Public Lectures

Details of upcoming lectures will be placed here as they become available. You can also keep up to date with the latest events by joining our Facebook Group.

 

Past Public Lectures

Legal Affairs Seminar: THE IRISH EU REFERENDUM – JUST SAY YES

5.30pm, Friday 11 December 2009

Speaker – Judge Frank Clarke, Chairman of the Referendum Commission in Ireland, that oversaw the recent vote on the Lisbon Treaty. 
He reflected on that experience, and also looked at how the Irish judiciary has more generally complied with European Community law since 1973.

Chairman – Andy Klom, Head of the European Commission’s Office in Wales.

 

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THE CENTRE'S 36TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE

17 November 2009
Anniversary Lecture 2009

Speech by First Minister, Welsh Assembly Government, the Right Hon. Rhodri Morgan AM on 'An Outward Looking Nation'

For a transcript of the lecture please follow the link below: 
An Outward Looking Nation, Rhodri Morgan AM (PDF, 56.37Kb)

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HUMAN RIGHTS – REVISITING FUNDAMENTAL THEMES IN THE VIENNA DECLARATION

24 July 2009

SPEAKERS’ LINE-UP: A range of academics and practitioners assembled, representing extensive research and practical expertise in human rights issues at international and national levels.  They included: Professor Eibe Riedel, member of the ICESCR Committee; Professor Malcolm Evans of Bristol University; Professor Mads Andenas of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights; Dr. Jochen von Bernstorff, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law; Professor Luke Clements, Cardiff Law School; and Ms Julia Häusermann of Rights and Humanity.

 

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World Press Freedom Day Lecture: DIGITAL BRITAIN - WILL IT BE GOOD FOR JOURNALISM IN DIGITAL WALES?

May 1, 2009

- Prof Ian Hargreaves

For a transcript of the lecture please follow the link below:
Digital Britain - will it be good for jounalism in digital Wales? (Word, 101Kb)

 

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ETHICS, ECONOMICS AND GLOBAL JUSTICE

- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams

For a transcript of the lecture please follow the link below:
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/2323

For an audio recording of the Archbishop's Lecture please click here.

The Archbishop’s lecture is now available in video format on YouTube in a 6 part series. Please follow the links below to access the recordings:

Ethics, Economics and Global Justice - Part 1
Ethics, Economics and Global Justice - Part 2
Ethics, Economics and Global Justice - Part 3
Ethics, Economics and Global Justice - Part 4
Ethics, Economics and Global Justice - Part 5
Ethics, Economics and Global Justice - Part 6