William Browder on the State of Law in Putin's Russia
Putin critic who fought for law to sanction corrupt oligarchs speaks out
 On Friday, William Browder, bestselling author of Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice, will give a firsthand account of corruption, dirty politics, and murder in Russia. Since his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, died in a Russian prison, Browder has tirelessly campaigned to expose the corruption and human rights abuses endemic in Russia.
Please note that attendance at this lecture is strictly on a pre-registration basis. Find out more and register at the link below.
Lecture:
William Browder on the State of Law in Putin's Russia
5.30pm, Friday 6 November 2015
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Free Film Screening: Timbuktu
Migration expert Prof Hein de Haas to introduce Palm D'Or nominated film
 Next week, our free film will be Timbuktu, Mauritanian master director Abderrahmane Sissako's heartfelt and lyrical exposition of the crippling effects of extremist ideology on the lives of those living with war.
Prof Hein de Haas, former Director of the International Migration Institute, returns to Oxford to introduce the film.
Free Film Screening:
TimbuktuIntro by Hein de Haas, former Director, International Migration Institute 7pm, Wednesday 11 November 2015Additional events this term include a workshop on Employment Law, a Panel Discussion on reframing democratic governance, and a Book Colloquium on Edmund Burke.
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Max Watson Memorial Lecture:
Hate Speech and Democratic Citizenship
Eric Heinze calls for end to hate speech bans to protect free expression
 The inaugural Max Watson Memorial Lecture was held at Wolfson College last week, when leading rights expert Professor Eric Heinze made an impassioned plea to abolish bans on hate speech in order to protect freedom of expression.
The lecture was held in commemoration of Max Watson, former FLJS Board member, Fellow of Wolfson College, and Senior Official at the IMF and EU.
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What Kind of Society is the Cyber-Society?
We investigated the role of law in regulating the burgeoning cyber-society
 As people live more and more of their daily lives online, what are the implications of this new form of cyber-society, and by what rules might it be governed?
This was the question addressed by legal, media, and internet experts at a roundtable workshop at Wolfson College last month.
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