8 June 2020 |
Dapo Akande is Professor of Public International Law at the Blavatnik School of Government, a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC). Before moving to the Blavatnik School, he was Professor of Public International Law at Oxford Law Faculty and was, from 2012 to 2017, Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations. He has held visiting professorships at Yale Law School, the University of Miami School of Law and the Catolica Global Law School, Lisbon. Dapo’s academic interests include armed conflict and humanitarian law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law and humanitarian relief operations in armed conflict. |
Category: Law
Joe Martin: The Purposes of Old Testament Law that are often Neglected
The purposes of Old Testament law that are often neglected
Wk 7 TT: 04/06/2018
In the New testament, certain misuses of the Old testament law required correction. But, unfortunately, discussions of the purposes for which God gave laws to the people of Israel often stop with those corrections.
I want to provide a broader understanding of the laws of the Hebrew scriptures to help us appreciate not only their meaning for the ancient Jews but also their relevance for people today.
Prof. S. Neil MacFarlane: “Should we be bombing ISIS?”
Hilary 2016 Week 7 Talk by Prof. S. Neil MacFarlane: “Should we be bombing ISIS?”
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Revd. Dr. Mark Bratton: “Thin Edge of the Wedge?: The Supreme Court, Lord Falconer, and Assisted Dying”
Michaelmas Term 2014 Week 5 Talk by Revd. Dr. Mark Bratton: “Thin Edge of the Wedge?: The Supreme Court, Lord Falconer, and Assisted Dying.”
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Dr. Scot Peterson: “Fighting Fair about Same Sex Marriage”
Trinity Term 2013 Week 6 Talk by Dr. Scot Peterson: “Fighting Fair about Same Sex Marriage.”
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Dr. Roger Trigg: “What’s special about religious freedom?”
Michaelmas Term 2012 Week 5 Talk by Dr. Roger Trigg: “What’s special about religious freedom?”
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