Our 2025 UCL Europe Lecture is on tomorrow - privileged to be chairing Michael Ignatieff's talk on Academic Freedom. He'll be in conversation with @efieldingd.bsky.social and field questions after the talk. Sign up and come to @laws.ucl.ac.uk to join us for it (or follow via livestream).

Looking forward to chairing the 2025 UCL Europe Lecture on #AcademicFreedom. Michael Ignatieff, with @efieldingd.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk's Provost Michael Spence. Convened by @uclei.bsky.social with @laws.ucl.ac.uk & Disagreeing Well. 30 Oct. Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-f...

📣 Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why It’s Under Threat 📣 Join us for our annual Europe Lecture, in partnership with UCL Laws, supported by UCL Disagreeing Well Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-f... #UCL #AcademicFreedom #Europe

📢 New article in ICON•S journal by @efieldingd.bsky.social, Rosalind Dixon & @davidkosar.bsky.social. It explores how chief justices maintain legitimacy and resilience, particulary in times of democratic backsliding⚖️ 🔗 Read more here: doi.org/10.1093/icon... #icon-s #jusdiciary #democracy

🗓️📣 Save the Date! The ICON•S 2026 Annual Conference will be hosted by University College Dublin in Dubin, Ireland 🇮🇪 📅 June 29 – July 1, 2026 Stay tuned—the CfP and further details will be shared soon!

Prof. Erin Delaney (@efieldingd.bsky.social) joined @strictscrutiny.bsky.social to discuss the legacy of the late justice David Souter, and her memories of clerking at the Supreme Court under his leadership. crooked.com/podcast/can-...

The Dean of UCL Laws and @efieldingd.bsky.social have returned from a visit to Hong Kong to strengthen connections with alumni, students and academic partners. Read more in the highlights 🔗

On 2 June, the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk will collaborate with scholars incl our members @ucllaws.bsky.social, @durham-university.bsky.social & @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social on a workshop on the role of politicians & parliamentary personnel in sustaining the unwritten dimension of constitutionalism

The Trust is pleased to announce Professor Albrecht Klemm as the final winner of our 2023 International Professorship scheme. Professor Klemm joins @sheffielduni.bsky.social to lead on quantum geometry and arithmetic research. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/prestig...

📑 How to structure your article 🎙️ Prof. @efieldingd.bsky.social (UCL Faculty of Law) 🗓️Tuesday, 25 February 🕛 12:00 - 13:00 (UTC)

If you are in London, feel free to come to @ucllaws.bsky.social to this panel on enforcing human rights judgments. We will be assessing "resistant compliers" and long-term unenforced judgments. I will be focusing on the experience of the Inter-American Court . www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

Timely, isn't it? The Italian Parliament is about to elect, once again 4 male judges 😖 @democracytalk.bsky.social @tomginsburg.bsky.social @richardalbert.bsky.social @efieldingd.bsky.social @cherylas1.bsky.social @argeliaqueralt.bsky.social @maytesalvador.bsky.social @itziargomez.bsky.social

And it's launched! Check out The Contrarian - a new media platform devoted to the defense of democracy. Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen lead our merry band of contributors - and I'm proud to be one of them! contrarian.substack.com/p/this-is-th...

📣🔖🏆 Call for Nominations for the 2025 ICON·S Book Prize! Nominate your candidates by January 31, 2025. Learn more about eligibility and the nomination process here: icon-society.org/book-prize-n...

Thank you to @northwesternlaw.bsky.social for your generous sponsorship of the Winter/Summer School!

The @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social is thrilled to once again support the @icon-s.bsky.social winter/summer school for emerging scholars. Please consider applying to participate.

Last year, I had the privilege of attending the @icon-s.bsky.social Winter/Summer School organised by Prof Rosalind Dixon. It’s not just about research but also an incredible way for junior scholars to gain insights into academia in a supportive environment. Highly recommend applying!🍀🐨🦘💡🖌️

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION: The NEW deadline for the 2025 ICON•S Annual Conference Call for Abstracts is now January 31st! Learn more and submit here: icon-society.org/icon-s-annua... #iconsbrasilia

As part of our ongoing commitment to broadening access to studying law and the legal profession, UCL Laws is announcing the launch of new Faculty-funded scholarships to mark the 200th anniversary celebrations of UCL 🎓

If you’re interested in constitutional and democratic theory in Europe, make sure to register for this two-day conference on ’Taking Ambivalence Seriously: The European Court of Human Rights and Democracy Promotion’, that we will host in Edinburgh on December 5-6th. www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

An absolute pleasure and honor to celebrate this wonderful book - thank you to our speakers and the audience for an engaging and generative set of presentations and conversations!!! #gcdc

We close this round of seminars on the book Women, Gender and Constitutionalism in Latin America, with this event organised by the GCDC at @ucllaws.bsky.social @ebrodeala.bsky.social @berihungebeye.bsky.social @efieldingd.bsky.social @veronicaundurraga.bsky.social @xispougim.bsky.social

We're delighted to announce that a groundbreaking research project addressing the Post Office Scandal, led by a team from UCL Laws and University of Exeter, has won a prestigious 2024 ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize for Outstanding Societal Impact www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/20...

Added! Plus @efieldingd.bsky.social @israblack.bsky.social @david-foster.bsky.social @ormeroddavid.bsky.social @haimabraham.bsky.social @allowrites.bsky.social @philippesands.bsky.social @mpaparinskis.bsky.social

Building a comparative constitutional law starter pack - let me know if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LQqBn6D

Absolutely!!!!! Congratulations, Karen!

In response to OpenAI’s recent ‘A Student’s Guide to Writing with ChatGPT’, Arthur Perret (maître de conferénces, Jean Moulin Lyon 3) writes a line-by-line rebuttal — A Student’s Guide to Not Writing with ChatGPT www.arthurperret.fr/blog/2024-11...

Looking forward to discussing my new book "Trust, Courts and Social Rights" @UCL on Thurs 21 Nov, 1-2:30pm, hosted by the Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, w/ @colmocinneide.bsky.social & @vmantouvalou.bsky.social commenting. Thanks @efieldingd.bsky.social & Jeff King for inviting me.

Should accountability mechanisms in British politics be strengthened? If so, how? On 28 November, join Rob Behrens, Greg Clark, Kitty Donaldson and Robert Hazell to discuss all things accountability. Sign up for this in-person, co-badged event 👇

This year’s Foreword by Karen Tani offers glimmers of brilliant light during a dark time. But in its sharp lessons, clarifying the limits of the Supreme Court’s Constitution, it offers a path forward also. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

Over the next few weeks, the IACL-AIDC Blog is hosting a new symposium on how federalism shapes and counters democratic backsliding, against the context of elections this year. For updates, please sign up to the mailing list on our website! The first post is here: blog-iacl-aidc.org/2024-posts/2...

Yay! Edited with @patrickcobrien.bsky.social; contributors incl Lord Sales, @aileenmcharg.bsky.social, Caroline Morris, @conormccormick.bsky.social, @chrismccork.bsky.social, Conor Gearty, Hélène Tyrell, Conall Mallory, Mara Malagodi, Meghan Campbell, Paul Daly, @efieldingd.bsky.social, Sionaidh DG

Delighted to be involved in hosting the inaugural meeting of the UK Women in Public Law Group this morning. Do get in touch if you would like to be part of this initiative. Lots of exciting work ahead! @daniellalock.bsky.social @seshauna.bsky.social @arabellalaw.bsky.social @vidyakumar.bsky.social