The Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) awarded the conference its largest annual research grant, with the conference being badged as the SLS Annual Seminar 2016. Additional research funding which facilitated the conference organisation was provided by the SOAS School of Law and the SOAS Faculty of Law and Social Sciences. I wish to thank colleagues in the SOAS Centres & Programmes Office who provided logistical support: Jane Savory, Thomas Abbs and Yasmin Jayesimi. Many thanks also go to the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies for agreeing to host us for the two day conference.--ECIP acknowledgements.