An antidote to anodyne “celebrations” of the Great Charter’s 800^th Anniversary, Newcastle Law School is holding a one-day conference to explore how Magna Carta’s legacy has been invoked in support of a range of contestable historical and contemporary constitutional developments. Speakers Include Dimitry Kochenov (Groningen University), TT Arvind (Newcastle University), Henry Jones (Durham University), Colin Murray (Newcastle University), Se-shauna Wheatle (Durham University) and Suryapratim Roy (Groningen University).

Conference Details and free registration: http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/magnacartadarkside/

Date: 24 July 2015

Time: 10.30-16.00

Venue: Newcastle Law School, 21-24 Windsor Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,  NE1 7RU.