BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
Read the latest newsletter to find out about SAFI activities, including events, online and in person, and publications.
All the latest from Support Through Court, including publication of this year's Annual Report.
Domestic abuse affects one in four women in England and Wales. But its impact is not evenly felt, with Black, Asian and minoritised women facing disproportionate barriers to safety and recovery. As demand for services grows and funding remains stretched, creative forms of support show what recovery can look like – from culturally specific support to trauma-informed homes.
Read the blog by Kitty Melrose.
In the latest AcSS e-bulletin, read details of all the latest new cohort of outstanding social scientists who have been appointed as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences this autumn including four nominated by the SLSA.
Plus the latest We Society podcasts and a recording of the Annual Lecture given by Professor Rana Mitter.
Bringing Feminism into Law-making
Professor Sophie Weerts reviews Becky Batagol, Kate Seear, Heli Askola and Jamie Walvisch's edited collection, The Feminist Legislation Project (Routledge, 2025). Read the full article here, which is published as part of the blog's A Good Read section.
God’s Law in Human Courts: Examining Muslim Women's Right to Unilateral Divorce in India
The Supreme Court of India is currently weighing whether Muslim women have a unilateral right to khula, a form of wife-initiated divorce under Islamic law. In this week's Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies, Anamta Husain (Ashoka University) examines the khula arbitration process and how the requirement of husband's consent can impede women seeking to dissolve their marriages. Read the full article here, which is published as part of the blog's Borderlands section.
Marginal Criminological Realism and Syncretism in Drug Court Ethnography
Iulia-Cristiana Vatau (University of Oxford, Centre for Criminology) reflects on the incorporation of marginal criminological realism in drug court research. Read the full article here, which is published as part of the blog's Methodological Musings section.
The JAC's latest blog highlights the importance of tribunals in the justice system. The piece is informed by discussions with two tribunal judges and two non-legal tribunal members, who shared their reflections on their roles.
Find out about the latest news, events and publications.
The British Academy hosted a one-day workshop for UK-based social sciences and humanities (SSH) researchers seeking to engage with Horizon Europe Pillar 2 opportunities in the 2026-27 Work Programme.
Full details and a recording and other resources are available on the website.
Details of all upcoming PLP events are available in the August newsletter.
Five years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. This blog, by Jawed Nazari, New York University, examines the deep multi-sectoral toll of this educational disruption and explores the urgent challenge of alternative learning.
There are two new 'Meet the JLS Author' blogs on the Journal of Law and Society website:
Why is corporate accountability still on the margins of transitional justice? by Line Jespersgaard Jakobsen
Between the State and the Market: Academic Expertise in Tax Law by Helle Dyrendahl Staven and Marte Mangset, Oslo University, Norway
Plus there are two new 'Meet the Book Author' blogs:
The Criminal in Gothic Fiction and Contemporary Law: Literary and Legal Doubles by Barbara Hughes-Moore
Vulnerability and Sexual Assault Law: The Inadequacy of the Autonomy-based Approach by Sorcha McCormack