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Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research
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The ILCR is the home of outstanding cross-disciplinary research in the fields of law, legal history and constitutionalism at the University of St Andrews. ilcr.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
📢 Join us for the 2025 Winch Lectures at St Andrews by Melissa Lane (Princeton) on "Authors of the Laws: Rethinking Rousseau through Ancient Lawgivers"
📅 12–14 May
📍School V & Old Class Library
🍷 Reception Mon 12 May
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May 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
📢Join us on Thurs 1 May at 5.15pm in School V, St Andrews, for the James Wilson Lecture by Holly Brewer (Maryland) on “Forgotten Histories of Limits on Executive Power: The US Supreme Court’s Reimagining of Absolute Monarchy”

See you there!

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April 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
📚Exciting book launch!📚
We’re thrilled to invite you to Anette Stimmer’s launch of 'The Politics of International Norms'!
📅17 April |⏰ 11.15am|📍Old Class Library, St Andrews
We’ll discuss norm contestation, international law & foreign policy rhetoric. See👉 lnkd.in/dTxYTV54
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April 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📢Join us for a fascinating talk by Andrew Clay (Sonder & Clay) on:
🗓Monday, 14 April 2025
📍New Seminar Room, Medieval History Building, 71 South St
🕕6pm
🎤"IP Rights: A Good Thing or a Capitalist Attack on the Intellectual Commons?"
🍕 Pizza & refreshments provided!

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March 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🔈Join us for an exclusive ‘My Life in Law’ interview with Harry Potter (25 Bedford Row)!
🗓Thurs, 13 March|🕔5.15pm|📍Old Seminar Room
⚖️Criminal defence barrister
⛪Former prison chaplain & ordained priest
Don't miss this fascinating conversation—pizza & refreshments after!
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March 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📢Join us for the @saims.bsky.social & ILCR Seminar by Robin Whelan (Liverpool) on "How to be Both: Models of Christian Political Service in Late Antiquity"!
🗓Mon., 24 Feb🕔5.15pm📍Parliament Hall
Don't miss this exploration of Christian political identity in late antiquity!
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February 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📢 Reminder! Join the thought-provoking Intellectual History Seminar on Eric Nelson’s The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought.
🗓️ 15 Feb | ⏰ 8.30am–6pm |📍Parliament Hall, St Andrews
Discussions on republicanism, democracy, legal traditions & more! To register see details👇
February 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📢Join us on Tuesday, 11 February at 1pm in The Undercroft for an insightful conversation with Taylor St John (St Andrews) on 'The UN Negotiation Process'. 🍽️ Lunch served at 12.30pm. Don't miss it!

#UN #GlobalGovernance #Negotiation

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February 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📢We’re delighted to invite you to the ILCR Seminar on 'A Global Account of the Common Law' by Prof James Fowkes (Münster)! Join us on Weds., 5 Feb, at 5.15pm in the Old Class Library for an insightful discussion onhistorical evolution & global influence of the common law.

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February 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Happy New Year!🎉
We're thrilled to share our full term card for your diaries!
To kicks us off, on Thursday, 30 Jan, Professors James Palmer & Alex Woolf (St Andrews) will be discussing Early Medieval Law & its role in shaping societies.🏛️
🕛12pm📍Old Seminar Rm, 71 South St
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January 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🎉Today’s the day! Join us for the ILCR Graduation/End-of-Term Party at 4.30pm in the Undercroft (Mediaeval History Building, 71 South Street).🍕🥂Celebrate the term’s end with pizza, wine, soft drinks and great company! See you there! 🎉
December 4, 2024 at 8:33 AM