Opened my old institutional email account for the first time in a while and I have a load of increasingly frantic review requests from different journals. Journal review platforms need to have a better system for accommodating/noting out-of-office replies / changes of contact info.
Thoughtful review of "Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe: Comparative Perspectives", Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt and Jennifer Hendry (Eds.) (by Stewart Field, Cardiff)
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Big screen showing ‘Official Launch of the Asian Legal History Association’ 17 March 2026, plus the CUHK Law 20th anniversary logo and the logo of the ALHA.
Privileged to attend the official launch of the Asian Legal History Association at CUHK Faculty of Law this morning, and to hear Prof Renisa Mawani deliver the inaugural conference’s keynote lecture this afternoon. Congratulations to all involved in such a successful event.
Such a pleasure for @glexareen.bsky.social & me to participate in the USQ-hosted workshop ‘Deliberation & Contestation in Multinational Democracies’ and present (the latest instalment of) our work on the limits of legal pluralism. Many thanks to the participants for the engagement & feedback.
Many thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts to @jenhendry.bsky.social and me for "Global Law and Particular Legalities: Essays in Honour of William Twining". We received an overwhelming number of submissions (well over 80 abstracts), with a very high standard of work across the board. 1/2
We're overjoyed to announce that we are going to create the Foucault's Panopticon, from Foucault's classic cautionary essay For Fucks Sake Don't Let Them Create The Panopticon
10am meeting on January 2 is cruel & unusual punishment for a Scot…
🚨🚨 Call for papers!!! 🚨🚨
Together with @jenhendry.bsky.social, I am excited to ask for contributions to a special issue of the Journal of Comparative Law, dedicated to the legacy of the late and wonderful William Twining. Full details to follow:
Shot showing screen, lectern, and participants at the Cultivating Research Impact in Socio-Legal Studies workshop at Monash University
Front page of the workshop schedule, showing the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation logo and the title of my keynote: Both Accident & Design: Intentionality, Agility, & Serendipity in Cultivating Socio-Legal Impact.
Very much enjoyed giving the keynote at the Cultivating Research Impact in Socio-Legal Studies workshop at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Justice Innovation. Many thanks to Genevieve Grant & Marc Trabsky for the invitation, and to participants for the great questions.
Can’t stop watching the Scotland goals 🤩🏴🙌 4️⃣-2️⃣🎉
📣School of Law academic in the news!
Our Professor @drmitchtravis.bsky.social is quoted in this @theguardian.com piece discussing the policy and legality of surgeries conducted on intersex children 👇
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@lsjleeds.bsky.social
Many many congratulations to my good friend @drmitchtravis.bsky.social on his promotion to Professor. I had the privilege of working with Mitch for the bones of a decade and this recognition of both his talent & hard work is extremely well deserved. 👏👏👏
Over at the JLS-Blog, we published some thoughts on our recently published edited volume on "Socio-legal Trajectories Across Europe" @naomialderman.bsky.social @jenhendry.bsky.social
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NEW from me:
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Now Open @elengebretsen.bsky.social @martindimarco.bsky.social @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social @jenhendry.bsky.social @sandraduffy.bsky.social @kirstenwidner.bsky.social @smhall.bsky.social @racheljwechsler.bsky.social @kbrickell.bsky.social
Interested in PG study or doctoral research at #CUHK? Consider attending CUHK Postgraduate Virtual Info Week 2025, October 20-31, details via the link:
www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/a...
We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 shortlist – six books that ‘are all brilliantly written and brilliantly human’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
This paper that the brilliant @mwewerinke.bsky.social and I coauthored for @iclq.bsky.social is probably my most significant piece of work on statehood and sea-level rise. Find it here, open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
MS Word, why do you hate ‘particular’? Sometimes it’s necessary, better even, so miss me with the pass-agg underlining already
Nice to receive my copy of this book! Such an enjoyable project - great contributors and a memorable Oñati workshop. @cmboulanger.bsky.social @n-creutzfeldt.bsky.social @mpilhlt.bsky.social @hartpublishing.bsky.social
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View of CUHK campus from my 6th floor office: visible are the new accommodation block at United College, the UC water tower, the sky bridge, some lush rainforest, and a beautiful blue sky.
Happy first day of semester to all who celebrate #cuhk #cuhklaw #hongkong
🚨 OFFICIEL ! 𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘̀𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗜𝗦 𝗗𝗘 𝗦𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘̀𝗥𝗘, 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗠𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗬 🏴 (𝟮𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝘀) 𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘́ 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝟯𝟬 𝗗𝗨 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗡 𝗗’𝗢𝗥 ! 🌕👏
Congratulations to Scott McTominay, who has been nominated for football's most prestigious individual award.
The Scotland midfielder is among the Ballon d'Or nominees after a season in which he won the league with Napoli and was named Serie A MVP, while becoming a hero on the streets of Naples
Radio 3 is playing an orchestral version of Sweet fucking Caroline, having just five minutes ago played Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. Kill me
The Observatory has raised the T9 storm signal for the first time since 2023, with hurricane-force Wipha closing in on China's southern coast. The weather service urged the public to take precautionary measures, adding that it will consider issuing the T10. In full: buff.ly/cxQbpYd Photos: Kyle Lam.
🧵The 6-year @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant @ips-leeds.bsky.social is complete, as is their new website!
inclusivepublicspace.leeds.ac.uk
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Happy publication day!
@n-creutzfeldt.bsky.social @cmboulanger.bsky.social
Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe (Oñati International Series in Law & Society, Hart 2025) is now available to purchase: use discount code GLR BD8 at the checkout for 20% off.
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