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
2013
Marie Fox & Michael Thomson
The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice
(2012) Legal Studies 32(2): 255–281
2012
Kieran McEvoy
What did the lawyers do during the 'war'? Neutrality, conflict and the culture of quietism
(2011) Modern Law Review 74(3): 350–341
2011
Antonia Layard
Shopping in the public realm: a law of place
(2010) Journal of Law and Society 37(3): 412–441