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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

SLSA Prizes are now open for nominations. The six prizes are: Contributions to the Socio-Legal Community Hart–SLSA Book Prize, Hart-SLSA Book Prize for Early Career Academics, Socio-legal Theory and History Prize Socio-Legal Article Prize Impact Prize. More info here: www.slsa.ac.uk/prizes

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Prizes | Socio-Legal Studies Association

Explore SLSA prize schemes celebrating excellence in socio-legal scholarship, including awards for books, articles, and research impact.

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A total of £66,000 has been earmarked towards these five schemes for the 2025-26 round. The maximum individual award limits across all schemes have also been revised upwards. These enhancements are intended to foster greater opportunities to encourage, nurture, and showcase the work by our members.

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

All the SLSA funding schemes are now open for applications: Research Grants, PhD Fieldwork Grants, Impact Grants, Seminar Competition, International Collaboration Funding. Closing date: 31 October 2025. For more information follow the link to the new website: www.slsa.ac.uk/grants

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Funding Schemes | Socio-Legal Studies Association

Explore SLSA funding schemes supporting socio-legal research, events and initiatives. Find details of available grants, eligibility criteria and how to apply.

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Dr Smita Kheria @smitakheria.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🎭Fringe is in the air! 🎭 The Provocateurs, a public engagement series blending academic research, audience interaction, and a dash of comedy, kicks off today at the world’s largest arts festival. 1-24 August, 2 shows every day, each featuring a lively trio of 2 academics and a comedian. #edfringe

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Lilian Edwards @lilianedwards.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Gikii 2025 in lovely Amsterdam has extended its CfP till May 31. Sept 11-12 th at IViR. Get your geek on and set your geek clogs tapping! No i don’t know what i mean either 😂 www.gikii.org/gikii-2025-a...

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Gikii 2025: Amsterdam CfP

GiKii 2025 – Call for Papers Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 11-12 September 2025 Technology in its villain era Has technology’s slouch towards everm…

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 23/04/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Lynette Chua for winning the Socio-Legal Article Prize at #SLSA2025 for her article '“He Is Still Your Father”: Tetherings, Social Welfare, and Troubled Parental Maintenance Litigation in Taiwan' in @lsijournal.bsky.social! Free-to-access through June: cup.org/4isopJG

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“He Is Still Your Father”: Tetherings, Social Welfare, and Troubled Parental Maintenance Litigation in Taiwan | Law & Social Inquiry | Cambridge Core

“He Is Still Your Father”: Tetherings, Social Welfare, and Troubled Parental Maintenance Litigation in Taiwan - Volume 49 Issue 4

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

'Sexual History Evidence And The Rape Trial' has been awarded the Hart–SLSA Book & Socio-Legal Theory and History 2025 Prize!🌟 This book mounts an important interrogation into the use of a victim’s sexual history as evidence in rape trials.

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Sexual History Evidence And The Rape Trial

Sexual History Evidence And The Rape Trial; Adopting a critical multidisciplinary perspective underpinned by feminist theory, this accessible book mounts an important interrogation into the use of a victim’s...

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Jen Hendry (文林言) @jenhendry.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Just under a month until Hart publish the latest output from our Socio-Legal Trajectories project @mpilhlt.bsky.social, this Oñati series edited collection: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sociolega... Publishing June 12, ask your libraries to pre-order! @n-creutzfeldt.bsky.social @cmboulanger.bsky.social

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Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe

What are the different institutional, intellectual and biographical trajectories in socio-legal studies, and how can they be compared?This book brings together…

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Eoin O’Dell @cearta.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

1/10 In Case C‑575/23 FT, AL & ON v Belgium (re Orchestre National de Belgique) [the ONB case], the CJEU held that InfoSoc, CDSM, other Directives, preclude legislation which automatically assigns performers' related rights to their employers without their consent curia.europa.eu/juris/liste....

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Edinburgh Law School @uoelawschool.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Join us on 6 May, 3.30 - 5pm, for "The Respective Roles of Public and Private Competition Law Enforcement to attain the Goals of Antitrust: Beyond Optimal Enforcement Theory?" Speakers include Olivier Guersent, Director General, DG Competition and Professor Arianna Andreangeli. edin.ac/4jTuIqL

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Design Informatics @designinf.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Join next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar where @dynarch.bsky.social will provide key insights from her scoping BRAID project ‘Creating a dynamic #archive of Responsible AI Ecosystems in the context of #CreativeAI’ 📅 Thu 8 May ⏰ 4 – 5pm 📍@inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom 🎟 edin.ac/3CoJbuZ

Infographic of BRAID x IDI seminar with Lydia Farina on 8th May, 4-5pm and her picture at the bottom right.

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Edinburgh Law School @uoelawschool.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Congratulations to @smitakheria.bsky.social who has been elected as the Chair of the SLSA! (@slsauk.bsky.social) Dr Kheria was elected during the SLSA’s annual conference and is the first woman of colour to hold the position since the association was established. Read more: edin.ac/4iH7JhP

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Jane Cornwell @jcornwell123.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

👇 For UK design folks - a fascinating (and troubling) investigation into apparent misuse of the UK registered design system, looking firms that appear to be selling 'authorship' slots on UKRDs to overseas academics, to help those academics game their academic reputations (eg for promotion purposes).

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Jane Cornwell @jcornwell123.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

👇Please share widely - a two-year Teaching and Research Fellow opportunity in the field of AI law and regulation. Details below!

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Int Society for the History & Theory of Intellectual Property @ishtip.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We are pleased to announce the programme for the 2025 ISHTIP 16th Annual Workshop, 25-26 June, in Madrid 🇪🇸:

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ISHTIP.org – International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

At the Gala dinner in the splendid St George’s Hall Liverpool Professor Joanne Conaghan @joanneconaghan.bsky.social - a true pioneer of feminist legal studies - received the SLSA Prize for Contributions to the Socio-Legal Community 2024: ‘Joanne is a fearless, generous and effective colleague’

A woman standing speaking at a lectern in a red dress receiving a prize - there are people sitting in the foreground at a table with glasses and bottles. The surroundings are ornate with gold and marble - the setting is St George’s Hall in Liverpool.

A woman standing smiling at a lectern in a red dress receiving a prize - there are people standing in the foreground taking her photo. The surroundings are ornate with gold and marble - the setting is St George’s Hall in Liverpool. The woman is Professor Joanne Conaghan

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Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology @maynoothlaw.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

WE'RE HIRING! We're hiring a postdoc with excellent empirical/participant research skills for the ERC funded project led by Prof Aisling McMahon Closing date is 24 April universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The following SLSA members were elected to the Board at the AGM on 16 April at Liverpool University: Rachel Cahill-O'Callaghan Dave Cowan Joy Debski Jennifer Hough Arwen Joyce Caer Smyth Clare Williams

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Dr Smita Kheria @smitakheria.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Warmest congratulations to all the prizewinners! It was a great evening #SLSA2025 of celebrating exceptional socio-legal scholars through the SLSA books, article, and impact prizes. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

For 2027 we will be in Newcastle-upon-Tyne hosted by @nulawandsociety.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social Northumbria Law School Looking forward to it already - but then I am biased!

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Just like that another year is over. Thanks for a great conference @livunislsj.bsky.social Great collaborations, loads of fantastic research, amazing gala dinner in St George's Hall, friendships new and old. As always, Liverpool you have been brilliant. Roll on 2026 @sussex.ac.uk here we come!

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Dr Smita Kheria @smitakheria.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

It’s been an excellent @slsauk.bsky.social annual conference at Liverpool. Incredibly grateful to Profs Marie Fox and Helen Stalford, and the organising team, @livunislsj.bsky.social for all their work, diligence, and commitment. 🙏🏽 Congratulations for hosting such a successful conference! #SLSA2025.

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Dr Smita Kheria @smitakheria.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Delighted to have been elected as the Chair of the @slsauk.bsky.social and many thanks to everyone who attended the AGM at #SLSA2025. It is a real privilege for me to follow Professor John Harrington in this role and I'm very excited to continue working with the board for the socio-legal community.

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Plenary - really looking forward to this - legacies of Hillsborough Past and culture Truth and justice Place

Large lecture theatre waiting for a plenary to start. Lots of people. There are two tables at the front with people sitting waiting to speak. The slide showing says Liverpool and the legacies of Hillsborough A multi-sectoral, socio-legal campaign. Marking 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

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Jane Cornwell @jcornwell123.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

On Friday evening, we were delighted to have a lecture from Prof Lisa Ramsey on #trademarks and free speech. All we have to do now is await her new book later this year! @lpramsey.bsky.social @uoelawschool.bsky.social

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

⏰ Safe travels everyone 🚅✈️🚗🚢🚍🚁 See you tomorrow!

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Socio-Legal Studies Assocation @slsauk.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The SLSA AGM 2025 will take place in person and online during the 2025 SLSA Annual Conference in Liverpool. We are voting for up to seven new Trustees and the election of a new Chair and Honorary Secretary. SLSA AGM 16 April 2025 13.15–14.00 See website slsa.ac.uk/index.php/ne...

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SLSA AGM 2025

The Socio-Legal Studies Association

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Dr Smita Kheria @smitakheria.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Breaking news: I've flown into Bluesky like a confused pigeon—expect occasional chirps!🐦

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