If you're watching RPDRUK tonight and wondering about the "lucky cow" gimmick, and whether this means RuPaul is democratising decision making on the show: girl, do I have an article for you... #dragraceuk www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Next year we will be hosting the 8th International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health with @glepha.bsky.social. The conference will focus on vulnerability, policing and public health. 🗓️ 6-9 September 2026 📍 @universityofleeds.bsky.social, UK Register your interest: leph2026.org

Vital new research by @dralimalik.bsky.social and funded by @vp-centre.bsky.social explores the role of Local Resilience Forums in preparing for and responding to the impacts of the climate crisis. For his recommendations, check out the article below👇 tinyurl.com/3fsxdns9 @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

Any #disabilitylaw scholars interested in reviewing this book for Medical Law International? www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

Our Dr @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social has written a thoughtful and reassuring piece on pastoral care for the Association of Law Teachers' free guide to early career legal academia. Check it out below! 👇

Latest blog post on death and the law from our very own @drimogenjones.bsky.social! 👇

Sue Pertrouper interviewed Alice and Fox about the ramifications of the UKSC judgment, and the EHRC's proposed guidance. We are here to educate, inform, and build capacity for the community - as well as entertain!

Last night, Law's a Drag held its first ever CABARET! We mixed lip syncs, comedy, and dance with a Q&A on the For Woman Scotland UKSC judgment, providing info about how it will affect equality law, and the lives of drag artists, and trans, nonbinary, intersex, and cis people in the UK 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🏳️‍🌈💖🎉🥰💋

Methodologies Symposium Day 2: Afsha Jameel, a doctoral researcher at the University of Leeds, gave on interesting presentation on the use of food as legal method.

🎉New publication alert! Our @whiterxbbit.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social has the chapter: '"Abortion is healthcare": the promise and pitfalls of framing abortion under the right to health' in a new Research Handbook on Human Rights Law and Health with Edward Elgar. Check it out👇

I have a chapter on abortion and the right to health in this new Research Handbook on Human Rights Law and Health, edited by the wonderful Elizabeth Wicks and Nataly Papadopoulou! www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...

Methodologies Symposium Day 2: Dr. Zoe Tongue took us on a journey as we explored Reproductive Utopias.

...featuring our very own Dr Zoe Tongue! @whiterxbbit.bsky.social

Get to know one of our experts in law and disability!

Blog alert! I reflect on the need for a corpse desecration offence in England and Wales and how there is movement, at last, towards meaningful reform. I am looking forward to working with colleagues at the Law Commission in the near future. deadbodiesandthelaw.wordpress.com?p=374

As a new academic term starts, check out our roster of academics here at the Centre of Law and Social Justice at Leeds! go.bsky.app/F1hFvdR @lawatleeds.bsky.social

As a new academic term starts, check out our roster of academics here at the Centre of Law and Social Justice at Leeds! go.bsky.app/F1hFvdR @lawatleeds.bsky.social

Our Prof. Marie-Andrée Jacob has contributed to a article which warns against conflating migration with biological invasions. Emerging from a team of over 60 leading scholars, the work showcases the power of interdisciplinary collaboration. Read more about this brilliant work 👇

Important and fascinating work from one of our centre members! 👇

Coming soon! Ioannis Ktistakis, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights, will speak at our famous annual Liberty Lecture, on the subject of climate change and human rights School of Law! ⏰ 5-6:30pm 🗓️ 1st October 📍 School of Law, Leeds For tickets and more 👇 tinyurl.com/3cjdvcrh

In this year’s Liberty Lecture, Ioannis Ktistakis, Judge at the ECHR, will explore the role of courts in responding to climate change and ask whether the European Court of Human Rights should become ‘Europe’s environmental court’. Don’t miss this conversation on climate and the law. Register👇

Lots of our centre members presented and attended at this conference! 🎉

28th September! THAT'S REAL SOON! Come join us for a drag cabaret, with performances from amazing local artists, and some much needed clarity about trans rights and the law! £5 tickets! Tickets online or at the door. Share, like, spread the news! www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

Our @annabarker.bsky.social is driving forward a major #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign in partnership with @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social, @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social and Green Flag Award to make our parks safer, more inclusive spaces for all. Learn more👇 tinyurl.com/3ptye9rj

Congratulations to @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social and @echrhawk.bsky.social for organising a really excellent 'HRA at 25' conference at @lawatleeds.bsky.social. Some clear shared/common themes emerged, including around how can the case for the HRA/ECHR be made as resoundingly as the one against it is.

📰Our @annabarker.bsky.social pens an article for The Developer about new campaign - Safer Parks: Stand Up Against Street Harassment saying: ‘we must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer and more inclusive, on the launch of a new campaign.’ 👇 tinyurl.com/28rc86x3

Today @echrhawk.bsky.social is hosting a conference to celebrate 25 years since the Human Rights Act entered into force! Prof. Merris Amos will be the keynote speaker, alongside papers delivered by colleagues from @lawatleeds.bsky.social and beyond. @universityofleeds.bsky.social

We're excited to launch a major #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign in partnership with @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social #GreenFlagAward to build a community of active bystanders and make our parks safer, more inclusive spaces for all

Would you know how to intervene if you saw someone being harassed in public? @annabarker.bsky.social, @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social & @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social have developed 'active bystander' training to make parks safer, more inclusive spaces 🌳 #saferparks #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment

@drnazia-yaqub.bsky.social has submitted vital evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into improving family court services for children. Read more about her important work 👇 tinyurl.com/2ekbcn2d @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social #LawSky #AcademicSky #CrimSky

I reviewed The Women of Wild Cove, a novel about a matriarchal society with no biological family, for ARB 👇

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 www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/prof-jen...

THIS MONTH! 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🏳️‍🌈💘💋 Join our trans rights cabaret, Leeds, 28th September! Featuring amazing performances from local drag artists, explanations of the law affecting trans people, and fundraising for @goodlawproject.bsky.social's trans rights fund! Book now: www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

Our @drimogenjones.bsky.social is cited in @theguardian.com, highlighting the legal grey area surrounding the private trade of human remains, arguing that UK law fails to uphold the public expectation that bodies should be treated with dignity and respect. Read more👇 tinyurl.com/yc5c9kdr

📚Book launch coming soon! Come along to this free hybrid event celebrating the launch of 'Understanding Parent Blame', co-edited by Prof Clements and Dr Aiello @lsjleeds.bsky.social. 📅15 Sept 10am-3:30pm 📍St George's Centre, Leeds/online Read more and register👇 tinyurl.com/3a4kjeka

**Cuckooing Virtual Reality Experience – Now Available** I am thrilled to announce that ‘Behind Closed Doors: The Cuckooing Hazard Perception Test’ has been launched!

📽️Policy Leeds have shared the videos and case studies from all the winners of their Impact and Engagement Awards last year! They include @drlaurabainbridge.bsky.social and Dr Amy Loughery's research on cuckooing victimisation and Dr @annabarker.bsky.social's work on safer parks. Check them out👇

In this new article in the Modern Law Review, Alex Pearl makes the case for embedding recognition within capability theory, bringing focus to how legal regulation affects participation, capabilities & the realisation of functionings for disadvantaged groups: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Just out - my article "Landscape and Law" in Harvard International Law Journal. This was for a special issue on the new WIPO treaty on genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge journals.law.harvard.edu/ilj/volume-6...

FRIVA brings together academic experts & local stakeholders to improve the lives of women, girls & marginalised communities. Read about their June launch below! tinyurl.com/2htbnexm @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @westyorkspolice.bsky.social police.bsky.social @westyorkshireca.bsky.social a.bsky.social

Our Professor @grahamfarrell.bsky.social weighs in on Nigel Farage's plans to halve crime in 5 years in the @economist.com. On Farage's plan to hire 30k new police officers, Prof Farrell says: “It would have diminishing returns and wouldn’t cut crime much at all.” Read more: tinyurl.com/45cj4mh6

The genocide in Gaza & action by academic medics & others asking the Government to act (please see below). I signed this open letter today, and wanted to share it with other academic lawyers, criminologists & concerned others.

📢 It's that time! This month's @policyleeds.bsky.social signpost includes our very own @anzapp.bsky.social's upcoming webinar: 'Role of food quality labels in global sustainability and rural development' 🗓️ 17 September ⏰ 12–12:40pm 📍 Online Read more and register here 👇 tinyurl.com/zcankk7j

Join us for our CABARET! Our drag artists will be performing in response to the For Women Scotland judgment Raising awareness, fundraising for trand rights advocacy, sharing legal info, and having a camp old time 7pm, 28th September, Wharf Chambers, Leeds www.eventbookings.com/b/event/law-...

At the Walther Schücking Institute of International Law @uni-kiel.de Dr Mukherjee sparked vital conversations through her keynote: ‘Furthering Diverse Voices and Perspectives: the Possibilities of Transformative International Law’. Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/37aa5f5d @cirle-leeds.bsky.social

📣New article alert! Our @whiterxbbit.bsky.social has an #openaccess article in @flsjournal.bsky.social on abortion and foetal disability from a reproductive/disability justice perspective. @lsjleeds.bsky.social Check it out below👇

Mr @batesmith.bsky.social and Dr @ilariazavoli.bsky.social presented their research on professional identity and emotional labour at the Uni of Nottingham's Int'l Criminal Justice Conference. Read more👇 tinyurl.com/bdfk3er4 @cirle-leeds.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social

Paolo Sandro: Parliamentary democracy under the veil of secrecy: the Afghan leak super-injunction case as a bonfire of constitutional principles ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/23/p...

Law's a Drag are finally hosting their first proper public-facing show! It involves performances from artists and allies across the network, who want to speak out against recent attacks on trans rights in the UK. Save the date, spread the word. We'll be announcing ticket info and line-up soon...

Many congratulations, Rita, on the publication of this significant and timely research 👏 #LawSky #AcademicSky #Tax #Inequalities @cblpleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social www.ibfd.org/shop/book/ta...