Thursday 23 May and Friday 24 May will see a host of key speakers taking part in a conference organised by the University of Glasgow's School of Law looking at Scottish Enlightenment thought.

Primarily focused on legal thought, the conference will discuss its wider impact both in a national context and on the subsequent development of Colonialism, Human Rights and International Law.

An international gathering of historians, legal historians, philosophers and international lawyers from the UK, Ireland, USA and Australia will be participating.

Topics will range from Wilfrid Prest of the University of Adelaide on 'The Enlightened Blackstone: Architecture and Education' to David Kennedy from Harvard Law School on 'Global Governance and the Politics of Expertise'.

In addition, Thomas Franck of New York University will present 'Look Back in Awe: How a 21st century Human Rights Advocate regards the Scottish Enlightenment.'

The conference will take place in the University of Glasgow Senate Room

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Media Relations Office (media@gla.ac.uk)

Conference Programme is available from the University Press Office, on request. Tel: 0141 330 3535

For further information on conference, please call the Press Office or Catriona Drew at The School of Law on 0141 330 5543.

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First published: 22 May 2002