PUBLICATIONS
In this section we feature the latest socio-legal publications, including books, journals and reports, blogs, newsletters and other online resources.
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SOCIO-LEGAL BOOKS
Equal Rights, Equal Voices: The CRPD and the Pursuit of Legal Capacity for Persons with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disability
edited by Paula Campos Pinto, Teresa Janela Pinto, Patrícia Neca, Fernando Fontes
This open access book offers a critical sociolegal examination of the rights of people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, with a focus on the determination of their legal capacity in court and the wider consequences for their…
Responsibilities: A Critical Legal Defence of Human Rights
Ian Turner
For many, human rights have become a panacea for the injustices of society: globalisation, poverty, discrimination, climate change etc. But has this rights ‘inflation’ been a prima facie good? Has the rise in human rights merely propounded…
Spectres of Reparation in South Africa: Re-encountering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Jaco Barnard-Naude
This book argues that South Africa is haunted by the spectre of reparation. The failure of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission to secure adequate reparation for the victims of colonisation and apartheid continues to drastically…
Socio-Legal Studies on Epistemic Injustice and Spaces and Places
Mark L Flear, Ceri Davies-Tyrie, Daniel Wincott (eds)
This edited collection, published in the Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Series, illuminates what the concept of a specifically epistemic type of injustice has to offer socio-legal analysts. The epistemic aspects of injustice comprise more than knowledges, meaning and…
Catholic Dioceses, Legal Systems, and Corporate Accountability – 20% discount
Meredith Edelman
This book explores how different countries handle a particularly difficult type of corporate wrongdoing: Catholic dioceses' responsibility for child sexual abuse.
The book analyses cases involving child sexual abuse in dioceses in both Australia and the…
Criminal Law and Prior Fault: Comparative Perspectives on Addiction and Intoxication – 20% discount
edited by Anna Goldberg and Paloma Manguele
This book offers fresh perspectives on the role of addiction in prior fault by integrating legal, psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical dimensions.
Are intoxicated defendants responsible for harms they cause to persons and property when intoxicated? Should they…
JOURNALS AND REPORTS
Special Issue of the International Sports Law Journal: 'Empowering Athletes’ Human Rights' – just published
What is the current landscape of athletes' human rights? How should athletes' rights be understood in their various roles as workers, politicised citizens or as private individuals? How can human rights framework and sport body policies address future challenges to athlete rights? These are…
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly: new 'Reflections on Writing' by Maksymilian Del Mar
Maksymilian Del Mar, Queen Mary University of London, has written the sixteenth article in this series (and the first in NILQ volume 77). In his wide-ranging contribution, he offers the thought that the three key ingredients for a writer are 'time, community and experiment'.…
Special issue of PRACTICE: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education: call for abstracts
This special issue of PRACTICE: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education explores how belonging (or exclusion) is lived, enacted or reimagined within the development of legal education and associated professional learning across contemporary undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education. The deadline for abstracts is 17 May…
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly: Special issue on 'Reform of the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement' – just published
The special issue, edited by Katie A Johnston, University of Liverpool, came out of a workshop held at the University of Liverpool in April 2024 which brought together academics and practitioners from the UK, Ireland and beyond, to discuss ‘Legal Aspects of Reform…
Amicus Curiae: call for papers
Amicus Curiae, the official Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies, published by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, is open for submissions. The journal serves as a lively and informative publication for raising and exploring important legal issues. Contributors over recent years…
Stripped: The Citizenship Divide: Runnymede Trust report
New research exposes racist reality of UK citizenship stripping laws that place 3 in 5 people of colour are at risk. See website for details and to read the full report.
System Overload: A Report on Family Legal Aid
This Bar Council report has examined the changing conditions of publicly funded work for family legal aid barristers. It reveals that many would leave family legal aid ‘in a heartbeat’.
UKRI publishes corporate plan 2025 to 2026
This corporate plan update sets the UKRI's ambitions, new objectives and key results for 2025 to 2026, and explains how they will be delivered through its allocation from the 2024 spending review. See website for details.
Amicus Curiae 7.1 published including special sections from the Queer Judgments Project and IALS LHub
The latest issue of the open access journal Amicus Curiae has been edited by Dr Maria Federica Moscati. Among its wide-ranging content it features a special section on the Queer Judgments Project, edited by Katie Jukes and Alex Powell, and another on Law’s Spaces and…
Progressing Inclusivity in the Social Sciences: Showcasing the Positive Impact of the Academy’s Joint EDI Project
The Academy of Social Sciences has published a short report highlighting the outputs from its joint EDI Project in partnership with its member societies and the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council.
Visit the website for further details.
Publishing Futures: new report from Cambridge University Press
Earlier this year Cambridge University Press conducted a radical, community-led review of the open research publishing ecosystem. The aim was to identify bold, workable solutions that support innovation and meet the evolving needs of all stakeholders. The findings of the review have now been…
Life in the Law 2025: report published
From January to March 2025, LawCare surveyed individuals and organisations across the sector about how working in law is affecting mental health and wellbeing.
Life in the Law 2025 sets out practical steps towards a healthier future and shows how, with strong leadership and…
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory: report and briefing paper
The Nuffield FJO has published a report and supporting briefing paper exploring lessons that the family justice system could learn from the way data is used in the youth justice system. It also published a briefing paper examining the patterns around the increasing number…
BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
Latest from Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies: Digital Hate, Real-World Harm: Youth Radicalisation and Malaysia’s Legal Response
Dr Hafidz Hakimi reflects on interviews with policymakers and youth leaders in Malaysia, discussing the conditions that fuel hate speech. Read the full article here, which is published as part of the blog's Borderlands section.
Four Bars: Joint Statement on Jury Trials in England and Wales
The Four Bars – Bar Council of England & Wales, The Bar of Ireland, The Bar of Northern Ireland – have issued a joint statement on the Government's proposals to restrict the right to a jury trial.
See press release for details.
Support Through Court Blog: 'New Rights for Renters: Including an End to No-Fault Evictions'
The new Renters’ Rights Bill became law on 25 October 2025 and will come into force on 1 May 2026. This law aims to comprehensively improve conditions and protections for the 11 million people living in private rented accommodation in England. Read the full blog for details.
Nuffield Foundation: latest newsletter
Find out about the Nuffield Foundation's latest news, research and funding opportunities. See webpage for details.
Institute for Law and AI: latest news
The Institute for Law and AI is an independent thinktank based in Boston MA. See webpage for the latest newsletter.
Judicial Appointments Commission – latest newsletter
Read the latest update from the JAC in its December newsletter: Judging Your Future.
Bar Council response to regulatory proposals in December 2025
The Bar Council has responded to HM Treasury's proposals relating to anti-money laundering and the Legal Ombudsman's business plan and budget.
See press release for details.
National Centre for Research Methods: latest issue of Methods News
In this edition, you'll find details of a new spring school, announcements about free learning resources on a huge range of topics and a full listing of the NCRM's 2026 short courses.