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Contemporary forms of slavery and exploitation, including forced labour, debt bondage, and domestic servitude, are some of the most pressing human rights issues of today. In this webinar, Professor Tomoya Obokata, the current UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery since 2020, will discuss his mandate and views on states’ and non-state actors' responses to these concerns.
28 October 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online via Teams
This is a discussion with Natalie Sutherland, co-founder of In/Fertility in the City, an events series and award-winning podcast exploring the complex relationship between infertility and professional careers.
29 October 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
PCL050 and online (Teams)
Dr Luke Dimitrios Spieker (Humboldt University) will give a DELI lunchtime seminar entitled "Trust, Solidarity, Democracy: Towards a republican Union citizenship after Commission v Malta?".
14 November 2025
PCL048 - Hogan Lovells Lecture Theatre
Dr Victoria Hooton (Sheffield) and Dr Elizabeth Chloe Romanis (Durham) will give a DELI lunchtime seminar entitled "Pregnancy, Parenting, and Work: The Nature of Pregnancy Protections in EU Law".
28 November 2025
In collaboration with the Institute for Medical Humanities (IMH), the Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS) will host a screening of Vera Drake in the Palatine Centre.
03 December 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Palatine Centre, Durham Law School
Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta (Court of Justice of the European Union) will give the DELI Annual Lecture on Friday 6th February 2026.
06 February 2026
In person - PCL048, Hogan Lovells Lecture Theatre
Dr Thibault Schrepel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will give a DELI seminar entitled "Competition Policies Around AI's Self-Reinforcing Dynamics".
19 February 2026
Prof Chloé Brière and Dr Julia Burchett (Université Libre de Bruxelles) will give a DELI lunchtime seminar entitled "Accountability for Core International Crimes: New Role and New Expectations for the EU?".
03 March 2026
Of interest to students and researchers of bioethics, medical law and biolaw, Professor Rebecca Bennett will present her research on the policy around IVF treatment and disability screening based on the concerns around the welfare of future children.
04 March 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
TBD
Prof Marija Bartl (University of Amsterdam) will give a DELI lunchtime seminar entitled "Reimagining Prosperity: Toward a New Imaginary of Law and Political Economy in the EU".
12 March 2026
Professor Woolley specialises in her research on supporting progress towards ecological sustainability through law. In the seminar, she will argue that interdisciplinary interaction between specialists in law, ethics, and ecology is central to developing societal structures for moving away from an inherently unsustainable present and promoting ecological sustainability.
18 March 2026
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