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Dr Ruth Brittle

@ruthbrittle.bsky.social
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Law Lecturer | Uni of Leicester |researching children’s rights, family law, refugee & asylum law | Teaching family, immigration, and tort | from Norn Iron | Love dogs, skiing, reading & films.

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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The ease with which members of the legal profession are misleading the public in regard to the For Women Scotland Judgment should be a serious pause around shifting norms of legal ethics.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 04/06/2025
Good Law Project have commissioned legal advice for families of trans kids who are facing referrals to social services for trying to get those kids access to healthcare. goodlawproject.org/advice-for-t...
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Advice for trans families facing referrals to social services
NHS England is misusing health data to encourage social services to investigate families caring for trans kids. We’ve commissioned legal advice for families in the firing line.
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Prof Clare McGlynn @claremcglynn.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
I love this on #Barbie and constitutions and feminist analysis. It's creative, funny, inspiring as well as a direct call to change. Thanks for the very best of academic writing @ruthhoughton.bsky.social @aoifemod.bsky.social @colinmurray.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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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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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A group of us law academics put together a letter on FWS v Scottish Ministers UK Supreme Court ruling & we are asking other *UK based law folk* (academic activist practitioner etc) to sign More details 👇 #transrights #trans #transgender #lawsky #academicsky #UKlaw docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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A Law Letter on FWS v Scottish Ministers
A coalition of legal academics have drafted a letter setting out our support for trans rights and our concerns about the FWS v Scottish Ministers UKSC ruling. We are opening it up for signature to ev...
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Lou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal These figures are appalling & without a doubt the real numbers are far higher. These contractors are paid a FORTUNE & they can’t even treat people decently. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal
Exclusive: There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024
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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
As a follow-up to an article I wrote about human rights & safeguarding, @ruthbrittle.bsky.social & I collected data from teachers & safeguarding leads in Scotland & England around current practice in this area. The new article is now available online in Human Rights Education Review 👇 #Academicsky
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Human rights education and safeguarding: perceptions of teaching practices in England and Scotland
This article builds upon existing work around the interaction between Human Rights Education (HRE) and the safeguarding of children and young people in education. It draws upon empirical data, coll...
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Dr Ruth Brittle @ruthbrittle.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Good luck. 👍
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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Books. When buying books for gifts this holiday season, please don't buy from Amazon. Please shop at your local independent bookstore/bookseller. Ask for recommendations. If they don't have a particular book in stock, ask them to order it. Support creatives, local businesses, and your community.
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Dr Ruth Brittle @ruthbrittle.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Looking forward to connecting & reconnecting with people on here. So glad to close my other social media account & deactivate a toxic space
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Dr Ruth Brittle @ruthbrittle.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Amazing to be quoted in a UKSC judgment. So privileged to call Pascale a colleague @pascalelorber.bsky.social
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Dr Ruth Brittle @ruthbrittle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@dralistruthers.bsky.social can you add me to the Children’s rights starter pack? Thanks x
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