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New report on small boat crossings launched by Professor Thom Brooks
This week Professor Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government, launched the most comprehensive report into the issue of asylum seekers using small boats to cross the Channel to Britain. A key finding of the 55 page report is that the Government's Brexit deal is a primary factor.
SETI paper by Professor Bohlander nominated as finalist in the 2023 Canopus Awards
Professor Bohlander's paper 'Joining the “Galactic Club”: What Price Admission? – A hypothetical case study of the impact of human rights on a future accession of humanity to interstellar civilisation networks', published in the journal Futures in 2021, was nominated as one of five finalists in the category Published Short-Form Non-Fiction for the 2023 Canopus Awards for Excellence in Interstellar Writing, the winners of which were announced at the 2023 Nexus Conference in Nairobi on 2 February.
Cohabitation: it’s time to take legal reform seriously
Dr Andy Hayward from our Law School busts common myths about cohabiting and explains why reform is imperative.
Thom Brooks speaks at Brown Commission event
Durham Law School's Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government, was a panellist for a specially convened event on the Brown Commission, chaired by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and commissioned by Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer. The event was held at the Honourable Society of Inner Temple and hosted by the Society of Labour Lawyers.
Love and the law
In one of two articles in this year's Valentine's Day series, Dr Benedict Douglas explains love's relationship to the law.
Leading international law firm, Slaughter and May, supports Durham Law School’s Pensions Law module
Durham Law School has announced that leading international law firm, Slaughter and May, will support its Pensions Law module.
Dr Se-shauna Wheatle explores the unwritten rules of constitutions in new project
Dr Se-shauna Wheatle is the Principal Investigator for an international research project that has collectively been granted funding of over £1 million pounds. Together with UCL Laws’ Dr Silvia Suteu as Co-investigator, Dr Wheatle will also lead the UK branch of the comparative study entitled “Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: A Comparative Study”.
Thom Brooks chairs panel with parliamentarians on defeating populism
Durham Law School's Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government, chaired a panel on how the political left can defeat populism at the annual FEPS-Fabian Society new year conference on 21 January 2023. Panellists included Dame Diana Johnson MP (Chair, Home Affairs Select Committee), Baroness Anderson (CEO, Index on Censorship), Ian Dunt (the i newspaper), Sunder Katwala (British Future), Prof Daphne Halikopoulou (York) and Marcin Duma (IBRIS).
Successful launch of new research centre at Durham Law School
The Durham Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy officially launched on the 25th January 2023.
Researchers propose compulsory climate change teaching in core law curriculum
New research by our top-rated Law School is urging that climate change education should be made compulsory across the core law curriculum.
Teaching Fellow Ylli Dautaj presents anthology on digital hearings in New York
Ylli Dautaj, editor of and author in the anthology titled “Digital Hearings - Civil Procedure & Arbitration” presented his work in New York City, US. The book launch of his book was organized by the New York International Arbitration Center, JAMS, and Chaffetz Lindsey LLP.
How Chinese companies are challenging national security decisions that could delay 5G network rollout
Professor Ming Du, from our School of Law, explains investor-state dispute settlements that can challenge national security decisions.