SLS - The Society of Legal Scholars
The Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) is the learned society for those who teach law in a university or similar institution or who are otherwise engaged in legal scholarship. As of Spring 2009 the SLS had over 3,100 members consisting of academic and practising lawyers in a wide variety of subject areas. The SLS was founded in 1908 and has charitable status. We are celebrated our centenary in 2009. For more information on the SLS please read on.
SLS Notices
Research Activities Fund: Applications for the 2010 are open. Closing date 1/3/10. Further details.
SLS Seminar 2011: Bids are invited from interested parties for 2011 SLS Seminar. Further details.
Editorship of The Reporter: The SLS seeks expressions of interest to succeed Professor Tony Bradney as the Editor of The Reporter. Further details. The duties may be read here. Interested parties are asked to contact Professor Bradney or the Hon. Secretary.
New Officers and Committee Members: Members are reminded that if you have an interest in becoming a member of one of the Society’s Committees or an Officer of the Society or you are invited to contact the Hon Secretary, Professor Stephen Bailey (stephen.bailey@notttingham.ac.uk).
SLS News
Evidence from the SLS in relation to the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill: published 18/12/09. PDF version.
SLS Centenary Conference: A report of the Keele Conference is now available.
Best Paper Prize 2009: Lindsay Stirton (Manchester) and TT Arvind (York) have won the best paper prize for "Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to explain the reception of the Code Napoléon in Germany"
Presidental Report 2009: Professor Cownie's report on her year as president is availavle here as a PDF.
IALS Library: The SLS is delighted to note that our colleagues at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library were recently named as the 'Best Legal Information Service' at the LexisNexis Halsbury's Awards 2009.
Centenary Lecture: Punching our Weight - Academic Law and Public Understanding by Professor William Twinning.
President's
Reception: 11th March 2009, British Academy,
Carlton Terrace, London. Full report.
Other News:
- Messages regarding the 2010 SLS Conference
- Meeting with the Law Commission 14/12/2009
- Joint Academic Stage Board Handbook
- Crown Prosecutors Consultation
- Best Paper Short List 2009
- Ensure the accuracy of the 2009-2010 SLS Directory
- Professor David Nelken - Conferral of Award of Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences
- Research Information Network (RIN)
SLS Library Statement 2009
The Society of Legal Scholars has undertaken a revision of the SLS Statement, A Library for a Modern Law School and the associated Indicative List of Sources for Law Libraries (formerly the Indicative List of Law Library Holdings). Work was undertaken on this by Dr Peter Clinch of Cardiff University, commissioned by SLS. This followed discussion within a working party for SLS, comprising the Hon Secretary and Jules Winterton of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Chair of the SLS Libraries Sub Committee) as co-chairs, Professor Andy Boon from the University of Westminster and Peter Clinch. The work included questions to Law Librarians in the Annual BIALL/SLS Survey and a separate survey of Heads of Law Schools.We also had helpful comments from a number of individuals, and opened the drafts for public consultation.
The final draft of this revision was approved by the SLS Council at its meeting in September 2009 and is available here. If anyone has any questions, please contact the Hon Secretary, Stephen Bailey (stephen.bailey@nottingham.ac.uk), Jules Winterton (jules.winterton@sas.ac.uk) or Peter Clinch (ClinchPC@Cardiff.ac.uk).
Legal Events
The SLS is pleased to provide details of forthcoming legal events in on this site and via email. Should you wish to advertise an event please contact us.
Legal Events in February
- Are Solicitors still part of the profession, and what do they profess? : 2/2/10.
- Issues in Criminal Justice' lecture series : 3/2/10.
- Introduction to Perspectives on Legal Research : 5/2/10.
- International workshop on 'Climate Change and Global Public Health: Law, Justice and Governance' : 8/2/10.
- Academy of Social Sciences - Public Lecture series - : 8/2/10.
- Centre for International Governance - Annual Lecture : 10/2/10.
- Two seminars at QUB : 10/2/10.
- Conference, 'Privacy and the Individual' : 13/2/10.
- Applications for Summer School on Mental Disability Law in Practice : 15/2/10.
- Property Law in China - 2-3pm : 17/2/10.
- Academy of Social Sciences - january's e-bulletin is ready : 19/2/10.
- IALS Library news for January 2010 is now on the IALS website: : 19/2/10.
- registration is now open for the 2010 Modern Studies in Property Law Conference : 19/2/10.
- Conference - Obligations V: - ' Rights and Private Law' . Registration now open. : 19/2/10.
- 'Rethinking Law', Law Student Colloquium. Attendance is free of charge : 20/2/10.
Legal Events in March
- Talking Law and Ethics - Lunchtime Seminar Series - Hilary 2010 : 4/3/10.
- The CIPIL Spring Conference, : 13/3/10.
- BIICL Events in 2010 : 16/3/10.
- Conference 'New Technologies: Your Life? Your Health? Your Privacy? Our Human Rights' : 20/3/10.
- One-day Conference Hosted by the Durham Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice and Nottingham Law School : 23/3/10.
- Modern Studies in Property Law Conference 2010 : 23/3/10.
- International Law and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict : 24/3/10.
For all forthcoming events please click here. For a list of general notices of interest please click here.
