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2012
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| February |
| Tomorrow School Meetings | Meeting of the Disbursements Committee 194 (b) 09:00 to 10:00 |
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| Tomorrow Europa Institute | 'EU External Representation in the field of Shared Competence - Latest Developments' Rok Zvelc, European Commission, DG Environment Lorimer Room, Old College 18:00 to 19:00 The discussion will revolve around the document EU Statements in multilateral organisations that has been recently endorsed by the Council. Mr Zvelc will explain the background to and the importance of the document for external representation in the field of shared competence, in particular environmental policy.
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| 14 Feb 2012 RESEARCH WORKSHOP | Professor Jo Shaw Neil MacCormick Room, Old College 12:00 to 14:00 |
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| 15 Feb 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the School Management Group Neil MacCormick Room 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 16 Feb 2012 SCRIPT | Protection of Personal Data in the Sector of Police Co-operation: Europol's role in the Fight Against Organised Crime and Terrorism Daniel Drewer Lecture Theatre 183, Old College 18:00 to 19:30 All welcome. No booking is necessary. |
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| 17 Feb 2012 Staff Seminars | 'Collective redress in competition cases in the US and the EU: one question, many solutions?' Arianna Andreangeli Ken Mason Suite 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 17 Feb 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | The Political Communication of Crime Gemma Flynn Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 17 Feb 2012 Centre for Legal History / Edinburgh Roman Law Group | “The Lex Dei on Male Homosexuality: A Reinterpretation of Leviticus and its Implications” Professor Timothy Barnes (FBA, FRSC) Lorimer Room, Old College 17:30 to 19:00 All welcome. It would be of great assistance if you would email Dr. Paul du Plessis or write or telephone to him at the School of Law, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, U.K. ((0)131 6509701), if you wish to join us afterwards for dinner “aux frais des participants”.
Lex Dei is another name for the Collatio legum mosaicarum et romanarum which is the subject of recent book by Robert Frakes:
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| 20 Feb 2012 PGRC Academic Knowledge Exchange event | Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne, Dr Dan Carr, Alison Stirling and Nisha Patel L05, Old College 16:00 to 18:00 Discussion about post-doctoral opportunities, such as fellowships, research and training posts fellowships. All welcome. |
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| 21 Feb 2012 Brodies Lectures in Environmental Law | “Water Law in a Globalised World: the Need for a New Conceptual Framework” Professor Philippe Cullet (Professor of International and Environmental Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) LT175, Old College 18:00 to 19:00 All welcome. |
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| 24 Feb 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | Political rights of European citizens Anja Lansbergen Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 24 Feb 2012 Scottish Centre for International Law | 'The Use of International Law in the Scottish courts: past, present and future.' Lord Bonomy, Michael Fordham QC, Shaheed Fatima and Dr Tzanakopoulos Playfair Library, Old College 16:00 to 18:30 Chaired by Professor Alan Boyle. This SPLG Winter event will be about the use of international law in cases in the Scottish courts. The event is being held jointly with Edinburgh University Law School. Please email to book your place. |
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| 29 Feb 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the Law Library Committee Lorimer Room 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| March |
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| 2 Mar 2012 Staff Seminars | 'On Constitutionalism' Cormac Mac Amhlaigh Ken Mason Suite 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 2 Mar 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | The Reception of Foreign Laws in Thailand: An Analysis of Breach of Contract Rules Munin Pongsapan Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 3 Mar 2012 Arbitration Event | 7 Bristo Square 09:00 to 17:00 DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED |
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| 4 Mar 2012 Arbitration Event | 7 Bristo Square 09:00 to 17:00 DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED |
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| 5 Mar 2012 Europa Institute | Europa Institute's Mitchell Lecture Professor Alec Stone Sweet (Yale Law School) LT175, Old College 18:00 to 19:30 Lecture will be followed by a wine reception. |
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| 6 Mar 2012 Brodies Lectures in Environmental Law | 'Devolution and the Development of Marine Policy in Scotland' Linda Rosborough (Acting Director, Marine Scotland) LT175, Old College 18:00 to 19:00 All welcome |
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| 7 Mar 2012 IP Workshop | GENE PATENTS: CURRENT DEBATES & LEGAL STATUS IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE Prof. Robert Cook-Deegan, Prof. Priscilla Wald Ken Mason Suite, Basement 10:00 to 17:00 This is a CLOSED/INVITE ONLY event |
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| 7 Mar 2012 School of Law Computing Committee | Sir Neil MacCormick Room, Old College 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 7 Mar 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the Computing Committee Lorimer Room 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 7 Mar 2012 Edinburgh Centre for Private Law | Wilson Memorial Lecture 'On Law Commissioning and Other Things.' Professor George L Gretton LT175, Old College 18:00 to 19:00 Lecture will be followed by a wine reception. All welcome. |
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| 9 Mar 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | Understanding the relationship between masculinity and major mental illness in the context of violent offending behaviour Christine Haddow Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 9 Mar 2012 Staff Seminars | 'Litigating Constituent Power' Christine Bell Ken Mason Suite 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 9 Mar 2012 SCRIPT | Is there a Future for Absolute Product Patent Protection? Dr Sven Bostyn (Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Liverpool) Lecture Theatre 183, Old College 18:00 to 19:30 All Welcome! No booking is necessary. |
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| 12 Mar 2012 Bioscience Ethics Meeting | Neil MacCormick Room, Old College 14:00 to 16:30 |
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| 13 Mar 2012 RESEARCH WORKSHOP | Sheila Thompson and Amy Cartwright Raeburn Room, Old College 12:00 to 14:00 |
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| 13 Mar 2012 SCRIPT | The Doha Declaration +10: Reflections on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health from a Human rights Perspective Prof Duncan Matthews (Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London) Lecture Theatre 183, Old College 18:00 to 19:30 All Welcome. No booking is necessary. |
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| 16 Mar 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | Weblog (Blog) and Freedom of Expression: A Case Study in Malaysia Nazli Ismail Nawang Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 20 Mar 2012 Edinburgh Centre for Private Law | 'The continental drug? Abuse of rights in France and Germany' Philipp Eichenhofer (Max Planck Institute, Hamburg) Neil MacCormick Room, Old College 17:15 to 18:30 |
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| 21 Mar 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the School Management Group Neil MacCormick Room 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 22 Mar 2012 The Centre for Law and Society Seminar Series | “The struggle for ownership of justice: Legal pluralism, legitimacy and asymmetries of power in a Karen refugee community.” Dr Kirsten McConnachie Moot Court Room, Old College 16:15 to 18:00 |
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| 23 Mar 2012 Staff Seminars | 'Equitable influences in unjustified enrichment: the taxonomy of fairness?' Dan Carr Ken Mason Suite 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 23 Mar 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | China and the International Criminal Court Dan Zhu Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 27 Mar 2012 SCRIPT | Cloud Computing: Risks, Rewards and Regulation Prof Christopher Millard (Professor of Privacy and Information Law, Queen Mary, University of London) Lecture Theatre 183, Old College 18:00 to 19:30 All Welcome. No booking is necessary. |
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| 28 Mar 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the Board of Studies Lorimer Room 15:00 to 16:00 |
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| 30 Mar 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | Beyond the Liberal Paradigm: The Prospects for the Plurinational State in Conflict-Affected, Post-Colonial Democracies in Asia and Africa Asanga Welikala Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| April |
| 4 Apr 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the School of Law LT 270 Old College 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 5 Apr 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | Administrative moment’ and judicial review: outline of an analytical framework Paolo Sandro Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 12 Apr 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | The moral wrong in exploitation and legal restrictions of exploitative transactions Wendy van der Neut Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 13 Apr 2012 Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law | 'Have Human Rights Been Devolved Seriously? Bills of Rights, Devolution and the Supreme Court Debate in Scotland' Lorimer Room, Old College 09:00 to 18:00 This workshop aims to bring together academics, practitioners, policy makers and human rights experts in order to discuss these issues and reflect on the best way of improving human rights protection in Scotland, while respecting the devolved settlement and the separate legal system. |
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| 19 Apr 2012 Europa Postgraduate Research Reading Group | Where Now for the Social Dialogue? Dr Ruth Dukes Neil MacCormick room, Old College 01:00 to 02:00 Dr Ruth Dukes is is a Senior Lecturer in Employment Law at Glasgow University.
Ruth Dukes’ research interests lie in the field of labour law, particularly collective labour law, and theories and systems of worker representation. She has published work on trade union law, employee information and consultation, and British and German industrial relations history. |
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| 19 Apr 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | Cities of Light: civil law and civic life in Edinburgh and Leipzig 1707-1806 Michael Fry Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 20 Apr 2012 Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law | Seminar on Deliberative Democracy, Constitutional Referendums and E-Democracy Ron Levy, Griffith University, Australia Raeburn Room, Old College 13:00 to 17:00 (co-organised with Elections, Public Opinion and Parties research group in SSPS) |
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| 25 Apr 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the Postgraduate Taught Committee Lorimer Room 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 26 Apr 2012 Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law | Plenary speakers: Gerard McMeel (Bristol) and Eric Clive (Edinburgh) Raeburn Room, Old College 14:00 to 17:30 Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law.
Common Core of European Private Law.
Meeting on Interpretation of Contract.
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| 27 Apr 2012 Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law | Raeburn Room, Old College 09:00 to 18:00 This is a closed/invite only event. Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law.
Common Core of European Private Law.
Meeting on Interpretation of Contract.
Discussion of Questionnaire with National Reporters. |
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| 27 Apr 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | Deconstructing Patents at the Edge of Reason Maureen O’Sullivan Moot Court Room, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 27 Apr 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the Undergraduate Studies Committee TBC 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| May |
| 2 May 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the Research Committee Lorimer Room 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 4 May 2012 Third year PhD Presentation Series | The Effect of the Interplay of EU law and International Law on consistency of EU Foreign Policy Young Lo Ko Room 331, Old College 13:00 to 14:00 |
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| 9 May 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the School Management Group Neil MacCormick Room 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| 30 May 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the Disbursements Committee 194 (b) 09:00 to 09:45 |
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| June |
| 4 Jun 2012 African Studies Event | Lorimer Room, Old College 09:00 to 18:00 DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED |
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| 6 Jun 2012 SCRIPT | Making Connections 2012: Conceptual transformations in biobank governance McEwan Hall Reception Room 09:00 to 18:00 DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED |
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| 7 Jun 2012 Gerald Gordon Seminar | Raeburn Room, Old College 11:00 to 17:30 |
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| 8 Jun 2012 Scots Law Research Conference | Keynote Speaker: Professor Kenneth Norrie, University of Strathclyde Raeburn Room, University of Edinburgh 09:00 to 19:00 Following previous conferences in 2008 and 2010, the 2012 Scots Law Research Conference will be held at the University of Edinburgh on Friday 8th June. The conference will be a day-long event, with presentations invited on any topic related to Scots law. Lunch will be provided and a wine reception will follow at the end of the conference. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for academic discussion and debate, and to facilitate greater co-operation between those working within the Scottish legal community. It is aimed at all those who have an interest in the development of Scottish legal scholarship. |
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| 13 Jun 2012 School Meetings | Meeting of the School of Law LT270 Old College 14:00 to 16:00 |
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| September |
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| 13 Sep 2012 CLASF Workshop | Lorimer Room, Old College 09:00 to 18:00 Details to be confirmed. |
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| 18 Sep 2012 Inaugural Lecture | Professor Kenneth Reid LT270, Old College 17:15 to 18:15 |
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