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Illan wall

@illanwall.bsky.social

Writes on law and disorder, human rights and critical legal theory, erstwhile Prof at University of Warwick, now lecturing at University of Galway.

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Emily Williams@emilywilliams19.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Today, we are proud to launch the Irish Network of Legal Observers first annual report! 📣 This work would not be possible without the dedication of our volunteer legal observers and the commitment from ICCL staff and @illanwall.bsky.social to organise the trainings.

Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈@iccl.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Irish Network of Legal Observers observed 70 protests in 2025. Its first annual report identifies three emerging issues: 1️⃣ Poor Garda awareness of relevant human rights standards 2️⃣ Gardaí misusing Section 8 of the Public Order Act 3️⃣ Gardaí not wearing badge numbers www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Brilliant, sharp incisive criticism of the new Garda Powers Bill from Cian Ó Concubhair: the absence of explicit powers to record racial data in particular is such an important point: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

New Garda powers bill could conceal abuses

Gardaí can consistently deny racial profiling because there is no data on who is stopped and searched — but the new powers bill doesn't allow this data to be collected. Why, asks Cian Ó Concubhair

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Edinburgh Legal Theory@legaltheoryed.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A wonderful way to remember the work and intellectual contribution of Emilios, who sadly passed away this week. The entire Legal Theory community in Edinburgh mourns the loss of an incredibly kind colleague and friend, who will be sorely missed.

Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Following the death of the much beloved Emilios Christodoulidis, we want to go back to the beautiful series that Scott Vetch and Maksymilian Del Mar put together in response to Emilios' magnum opus, the Redress of Law. criticallegalthinking.com/2025/01/13/f...

Paolo Sandro@paolosandro.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Emilios has gone way too soon. I have very warm memories of the many encounters with him, either in the Old College or on the basketball court. When Emilios was in the room, you couldn't not notice him. My love to his family and many, many friends

Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Following the death of the much beloved Emilios Christodoulidis, we want to go back to the beautiful series that Scott Vetch and Maksymilian Del Mar put together in response to Emilios' magnum opus, the Redress of Law. criticallegalthinking.com/2025/01/13/f...

Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Following the death of the much beloved Emilios Christodoulidis, we want to go back to the beautiful series that Scott Vetch and Maksymilian Del Mar put together in response to Emilios' magnum opus, the Redress of Law. criticallegalthinking.com/2025/01/13/f...

Friendship, Labour, Attention: Thinking with Simone Weil

In his beautiful and powerful book, The Redress of Law: Globalisation, Constitutionalism and Market Capture (2021), our friend, Emilios

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 6mo ago

Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control. “It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.

Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On

In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...

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Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Next up on critical legal thinking is this brilliant interview with Leila Faghfouri Azar on the current Iranian uprising. I think its a really helpful explainer of the currents and dynamics of the violence criticallegalthinking.com/2026/01/28/a...

Analysing the Iranian Uprising: Costas Douzinas interviews Leila Faghfouri Azar

This interview, conducted by Professor Costas Douzains for the Greek weekly newspaper  Epohi, features Dr. Leila Faghfouri Azar and was originally

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Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Next up on critical legal thinking is this brilliant interview with Leila Faghfouri Azar on the current Iranian uprising. I think its a really helpful explainer of the currents and dynamics of the violence criticallegalthinking.com/2026/01/28/a...

Analysing the Iranian Uprising: Costas Douzinas interviews Leila Faghfouri Azar

This interview, conducted by Professor Costas Douzains for the Greek weekly newspaper  Epohi, features Dr. Leila Faghfouri Azar and was originally

criticallegalthinking.com

Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Next up on critical legal thinking is this brilliant interview with Leila Faghfouri Azar on the current Iranian uprising. I think its a really helpful explainer of the currents and dynamics of the violence criticallegalthinking.com/2026/01/28/a...

Analysing the Iranian Uprising: Costas Douzinas interviews Leila Faghfouri Azar

This interview, conducted by Professor Costas Douzains for the Greek weekly newspaper  Epohi, features Dr. Leila Faghfouri Azar and was originally

criticallegalthinking.com

Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Next up in the Critical Legal Thinking series on neo-imperialism and the brutal and slow collapse of American hegemony is Shahin Nasiri, exploring the current round of protests in Iran and the way they are situated geopolitically: criticallegalthinking.com/2026/01/21/i...

Iran’s Uprising: Between Clerical Violence and Neo-colonial Aggression

None The beginning of 2026 marked yet another human tragedy for Iranian society. In January, hundreds of thousands of Iranian protesters took to the

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Critical Legal Geographies Network@legalgeolsa.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are excited to announce Elisa Loncón Antileo and Nicholas Blomley as our keynote speakers for the Second International Conference of Critical Legal Geography. Learn more about these great leaders on our conference page @ www.clg.place

CLG Place

The site is a place for the sharing of scholarship in the field of critical legal geography. Through a directory of scholars and information about publications, events and research networks, the site ...

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Cosáin Climate@cosaingalway.bsky.social · 8mo ago

@illanwall.bsky.social is right. It should be noted, however, that a hierarchy of measures favouring active travel in general has allegedly been official City Council policy for many years. There were TWO walking & cycling strategies published before the #GalwayTransportStrategy arrived in 2016.

Lynn O'K@lynnok.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Absolutely spot on. We need to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists first and foremost, followed by public transport, and lastly cars, in the city centre. The future is less cars not more roads. The result will be a better city, with cleaner air, less noise pollution, and a healthier populace.

Illan wall@illanwall.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Ive just heard the incredibly sad news that Louis Wolcher has died. His work focused on that ethical turn in critical legal studies, he worked with Wittgenstein, Derrida, Levinas, Heidegger, Nietzsche and Zen Buddhism. He wrote extensively, and very beautifully on suffering.

The Ethics of Justice Without Illusions

The founding premise of this book is that the nimbus of prestige, which once surrounded the idea of justice, has now been dimmed to such a degree that it is no longer sufficient to secure the possibil...

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Colin Murray@colinmurray.bsky.social · 9mo ago

More evidence that the UK Government not only forgets that NI exists, it also forgets that the Common Travel Area exists. This is just a remarkable story of benefits being withdrawn from hundreds of families for using the CTA amid a performative benefit crackdown: share.google/NSWTG5JNYMrz...

NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin

Exclusive: new anti-fraud system fails to account for fact many return to country via airport in Irish capital

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You Call Yourself a Film Critic@filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I hate so much of what happens in my country that I have to remind myself that on the odd occasion magic happens

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 10mo ago

The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324

Shane Darcy@shanedarcy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

"There are few more serious and consequential charges than terrorism. Even if protestors avoid jail, a successful prosecution for terrorist offences is likely to hover over them for years to come". @illanwall.bsky.social in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Palestine Action's civil disobedience overwhelming London police

With Palestine Action a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK, a September protest attended by 1,500 people meant the Met was unable to arrest them all, showing the limits of the criminal justic...

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