Martin Wolf CBE to forecast Britain's place in a future Europe

The lecture, entitled 'The Place of Britain in a Future Europe', forms the highlight of a full and varied programme of Law, Justice and Society lectures, workshops and panel discussions for the start of the new academic year.

Martin Wolf was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 ‘for services to financial journalism', and is widely considered to be one of the world's most influential writers on economics. He has been a forum fellow at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos since 1999, and in 2010-2011 he was a member of the UK government's Independent Commission on Banking.

Mr Wolf will argue that Britain has become a semi-detached member of the European Union, both psychologically and politically. In his view, the status quo for the eurozone is untenable: it will either become more integrated or disintegrate. Either way, the European Union will be transformed and so will Britain's place, whether inside or, quite possibly, outside it.

Additional highlights in the events programme include a lecture by András Sajó, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights on 18th October, entitled 'Courts as Representatives', in which he will address the controversial issue of judicial legitimacy at a time of growing public distrust in the representativeness of the political system, and legislation in particular.

This lecture will serve to open debate for a panel discussion and academic workshop the following day, at which Judge Sajó will be joined by The Hon Mr Justice Cranston, Queen's Bench Division of the UK High Court; Judge Jed S. Rakoff from the US Federal Court, and Justice Robert Sharpe from the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

For further details of our full programme of events and to reserve your place, please visit our News and Events page and follow the links for online registration.

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