We may be late to celebrate this - but this is still excellent news.

The book can be purchased or downloaded @uclpress.bsky.social:

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JOB! I'm hiring a Senior Research Associate in Social and Political Philosophy as part of the ERC LEAD Project.

Deadline is May 3rd, and candidates would ideally begin in September 2026 or asap after.

Feel free to contact me with any questions - Share widely!

www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

We support Domestic Worker Rights ✊ Do you?

On Monday 6th April, it's the 14-year anniversary of the changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa. That's 14 years since the UK Government stripped migrant domestic workers of their labour rights.

Read our research: buff.ly/fPKM4ER

UCL Laws recently marked two centuries of leadership in expanding women's access to legal education with a powerful International Women's Day event that brought together a distinguished panel of inspiring practitioners and academics. ⚖️ 🎓 @vmantouvalou.bsky.social
Read the news ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypwr2949

Building a Fair Work Agency that works for all We tackle poverty and inequality in London

The Fair Work Agency launches in April & has the potential to reshape labour market enforcement. We support calls for:

✅ Proper resourcing
✅ A firewall from Immigration Enforcement so migrant workers can report abuse safely and
✅ Transparent enforcement data

www.trustforlondon.org.uk/fwa-briefing

UCL at 200 A commemorative volume marking UCL’s 200th anniversary, exploring two centuries of openness, discovery and global impact. Featuring insights from over 100 contributors, it reflects on UCL’s progressiv...

The brilliant team includes Lucy Briggs, Robert Davies, Hazel Genn, Lara Speicher, Sarah Sterlini, and of course Paul Ayris.

The Volume can be purchased or downloaded from here

uclpress.co.uk/book/ucl-at-...

All proceeds from the sale of the book will support UCL200 scholarships.

A few days ago we launched our book UCL at 200: Two Centuries of Insight and Impact, which I edited with the support of a brilliant team.

This book brings together more than 100 colleagues from across UCL and celebrates outstanding research of our community.

Thank you so much to the High Commissioner for such a thoughtful talk, and to our wonderful audience for excellent questions.

Today we had the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, giving a brilliant lecture @laws.ucl.ac.uk on People, Power and Society in the Age of AI.

The text is here, which also celebrates our UCL Bicentennial: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...

People, Power and Society in the Age of AI This UCL200 event, organised by the Institute for Human Rights, explores how digital technologies intersect with human rights to shape a fai

Much looking forward to welcoming the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, tomorrow at 1.45pm
@laws.ucl.ac.uk for the Annual Lecture of the UCL Institute for Human Rights on the topic:

'People, Power and Society in the Age of AI'. Join us:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/people-pow...

Enjoyed being interviewed for China Law Journal on 'What Can Scholars Do in the Face of Structural Injustice?'

There will soon be a Chinese edition of Structural Injustice and the Law (@uclpress.bsky.social), a book I co-edited w/ @jowolff.bsky.social, with Morning Star Press, a Hong Kong publisher

The hidden scandal of modern slavery in London Unpaid wages, 20-hour days, screaming abuse — Hannah Wallace investigates the grim reality for migrant domestic workers, helpless inside the city’s grandest addresses

Ahead of International Women’s Day, pleased to support Disay* to share her story with @thelondonstandard.bsky.social about her experiences & the changes we need in order to ensure all migrant domestic workers, a mostly female workforce, are protected & safe at work
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Tap Social | Criminally Good Beer | Oxford Change is Brewing! Shop now for Criminally Good Beer. We’re passionate about great craft beer and social justice. Free local delivery & nation-wide shipping.

Just found out about Tap Social
and placed an order. An unexpected benefit of presenting a paper to colleagues on work in prison and post-release. Thanks
@timcauser.bsky.social!

Great initiative to support prisoners and prison leavers. tapsocialmovement.com

I worked on the book with a brilliant team, including Lucy Briggs, Hazel Genn, Paul Ayris, Lara Speicher, and an outstanding project manager, Robert Davies. We also had a great Advisory Group of senior academics, as well as the input of many colleagues from across UCL.

Happy 200th Birthday, UCL! @uclnews.bsky.social

An honour for me to be Lead Editor of the book UCL at 200: Two Centuries of Insight and Impact. It contains over 100 pieces on groundbreaking research from across UCL the last two centuries.

It is available here www.ucl.ac.uk/about/ucls-b...

On Friday we had a wonderful full day symposium at LSE Law School celebrating the life and work of Conor Gearty. It was very special and full of emotions. We all agreed that Conor would have loved it.

Many congratulations and thank you to Luke McDonagh and Gerry Simpson for organising it.

Big Tech: A Human Rights Perspective This UCL200 event, organised by the Institute for Human Rights, explores how digital technologies intersect with human rights to shape a fair and inclusive society.

Much looking forward to welcoming the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, at UCL Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk

He will give the Institute for Human Rights Annual Lecture on the topic: 'Big Tech: A Human Rights Perspective'.

Join us on 18 March at 1.45pm.

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

FairChecks | A short film - #FairChecks A short film highlighting the experiences of those facing the life-long barrier of a criminal record. Join our campaign for criminal records reform today.

A snippet from our short film by One Umbrella Productions, featuring the talented Kellie Shirley. 💙

Watch the full short film here: fairchecks.org.uk/fairchecks-a...

#FairChecks #CriminalRecords #Justice

Just published, my “The Philosophers Have Only Interpreted the World.”Philosophy and Society 36 (4): 985–1000. Open access.

journal.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/index.php/fi...

30 years ago (1996) I published An Introduction to Political Philosophy. I thought I had about 5 years until something came along that would replace it. Well, very proud to say it's still standing. Now in 4th edition. The final chapter changes with each edition but the rest much the same.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on the Labour Rights of Incarcerated People: A Case Study of England and Wales This article presents the 2024 Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, entitled ‘Contemporary Forms of Slavery as Affecting Currently and Formerly Incarcerat...

I have a new article in the Howard Journal of Crime & Justice: 'The UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on the Labour Rights of Incarcerated People: A Case Study of England and Wales'.

Thanks to Rob Jones & Greg Davies for inviting me.

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Warmest congratulations to Jack Beadsworth who successfully defended his PhD at @laws.ucl.ac.uk with two incredible examiners, @cbarnard.bsky.social & ACL Davies.

It was an absolute joy to be Jack's supervisor on 'Migrant Labour Law' with Nicola Countouris.

Congratulations again, Dr Beadsworth!

Virginia Mantouvalou (right) is receiving an award from HRH The Princess Royal.

Congratulations to Professor @vmantouvalou.bsky.social for being selected Runner Up at the @innertemple.org.uk Book Prize 2025, a major triennial competition for outstanding authorship. ⚖️ 📖
➡️ Read the news story: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/pr...

A huge thank you to @hinabokharild.bsky.social for tabling & helping pass the London Assembly motion calling for more rights for migrant domestic workers to help them avoid exploitation! Thanks also to the other members for voting in support! Read the motion here: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

We were presented with our prizes by Princess Anne (more photos to follow!) in a delightful ceremony.

Warmest congratulations to @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social for the main prize, to Sean Coyle and Liron Shmilovits who also received prizes, and to Brooke Marshall for the new author prize.

Truly honoured that my book Structural Injustice and Workers' Rights was selected as Runner Up for the @innertemple.org.uk book prize, a major triennial competition for outstanding authorship.

This Thursday we're celebrating the work of Honorary Professor Lord Hendy in our event 'Class Struggle and the Law'. Join us.

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

Judgments from the @echr.coe.int have influenced policy in areas like mental health, reproductive rights and access to essential medical treatments.

Leaving the #ECHR would be a blow for health, justice and accountability, writes @martinmckee.bsky.social👇

🔗 www.bmj.com/content/391/... via @bmj.com

Reforming Human Rights after the Independent Review of the Human Rights Act Organised by the Human Rights Institute and the Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism.

A video of our UCL event on 'Reforming Human Rights after the Independent Review of the Human Rights Act' is available below.

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

The ‘othering’ of human rights and the agenda underlying calls for UK withdrawal from the ECHR A recent conference marking the 75th anniversary anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights provided a sobering opportunity for reflection on possible trajectories of human rights prote…

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Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.

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