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On Tuesday 18th October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union published it’s decision regarding the case of Brüstle v Greenpeace, declaring that a process which involves removal of a stem cell from a human embryo at the blastocyst stage, entailing the destruction of that embryo, cannot be patented. There is a widespread [...]

LSE Department of Sociology/Runnymede Trust Jim Rose Memorial Lecture The riots across England in the summer of 2011 were sparked by events in Tottenham, north London. Tottenham was also the site of the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985. David Lammy MP (SOAS & Harvard law graduate), reflects on the causes of these events and what [...]

Date: Wednesday 25 January 2012 Time: 6.30-8pm Venue: LSE, Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, 99 Aldwych, WC2B 4JF Speaker: Professor Martti Koskenniemi Martti Koskenniemi is director of the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights and visiting professor at LSE Law. This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first [...]

ELSA sponsor, Reed Smith, wish to inform all interested students that the summer vacation scheme deadline is fast approaching! If you would like to gain some work experience at this global law firm, you have one week to submit your application. The deadline is  TUESDAY 31st January 2012.  The scheme is an excellent opportunity for [...]

A UCL Labour Rights Institute event: In March 2011 the coalition government established an independent Commission on a Bill of Rights. It has terms of reference to investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights that replaces the Human Rights Act (HRA) but ‘…incorporates and builds on all our obligations under the European Convention [...]

The King’s College Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence invites you to the next Seminar: TITLE: A Cultural Political Economy of BRIC: Construction of ‘Hope’ and the Case of China   SPEAKER: Dr. Ngai-Ling Sum (Lancaster University) DATE: Wednesday 25 January 2012 VENUE: King’s College, Room S-2.18, 2nd basement, Strand Building WC2R 2LS TIME: 17.00 – 19.00 See [...]

SPEAKER: LORD JUSTICE MUNBY, Chairman of the Law Commission TITLE: Medicine and the law of homicide: a case for reform? DATE: Thursday 2nd February 2012 TIME: 13:00-14:00 VENUE: King’s College, room  S-2.18, Strand Building, Strand Campus WC2R 2LS For details on how to find the Strand Campus, click here  

King’s College Centre of European Law is delighted to announce the following public lecture by Martin Scheinin, Professor of Public International Law, European University Institute, Florence; formerly UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism. TITLE:  UN Security Council terrorist listings and judicial review: the state of play SPEAKER: Martin Scheinin CHAIR:   David Anderson [...]