📢 New article alert! @dralimalik.bsky.social's #OpenAccess article 'The policing role within local emergency governance in response to extreme weather: welfare, partnership work, and leadership' has been published in Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice. Read it👇 tinyurl.com/3mrzxf8a

The policing role within local emergency governance in response to extreme weather: welfare, partnership work, and leadership

Abstract. Climate-related extreme weather is reshaping the role of police organizations within local emergency governance, yet the ways in which policing i

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📢 New event! 'Climate crisis, Policing, and Public Safety' will explore the implications of the climate crisis for policing, public safety and multi-agency partnership working. Stay tuned for speakers TBC in the Summer! 14.09.26 10 AM - 5 PM Leeds Playhouse Register: tinyurl.com/2h4pekuz

Climate crisis, Policing, and Public Safety

TYP-ACE flagship event on the climate crisis and its impacts on policing and public safety

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Here's a piece from me about the decision against Sex Matters on Friday, and its wider implications 👇

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Anti-trans activists lost twice in one day, after the High Court rejected a challenge to police guidance. @jessothomson.co.uk argues that the ruling raises important questions for trans human rights: https://goodlaw.social/0kp3

I have a chapter setting out a decolonial feminist approach to violence against animals in this newly published Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law, edited by Nikki Godden-Rasul and Sidonia Lucia Kula www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...

Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law

This Research Handbook rigorously explores how law responds to gender and violence, how law (re)produces gender and violence, and how law is gendered and violent. It analyses various legal systems, in...

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Our @whiterxbbit.bsky.social has a chapter setting out a decolonial feminist approach to violence against animals in this newly published Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law. Learn more👇 @lsjleeds.bsky.social

Zoe Tongue@whiterxbbit.bsky.social · 2d ago

I have a chapter setting out a decolonial feminist approach to violence against animals in this newly published Research Handbook on Gender, Violence and Law, edited by Nikki Godden-Rasul and Sidonia Lucia Kula www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...

The newly published ‘Open Access International Human Rights Law,’ is the culmination of a huge, award-winning collaboration between academics, post-graduate researchers, LLM and undergraduate students at the School of Law. The book is accessible to all and free of charge. 👇 tinyurl.com/4rbpuvhz

The House of Lords Constitution Committee is starting a wide-ranging inquiry into strengthening our constitutional safeguards - as proposed by (Lord) Peter Hennessy. Look East, look West, and see the urgency. Written evidence requested by 28th of September. committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...

The UK’s constitutional safeguards inquiry launched by Lords Constitution Committee - Committees - UK Parliament

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today published a call for evidence for its inquiry into the UK’s constitutional safeguards. It is inviting interested individuals and organisations...

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Excellent work by some of our amazing centre members!

University of Leeds - School of Law@lawatleeds.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Human Rights are supposed to be universal, we believe knowledge and understanding of them should be universal too!" - Associate Professor Stuart Wallace The new textbook 'Open Access International Human Rights Law' has been published!👇 tinyurl.com/4h26x826

This was such an epic event. We had some great discussions, amazing performances, and great feedback from the audience. Can't wait for the next show...

Law's a Drag@lawsadrag.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hate Crimes Live! Our biggest show yet with 12 talented drag performers, guest expert Prof. Mark Walters, a Q&A about the recent legislation, stunning performances, and a packed audience! Thanks to @lsjleeds.bsky.social and @ccjsleeds.bsky.social for sponsoring this public engagement event!

Hate Crimes Live! Our biggest show yet with 12 talented drag performers, guest expert Prof. Mark Walters, a Q&A about the recent legislation, stunning performances, and a packed audience! Thanks to @lsjleeds.bsky.social and @ccjsleeds.bsky.social for sponsoring this public engagement event!

Incredible achievement by my fantastic @lawatleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social friends and colleagues. What's that you ask? An open access international human rights law textbook? Look no further! Please help me spread the news wide and far

University of Leeds - School of Law@lawatleeds.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Human Rights are supposed to be universal, we believe knowledge and understanding of them should be universal too!" - Associate Professor Stuart Wallace The new textbook 'Open Access International Human Rights Law' has been published!👇 tinyurl.com/4h26x826

Excellent work by some of our amazing centre members!

University of Leeds - School of Law@lawatleeds.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Human Rights are supposed to be universal, we believe knowledge and understanding of them should be universal too!" - Associate Professor Stuart Wallace The new textbook 'Open Access International Human Rights Law' has been published!👇 tinyurl.com/4h26x826

⌛ Only 1 month left to register for #LEPH2026! Join researchers, practitioners, policymakers and community leaders from around the world at @universityofleeds.bsky.social (6–9 Sept 2026) to explore vulnerability, policing & public health. 📅 Registration closes 21 August. Register 👇 leph2026.org

This is happening NEXT WEEK! We have a huge line-up of amazing drag artists, we've summoned a leading hate crimes law expert in for a Q&A, and we are going to absolutely smash it Come join us, book tickets now - they are going fast!

James Greenwood-Reeves@jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Save the date! Law's a Drag are hosting our "Hate Crimes Live!" Cabaret 23 July, Wharf Chambers, Leeds New legislation has expanded hate crimes laws. We use art, drag, comedy, and performance, to explore what this means for queer, trans, and disabled people: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hate-crime...

🎉The @britishacademy.bsky.social has elected Prof @adamcrawford.bsky.social to its prestigious Fellowship. He has been elected as an 'Interstitial' Fellow, which straddles 2 of the Academy's disciplinary sections: Law; and Sociology, Demography, and Social Statistics. Read more👇 tinyurl.com/ufphjs7w

🎧 Listen to our podcast Crossing the Line: Rethinking the ‘Alpha Victim’. Three child criminal exploitation experts discuss key themes from our short film, exploring the complex realities facing young people involved in county lines drug trafficking. vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/project-al-v...

Crossing the Line: Rethinking the 'Alpha Victim' - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre

Project AL-V (Alpha Victim) explores the complex realities facing young people caught up in county lines drug trafficking.

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So: @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social and I are thinking of proposing a Law and Drag current topic for SLSA 2026 in Newcastle next year! The question is: who would be willing to join us...? Comment, DM, send to friends and foes, etc if interested or want to bounce ideas! @lawsadrag.bsky.social

Welcome to our Research Interview Series, starting with Dr Laurène Soubise, who specialises in comparative criminal justice and criminal law. Read all about her work on the partial defence to murder of ‘loss of control’ 👇 tinyurl.com/597fex5x @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

Spotlight on our Research – Dr Laurène Soubise

Welcome to our Research Interview Series where we hear from academics and researchers across the School of Law making an impact in the field through their areas of expertise.

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And you can book tickets for our new "Hate Crimes Live!" Cabaret on 23rd July here too! We're discussing the changes to hate crimes legislation in England and Wales, what this means to our queer communities - and showcasing amazing local drag artists: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hate-crime...

Hate Crimes LIVE!

It's a Law's a Drag cabaret! Learn about recent changes to hate crime laws, watch stellar drag performances, and empower your community!

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Interested in the decline in youth drinking? Our Research Comms teams at Leeds have done a concise piece on the work I did on this topic with @soc-researcher.bsky.social and Adam Burgess. See: researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk/understandin...

🚗Lowering traffic on urban streets can cut vandalism, burglary and violence, according to Professor @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social and Dr Toby Davies. Levels of street crime go up if motor traffic increases – and there is a corresponding drop if traffic levels fall. 🔗 Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/k3dyhv58

🍺According to Prof @henryyeomans.bsky.social's research, young people are consuming much less alcohol than the generations before them, and this has links with generational anxiety and insecurity around world issues. Read this piece from @researchleeds.bsky.social about it 👇 tinyurl.com/3ebkve4j

Henry Yeomans@henryyeomans.bsky.social · 4w ago

Interested in the decline in youth drinking? Our Research Comms teams at Leeds have done a concise piece on the work I did on this topic with @soc-researcher.bsky.social and Adam Burgess. See: researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk/understandin...

Not sure that link works. This one should though: www.kdischool.ac.kr/gallery.es?m...

ARTS NEWS: Inter Alia by Suzie Miller, starring Olivier award winning Rosamund Pike, is streaming in UK from today 👇 @nationaltheatre.org.uk; delighted that @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social will be reviewing for us; recent work by James G-Reeves aka Alice Aforethought includes … tinyurl.com/5bptu3fs

Inter Alia - National Theatre at Home | Watch Theatre Online

Jessica Parks is a judge, a mother, a wife, a friend. Her career exists inter alia (among other things). How will one unthinkable event pull into question all aspects of her life? Following their gl...

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Last week, @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social and I presented our Law's a Drag papers at IVR 2026 at Kadir Has University, Istanbul. We talked about our cabarets, our analysis of the aesthetics of drag adjudication, and future projects! @lsjleeds.bsky.social @lawatleeds.bsky.social @lawsadrag.bsky.social

Dr Rebecca Shaw tackles harmful narratives about domestic abuse through a comprehensive educational programme that she has designed to reframe how domestic abuse is taught and understood in secondary schools. Her new piece in @theconversation.com goes into this in more detail👇 tinyurl.com/bd67cchw

Education is important when it comes to tackling domestic abuse

Young people aged between 16 and 19 are among the groups most affected by domestic abuse.

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In case of interest, a very nice summary of a lecture I gave in early June at the Korea Development Institute www.kdischool.ac.kr/gallery.es?m...

🗞️ Prof Ilias Trispiotis' major new report with Galop is mentioned in this @the-independent.com piece, where authors highlight widespread abuse linked to conversion practices👇 tinyurl.com/2zkwtvcn 📻 It was also covered on BBC Radio 4 👇 tinyurl.com/4fv5hbum (Starts 1:01) @lsjleeds.bsky.social

I have a new open-access article on abortion rights protest out in a special issue of ZaöRV on Protest and International Law, which was 2.5 years in the making! www.inlibra.com/de/document/...

Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht / Heidelberg Journal of International Law

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Istanbul catchup post! Thursday: @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social and I absolutely smashed our visuality and law paper on @lawsadrag.bsky.social (people across the building saw our slides and gatecrashed to watch!) And Rosie got a promotion! So well deserved drinks all round