"In loving memory of Emma Warburton Hamlyn daughter of William Bussell and Emma Gorsuch Hamlyn born Nov 5th 1860, died Sept 1st 1941"The Hamlyn Trust
The Hamlyn Trust was created in 1948, by Miss Emma Hamlyn in memory of her father, a solicitor and Justice of the Peace in Torquay, Devon. The object of the Trust is to further knowledge and understanding of the law; this is achieved through an annual series of public lectures by distinguished judges, legal practitioners, academic lawyers and other eminent speakers. For further information, please view The Hamlyn Legacy (.pdf)
The trust is administered from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.
Seminars
2012 Hamlyn Seminar - Professor Jeremy Waldron
Lectures
2011 Hamlyn Lectures - Professor Jeremy Waldron
View the complete list of past Hamlyn Lecture speakers and topics
Professor Conor Gearty's 2005 Hamlyn Lectures, Can Human Rights Survive, now available.
Due to the generosity of Cambridge University Press, the 2005 Hamlyn lectures can now be read on the Hamlyn Website. The Trustees are grateful to the Press for enabling the Trust to bring these prestigious lectures to the widest possible readership. Please note that this is a read only version of “ Can Human Rights Survive?” and cannot be downloaded.
Visit Professor Gearty's lectures, and all previous Hamlyn lectures
Hamlyn lectures from 2005 onwards are also available for purchase from Cambridge University Press.
The Trustees
The Trustees represent all parts of the UK:
Professor A Sherr, University of London (Chairman)
Professor R Greaves, The University of Glasgow
Professor I R Davies, Swansea University
Ms Clare Dyer, The Guardian
Professor R Halson, University of Leeds
Professor J Morison, Queen’s University, Belfast
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Sedley
Professor C Stebbings, University of Exeter
Contact the Hamlyn Trust
Eliza Boudier
Secretary to the Chairman of the Trust
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Charles Clore House
17 Russell Square
London
WC1B 5DR
Tel: 020 7862 5849
Email: eliza.boudier@sas.ac.uk
