Let me begin by thanking the 2016 Course Committee for organising such a wonderful conference and also to thank all delegates for being so open and welcoming to a newcomer. Something that I quickly realised is that IALL is a…
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IALL 35th Annual Course on International Legal Information and Law: “Common Law Perspectives in an International Context” | A Short Report & Other Remarks
The purpose of this blog is threefold. First and foremost, it is meant to thank the local organizing committee of the Bodleian Law Library, headed by Ruth Bird, for the splendid 35th Annual Course, “Common Law Perspectives in an International…
Blackstone’s Oxford.
As we are coming ever closer to our 35th Course during which the Common and Civil Law traditions will be contrasted, the episodes below taken from the life of Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) illustrate the evolution of those traditions. Like…
A glance at Law Reporting in the Common Law World…
This past October, the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (ICLR) celebrated its 150th anniversary. This organisation has had an important role in the creation and development of an organised body of law reports, and has set a standard and system…