New events programme announced
Join us for our opening event on social media and the cyber-society
 For the new academic year, we are pleased to announce a typically diverse and engaging programme of events on issues of contemporary importance. Our opening event on 14 October will be a workshop on social media and the cyber-society. Workshop: Foundations of the Cyber-Society and the Role of Law14 October 2015 |
Hate Speech and Democratic Citizenship
Prof Eric Heinze will deliver the inaugural Max Watson Memorial Lecture
 In our Max Watson Memorial Lecture later next month, Prof Eric Heinze from Queen Mary University London will argue that, rather than punishing all forms of hate speech, modern democracies have better ways of safeguarding vulnerable groups without compromising principles of free expression. Max Watson Memorial Lecture: Hate Speech and Democratic CitizenshipEric Heinze, Professor of Law and Humanities, QMUL 29 October 2015 Browse our full programme of events
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Supreme Courts under the spotlight
Expert analysis of influential Supreme Court rulings in China and Pakistan
 In China, the Supreme Court has endorsed recommendations by the Head of the FLJS programme on Consumer Rights in China, Dr Ying Yu.
Dr Yu's proposals to improve the rights of over a billion consumers were published in full by the court, in what Dr Yu describes as "a critical moment for the Chinese government to offer an effective consumer redress scheme, which could contribute to both economic and political stability."
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In our latest Opinion Piece, Matthew Nelson counters widespread criticism of a landmark judgment by the Pakistan Supreme Court, arguing that rather than granting more powers to the military, it is in fact designed to shore up the power of Pakistan's Parliament. Read the Opinion Piece
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We're hiring: Manage our Communications
FLJS is looking for a creative self-started to join us from November
 We are pleased to announce an opportunity to join FLJS for a fixed-term position managing our communications activities. This varied and rewarding position, based at our office in Wolfson College, Oxford, is offered for a 7-month period from November. See job description and application details
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