CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF PUBLIC LAW IN ACADEMIA NOWADAYS

Manchester, 25^th June 2013

Staff House, Sackville Street

Programme

9.30am onwards                Arrival/Registration/Tea and Coffee

10.15 am                                 Welcome

Prof Geraint Howells (Head of Manchester Law School)

Prof Robert Thomas (University of Manchester)

Dr Javier Oliva (University of Manchester)

10.30-noon                              Session 1: Overview of Public Law in academia nowadays

Prof David Feldman (Cambridge University)

Prof Dawn Oliver (University College London)

Prof Robert Thomas (University of Manchester)

Prof Rodney Brazier (University of Manchester)

Chair: Dr Richard Kirkham (Sheffield University)

Noon-1pm                                          Lunch

1pm-2.30pm                     Session 2: Methods of Teaching and Assessing Public Law

Prof David Mead (Essex University)

Prof Ian Cram (Leeds University)

Dr Mark Elliot (Cambridge University)

Dr Fiona Donson (University College Cork)

Chair: Dr Ann Lyon (Plymouth University)

2.30pm-2.45pm                                  Tea and Coffee

2.45pm-4.15pm                      Session 3: Relationship between Teaching and Research in Public Law: Research-led Teaching

Prof Andrew Le Sueur (Queen Mary, University of London)

Nick Barber (Oxford University)

Prof Kathryn Hollingsworth (Newcastle University)

Chair: Dr John Stanton (City University)

4.15-4.30pm                                       Final Discussion

Prof David Feldman (Cambridge University)

Prof Robert Thomas (University of Manchester)

Dr Javier Oliva (University of Manchester) HoH

Places on this conference are limited.  Those interested in attending should contact Javier Oliva: Javier.oliva@manchester.ac.uk.