New research published in the @jintlecon.bsky.social by Karim Chalak @manchester.ac.uk, @johnmclaren.bsky.social & Xiangjun Ma reveals hidden bias in U.S. trade policy: voters in swing states have far more influence than others 🔗 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m... #SoSSResearch #PoliticalEconomy

Last week was fantastic! It’s always a pleasure to celebrate the achievements of our graduates 🥳 We’re so proud of you all 💜 Thank you for sharing your amazing photos with us, we’ve absolutely loved seeing them 📸 #sossgrad #uomgraduation #celebration #classof2025 @manchester.ac.uk

Massive congratulations to all of our students graduating today, it was lovely to celebrate with you all on campus. We hope you had an amazing day🎉🎓🎉 We wish you all the best in your next steps, whatever those may be 💫 #sossgrad #uomgraduation #classof2025

Feeling very proud to have graduated from @manchester.ac.uk yesterday with my MA in Healthcare Ethics & Law - and with a Distinction, no less! I definitely think I suit a gown! @uomlaw.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social

The Supreme Court has made a huge mess when it comes to the approach to be adopted in appeals to and from SIAC The position is now so convoluted that it should be fundamentally reconsidered. How is anyone meant to apply the following? (Taken from today’s decision in Kolicaj [2025] UKSC 49):

Remember to switch appliances off this festive season!🎅🌞

Christmastime at Jodrell Bank! 🎄 The Lovell Telescope in all its glory 🔭❄️

Are you an early career researcher with ambition and a vision for impact? Humanities at the University of Manchester is seeking talented researchers to apply for the next round of UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships. Apply here: www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun... @uomsoss.bsky.social

Our Colleague @lukedgraham.bsky.social spoke to British Vogue on 'How Can We Actually Tackle Clothing Poverty In The UK?’ www.vogue.co.uk/article/how-... @uomsoss.bsky.social

My new article 'The European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice as Comparable Erga Omnes Partes Regimes' has just been published with the International Community Law Review! Read here: brill.com/view/journal...

Incredibly proud of our research community 💜 Ten academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as some of the world's most influential, according to rankings released by Clarivate - from social sciences, to clinical medicine, to astronomy! www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

Fantastic turn out at the inaugural event on careers in international politics, Special thanks to the speakers from the United Nations, Amnesty International, FCDO, Chatham House, Global Weekly, EY, and the Department for Education.

We are happy to share that our PhD student, Mousa Alfaifi, served as a panellist at the recent seminar on "Allegations of Corruption in International Arbitration," which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 26 November 2025.(1/2)

We were pleased to host a book launch for Professor David Feldman’s ‘Key Ideas in Constitutional Law’ as the 5th event in the 2025-2026 ManReg Public Law Seminar Series. @uomsoss.bsky.social

As a result of Professor George Galindo’s visit, the Manchester International Law Centre will host a series of events focused on governance during times of intersecting crises, the importance of alternative normative orders, and career pathways in international law.

When should judges follow judgments they disagree with? To find out, read @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social article, "Following Wrongly Decided Precedent", forthcoming in the Kings Law Journal, available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @uomsoss.bsky.social

What does international law actually say if the U.S. were to attack Venezuela? Find out in my latest two-minute explainer: www.simplelaw.blog/p/what-happe... Enjoy!

📣 Call for Interest now open! The University of Manchester invites educators, researchers, and innovators to join the 2026 international conference: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Balancing Equity, Access & Innovation. 🗓️ 9–10 June 2026 🔗: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/c... 🧵(1/3)

I'll be on The Law Show this week on Radio 4 (and BBC Sounds), talking about football fan legislation. The other topics on the show are criminal court delays and protest cases.

How does the UK Minimum Service Levels Act relate to Pinochet's Chilean dictatorship? Check out the recent article by our lecturer @ricardobuendiae.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @uomsoss.bsky.social

Join us for 'From Flawed Beginnings to Broken Lives', a powerful exploration into how culture, both in society and the workplace, especially within the NHS, can set the stage for wrongful convictions. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-flawe...

ManReg and the @malg-uom.bsky.social recently co-hosted a brilliant seminar by Professor Andrew Harding (NUS), on the topic of “Common Law Transplantation and the Interface with Customary Law in SE Asia”. @uomsoss.bsky.social

Happy to share this new paper from me www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Melland Schill Roundtable. Nehal Bhuta (Edinburgh), Megan Donaldson (UCL), and George Galindo (Brasilia) will examine how technology, secrecy, and multipolarisation are reshaping global governance. Open to all 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/melland-sc...

Who governs when the world is falling apart? Join the 2025 Melland Schill Roundtable with Nehal Bhuta, Megan Donaldson & George Galindo. 🗓 19 Nov 2025, 5–6.30pm 📍 Samuel Alexander Building www.eventbrite.com/e/melland-sc... @milcmanchester.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social @uompols.bsky.social

Our lecturer, Dr Fiona Brimblecombe, has recently published her Open-Access monograph 'Defamation in the Digital Age and the "right to be forgotten"'. Check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/defamation-i... @uomsoss.bsky.social

📚 This July, Dr Emma Luce Scali & Prof @johnhaskell.bsky.social from @uomlaw.bsky.social co-led Roccella Summer School of International Law & Global Law & Political Economy Summer Academy Over 70 participants explored justice, law & political economy. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/u...

We are delighted to share that our MA Healthcare Ethics and Law (campus-based) programme has been recognised at the Faculty of Humanities Outstanding Staff Awards for 2024-25. (1/2)

ManReg and the @malg-uom.bsky.social co-hosted a wonderful talk by Shiling Xiao (Manchester), launching his new book, "Judicial Review in Greater China". Congratulations to Shiling on his fantastic achievement! @uomsoss.bsky.social

2 WEEKS: Reflecting on Manchester Criminal Prosecutions 📅 17 Nov, 5pm 📍Sam Alex Building Book: https://ow.ly/ibxU50Xe7zX University of Manchester School of Social Sciences School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomlaw.bsky.social CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity Garden Court Chambers

We were delighted to host Nabil Khabirpour (Cambridge) in the ManReg Public Law Seminar Series. Nabil delivered an eloquent talk entitled “A Tale of Two Cases and a Story Yet Untold: Access to Justice and Legal Advice under the Civil Limb of Article 6 ECHR”. @uomsoss.bsky.social

Our lecturer @ricardobuendiae.bsky.social recently published the paper 'How One Idea of Freedom Prevents Platform Workers from Accessing Collective Labour Rights (and How Another Addresses It)'. Check it out here academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-... @uomsoss.bsky.social

Just launched: Greater Manchester’s Universities have refreshed the shared civic priorities, renewing a commitment to building a fairer, greener, healthier and more prosperous Greater Manchester. Find Out More greatermanchesteruniversities.org/news/prioritylaunch #GMUniversities

Warmest congratulations to Professor @lucyfrith.bsky.social on her prestigious new appointments as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics (BMJ) and Senior Consulting Editor of its newly launched open access companion, JME: Practical Bioethics.

Today we have launched our new strategy. From Manchester for the world. Creating knowledge for the public good, locally and globally, values-led and socially responsible. See the webpage to explore our ambition in full: lnkd.in/egUgnv5i

We’re pleased to share that our lecturer @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social has recently published an insightful monograph titled 'Judicial Individuality on the UK Supreme Court.' You can read more about it here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/judicial-...

Check out this article written by Amber Darr on the importance of legitimacy for shaping the extent, quality and direction of enforcement of legal transplants in their adoptive contexts papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Thrilled to share this call for papers for a conference on the Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom at @uomlaw.bsky.social with the support of @ukcla.bsky.social ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/10/03/e...

Academics from @uomlaw.bsky.social & students from the Manchester Innocence Project have supported the Wrongful Conviction International Law Task Force in shaping a UN report on wrongful convictions. 🌍 Find out more: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/i... #HumanRights #InnocenceProject #UNHRC #UoM

The ManReg Public Law Seminar Series, now in its third year, resumed for 2025-26 with a brilliant seminar by Professor @robertthomas223.bsky.social on "The Impact of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on Special Educational Needs and Disability in England". @uomsoss.bsky.social

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Looking for things to do in Manchester? Explore our must-see cultural gems! 🦖 Manchester Museum – Explore natural history and world cultures. 🎨 The Whitworth – Experience innovative art and exhibitions. ✨ @jodrellbank.bsky.social – Discover the wonders of space and cutting-edge science.

🌐 Big news! @officialuom.bsky.social is now the UN Academic Impact Vice-Chair for SDG10 research after a successful application from @uomlaw.bsky.social academics @lucyfrith.bsky.social and Prof. Elain Dewhurst👏 How exciting🎉 🔗 Read more via the link below 👇 #UoMImpact #SoSSResearch #SDG10 #UN

Congratulations to Keir Monteith KC, a @uomsalc.bsky.social Simon Industrial and Professional fellow, on his recent promotion to Honorary Professor of Law. Read more: www.manchester.ac.uk... @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social @eithnequinn.bsky.social

Congratulations to our Professors @lucyfrith.bsky.social and Elaine Dewhurst!

👏 Professors Lucy Frith (@lucyfrith.bsky.social) and Elaine Dewhurst from @uomlaw.bsky.social will play a leading role in shaping and advancing the work of the UNAI SDG 10 Hub, contributing to global efforts to promote equality and reduce inequalities. @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk

Excellent news. Congratulations to the Manchester Innocence Project! www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/i...