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
Social Housing, Antisocial Behaviour and Risk: The Challenges of UK Disability Equality Law
Leigh Roberts
This book presents an analysis of relevant developments in antisocial behaviour (ASB), social housing and disability equality law and policy. Using an empirical study of social landlord organisations, which includes detailed analysis of case files, a review…
Celebrating Women in Legal History: Making and Shaping a Discipline
Lorren Eldridge, Emily Ireland & Caroline Derry
This book champions the work of women in legal history, and their contributions to both the discipline and feminist activism over nearly two centuries. It considers women in academia, which was, in theory, open to women before…
Migrating Borders and Citizenship in Law
Devyani Prabhat
This book argues that law has multiple roles and mechanisms for breathing life into borders, operating at different locales and scales (from worldwide to nation; from family to workplace), and through different practices, for example, preventing entry…
The Hidden World of the Legal Aid Lawyer: Upholding the Heart of Justice
Emma Cooke
Since the 2012 LASPO cuts, legal aid provision in England and Wales has faced severe challenges, threatening both client access to justice and traditional practices.
This book offers an in-depth ethnographic study of how these cuts have…
JOURNALS AND REPORTS
NILQ Reflections on Teaching series: new contribution from Professor Fiona Cownie
In the third article in the series, 'Education, education, education', Professor Fiona Cownie stresses the importance of legal educators having a theoretical framework and philosophy of education, reflecting on how her own teaching practice has been informed by the theory of social constructivism. Considering…
'Why piracy is always good; why piracy is always bad' by Nkem Itanyi
This article was published in Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property in September 2025.
Excluded: Misrecognition, Control and the Roma Experience in Bradford Schools: new report from the Runnymede Trust
This report was published in association with the Traveller Movement and Connecting Roma and examines the communities behind the disproportionate exclusion of Roma pupils and the structural racism underpinning it.
See website for details.
'The colonisation of anti-trafficking in the Commonwealth Caribbean' by Cherisse Francis
This article was published in February 2026 in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies.
'The sport and human rights remedy landscape and the role of (public) inquiries in enabling a "remedy ecosystem"' by Shubham Jain & Daniela Heerdt
This open-access article is published in the International Sports Law Journal. It maps the fragmented sport and human rights dispute resolution landscape, highlighting gaps in access to effective remedy. It conceptualises a 'remedy ecosystem' where multiple mechanisms interact to deliver justice and examines how public…
'A New Approach to Non-consensual Oral Penetration' by Katie Hunt
This open access article is published in the Journal of Criminal Law.
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly: new 'Reflections on Teaching' article by Kryss Macleod
In the second article in this series, Kryss Macleod, Manchester Metropolitan University, in her contribution ‘Teaching law inside complexity: immanent pedagogy and the possibility of becoming’, argues that the ‘double bind’ of teaching law – meeting external requirements while resisting their constraints – can…
The Impact of ‘Safe Country’ Concepts on Women Seeking Asylum in the UK
This report draws together insights from a roundtable, hosted by Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) Network and Asylos, including discussion of:
The use of ‘safe country’ concepts in the UK
The role of country of origin information in ‘safe country’ assessments
Concerns about the…
UK Poverty 2026: The Essential Guide to Understanding Poverty in the UK
Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, read the annual state of the nation report, UK Poverty 2026. The report, which accounts for the time just before the current government took power and clearly shows the depth of the problem and the scale of the…
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…
NILQ Reflections on Writing Series: new contribution from Lindsay Farmer, University of Glasgow
The seventeenth piece in this series (and the second in volume 77) is a contribution from Lindsay Farmer, University of Glasgow. In this wide-ranging article, he touches not only on how circumstances beyond our control can influence how we make space for writing, but…
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…
BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES
Judicial Appointments Commission Newsletter: Judging Your Future, March
The latest news and updates from the JAC.
British Academy Early Career Researcher Network: new film
The British Academy's Early Career Researcher Network (ECRN) – a community built by researchers, for researchers –exists to help ECRs connect, collaborate, and access the funding needed to grow their research and career.
See announcement for details and link to a new film about the network.
Next 100 Years: Happy International Women’s Month!
To celebrate International Women’s Month, the project is proud to premiere the latest films from the Next 100 Voices series.
See announcement for details.
Next 100 Years Project: Next 100 Voices – Series of 10 films
In this series of Next 100 Voices, 10 emerging leaders in law from minority backgrounds and a cross-section of the profession – private practice, in-house, the Bar and the judiciary – share how they got to where they are now, what they are doing to change their area of the profession, and what lessons they can give to the next generation.
All the films are available to view on Next 100 Years website.
AcSS Policy Monitor: March 2026
Read the March policy monitor to see and respond to the summary of latest consultations across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
JLS Blog: Meet the book Author post – Elena Izyumenko and Christophe Geiger
Featuring Elena Izyumenko and Christophe Geiger on their book:
Academy of Social Sciences eBulletin: March 2026
All the latest from the AcSS with news of 75 new outstanding fellows including the SLSA's Kirsten Campbell, Mairead Enright and Lucy Frith.
Latest from Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies: Beyond Migrant Marginality in International Law
Ayesha Pattnaik reviews Oreva Olakpe’s book, South-South Migrations and the Law from Below (Hart 2024). Read the full article here, which is published as part of the blog's A Good Read section.
Next 100 Years: latest newsletter
All the latest news from the Next 100 Years project
Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies: celebrating International Women’s Day 8 March
In honour and celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8), Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies is spotlighting several blog posts that examine how the law structures women’s lives across jurisdictions and contexts.
Three New 'Meet the Author' Blogs from the Journal of Law and Society
Institute for Law and AI: latest newsletter
Updates include: research showing how US Tech Force can overcome key challenges;
applications for upcoming events on law-following AI and other topics; open roles at LawAI for research scholars and operations professionals.
Support Through Court: spring newsletter
Catch up with the latest news from the charity that supports people without representation in its 25th anniversary year.
We Society Podcast: Season 10 launched
Brought to you by the Academy of Social Sciences in association with the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, this podcast tackles the big questions through a social science lens and brings you some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.
See website for Season 10 and all past seasons.
Podcast: Confessions of an Early Career Researcher
Last year, the Trust teamed up with the British Academy to produce Confessions of an Early Career Researcher – a new podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. From funding applications and precarious contracts to imposter syndrome and mentorship, no topic is off limits. Hosted by Dr Leonie Smith, a former Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, all episodes are now available to watch on YouTube.
Leverhulme Trust Newsletter: February 2026
This issue features an incredibly broad range of topics, including spaces of belonging in higher education, geographies of gene editing, tackling labour shortages in an ever-changing world, entanglements with invasive weeds in the Anthropocene and the archaeological curation crisis.
Read the full issue here.
National Centre for Research Methods: Methods News February 2026
Follow the link to discover the latest news from the NCRM at the University of Southampton, including details of how to join the AI In Surveys Network and its upcoming seminar series and Southampton Education School’s Quantitative Methods in Education Masterclass Series.
Nuffield Foundation February Newsletter
This month’s Nuffield Foundation Newsletter highlights the realities facing young people and the public systems designed to support them – from mental health services stretched to capacity, to fragilities across education, justice and the wider workforce.
British Academy: Launch of Global (Dis)Order Evidence Hub
This hub presents discussion papers commissioned by the British Academy and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on topics and themes relevant to the programme's workstreams.
See website to explore the full collection.
Latest News from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Read the latest JRF updates including a new report 'Reimagining realism' and the latest event in the 'How People Think about Homes' series.
Restricting Jury Trials Carries Substantial Risk and Little Gain – Bar Council
The Bar Council has commented on a new court reform bill which is set to include removing the right to jury trial for cases that carry a likely sentence of less than three years. The reforms are set to apply retrospectively to cases that are in the system.
See press release for details.