Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Student Article: Who should pay up for Climate Carnage?
Current PhD student Harpreet Kaur Paul's article on 'Who should pay up for Climate Carnage?' has been featured in Novara Media this month.
Harpreet is also co-founder of Tipping Point UK, a movement which aims to help people from all communities and backgrounds use their power to take bold and regular action in order to win climate justice.
CLAW publishes Legal Pocketbook
The Critical Legal Pocketbook is the result of an exciting collaboration between Warwick Law School colleagues and students involved in Critical Lawyers at Warwick (CLAW).
Edited by students at the University of Warwick, and written by expert critical legal researchers and practitioners, the Critical Legal Pocketbook is essential reading for law students in the UK and other common law jurisdictions and provides the tools for law students to uncover the hidden intricacies of law.
Law Alumnus makes Top 150 Future Leaders List
“It means a lot to me to be recognised as a Future Leader – as someone who can provide a substantial positive impact in our world in the future."
Recent LLB graduate Daniel Nwanebu has been listed in the 2020-21 Top 150 Future Leaders List (Powerful Media). He was asked to share his experience and what it means to be a Future Leader in Britain today.
Expert Comment: International Development Committee calls for easier access to ‘climate finance’ funds
The House of Commons International Development Committee has published a new report, Global Britain in demand: UK climate action and international development around COP26. Dr Celine Tan, Reader in Warwick Law School comments on the climate finance aspects of this, and the UK COP26 Presidency's Climate Finance Delivery Plan, published yesterday.
New Research: Has COVID 19 undermined the rule of law?
The coronavirus pandemic has presented populist governments with a unique opportunity to implement authoritarian measures and to limit public scrutiny of their decisions and policies, argues Dr Andi Hoxhaj of Warwick Law School in a new paper published in the European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance.
New partner university: Queen’s University, Canada
From this year, students taking the Law with Study Abroad in English LLB course will now have the option of taking an exchange year at our new partner university, Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. We are truly excited to add Kingston, Ontario to our overseas community - and to offer our students a chance to swap their trainers for snow boots, and Pret for poutine!
Warwick named University of the Year for Teaching Quality
The University of Warwick has today been named the University of the Year for Teaching Quality and as runner-up for University of the Year by the Sunday Times’ Good University Guide 2022.
Warwick named as one of the UK’s top 10 universities by the Guardian
The University of Warwick has been named as one of the UK’s top 10 universities in the Guardian University Guide 2022, placing 6th – a rise of two places.
Student satisfaction at WLS rises to 81.4% in NSS
Despite the challenge of teaching during the pandemic Warwick Law School saw its student satisfaction rate rise to 81.4% in the 2021 National Student Survey, a 6.8% increase since 2020 despite a sharp decline for the wider UK HE sector.
Law Alumna elected as SU President
Shingai Dzumbira, who studied on our LLB 3 year degree from 2016-2019 has been elected as the President of the Student Union (SU) for the 2021/22 academic year. “I am really excited. I have a rare opportunity to lead the trajectory of a charity organisation that exists to represent students. I think that’s what excites me most – being put in a place where I can impact the lives of students at the University of Warwick.”
Warwick Law School Top Performers for 2021
Every year, several awards and prizes are granted to a selection of our finalists to recognise and celebrate the success of our top performers! We are proud to announce this year's award winners.
Expert Comment: WHO calls for moratorium on boosters
The Law School's global health ethics expert Dr Sharifah Sekalala, comments on the WHO's call for a moratorium on administering booster jabs of Covid-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first dose.