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New doctoral scholarship in the School of Law

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University of Sheffield Jessup Team Places in Top 32 Worldwide

The University of Sheffield Jessup team has placed among the Top 32 teams in the world, marking a historic achievement at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2026 and ranking in the top 4% globally.
Kanye West performing: Lollapalooza Chile 2011
Photo: Rodrigo Ferrari

Kanye West banned from UK: legal expert explains why

Jonathan Collinson, Lecturer in Law with the University of Sheffield, comments on the UK government preventing Kanye West, legally known as Ye, from entering the UK.
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Two University of Sheffield Students Named Among UK’s Top 10 Future Lawyers for 2026

Two outstanding students from the University of Sheffield’s School of Law have been recognised among the UK’s most promising legal talent, earning places in Target Jobs’ Top 10 Future Lawyers for 2026.
Law student at a lecture.

Annual James Muiruri International Law Lecture

International Criminal Law - The Road Less Travelled
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Seminar: Three Liberty Trees

This paper investigates the idea of human rights at a formative moment in its history.

Students in a Sociology lecture in the Elmfield lecture theatre

Seminar: New directions in hate reporting research: agency, heterogeneity and relationality

On Wednesday 13th February 2019, the Centre for Criminological Research hosted a seminar on hate reporting by Professor Catherine Donovan from Durham University, UK.