Lance Bellers/Shutterstock.com There is a widespread perception that mental ill health is on the rise in the West, in tandem with a prolonged decline in … Read more
The future of law clinics: bringing about social change and promoting human rights?
It was clear from an excellent workshop in Tel Aviv University last month[1] that an impressive number and variety of innovative projects are operating in … Read more
What does the ECJ’s decision on Uber say about the social role of digital platforms?
Just before the holiday break the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) in its first ruling on the gig economy decided that the … Read more
A visit to the Federal University of Minas Gerais: Inclusionary Debates and Inspiring Collaborations
The idea of a public university in the state of Minas Gerais was conceived by the ‘inconfidentes’, a Brazilian social movement who rebelled against Portuguese … Read more
Professor Anne Orford delivers spell-binding talk for CeCIL Annual Lecture on ‘surplus population’
Professor Anne Orford of Melbourne Law School, one of international law’s greatest visionaries, delivered a spell-binding talk on surplus population and the history of international … Read more
Bermuda should abolish marriage for all, not just same-sex couples
Dr Barker has published extensively on same-sex marriage and is currently writing about the Bermuda Constitution. Bermuda, a British Overseas Territory, began issuing marriage licences … Read more
Trident and the Law: Will the Prime Minister and Defence Secretary be Prosecuted for Conspiracy to Commit a War Crime?
Kent Law School Professor Nick Grief delivered the first lecture of this academic year’s ‘CeCIL in Canterbury’ series with a fascinating talk on ‘Trident and … Read more
Jurisdictional Accumulation: Towards Non-Eurocentric Histories of Early Modern European Empire
CeCIL had the pleasure of hosting Dr Maïa Pal of Oxford Brookes University on Tuesday 21 November for a captivating lecture on ‘Jurisdictional Accumulation: Towards Non-Eurocentric … Read more
Living on the Frontline: Indeterminacy, Value and Military Waste in Postwar Bosnia Herzegovina
CeCIL began a new round of lectures on Tuesday 14 November, hosting a joint event with the Kent Interdisciplinary Centre for Spatial Studies (KISS) that … Read more
Articulated Security: The Rise (and Fall of the Machine)
A report by Eric Loefflad on a talk by Dr Isobel Roele of Queen Mary University London for the Kent Centre for Critical International Law … Read more