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Paolo Vargiu

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Associate professor, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester. Interested in law, religion and the humanities. Visibly disabled. The usual caveats apply. More at bit.ly/m/vargiu

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European Court of Human Rights @echr.coe.int · 03/12/2025
📍 To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Court is launching a new transversal theme page on the rights of persons with disabilities. 🔎Explore it on the Court’s Knowledge Sharing platform. 🔗 go.coe.int/1bcyt
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Rights of persons with disabilities - ECHR-KS - Knowledge Sharing
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Dr Aristi Volou @aristivolou.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Counting down to Book Launch International Protection of Socio-Economic Rights: An Interactional Approach. Will be joined by H Flynn, K Boyle & R O'Connell. 20 November, 12:15–2:00 pm (UK) Uni of Leicester, Law School - Fielding Johnson Building, Jan Grodecki Room or online via link in comment
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid @ucm.es · 21/10/2025
🏛️ Facultad Derecho UCM Inaugurada en octubre 1956, esta emblemática facultad fue diseñada por el arquitecto Agustín Aguirre López. Sobrio y funcional se amplió en los años 70 para incorporar la biblioteca, bajo la dirección de Javier Carvajal. #ArquitecturaSingular #EdificiosQueCuentanHistorias 💫
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Freedom of worship, COVID-19 and actio popularis: a note on Figel’ v Slovakia [ECHR] 2025 - Figel's application was declared inadmissible: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/09/05/f...
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Freedom of worship, COVID-19 and actio popularis: Figel’ v Slovakia | Law & Religion UK
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Guest post by Christopher Grozdoski on Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Against Scottish Event Campus Ltd [2022] SC GLW 33: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/09/09/r...
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Revisiting the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Case and Its Legacy | Law & Religion UK
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
A note on Rafiyev v Azerbaijan [2025] ECHR 171: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/10/p...
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Praying in private and Article 9 ECHR: Rafiyev | Law & Religion UK
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Burial in the wrong plot: Re An Exhumation [2025] ECC Por 1: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/01/b...
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Burial in the wrong plot – a cautionary tale | Law & Religion UK
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 01/07/2025
My take on @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social’s "Rethinking Law and Religion" is now out for the types of Amicus Curiae at journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/artic.... Spoiler: it’s easily among the finest reads of 2024, so you’d be well within your rights to ignore my scribblings and go straight to the book itself.
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Rethinking Law and Religion by Russell Sandberg | Amicus Curiae
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Roundup: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, Archbishop of Wales retires, Scots consultation on dissolution of SCIOs, Gypsies and Travellers in Scotland, N Ireland consultation on dissolution of marriage & civil partnership, CofE General Synod - & more: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/06/29/l...
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Law and religion roundup – 29th June | Law & Religion UK
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 27/06/2025
Hetfield, obviously. Stupid autocorrect.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 27/06/2025
I've read "absolute bollocks" with the voice of James Hatfield as a verse in "One", and now I can't stop imagining the interview.
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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The SLSA is looking for a new PG Rep to its Board as one of our current PG reps, Mini Saxena, has recently stepped down after two years of service. Thanks @min-i.bsky.social it's been great working with you! For further info about the role email-slsapgrep@gmail.com. 7/7/25 closing see below
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 10/06/2025
I’ve never played basketball above the lofty heights of Italy’s 4th division, but today I did what I do best at a venue where larger humans do what they do best: arbitration, morality, and Kantian ethics (which, come to think of it, might be rougher than rugby) at the Leicester Tigers stadium!
Cover of my paper "The Invisible Bench - Arbitration as a Moral Practice"Me presenting my paper with my usual verveThe view from the conference venue (the Leicester Tigers' Clubhouse)
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James Greenwood-Reeves @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Look, if you want to learn more about legitimate violent protest against government injustices in failing liberal democratic states... www.routledge.com/Justifying-V...
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Justifying Violent Protest: Law and Morality in Democratic States
This book presents a radical, but compelling, argument that liberal democracies must be able accommodate violent protest. We often think of violent protest as being alien to liberal democracy, an extr...
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 06/06/2025
I recently reviewed Guus van Harten and David Schneiderman's "Rethinking Investment Law" in the pages of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review. Spoiler alert: it’s very good. Everyone should read it, but if you need convincing, my review is here. kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...
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Book review: <i>Rethinking Investment Law,</i> edited by David Schneiderman, Gus van Harten. (UK:Oxford University Press. Published December 2023) [pre-publication] - European Investment Law and Arbit...
View Book review: <i>Rethinking Investment Law,</i> edited by David Schneiderman, Gus van Harten. (UK:Oxford University Press. Published December 2023) [pre-publication] by - European Investment Law ...
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 05/06/2025
In the delirium surrounding the release of my book, I forgot to mention to my legions of aficionados that I’ve also published a brief reflection on res judicata in investment arbitration, thanks to the superstars at the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2025/06/04/f...
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Frenkel v. Croatia: The Boundaries of Res Judicata in Investment Arbitration - Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The recent award in Ahron G. Frenkel v. Republic of Croatia has already succeeded in dividing the very tribunal that rendered it—never an encouraging omen. It is unlikely to cease causing a stir in th...
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 04/06/2025
I would like to remind my audience of aficionados that this masterpiece is out and there's still a nice discount, so you really have no excuse not to educate yourself and contribute to extinguishing my mortgage at the same time. In case you're partial to Amazon, here's the link tinyurl.com/Vargiu1
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Investment Arbitration’s Tightrope: Ethics, Power and Responsibility: Amazon.co.uk: Vargiu, Paolo: 9781839993565: Books
Buy Investment Arbitration’s Tightrope: Ethics, Power and Responsibility by Vargiu, Paolo (ISBN: 9781839993565) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Katja Ziegler @profziegler.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...
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Call for Papers | Centre for European Law and Internationalisation - CELI
Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR  PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th ...
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 20/05/2025
My book is out 3 June! If investment arbitration excites you more than baking bread, it’s your lucky day. Written for lawyers, arbitrators & ethics enthusiasts. Discount code in the QR codes, courtesy of @anthempress.bsky.social. I’d be thrilled if you read it - my ego and mortgage will thank you.
Cover of Paolo Vargiu's Investment Arbitration's TightropeDiscount QR codes for Paolo Vargiu's Investment Arbitration's Tightrope
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Law and Humanities @law-and-humanities.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Blog by our Arts Editor👇 "our arts reviews, in forging new connections between original scholarship & cultural sphere, & in individually & collectively creating a cultural record formed through a scholarly mantle, are an exciting strand of our dynamic interdisciplinary field." @martailj.bsky.social
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Dr Danielle Watson @danielledoeslaw.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
New Blog Post - Finding Joy in Academia With the summer assessment period approaching, I wanted to take the time to think about the parts of my job that I truly love, and some lessons I have learned as an early career researcher. open.substack.com/pub/danielle...
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Finding Joy in Academia
What I have learned as an early career researcher, and advice I would give my younger self
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 25/04/2025
Two things. 1) how do you enjoy teaching Equity and Trusts? Actually no, I dont want to know. 2) I owe you (multiple) coffee(s), but I want to know your secret on teaching sociolegal stuff to UGs. I tried with mine, and they made clear they preferred KELSEN to anything sociolegal 😳🤦🏼
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Roundup: does Cardiff Council trust in Jesus?, the Government on the Lords Spiritual, headstones moved to make way for "activity space", funding rectories in Guernsey, “net zero” in the Church of England (again): lawandreligionuk.com/2025/04/20/l...
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Law and religion roundup – 20th April | Law & Religion UK
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 18/04/2025
You four did an incredible job ♥️ Thank you for everything!
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 17/04/2025
and made the whole thing feel less like work and more like a glorious party. So I raise a metaphorical glass to the SLSA. Thank you for the ideas, the inspiration, the invigorating whirlwind of scholarly glee. And thank you to my fellow conference-goers, for everything in between.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 17/04/2025
The dazzling bunch who made these presentations possible in the first place – organisers, mentors, friendly faces behind laptops - and then there were the comrades-in-arms, those who offered feedback and comments, shared a laugh or a late tea, imparted unexpected wisdom,
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 17/04/2025
has convinced me it’s absolutely worth polishing up those two papers, no matter how long they’ll take (and experience suggests it will take exactly as long as the universe deems dramatically appropriate.) But what really made this conference the toast of the season were the people.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 17/04/2025
drive). My head now is positively teeming with ideas - not the idle, lounging-on-a-deckchair type ideas, but the bright-eyed, let’s-get-published type. The feedback I received – thoughtful, generous, and just the right amount of “you’ll hate me but…” –
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 17/04/2025
Especially if they were all held in Liverpool, which to my great delight turned out to be a positively spiffing place. The sort of city that surprises you by handing you a brilliant time when you only expected a good one (and an awesome fish&chips when all I needed was some grub before a 3-hour
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 17/04/2025
my second presentation, and just like yesterday I’ve had that rare and rather intoxicating sense that I was not only being listened to but, dare I say it, heard. I left the room practically floating like a helium balloon with a PhD. If I could give one of those talks every day, I would.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 17/04/2025
[thread] Well, it’s over. The #SLSA2025 has wrapped up its final curtain call, the house lights are up (metaphor suggested by an amazingly theatrical presentation I’ve attended today), and I am back in Leicester with my suitcase now filled with laundry instead of lanyards. This morning I gave
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Dr Danielle Watson @danielledoeslaw.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
My article is finally out in the Human Rights Law Review (part of a symposium on Next-Generation Thinking on the CRPD) where I argue that the CRPD is a queer document! 'The CRPD is Here and queer! A lesson in queering human rights law' academic.oup.com/hrlr/article...
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The CRPD is Here and queer! A lesson in queering human rights law
Abstract. This article argues that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a queer document. The Convention tackles the issues
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 16/04/2025
with sushi, which I devoured with the grace of a person who has entirely forgotten they are in public, and I am about to collapse into bed in a state of scholarly satisfaction and soy-sauce-based joy at 9 pm. That’s day 2 of the #slsa2025 for you.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 16/04/2025
attempting yoga after a large lunch. I also presented a paper that I care about deeply, and now find myself entirely committed to writing it properly, a noble resolution that I imagine will involve much tea and sighing at footnotes. The evening has ended with a glorious encounter
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 16/04/2025
un-dampened. I’ve had the loveliest time catching up with familiar faces (the Nottingham connection never disappoints), meeting splendid new people, and listening to amazing colleagues who know far more about disability law and rights than I do - which is both humbling and invigorating, rather like
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 16/04/2025
[thread] The rain is still falling with the sort of determined enthusiasm one associates with Liverpool in its element, and I got wet all day in the manner of a person who has accepted their fate but insists on remaining vaguely stylish while doing so. My spirits, however, remain decidedly
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Dr Danielle Watson @danielledoeslaw.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Starting off the final panel with @paolovargiu.com, discussing Ivan Ilyich and the Meaning of Suffering.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 15/04/2025
at the Chadwick Building tomorrow at 4 with “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and the Meaning of Suffering, and at the Rendall Building, Seminar Room 4 on Thursday at noon with Blasphemy, Law, and the Stories we Tell).
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 15/04/2025
are doing their best to distract me, and my brain is happily buzzing with new memories. Now if only these papers would refine themselves. Back to the drawing board, and if you want I’ll be
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 15/04/2025
being 17 again on a school trip, except now I’m 43, know how to pick a decent lager, and have no curfew. Academia, against all odds, is grand. (I haven’t forgotten that I’m not in Vienna for the Vis Moot, and yes, that’s a proper stab in the heart, but Liverpool and the SLSA
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 15/04/2025
in a faculty common room, hoping not to spill tea. We finally met in person. She was gracious, sharp, and entirely human. A relief, and an inspiration. Liverpool, by the way, is lovely. I had a couple of good pints with the Leicester gang, and I swear it was like
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 15/04/2025
acquired names, voices, and the distinct rhythm of real conversation. And there was her (no names, she’ll recognise herself in these words) who I have admired from a distance, like a schoolkid staring up at the head of the table
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 15/04/2025
[thread] First day of the #SLSA2025 and already it feels like slipping into a familiar old coat. I ran into some old friends I hadn’t seen in donkey’s years, and met a few colleagues I’d only seen once or twice before - ghosts of conference past and social media present who have now
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Roundup: not much to write about this week: still no provision for humanist weddings in England & Wales, a Northern Ireland religious discrimination claim, “Net zero” in the Church of England, and illumination of church towers: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/04/13/l...
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Law and religion roundup – 13th April | Law & Religion UK
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 14/04/2025
Off to Liverpool for the #SLSA2025. I might have gone a touch feral with the slides this time.
Promo slide for my talk "The Death of Ivan Ilyich and the Meaning of Suffering" at the SLSA Annual Conference 2025.Promo slide for my talk "Blasphemy, Law, and the Stories we Tell" at the SLSA Annual Conference 2025.
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Law and Religion UK @lawandreligionuk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Burial of a baptismal font – some considerations: a note on Re St Paul Heslington [2025] ECC Yor 1: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/03/21/b...
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Burial of a baptismal font – some considerations | Law & Religion UK
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Dr Carole McCartney 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @ctmccartney.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
www.reuters.com/world/europe... The #surveillance turn in Sweden is really interesting. This comes hot on heels of lots of other extensions to policing powers.
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Swedish government proposes bill to allow police to use AI face-recognition
Swedish police should be allowed to use real-time, AI-powered face-recognition to combat crime, Sweden's government proposed on Thursday, as it seeks new tools to stop sometimes violent offences rocking the Nordic country in recent years.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 22/03/2025
[4/4] And once that kicks in, one find themselves wanting to make the thing worth their while, which makes them care more. Engagement squared. Is that a virtuous circle or am I just drunk on end-of-term delusion? No idea, but in the absence of enlightenment, there is always improvement. Onwards.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 22/03/2025
[3/4] which got me thinking that perhaps the secret to engaging teaching isn’t memes that would all but make me look and sound like a boomer, or some TED Talk-like sorcery, but something brutal in its simplicity: if the students care, teaching them becomes pleasurable.
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Paolo Vargiu @paolovargiu.com · 22/03/2025
[2/4] Or maybe it’s just that, against all odds, I’m back to teaching stuff I actually give a toss about. Also helps that the students didn’t make me want to roll into traffic. In fact, this LLB lot were good. Alarmingly good, in fact, I had not seen a cohort like this in years,
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