School of Law and Social Justice

The School of Law and Social Justice will host its first Summer School on the Law of the Council of Europe this July 2023.

A Joint Conference of the LEX, VAWGRN, FRAN & CSEL Research Networks

The conference will showcase work which is feminist and transdisciplinary in orientation, and that offers innovations in theory, research and practice relative to global social justice issues. This is a two-day in-person conference.

This conference will comprise papers that aim to contribute to new approaches to feminist theory, research and practice to address this and/or other issues that can advance knowledge in those fields and inform feminist activism through social justice.

Registration opens on 31^st May.

Speakers are to register by 10^th July.

For other participants, registration will close on 15^th September.

The School of Law and Social Justice is excited to announce the launch a study trip for LLM students to visit sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council Advisory Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition to observing public sessions of the UNHRC Advisory Committee, participating students will have the opportunity to do some of the following*:

• Meet with UN staff members
• Meet with staff members of the UK missions to other international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation
• Participate in a guided tour of the UN Palais de Nations
• Have lunch in the United Nations café
• Visit the International Committee of the Red Cross museum
• Explore the city of Geneva