This May, the Centre for Human Rights and Public Law hosted a two day virtual conference entitled Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses and Natural Resources Governance: A Study in Global Law, Development and Justice.
This March, Cardiff Professional Legal Studies (CPLS) held a mock trial for students in a real crown court; an opportunity to hone essential advocacy skills and competencies.
Two Cardiff Law students put their skills to the test at this year’s final of the National Negotiation Competition, sponsored by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).
Not many students have the opportunity to showcase their skills in a real court of law but this May, third year law students Ken Chiu, Law Jing Yu, Lim Jia Yun Ruth and Amelia Jefford did just that, in a mooting competition at the UK Supreme Court.
Following decades of neoliberalism, a Cardiff academic argues in his new book that a return to a state that promotes the public interest and protects the common good is urgently needed following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research in Politics and International Relations at Cardiff University has scored the highest possible score of 4.0 for impact in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF).
Legal research at Cardiff University’s School of Law and Politics has placed 5th for research environment and 6th for research impact, in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF).
At a time when democracy in Europe is at the forefront of our minds, an Emeritus Professor at the School of Law and Politics is Senior Expert Advisor to the High Level Group reporting on European Democracy at the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Last year Matthew Congreve, who graduated from our BScEcon International Relations and Politics programme in 2018, completed the Civil Service Fast Stream and was promoted to the role of Second Clerk of the Defence Committee in the House of Commons.
Professor Russell Sandberg’s latest book has been shortlisted for this year’s Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Socio-Legal Theory and History Book Prize.
A year on from the launch of our Grand Challenge initiative, our students are making positive progress with the work they initiated in relation to the environment and climate change.
