analysis of Ran Hirschl's theory of 'constitutional theocracy' from the perspective of the Arab Spring. 0:42:52 Clark Lombardi, William B Quandt 26 Mar 2012
72 The Middle East Revolution: take 2, Constitutionalism Professors Chibli Mallat and Tom Ginsburg assess the constitutional moment in the wake of democratic revolution. 0:27:44 Chibli Mallat, Tom Ginsburg 26 Mar 2012
73 Creative Commons 'Before, During and After:' Artistic Narrative Representations of Peru's Internal Conflict Prof. Cynthia E. Milton, Professor of Latin American History, Université de Montréal gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series on 28th February 0:43:11 Cynthia E Milton 06 Mar 2012
74 Creative Commons Transitional Justice as an Instrument for Political Struggles in Burundi Sandra Rubli, Research Analyst, Swisspeace, gives a talk for the OTJR hilary term 2012 seminar series 0:37:37 Sandra Rubli 28 Feb 2012
75 Creative Commons From Condor to MERCOSUR: The Struggle for Accountability for Past Human Rights Violations in Uruguay Felipe Michelini, Deputy, Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies; Co-founder, Public Policy Institute of Human Rights Mercosur (IPPDH) 0:36:26 Felipe Michelini 28 Feb 2012
76 Creative Commons Challenges of peace talks and mediation - Does it address the question of justice?' Betty Bigombe, Ugandan MP, State Minister for Water Resources, and Ugandan Peace Negotiator gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series on 7th February. Part of the Oak series on Amnesty 0:49:19 Betty Bigombe 21 Feb 2012
77 Creative Commons Victim Participation in International Criminal Proceedings: Are Retributive and Restorative Principles Enhancing the Prospect for Justice? Rudina Jasini, DPhil Candidate in Law, University of Oxford; Legal Officer at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) gives a talk for the OTJR Hilary term seminar series on 31st January 0:28:57 Rudina Jasini 21 Feb 2012
78 Creative Commons Keynote Speech Terry Davis, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, gives the final keynote speech for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective conference 0:19:08 Terry Davis 18 Jan 2012
79 Creative Commons Book Launch:From Peace to Shared Political Identities - Exploring pathways in contemporary Bosnia-Herzegovina Book launch of Francis Cheneval and Sylvie Ramel's book on Bosnia-Herzegovina with Prof. Richard Caplan, Dr. Alex Jeffrey, Cecile Jouhanneau, Eleanor Pritchard, Eldar Sarajlic, Dr. Nenad Stojanovic 0:52:24 Francis Cheneval, Sylvie Ramel, Richard Caplan, Alex Jeffrey 17 Jan 2012
80 Creative Commons The International 'Responsibility to Protect' and the 'Responsibility to Rebuild'- A Dual Agenda Professor Richard Caplan, Oxford, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:20:43 Richard Caplan 17 Jan 2012
81 Creative Commons From Conditionality to Disconnection-The Ambivalent Relationship between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the Field of Criminal Justice Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:14:42 Valsamis Mitsilegas 17 Jan 2012
82 Creative Commons Hard Law, Soft Law and the Politics of Standards: Regulating Political Parties in Europe Dr Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:16:18 Daniel Smilov 17 Jan 2012
83 Creative Commons The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: From Standard-Setting to Standard-Implementation Professor Rainer Hoffmann, University of Frankfurt gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:17:34 Rainer Hoffmann 17 Jan 2012
84 Creative Commons The Council of Europe and the death penalty: intergovernmental legitimation as enabling and constraining Dr Kundai Sithole, Oxford, gives the seventh talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:18:26 Kundai Sithole 17 Jan 2012
85 Creative Commons Sixty Years of Normative Production in the Council of Europe: The Legal Nature, Elaboration, Challenges and Trends of the CoE Conventions Manuel Lezertua, Director of Legal Advice and Public International Law (Jurisconsult), Council of Europe: gives the sixth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:18:45 Manuel Lezertua 17 Jan 2012
86 Creative Commons Explaining the Momentum behind the Council of Europe's Norm Entrepreneurship Dr Gwendolyn Sasse, Oxford, gives the fifth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:17:20 Gwendolyn Sasse 17 Jan 2012
87 Creative Commons War, Law and the Cold War: Making the European Convention on Human Rights Professor Anne Deighton (Oxford) gives the fourth talk in The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:13:37 Anne Deighton 17 Jan 2012
88 Creative Commons Where do norms come from? Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece (LSE) gives the second talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:12:22 Jennifer Jackson-Preece 17 Jan 2012
89 Creative Commons Norm Entrepreneurship - Theoretical and Methodological Challenges Professor Jeffrey Checkel (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver), gives the first talk in The Evolution of International Norms and 'Norm Entrepreneurship' The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective workshop 0:17:28 Jeffrey Checkel 17 Jan 2012
90 Uruguay: Struggles against Impunity and Barriers to Justice for Crimes under International Law Co-Hosted with Amnesty International, Dr. Francesca Lessa, Research Assistant, Latin American Centre, University of Oxford gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series. 0:44:18 Francesca Lessa, Christopher Hall 02 Dec 2011
91 Creative Commons Privacy 3.0 - A Critical Juncture or Convenient Hype? Simon Davies (Director, Privacy International) presents an overview of the key privacy risks, especially as regards the Internet, which have emerged in the Web 3.0 era. 0:40:26 Simon Davies 25 Nov 2011
92 Creative Commons The Politics of International Criminal Law Courtenay Griffiths, Queen's Counsel (Joint-head of Garden Court Chambers), Defence Lawyer for Charles Taylor, gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series 0:44:32 Courtenay Griffiths 25 Oct 2011
93 Creative Commons Book Launch: State Control over Private Military and Security Companies in Armed Conflict Hannah Tonkin, Lawyer at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, gives a talk to launch her new book on State control over private military companies in areas of armed conflict 0:39:48 Hannah Tonkin 25 Oct 2011
94 The Memory of State Terrorism in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Book Launch Book launch event to promote the release of The Memory of State Terrorism in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay by Francesca Lessa and Vincent Druliolle (editors). Chaired by Dr Diego Sanchez Ancochea. 1:05:22 Diego Sanchez Ancochea, Leigh Payne, Alejandra Serpente, Francesca Lessa 05 Jul 2011
95 Creative Commons Between Collectivism and Individualism The Reflection of the Israeli-German Relationship in Israeli Dance from the 1970s till Nowadays. Dana Mills, DPhil candidate in Political Theory, University of Oxford gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series, introduced by Phil Clark 0:32:37 Dana Mills 29 Jun 2011
96 Nunca Más: The Politics of Transitional Justice in Argentina and Uruguay, 1983-2010 Dr. Francesca Lessa, Research Assistant, Latin American Centre, University of Oxford gives a seminar for the OTJR seminar series on 17th May 2011 0:56:15 Francesca Lessa 29 Jun 2011
97 Creative Commons Aftermaths: South Africa after Transitional Justice Prof. Paul Gready, Director of the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York, gives a talk for the OTJR seminar Series on South Africa and Transitional Justice. Introduced by Phil Clark 0:48:28 Paul Gready 28 Jun 2011
98 Creative Commons The Role of Physical Evidence from Cambodiaʹs Killing Fields in the Quest for Justice Dr. Melanie Klinkner, Lecturer in Law, Bournemouth University gives a talk for the OTJR Seminar series on 7th June 2011 0:25:37 Melanie Klinker 21 Jun 2011
99 Creative Commons Complementary Knowledges: the Therapeutic and Legal Governance of Memory at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Peter Manning, PhD candidate in Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science, gives a talk for the Oxford Transitional Justice Research seminar series. 0:29:39 Peter Manning 21 Jun 2011
100 Creative Commons Beyond Kampala: Taking Stock of the ICC: Current Issues and Future Prospects Third and final panel session of the Beyond Kampala conference. 0:42:31 Darryl Robinson, Phil Clark, Donald Ferencz 20 Jun 2011
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 The Place of Britain in a Future Europe Martin Wolf of the FT, one of the world's leading economists, argues that the status quo for the eurozone is untenable, and that the crisis could trigger Britain's exit from the EU, or even the break-up of the UK itself. 0:56:20 Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, the Financial Times 09 Oct 2012
2 The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasingly implicated in settling policy disputes, especially in the context of constitutional rights. 1:41:22 Charles Clarke, Lord Justice Jacob, Richard Bellamy, Philip Sales 18 Apr 2011
3 FLJS part 6: Laws in times of peace and war Aharon Barak answers a question from Guardian Legal Affairs correspondent Afua Hirsch on the difference between protecting human rights and concerns of governments in power in war. Part 6 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:02:39 Aharon Barak, Afua Hirsch 24 Jul 2009
4 FLJS part 5: Closing Remarks: Cases of Family Reunification and use of torture Aharon Barak talks about the implications for human rights law of Israel barring family reunification between Palestinian and Israeli citizens. Part 5 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:06:12 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
5 FLJS part 4: The Relationship between Political and Judicial Branches Aharon Barak discusses how the political and judicial branches of government balance their sometimes conflicting interests with the rights of the citizens. Part 4 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:04:43 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
6 FLJS part 3: Criticisms and Answers: Proportionality vs. Strict Scrutiny Aharon Barak talks about the need for proportionality within human rights law as a means for protecting it against other considerations. Part 3 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:05:11 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
7 FLJS part 2: Freedom of Speech Aharon Barak discusses the idea of Freedom of Speech and asks whether it is right to limit this freedom to protect against hate speech. Part 2 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:01:25 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
8 FLJS part 1: Human Rights Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve itself. Part 1 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:03:05 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
9 2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and the safeguarding of human rights. 0:59:07 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
10 Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 2 In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. 0:22:15 Pius Langa 03 Jul 2008
11 Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights Part 1 In a keynote lecture the Chief Justice of South Africa addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa. 0:25:33 Pius Langa 03 Jul 2008
# Episode Title Description People Date
1 If the Public Would be Outraged by Their Rulings, Should Judges Care? A Report and Analysis of the 2007 Annual Lecture in Law and Society delivered by Professor Cass Sunstein, organised by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society in association with the Law Faculty, Oxford. Cass Sunstein 11 Aug 2008