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Congratulations to Dr Gavin Sullivan (Edinburgh Law School) and Dimitri Van Den Meerssche (QMUL) on being shortlisted for Best Article by the Socio-Legal Studies Association! 🎉
Their work explores UK border control and speculative suspicion.
Read more: https://edin.ac/4kJcudz
Their work explores UK border control and speculative suspicion.
Read more: https://edin.ac/4kJcudz
Infra-Legalities research paper shortlisted for SLSA Article Prize | Edinburgh Law School
An article co-authored by Gavin Sullivan (Edinburgh Law School) and Dimitri Van Den Meerssche (Queen Mary University London) has been shortlisted for the best Article Prize by the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA). The SLSA Article Prize recognises the most outstanding contributions to socio-le…
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February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to Dr Gavin Sullivan (Edinburgh Law School) and Dimitri Van Den Meerssche (QMUL) on being shortlisted for Best Article by the Socio-Legal Studies Association! 🎉
Their work explores UK border control and speculative suspicion.
Read more: https://edin.ac/4kJcudz
Their work explores UK border control and speculative suspicion.
Read more: https://edin.ac/4kJcudz
Congratulations to Professor Chloë Kennedy, whose book 'Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law' has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize by the Socio-Legal Studies Association 🎉
Read more: https://edin.ac/4axCAfP
Read more: https://edin.ac/4axCAfP
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations to Professor Chloë Kennedy, whose book 'Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law' has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize by the Socio-Legal Studies Association 🎉
Read more: https://edin.ac/4axCAfP
Read more: https://edin.ac/4axCAfP
International Law and Diplomacy in a Changing World
Join Dr Francisco J. Quintana in conversation with Mario Oyarzábal on international law, diplomacy, and law-making in a changing global order.
🗓 Fri 6 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 13:00–14:00 | 📍 Old College
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/49Ufy2x
Join Dr Francisco J. Quintana in conversation with Mario Oyarzábal on international law, diplomacy, and law-making in a changing global order.
🗓 Fri 6 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 13:00–14:00 | 📍 Old College
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/49Ufy2x
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
International Law and Diplomacy in a Changing World
Join Dr Francisco J. Quintana in conversation with Mario Oyarzábal on international law, diplomacy, and law-making in a changing global order.
🗓 Fri 6 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 13:00–14:00 | 📍 Old College
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/49Ufy2x
Join Dr Francisco J. Quintana in conversation with Mario Oyarzábal on international law, diplomacy, and law-making in a changing global order.
🗓 Fri 6 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 13:00–14:00 | 📍 Old College
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/49Ufy2x
Mooting preparations are underway at Edinburgh Law School! Good luck to our teams heading across the UK and Europe this season, and huge thanks to our brilliant coaches, advisors & alumni whose support keeps the mooting programme thriving. #Mooting #EdinburghLaw
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Mooting preparations are underway at Edinburgh Law School! Good luck to our teams heading across the UK and Europe this season, and huge thanks to our brilliant coaches, advisors & alumni whose support keeps the mooting programme thriving. #Mooting #EdinburghLaw
Our LLM in European Law students recently visited the Scottish Parliament, where they met with SPICe researchers to discuss post-Brexit EU-UK relations, youth mobility, and intergovernmental cooperation.
Read more about the visit: https://edin.ac/46hJa7A
Read more about the visit: https://edin.ac/46hJa7A
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Our LLM in European Law students recently visited the Scottish Parliament, where they met with SPICe researchers to discuss post-Brexit EU-UK relations, youth mobility, and intergovernmental cooperation.
Read more about the visit: https://edin.ac/46hJa7A
Read more about the visit: https://edin.ac/46hJa7A
Congratulations to Prof Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm on joining the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law! 🎉
She was nominated by the Scottish Government for her expertise in cross-border civil and commercial disputes.
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zs5vvq
She was nominated by the Scottish Government for her expertise in cross-border civil and commercial disputes.
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zs5vvq
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Congratulations to Prof Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm on joining the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law! 🎉
She was nominated by the Scottish Government for her expertise in cross-border civil and commercial disputes.
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zs5vvq
She was nominated by the Scottish Government for her expertise in cross-border civil and commercial disputes.
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zs5vvq
We are delighted to announce that we continue to be ranked among the top Law Schools in the world 🎉
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026: Law, continues to rank us in World’s Top 20 Law Schools and 5th in the UK!
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zux0V6
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026: Law, continues to rank us in World’s Top 20 Law Schools and 5th in the UK!
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zux0V6
January 22, 2026 at 10:36 AM
We are delighted to announce that we continue to be ranked among the top Law Schools in the world 🎉
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026: Law, continues to rank us in World’s Top 20 Law Schools and 5th in the UK!
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zux0V6
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026: Law, continues to rank us in World’s Top 20 Law Schools and 5th in the UK!
Read more: https://edin.ac/3Zux0V6
Dr Kathryn Nash's monograph, 'African peace: Regional norms from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union', is being released on paperback. The book is included in Manchester University Press's current sale.
Preorder the book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195593/
Preorder the book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195593/
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January 15, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Dr Kathryn Nash's monograph, 'African peace: Regional norms from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union', is being released on paperback. The book is included in Manchester University Press's current sale.
Preorder the book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195593/
Preorder the book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195593/
Edinburgh Law School wishes you a lovely and restful break ❄️
The University will close at 5pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and re-open at 9am on Monday 5 January 2026.
Details on the library opening times and support available during the festive period can be found here: https://edin.ac/3Yt01QD
The University will close at 5pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and re-open at 9am on Monday 5 January 2026.
Details on the library opening times and support available during the festive period can be found here: https://edin.ac/3Yt01QD
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Edinburgh Law School wishes you a lovely and restful break ❄️
The University will close at 5pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and re-open at 9am on Monday 5 January 2026.
Details on the library opening times and support available during the festive period can be found here: https://edin.ac/3Yt01QD
The University will close at 5pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and re-open at 9am on Monday 5 January 2026.
Details on the library opening times and support available during the festive period can be found here: https://edin.ac/3Yt01QD
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This editorial explores fugitive labor in Western #academia under #political repression, highlighting how critical pedagogy, opacity, & collective care can foster resistance & refuge.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This editorial explores fugitive labor in Western #academia under #political repression, highlighting how critical pedagogy, opacity, & collective care can foster resistance & refuge.
Read: spkl.io/63325Ab1SU
Subscribe: spkl.io/63327Ab1SS
#LawSky @uoelawschool.bsky.social
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If you’re an Edinburgh Law School graduate based in the Munich area don’t forget to sign-up for the Munich alumni meet-up next Friday!
The informal event will take place on Friday 21 November, 8pm – 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
The informal event will take place on Friday 21 November, 8pm – 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
If you’re an Edinburgh Law School graduate based in the Munich area don’t forget to sign-up for the Munich alumni meet-up next Friday!
The informal event will take place on Friday 21 November, 8pm – 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
The informal event will take place on Friday 21 November, 8pm – 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
Congratulations to all our students who received an award at our annual Prize Giving Ceremony last night! 🎉
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations to all our students who received an award at our annual Prize Giving Ceremony last night! 🎉
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
The event celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our students over the previous academic year.
A huge well done to all the prize winners for their extraordinary achievements!
Are you an Edinburgh Law School graduate based in the Munich area?
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are you an Edinburgh Law School graduate based in the Munich area?
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
Then meet with your fellow alumni at an informal gathering held at Hofbräuhaus München on Friday 21 November, 8pm - 10pm.
Find out more and register: https://edin.ac/47v8siz
As part of the LSGL Sustainable Global Value Chains project, Professor Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Edinburgh Law School co-hosted the Conference on Sustainable Global Value Chains with Michael Nietsch from EBS Law School .
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As part of the LSGL Sustainable Global Value Chains project, Professor Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Edinburgh Law School co-hosted the Conference on Sustainable Global Value Chains with Michael Nietsch from EBS Law School .
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
Read more: https://edin.ac/4o2ydxN
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🚨 UK GGR start-ups: apply to pitch at Innovation Day on 1 October! Part of the UK GGR Event, Innovation Day is where you can pitch for the chance join the UK's 1st dedicated CO2 removal accelerator, a programme from @undaunted-hq.bsky.social & Innovate UK. Apply by 12 Sept! co2re.org/events/the-u...
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 UK GGR start-ups: apply to pitch at Innovation Day on 1 October! Part of the UK GGR Event, Innovation Day is where you can pitch for the chance join the UK's 1st dedicated CO2 removal accelerator, a programme from @undaunted-hq.bsky.social & Innovate UK. Apply by 12 Sept! co2re.org/events/the-u...
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What are the latest developments in GGR research? What do they mean for decision-makers? If you're interested in these 2 questions, we invite you to join us for Day 2 of our UK GGR Event on 30 September at @rigb.org in London. Read more & register: co2re.org/events/the-u...
August 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
What are the latest developments in GGR research? What do they mean for decision-makers? If you're interested in these 2 questions, we invite you to join us for Day 2 of our UK GGR Event on 30 September at @rigb.org in London. Read more & register: co2re.org/events/the-u...
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Just published! Read our new blog entry by Lorna Richardson @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Error in the Law of Contract: Shaping a Doctrine Fit for the 21st Century. blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
July 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Just published! Read our new blog entry by Lorna Richardson @uoelawschool.bsky.social on 'Error in the Law of Contract: Shaping a Doctrine Fit for the 21st Century. blogs.ed.ac.uk/private-law/...
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📣We are delighted to celebrate the launch of a new report created with our friends at the @uoelawschool.bsky.social titled "Access to Justice for Babies & Young Children Across 12 Jurisdictions"
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
July 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📣We are delighted to celebrate the launch of a new report created with our friends at the @uoelawschool.bsky.social titled "Access to Justice for Babies & Young Children Across 12 Jurisdictions"
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
➡️ togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Congratulations to Anna Rutherford (LLB 2004) for winning the inaugural Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle 🏅
Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
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Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish runner finishes ultra-marathon two hours ahead of competitors
Anna Rutherford finished so far ahead in the Bamburgh to Edinburgh race that she was home by the time her rivals crossed the finish line.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Congratulations to Anna Rutherford (LLB 2004) for winning the inaugural Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle 🏅
Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anna completed the 100-mile race in 17 hours and 23 minutes, more than 2 hours ahead of the closest competitor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🎉Delighted to work 'together' with @uoelawschool.bsky.social Human Rights Clinic students on the launch of a NEW research project
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
June 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎉Delighted to work 'together' with @uoelawschool.bsky.social Human Rights Clinic students on the launch of a NEW research project
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
Students engaged in global comparative analysis of how babies & young children access justice when their rights are not upheld
The release of the report coming soon!
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Criminological highlights at the annual @uoelawschool.bsky.social research and impact celebration.
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
June 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Criminological highlights at the annual @uoelawschool.bsky.social research and impact celebration.
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
Alistair Henry on the development of research ideas in the Sociology of Policing, and @susanmcvie.bsky.social on turning research and research relationships into change in the world (1 of 3)
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🚨New CO2RE policy briefing! Current UK waste law hinders biochar's scale-up as a method of greenhouse gas removal, argue Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Luka Štrubelj. But it doesn't have to be this way. Find out how regulations can be improved in their briefing: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
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June 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚨New CO2RE policy briefing! Current UK waste law hinders biochar's scale-up as a method of greenhouse gas removal, argue Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Luka Štrubelj. But it doesn't have to be this way. Find out how regulations can be improved in their briefing: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
Apply now to the Leiden-Edinburgh Global Law Summer School: Public Interest Dispute Resolution and Advocacy.
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
May 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Apply now to the Leiden-Edinburgh Global Law Summer School: Public Interest Dispute Resolution and Advocacy.
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
It offers legal practitioners and advanced law students the opportunity to discover new depths of global law and public interest.
Find out more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
Join us on 26 May for our 'Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life' event where Nathan Schneider (Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder), will present his book where he argues that the internet has been plagued by "implicit feudalism".
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Join us on 26 May for our 'Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life' event where Nathan Schneider (Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder), will present his book where he argues that the internet has been plagued by "implicit feudalism".
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
Register now: edin.ac/3FjjxsS
Professor Nehal Buhta discussed the legal and ethical implications of AI-driven weapons systems on ABC Radio, following the recent UN General Assembly meeting aimed at reviving efforts to regulate autonomous weapons increasingly deployed in modern warfare.
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo
May 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Professor Nehal Buhta discussed the legal and ethical implications of AI-driven weapons systems on ABC Radio, following the recent UN General Assembly meeting aimed at reviving efforts to regulate autonomous weapons increasingly deployed in modern warfare.
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo
Read more: edin.ac/4j9Ddxo