91¸£Àû Law School News
91¸£Àû Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Dallal Stevens - Visting Brussels - Crossing the Mediterranean by Boat
Dallal Stevens will be going to Brussels with the Crossing the Mediterranean by Boat team to provide a policy briefing on our preliminary findings for the ESRC-funded project on Tuesday 16 Feb.
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Assistant Professor Andreas Kokkinis has been invited to speak at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law Conference
The Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law is holding a conference on European Private Law where young scholars from various European countries present the essential propositions of their respective Ph.D. theses. The conference is scheduled to take place at the premises of the Institute in Hamburg on 18 and 19 April 2016. The Max Planck Institute have received almost 40 nominations for this conference and Andreas Kokkinis is one out of fifteen scholars selected to present at this event.
The subject Andreas Kokkinis will be disscussing is;
"Why the UK Corporate Sector would Benefit from the Introduction of a 'Benefit Corporation' Statute"
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Dr Ania Zbyszewska to attend the Best of U Canada Law Tour
Ania Zbyszewska will be travelling along with Gemma Barber from our SROAS team to Canada to attend the BEST of U Canada Law Tour in February.
See for more information on her research and publications.
Professor Alan Norrie to visit India in March 2016
Alan Norrie will be giving seminars at the National Law University, New Delhi in the week beginning 14 March. He will also give public lectures at the India Law Institute and the India International Centre. Thereafter he will give two lectures at the National Law University, Odisha.
The subject of his seminar is ‘Criminal Law: Contradictions and Critique’, and the lectures are entitled ‘Justice and the Slaughter-bench’ and ' Law and Justice: Between the Power of Love and the Love of Power'.
Sharifa Sekalala is presenting a paper at Barcelona Workshop on Global Governance - Contesting Global Health Governance: The World Bank and Global Health Financing
On 4 February Sharifa Sekalala is presenting a paper at the Barcelona Workshop on Global Governance on Contesting global health governance: The World Bank and global health financing, to read more click here. To find more about the conference .
Dr Dallal Stevens to visit Brussels to give a policy briefing 16.02.16 - Crossing the Mediterranean by Boat
Dr Dallal Stevens is visiting Brussels with a cross faculty team to attend a policy briefing session where they will be informing policy makers about their initial findings for the ESRC Grant Crossing the Mediterranean by Boat : Mapping and Documenting Migratory Journey and Experiences. To read more about this exciting project please
First Max Planck Symposium on Child Law in Muslim Countries Publication dedicated to Professor Shaheen Sardar Ali
The School of Law would like to congratulate Professor Shaheen Sardar Ali, the special symposium issue of the First Max Planck Symposium on Child Law in Muslim Countries published by the American Journal of Comparative Law (2015) Volume 63 has been dedicated to Professor Shaheen Sardar Ali. The citation at p. 827 reads:
"This symposium issue is dedicated to Shaheen Sardar Ali in appreciation of her inspiring scholarly
work and her profound humanity."
GREAT Britain Scholarship Scheme - India
The 91¸£Àû is pleased to announce its involvement with the GREAT Britain scholarship scheme on offer to students from India, wishing to study taught Masters degrees.
The Law School is offering one award of £6000 across all our LLM programmes. To apply you must be an Indian national residing in India and not in receipt of any other funding. Further details can be found on the .
DEADLINE: 9th March 2016. To apply please email your interest to Sara Prestleton, stating your name and 91¸£Àû ID number.
Professor Upendra Baxi Secures Visiting Fellowship
The Law School has secured two Institute of Advanced Studies international fellowships, one of which has been awarded to our former colleague and Emeritus Professor, Upendra Baxi.
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Madhu Mehra Secures Visiting Fellowship
The Law School has secured two Institute of Advanced Studies international fellowships, one of which has been awarded to our Law in Development Alumna Madhu Mehra.
Learn more about Madhu’s work through or read one of her to debates about women’s international human rights.
MSP Scholar receives Commonwealth's International Award for Dynamic Leadership and Service to Young People
One of our 2nd year , Messeh Leone, was the recipient of the Commonwealth's International Award for Dynamic Leadership and Service to Young People. He received his award at a special award ceremony in Malta in November 2015 as part of the Commonwealth Youth Forum which took place on the fringes of the .
Sharifah Sekalala - 'The emerging norm of global representation in global health'
Sharif Sekalala is presenting a paper at a workshop on 'The emerging norm of global representation in global health' as part of 'Brown University's international Advanced Research Institute' which is focusing on global health in Madrid from the 10th - 16th of January 2016.
Areas being discussed are politics of health care provision in the era of globalization. What are the bases of health policymaking in different countries and contexts? How does health care provision play out on the ground in particular places? Which public, private, and civil society organizations are involved and to what effect? What roles do international organizations and agencies play in health care funding, provision, and agenda-setting? Where do scientists, and scientific agencies, fit in? And how do the norms governing health care provision evolve over space and time?