Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
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The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) is part of the School of Advanced Study
of the University of London
. It was founded in 1946 as a national academic institution to promote and advance legal research
, implementing a proposal of 1934 report of the Legal Education Committee chaired by Lord Atkin. It became part of the University of London's School of Advanced Study in 1994. In addition to academic research, it caters for the postgraduate law students at London University who are studying for an LLM or PhD
. It also arranges seminars and lectures, many of which are open to the public.
The IALS library
, part of the Senate House Libraries, is considered the leading library for law research in the UK. It holds around 300,000 individual items and subscribes to about 3,000 legal journals. The library also houses an extensive archive
of documents relating to legal education
.
As of 2006, it includes two professors, Professor Avrom Sherr (Director and Woolf Professor of Legal Education) and Professor Terence C. Daintith, (Professor of Law); Richard Nzerem is Director of the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies; There are two Senior Lecturers: Dr Helen Xanthaki is a Senior Lecturer in Legislative Studies, and Academic Director of the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies and Dr Constantin Stefanou is a Senior Lecturer and LLM Director of Advanced Legislative Studies; and there are 21 Research Fellows:
Professor Kern Alexander, (Financial Services Law and Regulation)
Dr Mads Andenas
,(Company and Commercial Law
Dr Mahmood Bagheri, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Ilias Bantekas, Associate Research Fellow
Professor David Barnhizer, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Bill Bowring, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor David Carey Miller, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Fiona Cownie, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Daniel Greenberg, Associate Research Fellow
Julian Harris, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Andrew Haynes, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Johan J Henning, Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Company Law
Professor Michael Lobban, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Stephen Mason, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Robert McCorquodale, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Sa'id Mosteshar, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Uma Narayan, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Barry Rider, Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Professor Julian Webb, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Dr Lisa Webley, Research Fellow
Dr Simone White, Associate Research Fellow
(after war damage was repaired), subsequently expanding into 26 Russell Square in 1954, and later into further temporary accommodation. It moved to Charles Clore House, a new purpose-built 9-floor building at 17 Russell Square in 1976. Charles Clore House forms the southern end of the Bedford Way building designed by Sir Denys Lasdun
, the remainder of which is occupied by the Institute of Education
and University College London
.
Its first Director was Professor (later Sir) David Hughes Parry, who retired in 1959. Professor (later Sir) Norman Anderson was then Director until his retirement in 1976. Professor Aubrey L. Diamond was the new director until 1986, then Sir Jack Jacob. Professor Barry Rider retired in April 2004, replaced by Professor Avrom Sherr.
School of Advanced Study
The School of Advanced Study, a postgraduate institution of the University of London, is the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities and social sciences...
of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. It was founded in 1946 as a national academic institution to promote and advance legal research
Legal research
Legal research is "the process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making. In its broadest sense, legal research includes each step of a course of action that begins with an analysis of the facts of a problem and concludes with the application and...
, implementing a proposal of 1934 report of the Legal Education Committee chaired by Lord Atkin. It became part of the University of London's School of Advanced Study in 1994. In addition to academic research, it caters for the postgraduate law students at London University who are studying for an LLM or PhD
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. It also arranges seminars and lectures, many of which are open to the public.
The IALS library
Academic library
An academic library is a library that is attached to academic institutions above the secondary level, serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff...
, part of the Senate House Libraries, is considered the leading library for law research in the UK. It holds around 300,000 individual items and subscribes to about 3,000 legal journals. The library also houses an extensive archive
Archive
An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...
of documents relating to legal education
Legal education
Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law or business...
.
As of 2006, it includes two professors, Professor Avrom Sherr (Director and Woolf Professor of Legal Education) and Professor Terence C. Daintith, (Professor of Law); Richard Nzerem is Director of the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies; There are two Senior Lecturers: Dr Helen Xanthaki is a Senior Lecturer in Legislative Studies, and Academic Director of the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies and Dr Constantin Stefanou is a Senior Lecturer and LLM Director of Advanced Legislative Studies; and there are 21 Research Fellows:
Professor Kern Alexander, (Financial Services Law and Regulation)
Dr Mads Andenas
Mads Andenas
Mads Andenas is a legal academic and a Member of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. He is a professor at the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo and the former Director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London and the...
,(Company and Commercial Law
Dr Mahmood Bagheri, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Ilias Bantekas, Associate Research Fellow
Professor David Barnhizer, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Bill Bowring, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor David Carey Miller, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Fiona Cownie, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Daniel Greenberg, Associate Research Fellow
Julian Harris, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Andrew Haynes, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Johan J Henning, Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Company Law
Professor Michael Lobban, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Stephen Mason, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Robert McCorquodale, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Professor Sa'id Mosteshar, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Uma Narayan, Associate Research Fellow
Professor Barry Rider, Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Professor Julian Webb, Senior Associate Research Fellow
Dr Lisa Webley, Research Fellow
Dr Simone White, Associate Research Fellow
History
The Institute was originally housed at 25 Russell SquareRussell Square
Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. It is near the University of London's main buildings and the British Museum. To the north is Woburn Place and to the south-east is Southampton Row...
(after war damage was repaired), subsequently expanding into 26 Russell Square in 1954, and later into further temporary accommodation. It moved to Charles Clore House, a new purpose-built 9-floor building at 17 Russell Square in 1976. Charles Clore House forms the southern end of the Bedford Way building designed by Sir Denys Lasdun
Denys Lasdun
Sir Denys Lasdun CH was an eminent English architect. Probably his best known work is the Royal National Theatre, on London's South Bank of the Thames, which is a Grade II* listed building and one of the most notable examples of Brutalist design in the United Kingdom.Lasdun studied at the...
, the remainder of which is occupied by the Institute of Education
Institute of Education
The Institute of Education is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom specialised in postgraduate study and research in the field of education and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It is the largest education research body in the United Kingdom, with...
and University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
.
Its first Director was Professor (later Sir) David Hughes Parry, who retired in 1959. Professor (later Sir) Norman Anderson was then Director until his retirement in 1976. Professor Aubrey L. Diamond was the new director until 1986, then Sir Jack Jacob. Professor Barry Rider retired in April 2004, replaced by Professor Avrom Sherr.