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...

Co-organised by Emma Luce Scali, John Haskell & Raffaella Nigro, the 2025 Roccella Summer School & Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy brought 70+ participants to the southern Italian town of Roccella for a week of reflection on international law & political economy.

Now recruiting @uomlaw.bsky.social for the final position in the CURE project and are looking for a computational expert to join our UKRI (ERC)-funded multidisciplinary and international research on remedies in comparative labour law! Please see: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai....

Under the guidance of Prof Carolyn Abbot and @yusrasuedi.bsky.social, UoM UG & PG law students wrote a report responding to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment’s Open Call for Input:

"My dad has carried me through life any way he knew how" 💜 Law graduate Aamna has shared these adorable photos of her and her dad throughout the years with us...

Congratulations to our students on their graduation yesterday. We are very proud of you! Here are some images from the perspective of the teaching staff. @uomsoss.bsky.social

We are proud to announce that a Manchester team comprising @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social (PI), @lukedgraham.bsky.social , Shiling Xiao, Robert Thomas and Javier Garcia Oliva have been awarded a Manchester-Melbourne-Toronto Research Fund grant.

Behind the scenes at graduation... 🎓 From the sounds of the Whitworth Hall organ to a guard of honour as you make your way back to the Old Quad, these clips capture some of our favourite moments on campus.

🎓 While studying the Miscarriages of Justice law module at @uomlaw.bsky.social, Fatin Najwa Fadzli was inspired by Tom Hedges’ story—wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal—to explore justice reform through creative advocacy. 📖 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/f...

Congrats to @uomlaw.bsky.social Professor Sarah Devaney, named Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ working group reviewing the 14-day rule on human embryo research 🧬 More on this important project 👉 #SoSSAchievements #SoSSResearch #Bioethics #HealthcareLaw

Many congratulations to our lecturer @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social !

The School of Social Sciences Research Showcase 2025 was a brilliant celebration of methodological innovation—from stitching and storytelling to NLP and human rights. Big thanks to all who shared their work and ideas! #SoSSResearch #ResearchInnovation #CreativeMethods @uomhums.bsky.social

Booking is open for the @mitchellsna.bsky.social Summer School on Network Analysis for Social Sciences! 📅15–26 Sept 2025 @manchester.ac.uk 3 hands-on courses, no prior experience needed 👉 Book by 30th June: estore.manchester.ac.uk/short-course... @socialstats.bsky.social @ukdataservice.bsky.social

Had a great day at the @uomlaw.bsky.social celebration of Margot Brazier event, which was excellent. 10/10. The M56, in my faithful little car without air con, was less excellent. 1/10.

Katie Stoker of @uomlaw.bsky.social presents her paper on football player migration post-Brexit at the Annual Sport and EU Conference in Naples.

Are we witnessing the death of international law? I am honoured that @theguardian.com invited me to share my thoughts on this important question — especially as the piece features several leading voices in the field. Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...

Two visiting scholars gave excellent presentations within the ManReg framework this week. Nicholas Otto presented his work on enforcement in English and German Environmental Law, and Elena Pineros Polo on comparing Juvenile Justice Systems in Spain and England and Wales.