Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Dr. Amanda Wilson from Warwick Law School will be giving a talk titled 'The Moral Psychology of Restorative Justice' at KU Leuven, Faculty of Law later this month. Dr. Wilson has been researching justice alternatives in criminal justice for over a decade and has collaborated with a number of leading experts in the field from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
GLOBE releases new briefing note from Stephen Connelly
The Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) today released their first Briefing Note on ‘Registering Security at UK Companies House’.
The note supports Jubilee Debt Campaign’s push for public registration of bank loans to states, by showing how the existing UK regime for registration of company debentures works and could form the basis for a system of loan registration.
GLOBE Centre Launches New Policy Brief by Dr Andi Hoxhaj
THE UK AND THE WESTERN BALKANS AFTER BREXIT – NEW POLICY BRIEF
The Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) launches the sixth Policy Brief in its series by Dr Andi Hoxhaj.
Local residents entertained, challenged and moved by Festival of Social Science
More than 500 people took part in the workshops, talks and activities organised by the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ for this year’s Festival of Social Science.
University researchers took to Coventry and Warwickshire’s streets, bars and community centres to share insights from their work and found an enthusiastic and interested audience.
WLS participates in discussion on Legal Determinants of Health report
Dr Sharifah Sekalala participated in a panel discussion on Monday 28th October 2019 at Chatham House. The event launched The Lancet, O’Neill Institute and Georgetown University Commission on Health and Law report The Legal Determinants of Health.
Law colleagues receive Long Service Awards
Congratulations to Shaheen Ali and Jacqueline Hodgson for receiving their long service awards.
Black History Month Exhibition
This summer, Dr Sharifah Sekalala, Associate Professor at Warwick Law School asked our staff to come up with suggestions of books that have influenced their thinking on race, especially with regard to the law. We had some ideas of what books they might suggest, however their selections were a much more eclectic mix of books, podcasts and even music than we had expected. We hope you enjoy reading them and would love to hear any recommendations you may have.
Warwick Professor elected to governing body of European Law Institute
Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner is one of 28 members of the European Law Institute (ELI) elected by the general assembly to serve on its Council at its Annual Conference held in Vienna earlier this month.
The institute is an independent organisation, which aims to improve the quality of European law.
Warwick Law contributes to UN Report
Dr Celine Tan, Dr Stephen Connelly and Rafael Quintero-Godinez have contributed research and academic opinion to a forthcoming to the UN General Assembly.
Warwick Law Professor gives address at New Zealand Parliament
On Thursday 29th August 2019, Professor Vanessa Munro gave the 2019 Shirley Smith Address at the New Zealand Parliament. Vanessa’s talk was titled ‘Judging Juries: The ‘Common Sense’ Conundrums of Prosecuting Violence Against Women’,
Dr Kokkinis talks non-performing loans
Dr Kokkinis presented his work on the corporate governance of non-performing loans at the Society of Legal Scholars Conference, held at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston on 4 September 2019.