Lucy Finchett-Maddock 'Dolphin Moves' (Oil on Canvas, 40.1 x 59.9 x 0.8 cm) (2025)

Call for Papers: Four Nations Law and the Humanities. CFPs open for Cardiff (2 July 2026) and Warwick (17 July 2026) workshops. Deadline: 30 April 2026. Initiative supports UK‑based early‑career scholars working in Law and Humanities. Details: ials.sas.ac.uk/research/lhu...

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IALS 2026 "Colonial Legacies of Intellectual Property" Conference A Great Success March 2026

📝NEW BLOG POST!

Read Dr Toni Lester's post on the "Colonial Legacies of Intellectual Conference", held in January at the IALS.

Read the full post here at 👇

🔗 ials.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#IALS #LawAndInnovation #Conferences #IntellectualProperty #Decolonisation

Migrating Borders and Citizenship in Law - University of London Press Borders not only demarcate nations and territories, but transform people into migrants. Hand-in-hand with law and law enforcement, borders create residents and foreigners. The law ascertains who cross...

Congrats to Devyani Prabhat @bristoluni.bsky.social on the publication today of 'Migrating Borders and Citizenship in Law'!

Part of the #OpenAccess Reimagining Law and Justice series published with @ials.bsky.social.

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The Law Show - When is it legal to go to war? - BBC Sounds Under international law, when can a country use force against another?

ICYMI - @susanbreau.bsky.social, Professor of International Law at the @ials.bsky.social, was a guest on BBC Radio 4's The Law Show this afternoon. Listen now on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Fellowship Applications and Renewals Applications for the 2026/27 academic year are now open.

Applications for IES Fellowships in the 2026/27 academic year are now open!

You can apply for an ECR or Research fellowship, with terms from 6 months to 3 years.

The application deadline is 10 April.

ies.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/...

Xavier Nueno, In Media Lex: Authority and the Mechanization of Judgment in the 19th Century Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Join us tonight at the IALS for 'In Media Lex: Authority and the Mechanization of Judgment in the 19th Century', with Xavier Nueno (EPFL)

📅 10/03/2026
🕒 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
📍 IALS Conference Room

All welcome - this event is free to attend but booking is required 👇

IALS Annual Review for 2025 Now Available IALS Annual Review for 2025 now available to download or read online.

📚The IALS Annual Review for 2025 is now available to download or read online.

Available here 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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#IALS #AnnualReview2025 #SchoolofAdvancedStudy #UniversityofLondon

The Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums Collaborative forums connecting early-career scholars across the UK to explore interdisciplinary approaches to law and the humanities.

Call for Papers: Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums - Glasgow and Belfast Workshops.

📍 Glasgow ials.sas.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

📍 Queen's University Belfast
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🔗 More information about the programme
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What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran? Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operation

Professor @susanbreau.bsky.social, Senior Associate Research Fellow at @ials.bsky.social, is featured in a recent article in @theguardian.com as part of a panel of legal experts offering insight into international law issues connected to the war in Iran.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

An event to celebrate the launch of this brilliant new #OpenAccess book, published with @ials.bsky.social:

uolpress.co.uk/book/migrati...

IALS Appoints Nothando Lunga as Creative Practitioner in Residence South African architect Nothando Lunga appointed as IALS's Creative Practitioner to explore Charles Clore House through decolonial spatial practices in its anniversary year.

@ials.bsky.social is very pleased to announce the appointment of Nothando Lunga as its 2026 Creative Practitioner in Residence.

👉 Read full announcement here: ials.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#CreativePractitionerInResidence #LegalStudies #AcademicSpaces

CALL FOR PAPERS: The Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums 2026

📚 CALL FOR PAPERS: The Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums 2026

We are excited to announce the calls for papers for Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums 2026!

Download call here 👇

Author-Reading Event: The business of producing and promoting women’s writing. How are books born? From idea to the global shelf

We have 2 great #IWD2026 events coming up, organised as part of a larger 2-day conference on the book journey from idea to the global shelf.

📢 Author-Reading Event: The business of producing and promoting women’s writing. How are books born? From idea to the global shelf
📅 12 March, 3:30-6:30

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📣New publication out today from @uolpress.bsky.social: 'Law and Justice in the 1950s: Case Studies From a Neglected Decade'.

Edited by Fiona Cownie and Rosemary Auchmuty.

Published in association with the @ials.bsky.social.

📕Available now for purchase or via open access: https://bit.ly/3NwA1BK

The Four Nations Law and the Humanities Forums Collaborative forums connecting early-career scholars across the UK to explore interdisciplinary approaches to law and the humanities.

CALL FOR PAPERS: LHub's new project: law and humanities in the 'Four Nations', ECR network: with forthcoming workshops in England, Wales, Scotland and N Ireland. Fab events for our ECR community 👏 👇 @adiver.bsky.social @ials.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yrk86hyp

Get ready to write your dissertation with our afternoon of training sessions - covering finding journal articles, using OSCOLA, and formatting with Word. First session on Tues 7th March, book your place now: libcal.ials.sas.ac.uk

Struggling to find or access library resources? Worried about your OSCOLA citations? IALS librarians are here to help! Booking is now open for one-to-one advice appointments: buff.ly/3W7CkwH

Season's Greetings from all at IALS!🎄

We will be closing for the Christmas break at 17:00 on Tuesday 23rd December, and reopening at 9:00 on Monday 5th January.

Wishing you a peaceful break and we look forward to welcoming you back in 2026!

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Call for Convenors - The Law and Humanities Hub at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (LHub) and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) invite proposals from conveners for a new History and Law seminar to be launched in May 2026.

Download call 👇

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Mapping the Arts and Humanities is launching Law & the Humanities in Practice with LHub (@ials.bsky.social), spotlighting how law, arts & humanities shape each other. Blog and podcast now live. Explore the map & get involved!

🎧 Listen to the podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0mif...

#MAHP

Call for Practitioner in Residence 2026 Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

IALS is inviting applications for a practitioner in residence for the academic year 2025-26.

We would be especially interested in proposals that respond to the building, its past and potential futures.

Full details here 👇

ials.sas.ac.uk/news/call-pr...

#LawAndCreativity

Struggling to cite your sources using OSCOLA? Join our training sessions and we'll explain how to cite everything from legislation to websites. Book here: buff.ly/ccOnUCN

Note: For citing dreams, we'd suggest you follow guidance on personal communications on p.43 of the OSCOLA manual 😉

Dance and Legal Materialities Network: Embodied acts of Reading

Come and join us for the Launch of the Dance and Legal Materialities Network which explores how dance can animate legal materials. Led by IALS librarian Marilyn Clarke, legal researcher Marie Andree Jacob & dance artist/researcher Anna Macdonald. Book your place today! ials.sas.ac.uk/events/dance...

Professor William Twining: An Appreciation It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Professor William Twining (aged 91) peacefully at home on 9 October 2025.

My colleagues at the @ials.bsky.social and I were saddened to learn of the death of our staunch supporter, Fellow, and friend, Professor William Twining, on 9th October. I am grateful to @davidsugarman.bsky.social, who has written an appreciation: ials.sas.ac.uk/news/profess...

BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage forum This forum brings together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically.

New forum ‘Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum’ on Thu 6 Nov 2025, Senate House (hybrid) from BRAID Fellow @amsichani.bsky.social with @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

Find out more/register here:
bit.ly/4mUdESC

Feeling confused? Join us for our legal research training sessions to help you get to grips with the library, finding resources, and using databases. See the full schedule and book a place: buff.ly/O25yFnZ

From Monday 29th September, we will return to our term time opening hours. See full details of our opening hours here: ials.sas.ac.uk/library-term...

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LHub has published a number of calls for 2025/26, including for visiting academics at different career levels, visiting artists, networks, and more.

Details, deadlines and application forms are here at: ials.sas.ac.uk/research/lhu...

Our now! Our latest issue of Amicus Curiae, series 2, vol 6, issue 3. Edited by Pablo Cortés, Professor of Civil Justice, University of Leicester with a special section on ESG regulation, guest-edited by Dr Navajyoti Samanta.

Read it here:

journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/index

A reminder that our summer opening hours start from today! 🌞 From now until September, we'll be closing earlier on weekdays and Saturdays, and we are closed on Sundays.