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Laurène Soubise

@lsoubise.bsky.social
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Associate Prof @lawatleeds.bsky.social, teaching criminal law, criminal justice. Interested in comparative criminal justice, prosecutors, loss of control/provocation defence,... She/her

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
literally thousands of jobs in higher education were cut *last year alone* and there's been almost no media coverage and no government action
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
Excited to share our new programme of Social Research Methods at Leeds @srmleeds.bsky.social, @emrinke.bsky.social & Jade Parker. Speakers include: Peter King, @janselby.bsky.social, @rsolymosi.bsky.social, @rjbeecham.bsky.social, Martina Feilzer, Sam Langton, Ieva Skyte, and Ana Manzano.
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Criminalising parents is unlikely to help children who need support, and putting them behind bars would only put further strain on a failing prison system that is already bursting at the seams." www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6lye72…
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Parents could face prison for child's crimes under justice reforms, minister says
The reforms to Parenting Orders could also see parents losing benefits, Jake Richards MP told the Times.
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Alex Batesmith @batesmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Early career researchers / PG researchers: do join us here @lawatleeds.bsky.social on 20 January 2027 if you're researching the Legal Profession - see below for full details.
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Exactly! And in that time your employer, to whom you are tied for the entire time, feels the same way (hard to invest in training you etc) and you have to pay huge Home Office fees every 2.5 years, meaning your family is very materially worse off than your co-workers and peers.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
No: it isn’t “genuinely bad news for the far right” that the framing & salience of its pet subject has been adopted by the entire political-media system. That assumption mistakes the far right‘s demands as genuine & limited, & thus manageable, rather than being a proxy or wedge issue for much worse.
Post from “Otto English” QPing one from Sunder Katwala: Sunder posts ‘“Small boat arrivals fall to six year low" - Telegraph. June, July, August were lowest for six years’ and screenshots a headline from the Telegraph; Otto comments in the QP: ‘Genuinely bad news for the far right’
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Imogen Jones @drimogenjones.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Excited to share my latest article! Through interviews with pathologists, I explore the fascinating intersection of medicine and law, and the tensions between the demands of the law for certainty and the realities of expert medical judgement. doi.org/10.1111/jols...
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The medico‐legal autopsy: medicine, expertise, and death investigation
This article sheds important new light on the hybrid space between medicine and law in which medico-legal autopsies are situated. By examining original empirical data obtained during interviews with ...
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Kate Dewsnip @katedewsnip.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New blog for @consoc.bsky.social on the Hillsborough Law’s legislative journey and the challenges it may face upon enactment ⬇️
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Dr Cath Feely @cathfeely.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I agree with this but also most work should 'only be a 3 in the REF' because ... honestly, not everything needs to set a field on fire. It should make a contribution but ...
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Guillaume D. @gdeleur.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Rectification : plus grand chose ne distingue Macron de l’extrême droite, dont il embrasse les idées et le populisme depuis bien longtemps.
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My grandmothers raised 5 children each. One was also a nurse and the other one did the accounts and general admin for my grandfather's small business.
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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Welcome to our Research Interview Series, starting with Dr Laurène Soubise, who specialises in comparative criminal justice and criminal law. Read all about her work on the partial defence to murder of ‘loss of control’ 👇 tinyurl.com/597fex5x @ccjsleeds.bsky.social
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Spotlight on our Research – Dr Laurène Soubise
Welcome to our Research Interview Series where we hear from academics and researchers across the School of Law making an impact in the field through their areas of expertise.
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And here's a more recent article on the same partial defence and how it is interpreted and applied in domestic homicide cases: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Weaponising Relationality? Judicial (Re)Interpretation of Loss of Control in Domestic Homicide Cases - Feminist Legal Studies
The plight of women who kill their abuser was a key driver in abolishing provocation and introducing loss of control. However, it is increasingly documented that the partial defence to murder continue...
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Elsa Devienne @elsadevienne.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📣 People are understandably up in the arms about this (it is horrible). But just want to wave a hand out there 👋 as we're going through the same thing in Humanities at Northumbria (1 out of 5 staff need to go by end of July). 1/?
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's much too late now to save large parts of Higher Education, but there's lots that can still be done if we stop and pause this madness. Otherwise most HE will just be concentrated in SE England at Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, Kings and a few others. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
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University of Exeter cuts an ‘existential threat to humanities’
Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The cuts at Exeter University won't work. They never work. The high-ups will be back for more in a year or two, then even more a year or two after that. Unis just keep doing the same thing consultants tell them to do, over and over again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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University of Exeter in talks to cut about 150 members of staff
The university says it is consulting with colleagues over "limited and specific potential changes".
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Another day where I wish UK windows had shutters. Surely this has to come at some point soon!
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Ben Phillips @benphillips1989.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A statement from Exeter UCU branch @ucu.org.uk - please share far and wide.
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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 23/06/2026
The destruction of UK universities, and especially of the arts and humanities, continues. Let‘s see if a new PM does anything differently - I won‘t hold my breath.
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Immigrants do not have to contribute exceptionally to deserve safety Immigrants do not have to permanently grovel to their new country to justify their existence Immigrants are allowed to be just as mediocre, grumpy or homesick as anyone else
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 08/06/2026
Last Friday I spoke to Henry Bonsu (Times Radio) about the preposterous claim that White British are discriminated against by the criminal justice system. www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2... From 19:45 to 25:59 #TwoTierPolicing
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Henry Bonsu | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times
Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.
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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Absolutely agree with this. Back in Spain, one of my classes was taught by the VC at the time. It's possible! And he was just another Prof who had been elected by the staff to be VC for a few years. Again, it's possible to do things differently!! Who knew
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Dr Andrew McInnes @drbeard79.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Yes to this and to the suggestion below that they take on a normal load of personal tutees (30 odd for me now) and meet them all 2-4 times a year!
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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This. It should also be built into #TEF that if you hold an #academic title, then you are required to teach, regardless of position and wider duties. If not, then your university scores lower* * Not that any of these metrics (including #REF & #KEF too) have any actual value to #HigherEducation
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A bit rich considering Macron and his allies have done and continue to do everything they can to normalise and legitimise the RN and their ideas. But I guess so does calling it "the populist right" rather than extreme right, racist and fascist.
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This also tracks the graphs showing women beginning to take a higher percentage of the medical and university workforce at all levels and successive governments continuously insisting on devaluing labour in those professions so much so that statisticians might claim correlation ….
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Dr Sharron FitzGerald @sharronfitz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
If you have an idea for #Specialissue or #ReviewEssay see 👇details lexnetwork.org homepage under #GenderandJustice
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 19/04/2026
A really easy process. Took me about half a minute. Everyone in the UK please consider doing this.
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Blast le souffle de l’info @blast-info.fr · 14/04/2026
Gérald Darmanin porte au Sénat son projet de loi sur la justice criminelle et pénale. Ce qu’il attaque en réalité, ce sont les droits de la défense et l’État de droit, sacrifiés sur l’autel de la sécurité et au prétexte de la lutte contre la grande criminalité. Par @xavmon.bsky.social
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Loi Darmanin : nouveau coup de massue sur l'État de droit
Gérald Darmanin porte au Sénat son projet de loi sur la justice criminelle et pénale : il est fait pour accélérer le processus judiciaire, dit-il, au nom des victimes. Ce qu’il attaque en réalité, ce ...
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Erin A. McCarthy @erinannmcc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Seconding this! And if anyone wants to mix it up, there's also "foundational," "groundbreaking,""important," "essential," "landmark," "revolutionary"—all of which convey something slightly different without reinforcing gendered norms or giving anyone the ick.
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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
@paolosandro.bsky.social, @echrhawk.bsky.social, @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social, and Rebecca Moosavian contribute to the defence of the Rule of Law! They submitted written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee inquiry, and were cited several times in the final report👇 tinyurl.com/4eupupu2
Background of the Houses of Parliament. Photos in circle frames along the left and bottom, in order: Drs Sandro, Wallace, Greenwood-Reeves, and AP Moosavian. #News flare. Text reads: School of Law academics contribute to the defence of the Rule of Law
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Imogen Jones @drimogenjones.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
If you are interested in such relationships, professional identity or medico-legal work please go and have a read, and let me know your thoughts: how can I do better? deadbodiesandthelaw.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/e...
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Expertise and the Offence-Curiosity Conundrum
(aka: Am I irrelevant?) I recently unintentionally offended someone whilst talking about my work. I’ve probably done this many times without realising, but on this occasion the context meant that I…
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
TL;DR Labour's policies: 🚨Increase use of irregular routes 🚨Increase human trafficking 🚨Increase number of people forced to be undocumented 🚨Force people into deprivation 🚨Leave, particularly women and children, at risk 🚨Cost more than current policies 🚨Violate international law 10/ #r4today
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
One of the things that really gets me about this policy is that it doesn’t have the impact its supporters seem to think. It don’t affect numbers arriving but it does actively harm integration of those who come. It’s just a really, really bad policy. There’s no case for it being “necessary” at all.
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The Bar Council @thebarcouncil.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Barristers from across England and Wales have shared the impact of individuals being delivered late to court by the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS).
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 10/02/2026
The real point is this: so you heard people speaking a language you don’t understand, so what? So what? It’s not only not a big deal it isn’t a deal detectable with a microscope. Not everyone speaks English and no-one is obliged to make sure you can eavesdrop on their conversations. /5
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Atla Hrafney @atlathewriter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies. I have translated some of the highlights
A screenshot of Lala and Po from the teletubbies. The screenshot is clearly taken from someone's phone, as the borders of the tv can be seen, as well as glimpses into the apartment behind them. Po is in bed wrapped up in a blanket. The text below them reads "I know you were high at my mother-in-laws funeral..."More screenshots from the Teletubbies. Lala seems to be upset with a terrified Po. the text below reads "Did you kill the dog? Why would you do that?!"A third screenshot from the Teletubbies, this time the same scene as before. Po is wearing an apron while Lala seems to still be upset at him. The text below reads "You're nothing but a failure of a man."
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I've really enjoyed this piece which speaks to my misgivings about the constant injonction of self-care when what we all really need is to take care of each other instead.
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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Do have a read of my Substack today if you have time, it makes a convincing case for why going to the pub might not be good for "you" but it is good for "us" and then you can send to your friends and maybe they'll go the pub with you as well
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Properly funding the court system would clear the backlog even more quickly. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy
Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
For those joining Bluesky from the Bad Place: welcome. Yes, you could/should have made the decision sooner, but it is never too late to make a good decision. And there is a lot on this site which will remind you of the Bad Place before it was bad.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 12/01/2026
wrote about The Other Place www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Omg hard relate!
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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Please re-share this - there aren't many permanent law jobs available in the UK right now! #academicjobfairy
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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Sounds great, until you read this bit: "The Guardian understands there will be no additional funding for these units, so forces will have to absorb the costs from existing budgets". Gov will do literally anything except actually fund the justice system. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Police forces in England and Wales to get units that tackle violence against women
Specialist teams will deal with offences such as rape and stalking as part of VAWG strategy, home secretary says
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Nicolas Cadène @ncadene.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Sur le coup,c’est tout à fait FAUX. Les élus,par définition,ne sont pas neutres puisque élus sur des opinions. Ils ne doivent être neutres que lorsqu’ils exercent 1 service public ou représentent 1 administration publique. De +, la laïcité n’impose pas la laïcité aux usagers Et…
Affirmation d’un sénateur communiste selon laquelle les élus sont soumis à la neutralité
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The jury remains central in the public imagination, but its practical role is marginal. The real threat to justice isn't the jury, it's the relentless prioritisation of efficiency over fairness and effectiveness in criminal justice policy. #CriminalJustice #JuryTrial #LegalReform
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Laurène Soubise @lsoubise.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Trial by jury in England & Wales has a mythical status. It's seen as the pinnacle of adversarial justice: a judge decides the law and 12 jurors decide the facts. But in reality? Jury trials account for less than 1% of criminal cases.
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