Law

Egypt is route to exploring how modern politics privileges beliefs of majorities, finds Bård Kårtveit

A lecturer in law who played a prominent role in the University and College Union has died.

There are insights for scholars and law enforcement officials alike in this investigation of how the most lethal lone-wolf attack was planned, says Matthew Feldman

Increase led by growth in number of international students

Sutton Trust research finds three-quarters of leading judges and QCs attended Oxford or Cambridge

Matthew Reisz considers an international lawyer’s extraordinary documentary about the after-effects of trauma and guilt

President of US campus also seeks to aid the local economy and forge global partnerships

A prominent academic activist has died

Howard P. Segal on a brilliant study exploring the conflict between free speech and instruction guides that may be used for violence

Richard Murphy praises a bold effort to halt tax-dodging by the 1 per cent

Academic ‘scallywags’ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group

The new principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, on widening participation and comparisons to Marvin the paranoid android

Reaching out offers many benefits to universities, says dean

The Prevent programme will cause real problems for universities, say Phil Lindan and Meriel Schindler

A leading campaigner for justice in South Africa who went on to become master of a Cambridge college has died.

Linnie Blake extols a study on films using the technology to tell their stories

Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick become the first organisations outside the UK to gain an Athena SWAN charter mark for gender equality

Dress to impress if you want students in your corner, claims US study

Report attributes decline to UK government trebling tuition fees 

Law students from the University of Warwick have so far been involved in 36 death penalty cases in the US

University and College Union says proposals could mean a third of Wolverhampton's research professors lose their jobs

M. Emranul Haque on why hard information is the best way to stop the backhanders

Paul Bernal clicks with a maverick thinker who shows how business and governments are building a global surveillance network and how we can fight back

Is legal training fit for purpose? A global study asks all the right questions, says Caroline Hunter

The big players in finance and technology misuse their power over our lives, says Paul Bernal

The Anglo-Jewish MP makes for a fascinating biographical subject, writes James Stevens Curl

A compelling argument for strong-arm tactics against those who perpetrate abuse on the net. By Helen Fenwick

A study of immigration removal centres reveals their dehumanising effect, says Lucy Williams

Conor Gearty on why the United Nations is successful at developing and promoting human rights but fails in protecting them

Tim Hall review an exploration of the placing overseas of work, tax, leisure, waste and security

Juliet Sorensen is inspired by a call to action for lawyers and legal scholars to work towards the goal of health for all

Mary Sokol on the life of William Murray, the 18th-century lawyer, judge and politician

Conor Gearty on an impassioned attack on ‘imperialism disguised as moralism’

Michael King is unconvinced by the case for postmodern justice

An exercise in persuasion by an expert in corporate responsibility is a must-read for Aurora Voiculescu

Simon Underdown on a key battle between science and religion

Pavlos Eleftheriadis on an angry book charting a volatile situation

Amanda Cahill-Ripley on a radical critique of counter-terrorism