Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
The latest updates from our department
PhD Alumna Fauzia Knight publishes book on Law, Power and Culture
A fresh theory on how individuals respond to inequalities occurring within their own communities. This original and insightful study draws on empirical research on the Santal people of Asia, examining power relations within social fields, and the state, to reveal a typology of power practices, and applies these to forced marriage in the West.
Professor Ann Stewart - India Visit 2015
Professor Ann Stewart will be visiting India from the 8th-16th April 2015 to take part in a number of activities including a seminar organised jointly by Warwick and JNU as part of the 'Another India' series of events, to coincide with Warwick's 50th Anniversary.
GREAT Britain Scholarship Scheme - India
The University of Warwick is pleased to announce its involvement with the GREAT Britain scholarship scheme on offer to students from India, wishing to study taught Masters degrees.
The Law School is offering two awards of £3000 across all our LLM programmes. To apply you must be an Indian national residing in India and not in receipt of any other funding. Further details can be found on the International Office webpages.
DEADLINE: 9th March 2015. To apply please email your interest to Sara Prestleton, stating your name and Warwick ID number.
Warwick Law School Announces Exciting New Opportunity to Current LLM Students
The Law School has announced the opportunity for two current LLM students to undertake an internship in India on a dissertation topic relating to Public Interest Litigation, through a joint initiative between Warwick Law School and the Hingorani Foundation.
Professor Aman Hingorani, (Warwick Alumnus) will be visiting the Law School from 20th - 23rd January 2015
Professor Hingorani has been practicing law for over 20 years. He has drafted, filed and argued cases in the Supreme Court of India, High Courts at Delhi and Chandigarh as well as other courts across Delhi and Mumbai. He has taught at the University of Delhi and the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in India as well as on a number of training programmes and other advisory roles.
In honour of his late mother Kapila Hingorani, the very distinguished advocate and founder of Public Interest Litigation, Aman is visiting Warwick Law School for one week to offer a clinical programme on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with particular reference to India. The programme will include:
- A specialist class for current IDLHR LLM students;
- An Open Class for all registered Law Taught Masters students.
PhD Candidate Wins Early Career Research Impact Award
Law School PhD Candidate Natalie Byrom has been awarded the University of Warwick’s 2014 Research Impact and Public Engagement Award for Early Career Research Impact.
Warwick Students Compete in Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna
In mid-April, a team of students from the Warwick Law School travelled to Vienna to compete in the annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
Lady Hale Public Lecture: Recording available
Due to the popularity of this lecture, many people were unable to get into the lecture hall. Our apologies for this. It is disappointing but we hope you will enjoy the recording which can be found here
Timothy Dodsworth wins Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research Students


Ann Stewart to give Annual Law Lecture at the British Institute in Eastern Africa
'Caring about Care in a Global Market Place'
Professor Shaheen Ali in 100 most influential Pakistani women
Warwick Law 38th in QS World University Rankings
First compiled in 2004, QS World University Rankings were conceived to present a multi-faceted view of the relative strengths of the world's leading universities.
The research currently considers over 2,000 universities, and ranks over 700. The top 400 are ranked individually, whereas those placed 401 and over are ranked in groups.
For details of Warwick Law's ranking click below.