Call for Abstracts – Virtual Criminal Law Group Spring Series 2027 📣 In case you missed it: our call for abstracts for the VCLG Spring series is open! We welcome submissions on criminal law theory and practice, criminal procedure, and criminal justice, broadly construed. ECRs and PGRs welcome!

What happens when exceptional powers are no longer exceptional?New piece on the proliferation of so-called "CT-style" powers is out in the new issue of CLR 📄

The Commission's report assesses the effectiveness and proportionality of the UK's counter-terrorism framework. It makes a number of important recommendations for reform in an area in dire need of change across law and practice 👇🏼

There is still time to get your abstract in! See details below - and please share with your network 👇🏼

Dr Kajsa Dinesson@dinesson.bsky.social · 12mo ago

📣 Call for contributors 📣 from myself and @frasoliman.bsky.social for the edited collection 'Harmful Security: multidisciplinary perspectives on the harms of counterterrorism'. Please share - details in picture and in thread below 👇🏼

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📣 Call for contributors 📣 from myself and @frasoliman.bsky.social for the edited collection 'Harmful Security: multidisciplinary perspectives on the harms of counterterrorism'. Please share - details in picture and in thread below 👇🏼

Yesterday I had the privilege of having some brilliant colleagues join me for a manuscript workshop on the draft chapters for my forthcoming book: Criminalizing Terrorism. I am very grateful to the Morrell Centre for Legal and Political Philosophy for funding this fantastic full day workshop!

I am so pleased to share that as of March 2026 I will be PI on a 2 year British Academy/Leverhulme funded project on mind-set material 🔎🧠

Another excellent @europeangroup.bsky.social conference this year in Malmö: programme packed with critical and radical voices and clear commitment in support of Palestine. Grateful for the kind and attentive audience listening to my and @dinesson.bsky.social's paper on zemiology of counterterrorism

Do you have some interesting musings going on related to criminal law? We'd love to hear about it! Deadline 10 Oct - plenty of time to get thinking and writing👀

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Call for Abstracts for the Spring 2026 seminar series. Details in the image, and we hope to hear from you with your abstracts by 10 October. Please circulate widely and feel free to contact us with any questions. See you online!

Report on the Terrorism Acts (operation in 2023) is now published. It continues important discussions about terrorism and the internet. Glad to see discussion of young people online, and flattered to be cited on this issue! For those interested, the work cited is forthcoming with OUP 👀

And of course, great to see that "Decriminalising terror: for a zemiology of counterterrorism" by @dinesson.bsky.social and myself is settled in its new home: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

My talented colleague Dr Alice Welsh has published a brilliant book on work and free movement rights. Open access link below!

Alice Welsh@awelsh.bsky.social · last yr.

Are the EU free movement rules wildly out of step with the new realities of work? My new book, the MARKET CITIZENSHIP ILLUSION answers this by looking at the law in action – and it is available now to *everyone for free*! www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do... 🧵on key arguments... (1/10)

York Law School is advertising an open funded full-time on-campus PhD position,with stipend + fee waiver at the home rate. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an internationally renowned university and a vibrant law school, supervised by our fantastic academic staff. Closing date May 31st.

A great hybrid session of the Virtual Criminal Law Group with @mattmatravers.bsky.social in Edinburgh, speaking about public nuisance offences and their rationales. Lovely to see friends and to have such a great discussion!

Dr Kajsa Dinesson @dinesson.bsky.social has supported Liberty in submitting evidence to the Public Bill Committee on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. The Bill proposes introducing offences aimed at organised immigration crime. #Asylum #Immigration #YLS #UoY #Law #UKLaw #Research

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@frasoliman.bsky.social and I are among BUPs most downloaded authors of 2024! You can read our paper "Decriminalising terror: for a zemiology of counterterrorism" and the whole collection free until Feb 28th! Most downloaded collection: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/most-re...

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Prosecutions, evidence, and mind-set material in terrorism cases 📄 Fresh off the presses and delivered this week to enjoy in print form. For anyone who does not receive Legal Studies in the mail however, fear not! The paper is available open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Just arrived. Currently working on: LGBTQ+ menopause; older LGBTQ+ rights in care contexts; older people & armed conflict; building international research network on older persons' human rights with @cahr-york.bsky.social & @ox.ac.uk. If you've similar interests in one/all areas do get in touch.

Please help grow the BlueSky community of UK based criminal lawyers by Reposting this. If you would like to be added to the list, please ask. go.bsky.app/AFdD66T

At the Royal Courts of Justice today sharing insights and challenges around the sentencing of autistic young people for terrorism offences. This included reflections on courtrooms, expert evidence, reasonable excuses and curiosity, and mind-set material: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Independent Reviewer's report on the Terrorism Acts in 2022 is finally here (click to download): t.co/wZEC2MbdQE Notable comments and recommendations on both proscription and terrorist travel - proposing a new offence on the later.

I'm editor of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Theory & Philosophy. We're in need of contributors on: (1) Raz, Joseph; (2) Critical Race Theory & Law; (3) Discourse Theory & Law; (4) Empirical Legal Studies; & (5) Law & Risk. If you're interested, let me know via email. #academicsky

We won the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize for Outstanding Public Policy Impact last night. An inspiring evening, learning about projects making profound differences, highlighting the power of research (see: Yvonne McDermott Rees; @richardmoorhead.bsky.social; and many more)

One to keep an eye out for!

Alice Welsh@awelsh.bsky.social · 2y ago

The book comes out in April 2025 and I'm delighted that it's open access! But if you prefer to turn physical pages you can pre-order it now: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/market-ci...

The fantastic Charlotte O'Brien has joined! You should check out this cool video about her work 👇🏼

Charlotte O'Brien@cobrien.bsky.social · 2y ago

Bluesky inaugural post!! The team who put this lovely video together about our work at the EU Rights & Brexit Hub have worked wonders, and such an honour to have comments from Ellie Sibley at the AIRE Centre - thank you! youtu.be/EaYpCmVPNy8?...

Delighted to share that as of last month I am writing a monograph, entitled Criminalizing Terrorism, forthcoming with Oxford University Press! 📖 The book critically examines the use of criminal law as a tool to counter terrorism in the UK, analysing the implementation of preventive offences.

Want more to read? I hear you! For a zemiology of counterterrorism co-authored with the brilliant @frasoliman.bsky.social look no further: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Hello! It's been a while, and I'm back with some independent reading tips 👀 open access and ready for your perusing! What is mind-set material, why is it playing such a central role in terrorism cases, and why should we be concerned? Read more in Legal Studies: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The ITV drama raised public awareness as well as important questions about law and justice. My review of the Post Office scandal dramatisation reflects on private prosecutions; slow justice and new laws; and blame and responsibility. Available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....