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The Sir David Williams Lecture is an annual address delivered by a guest lecturer in honour of Sir David Williams, Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. The lecture series is hosted by the Centre for Public Law (CPL).

The Cambridge Faculty of Law has a long tradition of outstanding scholarship in Constitutional and Administrative Law as can be seen from the contributions of E.C.S. Wade, Stanley de Smith and Sir William Wade. Today a significant number of Faculty members continue to have research interests in these fields and in the area of regulation and regulatory systems. The main aim of the CPL is to promote research in the area of public law, and to develop into a research centre of national and international reputation.

For more information about the David Williams Lectures, and the CPL, please see the CPL website at http://www.cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/

Cambridge Law Faculty

'Principle and Pragmatism in Public Law': The 2019 Sir David Williams Lecture

'Principle and Pragmatism in Public Law': The 2019 Sir David Williams Lecture

Cambridge Law Faculty

'Reflections on the Rule of Law in a Dangerous World': The 2018 Sir David Williams Lecture

'Reflections on the Rule of Law in a Dangerous World': The 2018 Sir David Williams Lecture

Cambridge Law Faculty

'Divided by a common language: British and American perspectives on Constitutional Law'

'Divided by a common language: British and American perspectives on Constitutional Law'

Cambridge Law Faculty

'The lion beneath the throne: law as history': The 2016 Sir David Williams Lecture

'The lion beneath the throne: law as history': The 2016 Sir David Williams Lecture

Cambridge Law Faculty

'Devolution. Federation. Constitution. From here to where?': The 2015 Sir David Williams Lecture

'Devolution. Federation. Constitution. From here to where?': The 2015 Sir David Williams Lecture

Cambridge Law Faculty

'Not in the Public Interest': The 2014 Sir David Williams Lecture - Conor Gearty

'Not in the Public Interest': The 2014 Sir David Williams Lecture - Conor Gearty

Cambridge Law Faculty

'The Relationship Between the European Court of Human Rights and National Constitutional Courts?'

'The Relationship Between the European Court of Human Rights and National Constitutional Courts?'

Cambridge Law Faculty

'The Good Constitution': The 2012 Sir David Williams Lecture - Lord Justice Laws

'The Good Constitution': The 2012 Sir David Williams Lecture - Lord Justice Laws

Cambridge Law Faculty

'The Rule of Law and Human Dignity': The 2011 Sir David Williams Lecture - Professor Jeremy Waldron

'The Rule of Law and Human Dignity': The 2011 Sir David Williams Lecture - Professor Jeremy Waldron

Cambridge Law Faculty

'A View from the Bar': The 2010 Sir David Williams Lecture - Michael Beloff QC

'A View from the Bar': The 2010 Sir David Williams Lecture - Michael Beloff QC

Cambridge Law Faculty

'Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court': The 2009 Sir David Williams Lecture - John G Roberts Jnr

'Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court': The 2009 Sir David Williams Lecture - John G Roberts Jnr

Cambridge Law Faculty

'Federalism and Devolution at the 'Real' Turn of the Millennium': Sandra Day O'Connor

'Federalism and Devolution at the 'Real' Turn of the Millennium': Sandra Day O'Connor

Cambridge Law Faculty

'White water rafting: The UK's constitutions at a time of stress': 2022 Sir David Williams Lecture

'White water rafting: The UK's constitutions at a time of stress': 2022 Sir David Williams Lecture

Cambridge Law Faculty

'The Craft of Constitutional Adjudication': The 2023 Sir David Williams Lecture

'The Craft of Constitutional Adjudication': The 2023 Sir David Williams Lecture