UCL Faculty of Laws

UCL Laws is marking 200 years of legal education in 2026, and as part of the celebrations we have launched a digital hub that celebrates the Faculty's past, present and future. ⚖️ 🏛️ 🌟 Explore the UCL200 at Laws hub ➡️ tinyurl.com/3wv2ybun

🚀 Boost your intellectual property transactions career with an award‑winning CPD course at UCL Laws 🚀 Join us for IP Transactions: Law and Practice, the UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation course combining legal theory and practical insight. 🎟️ buff.ly/vEQCOOo

We couldn’t have had a more brilliant speaker than the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk talking about challenges and opportunities for human rights in the age of AI. Recording of the lecture @ucllaws to follow.

An honour to host the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, @volker_turk, for the UCL Bicentennial annual lecture of the UCL Institute for Human Rights @UCLLaws A deep & thoughtful lecture, and wonderful engagement with all questions of our audience. Thank you @volker_turk

Call for Mid-Career Researchers to share their experience of appraisals at our upcoming workshop (29/4). How the appraisal process worked in practice? What helped you prepare? Challenges you encountered? tinyurl.com/4xfb9hb4

To commemorate #IWD we're revisiting a powerful moment✨ Having spent years dismantling barriers to justice for all, @UCLLaws Honorary Fellow and Clyde & Co partner Sarah Clover talks about what drives her in her recipient speech. Watch now 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=2tKYuF…

I am really excited to say that I will be discussing 'The End of the Gay Rights Revolution' @hayfestival on 23 May. I was also delighted to find out that my great @ucllaws colleague Philippe Sands will be acting as interviewer for this session (details below)

A powerful lecture from CMC Fellow @Mediator_Bill at @UCLLaws explored whether #mediation can deliver #justice. Drawing on experiences from Grenfell to Bosnia, he reflected on how mediation can create space for accountability & meaningful change. Read more civilmediation.org/can-mediation-…

Huge congratulations to @UCLLaws alum Martin D. Adams 🎉 The tech strategist & co-founder of TIME100 company Metaphysic ai has been appointed to UCL Council — a "full-circle moment" for Martin, 20 years on since his studies. Read his story ⬇️ bit.ly/4df6uqX

Congratulations to Professor @IoannisLianos (UCL Laws), elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for his contributions at the intersection of law, economics and the social sciences.👏 Find out more: buff.ly/RIdlYsK #UCLLaws @AcadSocSciences

How can digital technologies and human rights intersect to shape a fair and inclusive society? Join us for a lunchtime talk by @volker_turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 📅 18 March 2026 | 12:45pm | 📍 UCL Laws Book now ➡️ buff.ly/808ovO7 @UN

From mediation’s role in delivering justice to prejudicial effect and rap music, our upcoming public events provide expert perspectives on contemporary legal issues. Explore UCL Laws’ extensive events programme. 💡 ⚖️ buff.ly/ffjzTz8

Calling all UCL alumni in Taiwan 👋 Join the UCL Taiwan Alumni Association for a welcome back dinner – connecting recent graduates & established alumni for a night of celebration 🎉 📅 14 Mar 2026 | 19:00–21:30 📍 Lit Lit Bar, Xinyi, Taipei Book now ⬇️ bit.ly/408U4t5

Our #UCL200 celebrations began in spectacular style last week with the 75th Bentham Association Presidential Address and Dinner. 🎤 🥳 Prof Sir John Baker KC delivered an inspiring Address on ‘Sovereignty of Parliament and Legal History’. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/hYExTwR

CMC Fellow @Mediator_Bill will deliver a lecture at @UCLLaws Centre for Dispute Resolution on 11 March. Using examples from #GrenfellTower and Bosnia, it explores whether #mediation can, and should, aspire to deliver #justice. Join the #livestream: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982686681236

From environmental governance to music copyright in the age of AI, our upcoming public events provide expert perspectives on the most pertinent legal issues of our time. Explore UCL Laws’ extensive events programme. 💡 ⚖️ buff.ly/QfJTsZs

200 years of discovery, impact & student life 🎓 To mark our bicentenary, three new publications covering Bloomsbury's architecture, London student history & our greatest research have been released 📚 Download now or grab a copy in-store! Learn more ⬇️ bit.ly/4s2GpzN

@MPaparinskis @NUS_CIL @UCLLaws @CJTams @Vilawanm @PatrciaGalvoTe1 @Lorand_Bartels @RolfEinarFife @Can_Yeginsu @ProfCLLim @nnnegm @mariooyarzabal It was truly an intellectually stimulating event and a great pleasure to collaborate with my very dear friend and colleague @MPaparinskis @UCLLaws @NUS_CIL

Looking back at the excellent @NUS_CIL @UCLLaws conference on the future of international law co-organised w @niluferoral earlier this month @CJTams @Vilawanm @PatrciaGalvoTe1 @Lorand_Bartels @RolfEinarFife @Can_Yeginsu @ProfCLLim @nnnegm @mariooyarzabal ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/ucl-…

Happy 278th birthday to our spiritual founder, Jeremy Bentham! 🏛️🎂 Ahead of the big day, we had the (spiritual) chance to chat with him about everything – from his trip to NYC to his cat to his ideas on equality. Read the full interview: ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/feb/…

On 4 February, @Can_Yeginsu addressed @NUS_CIL and @UCLLaws conference: The Future of International Law: Reflections on Challenges New and Old. Prof. Yeginsu addressed the challenges and opportunities posed to the international legal order by artificial intelligence: 3vb.com/the-future-of-…