Cambridge Pro Bono Project
by Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge · 23 episodes
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The Cambridge Pro Bono Project ('CPP') was established within the Faculty of Law in 2010, and launched by Professor Philippe Sands QC. Since then, the CPP has undertaken several major projects each year. Since its inauguration, the CPP has partnered with dozens of bodies, including NGOs, charities, barristers’ chambers and courts. The CPP is a research centre, not a legal clinic. It works on a model which draws on the subject-matter expertise of graduate doctoral researchers, masters students, and Faculty experts, to produce reports on a wide range of public interest matters, including in the fields of public international law, criminal la...
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Environmental Law and Climate Change: Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2025
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted the annual lecture featuring Professor Judge Leonardo Brant (International Court of Justice; Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)…
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'Meeting At the Crossroads: Aligning Global Agendas to End Exploitation': CPP Lecture
Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Eileen Dong at the Faculty of Law on Wednesday, 15 May 2024.Eileen Dong, a renowned UN Ambassador, distinguished member of the US Committee for Re…
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51 min
Professor Christine Chinkin: Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2024
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted the annual lecture featuring Professor Christine Chinkin, FBA.The Cambridge Pro Bono Project is a research centre that draws on the subj…
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45 min
'The Relationship Between Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Structure': Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annu…
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted this annual lecture, in which Dr Justice DY Chandrachud (Chief Justice of India) discussed the topic 'The Relationship Between Constitut…
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'A Personal Journal to Advocacy': Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2021
On Wednesday 19th May 2021 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron.Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE is a Crossbench Peer in the UK House of Lords and Chair of 5Right…
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47 min
'The Unity of Law': Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2022
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted this annual lecture, in which Lord Justice Singh, in conversation with Dr Stephanie Palmer discussed the topic 'The Unity of Law' on 27…
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The UK’s Responsibility to Record and Report Civilian Casualties: CPP Launch Event
An online event held by Cambridge Pro Bono Project and Action on Armed Violence.Over the course of its military involvement in the Syrian conflict, the UK Government has claimed th…
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'Pro Bono Work at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights': CPP Lecture
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) was delighted to welcome Pablo Gonzalez, Lawyer at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to speak on the topic 'Pro Bono Work at the Inter-A…
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42 min
'The Cambridge Pro Bono Project and Beyond': CPP Lecture
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) was delighted to welcome Jason Pobjoy, Barrister at Blackstone Chambers and Founder of Cambridge Pro Bono Project who spoke on the topic 'The C…
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42 min
'The Value of Pro Bono Work': CPP Lecture
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) is delighted to welcome Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers who spoke on the topic 'The Value of Pro Bono Work'.Caoi…
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'Is the UK Constitution Fit For Purpose?': CPP Lecture
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) is delighted to welcome Sir Jeffrey Jowell KCMG QC, Barrister at Blackstone Chambers; Emeritus Professor at UCL who spoke on the topic 'Is the…
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'The Death Penalty Project': Professor Saul Lehrfreund MBE
Speaker: Professor Saul Lehrfreund MBE, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of The Death Penalty ProjectThe Death Penalty Project is an international legal action charity based at…
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'COVID-19 and Human Rights: The Stress Test': Cambridge Pro Bono Project
Speaker: Adam Wagner, Doughty Street ChambersThe coronavirus pandemic has driven liberal democracies to forfeit individual liberties of citizens in benefit of the collective well-b…
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43 min
'Conscience, Religious Accommodations, and Religious Exemptions': John Corvino
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted this lecture in the CPP Colloquium Series, supported by the Centre for Public Law. The lecture was given by Professor John Corvino, at t…
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'Human Rights and Access to Justice in a Post-Brexit World': Martha Spurrier (audio)
The Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted this lecture in the CPP Colloquium Series, supported by the Centre for Public Law. The lecture was given by Martha Spurrier, Director of…
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Cambridge Pro Bono Project Lecture: '(Democratic) Politics by Other Means: Public Interest Litigation in South…
On 9 March 2017 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project (CPP) hosted Jason Brickhill to speak on the topic '(Democratic) Politics by Other Means: Public Interest Litigation in South Africa'…
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'Using law as a tool to bring about social change': Cambridge Pro Bono Project Colloquium Series
On 22 February 2017 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project Colloquium Series hosted a talk by Shauneen Lambe, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Just for Kids Law, giving a talk on her e…
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'Cause lawyering and immigration law: more harm than good?': Cambridge Pro Bono Project Colloquium Series
On 6 February 2017 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project Colloquium Series hosted a talk by Colin Yeo, immigration barrister at Garden Court Chambers, and founding editor of the Free Move…
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36 min
'litigating hate speech in the highest courts': Ivan Hare
Ivan Hare delivered a lecture as a guest of the Cambridge Pro Bono Project on Wednesday 23 November 2016 at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.Ivan Hare, barrister at Blac…
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'Protecting Individual Rights: Role of the General Court of Justice of the EU': Judge Nicholas Forwood
On 3 March 2014, Judge Nicholas Forwood delivered a lecture entitled "Protecting Individual Rights: Role of the General Court of Justice of the EU" as a guest of the Cambridge Univ…