THE SLSA ARTICLE PRIZE
The SLSA Article Prize is awarded each year to an outstanding article published in a journal or as a book chapter. The £100 prize is funded by the SLSA membership.
Nominations open on 15 July 2026 and close on 6 October 2026.
NOMINATIONS
An article prize, open to all SLSA members, for the most outstanding piece of socio-legal scholarship published in the 12 months up to 30 September preceding the closing date for nominations. The winner is announced at the SLSA Annual Conference and receives £100. The closing date for nominations is the first Tuesday in October 2026.
All nominees and nominators must be current members in good standing of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
Nominations must be made via our online form. Note: if you need the rules or the form in an alternative, accessible format, please contact the SLSA Administrator.
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WINNERS
2023
Natalie Ohana
The politics of the production of knowledge on trauma: the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
(2021) Journal of Law and Society 48(4): 497–523
2022
Nafay Choudhury
Order in the Bazaar: the transformation of non-state Law in Afghanistan’s premier money exchange market
(2021) Journal of Law and Society 48(4): 497–523
2021
Helen Stalford & Kathryn Hollingsworth
'This case is about you and your future': towards judgments for children
(2020) Modern Law Review 85(3): 1030–1058