Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittleCllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The 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. 051
Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittleJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 04/06/2025Good 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...goodlawproject.orgAdvice for trans families facing referrals to social servicesNHS 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. 4263106
Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittleProf Clare McGlynn @claremcglynn.bsky.social · 04/06/2025I 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/... 1266
Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittleKatja Ziegler @profziegler.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Interested 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...linkedin.comCall for Papers | Centre for European Law and Internationalisation - CELIInterested 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 ... 11516
Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittleAoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 07/05/2025A 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...docs.google.comA Law Letter on FWS v Scottish MinistersA 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... 5165107
Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittleLou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Ten 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...theguardian.comTen assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures revealExclusive: There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024 38842
Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittleAli Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 21/01/2025As 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 👇 #Academicskytandfonline.comHuman rights education and safeguarding: perceptions of teaching practices in England and ScotlandThis 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... 0123
Reposted by Dr Ruth BrittlePhil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Books. 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. 1023507865
Dr Ruth Brittle @ruthbrittle.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Looking forward to connecting & reconnecting with people on here. So glad to close my other social media account & deactivate a toxic space 0122
Dr Ruth Brittle @ruthbrittle.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Amazing to be quoted in a UKSC judgment. So privileged to call Pascale a colleague @pascalelorber.bsky.social 161
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 110