NEW BLOGPOST Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious? thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...

Sad news. William Twining was a much valued Senior Associate @oxfordcsls.bsky.social

Ros Atkins on... Israel's war in Gaza and proportionality “Israel insists it followed international law throughout this conflict - and that its actions are proportionate. But nearly all of the experts we spoke to aren't convinced.”

'my instinct is that our troubled world needs Humanities Studies as much – if not more – than in many past years'. (John Major: johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/09/10/s... )

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

Ingrid and I issued the following statement in the just-released issue of @ajil.bsky.social. A travesty that it has to be said.

A courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford. "I heard no compassion in what you said...". "I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities". Do read. blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...

Dr. Tarek Loubani, who is in Gaza right now, was invited to give a talk to emergency workers about the attacks on health care facilities in Gaza. But he was instructed - get this - not to say who was doing the attacking. Take a look at how this hero of a human responded: vimeo.com/1112115018/c...

Very bad news.

Want fewer migrants? Say goodbye to: * 30% of our tech workforce;   * 1 in 4 hospitality workers;  * 1 in 5 construction workers; * 16% of the NHS.  Still sound like a good plan? Stephen McNair reports

‘Graeber does seem to have had most fun as an outsider, a movement anthropologist wending his way among anticapitalist militants, or sitting in on horizontalist spokescouncils, arguing and taking field notes.’ @leninology.bsky.social reads David Graeber’s essays: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

JOB: Assistant Professor in South/Southeast Asian Religions (w/ focus on Hindu Traditions, defined BROADLY) in my department at the University of San Diego (PLEASE SHARE WIDELY). Apply here: jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...

Delighted #TheRuleofLaws gets a mention in The Economist though the laws of war don’t feature highly. Tricky subject!

‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity

"The personal cost Tsering Döndrup has paid for ‘The Red Wind Howls’ is further evidence, if it were needed, of just how taboo his tale is." Christopher Peacock on Tsering Döndrup’s defiant reckoning with Tibet’s legacy of violence:

Why the UK won’t face hyperinflation – even with government money creation youtu.be/Jkx2YzakYNg?... Hyperinflation is the scare story threatened by those who want to stop government spending. But it’s just that: a scare story.

This is an important piece from a senior Holocaust scholar (who grew up in Israel and is an IDF veteran), and it’s important that it’s published in the NYT.

Splendid surroundings to hear the AG reaffirm the UK’s commitment to the rule of law and Venice Commission. And glad to be able to offer socio-legal and historical perspective. @oxfordcsls.bsky.social

The corporations aiding genocide www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...

Glad to have been able to sign this.

UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' ends US democracy. What happens next? youtu.be/JrpgSR0Y8Ms?...

👏👏👏 Harvard rejects Trump administration's sweeping demands for change

Wonderful dinner discussing everything from Russian literature to legal history with @fernandapirie.bsky.social , Nick, and Kentaro.

Really delighted that the Leverhulme Trust has agreed to fund my new project on historic Tibetan law at @oxfordcsls.bsky.social It will follow my start-up project with the John Fell Fund: www.law.ox.ac.uk/law-historic...

How is this happening in the USA??

"The administration has weaponized the fight against antisemitism as a means to another end: punishing and weakening universities." www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Big responsibility here of anglophone jurisprudents, who have for decades and decades split hairs about the dangers of judicial discretion while completely neglecting the much more systemic risks associated with discretion in the administrative state

This is bound to be thought provoking. He gave us a taste of it at @oxfordcsls.bsky.social

ESCLH CONFERENCE 2025: Registration open [DEADLINE 15 MAR 2025] esclh.blogspot.com/2025/02/escl...

Becoming homeless due to Russian air strikes - bad & sad, you may come and stay. Becoming homeless due to Israeli air strikes - you brought it on yourself, clear off. We are witnessing a grotesque spectacle at the moment www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🔥 A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect

Glad to see the American Bar Association taking a stand.

My Tibetan Law web-site has a new look and more accessible content, thanks to excellent work by Daniel Wojahn. tibetanlaw.org/home

Intermediate courts aren't the answer. Changing the fundamental structure of delivering criminal justice is not a principled response to a crisis that wasn't caused by that structure in the first place. We've set out alternative recommendations in our submission to Leveson's review⬇️ bit.ly/4hnvOKT

Labour MPs pressure Starmer to call out Trump's Gaza remarks as 'ethnic cleansing' 'Either you stand for international law and basic human decency, or you don’t,' says Clive Lewis after President proposes 'takeover' inews.co.uk/news/politic...

At a moment when we desperately need a fragile truce to hold, Trump’s ramblings on Gaza risk having the effect of a bull in a china shop. The UK needs to make clear that these proposals must be rejected, and that we support international law and a two state solution based on 1967 borders.

Come and hear Tom Lambert, expert on medieval law, speaking on 'Law and Disputing in Early Medieval Britain'. 5.30pm, Manor Road Building, Oxford. www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Excited to be convening this term's seminars at the @oxfordcsls.bsky.social in conjunction with the Oxford Legal History Forum. We have an excellent line-up of speakers, starting today.

Good. Davey urges Starmer to start EU customs union talks

We can’t wait to welcome Martti Koskenniemi to Oxford CSLS.

We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

#read #noetic #nonfiction #books While waiting for Haidt and Dawkins to be dispatched, let us have a crack at the history of legal systems by @fernandapirie.bsky.social

This is a national scandal. When will the government wake up and realise they are presiding over the rapid implosion of the UK's world-renowned university sector?

I used to avoid such extreme language, but it’s increasingly hard to explain Israeli policies in any other way - there is a clear, systematic govt-sponsored project to remove Palestinians from their homelands.

I'm looking forward to giving this presentation tomorrow. What will the comparative lawyers make of it? www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

"Even if there is lasting peace, the Israeli government will set its own conditions to continue the blockade and harassment of the population." — #AJOpinion by Reem Sleem ⤵️

UK must rejoin EU customs union, says Lib Dem Davey

The only viable source of funding for investment in the UK is UK savers www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... Rachel Reeves should stop her globe-trotting with a begging bowl and realise that the only source of investment funding for the UK is UK savers if she changes pension and ISA savings rules.