Dr Michael Lane
@michael-lane.bsky.social
Lecturer in Law, University of Worcester • SLS Public Law Section Co-Convenor • empirical legal research, mostly international human rights, United Nations, Universal Periodic Review, UK constitutional law • views are mine
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Dr Michael Lane
@michael-lane.bsky.social
· Feb 17
A gentle reminder to colleagues that our free SLS Public Law ECR/PGR workshop takes place next Wednesday over MS Teams. We have a great selection of papers and a 'publishers panel'. Sign up here forms.office.com/e/FHcctGArpA.
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Sign our Joint Statement to call on the USA to engage with its upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review, which reviews all 193 UN Member States’ human rights record ⬇️
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Joint Statement: Concerns Over USA's Engagement with the UN UPR
CONCERNS OVER USA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Joint Statement of the UPR Project at BCU and UPR Academic Network regarding the United States of America’s Fourth Cycle Universal ...
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August 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Sign our Joint Statement to call on the USA to engage with its upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review, which reviews all 193 UN Member States’ human rights record ⬇️
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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Thanks to @publiclaw.bsky.social for publishing my article on decision making under the Prevent and Channel duties. So long in the writing that the Prevent Duty guidance and definition of extremism were updated and a review of Prevent was published, which didn't slow things down further at all.
... @jessieblackbourn.bsky.social (on Administrative Justice and the Prevent and Channel Duties); Aisling Ryan (on the animators of administrative law); and @doubleaspect.blog (on judicial deference to administrative limitations on rights).
June 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thanks to @publiclaw.bsky.social for publishing my article on decision making under the Prevent and Channel duties. So long in the writing that the Prevent Duty guidance and definition of extremism were updated and a review of Prevent was published, which didn't slow things down further at all.
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Really important ECtHR decision this morning declaring the Dalton case inadmissible. This is a really important case on human rights and the legacy of the NI conflict:
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June 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Really important ECtHR decision this morning declaring the Dalton case inadmissible. This is a really important case on human rights and the legacy of the NI conflict:
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Later this month, I'll be giving evidence for the Joint Committee on Human Rights in Parliament on the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with @dralicestorey.bsky.social and @jonyorke.bsky.social.
June 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Later this month, I'll be giving evidence for the Joint Committee on Human Rights in Parliament on the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with @dralicestorey.bsky.social and @jonyorke.bsky.social.
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Call for papers for a major two-day conference on Legal Methodologies exploring the nature of the discipline, with really important keynote speakers. Any abstracts, if you are interested in participating, to be emailed to law.research@ncl.ac.uk by 7 July.
June 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Call for papers for a major two-day conference on Legal Methodologies exploring the nature of the discipline, with really important keynote speakers. Any abstracts, if you are interested in participating, to be emailed to law.research@ncl.ac.uk by 7 July.
If this thread is anything to go by, it's been a disaster for Falkner & EHRC.
I’m watching parliament’s women and equalities committee grill Baroness Falkner and the EHRC so you don’t have to, follow along with this thread for a summary of what’s said
June 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If this thread is anything to go by, it's been a disaster for Falkner & EHRC.
Calling all colleagues working on the UN international human rights mechanisms, if you've any open access materials that might be relevant, do share!
At last I am back to writing our open textbook on IHRL. Today it's UN treaty body reporting system. Special thanks to @michael-lane.bsky.social for sharing some great open source resources with me. If you have any open source IHRL resources to share please add them to docs.google.com/document/d/1...
June 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Calling all colleagues working on the UN international human rights mechanisms, if you've any open access materials that might be relevant, do share!
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The @ec.europa.eu fully supports the ICC and its officials.
The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice.
It must be free to act without pressure.
We will always stand for global justice and the respect of international law.
The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice.
It must be free to act without pressure.
We will always stand for global justice and the respect of international law.
June 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The @ec.europa.eu fully supports the ICC and its officials.
The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice.
It must be free to act without pressure.
We will always stand for global justice and the respect of international law.
The ICC holds perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice.
It must be free to act without pressure.
We will always stand for global justice and the respect of international law.
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Today, #ICC appeal chamber judges will decide whether the Confirmation of Charges hearing for Joseph #Kony - leader of the #LRA charged with #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity in #Uganda - can go ahead in his absence.
#ICC: Joseph #Kony’s defence team filed an appeal against the decision to conduct a “confirmation of charges” hearing in his absence.
The decision on that appeal will be announced next Tuesday, 3 June, at 10:30 local time in #TheHague
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
The decision on that appeal will be announced next Tuesday, 3 June, at 10:30 local time in #TheHague
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
How are [ #ICC] Judges meant to decide whether an in absentia proceeding should be held against... #Kony, but not... #Putin or... #Netanyahu?
Appeal against CoC hearings in absentia accuses the OTP, in an age of "unexecuted arrest warrants", of holding "mini-trials"
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
Appeal against CoC hearings in absentia accuses the OTP, in an age of "unexecuted arrest warrants", of holding "mini-trials"
www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
June 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Today, #ICC appeal chamber judges will decide whether the Confirmation of Charges hearing for Joseph #Kony - leader of the #LRA charged with #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity in #Uganda - can go ahead in his absence.
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Very excited to have edited this volume in @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social’s Leading Works series.
Leading Works in the History of the Constitution will be published in August.
The book launch is on 26 September, with Lady Hale delivering the keynote.
www.routledge.com/Leading-Work...
Leading Works in the History of the Constitution will be published in August.
The book launch is on 26 September, with Lady Hale delivering the keynote.
www.routledge.com/Leading-Work...
Leading Works in the History of the Constitution
This collection brings together academic analysis of leading contemporary accounts of the British Constitution with key constitutional documents and sources, while also offering analysis of the leadin...
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May 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Very excited to have edited this volume in @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social’s Leading Works series.
Leading Works in the History of the Constitution will be published in August.
The book launch is on 26 September, with Lady Hale delivering the keynote.
www.routledge.com/Leading-Work...
Leading Works in the History of the Constitution will be published in August.
The book launch is on 26 September, with Lady Hale delivering the keynote.
www.routledge.com/Leading-Work...
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High court judge blocks UK from concluding Chagos Islands deal
High court judge blocks UK from concluding Chagos Islands deal
Government had been due to give green light to deal handing sovereignty of islands to Mauritius
A high court judge has blocked the UK government from concluding its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands with an injunction granted in the early hours of Thursday.
The agreement to hand sovereignty over the Chagos islands to Mauritius was due to be given the green light by ministers on Thursday. Continue reading...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
High court judge blocks UK from concluding Chagos Islands deal
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My colleague @mgerver.bsky.social has created this open letter to Keir Starmer opposing the measures announced in last week's Immigration White Paper, on economic, political and moral grounds.
Open to all academics/researchers to sign.
molliegerver.weebly.com/petition.html
Open to all academics/researchers to sign.
molliegerver.weebly.com/petition.html
Petition
An Open Letter to Keir Starmer We, the undersigned, strongly advise against the proposed changes to the UK immigration system of May 12, 2025, and your associated rhetoric. We are UK-based academics.....
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May 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My colleague @mgerver.bsky.social has created this open letter to Keir Starmer opposing the measures announced in last week's Immigration White Paper, on economic, political and moral grounds.
Open to all academics/researchers to sign.
molliegerver.weebly.com/petition.html
Open to all academics/researchers to sign.
molliegerver.weebly.com/petition.html
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Flagging this open letter, by lawyers (academic and practicing) expressing grave concerns with the reasoning in the UKSC's FWS judgment, the terms of subsequent EHRC interim statement and impact on trans people. Open for signature by UK based lawyers until 4pm today:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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A Law Letter on FWS v Scottish Ministers
A coalition of legal academics have drafted a letter setting out our support for trans rights and our concerns about the FWS v Scottish Ministers UKSC ruling. We are opening it up for signature to ev...
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May 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Flagging this open letter, by lawyers (academic and practicing) expressing grave concerns with the reasoning in the UKSC's FWS judgment, the terms of subsequent EHRC interim statement and impact on trans people. Open for signature by UK based lawyers until 4pm today:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS EXTENDED!
The deadline for abstracts for our one day workshop on Re-Imagning Counter-terrorism Law has been extended to this Friday, 2nd May.
The workshop will take place in Birmingham on 12th June with Prof Conor Gearty as the keynote speaker.
The deadline for abstracts for our one day workshop on Re-Imagning Counter-terrorism Law has been extended to this Friday, 2nd May.
The workshop will take place in Birmingham on 12th June with Prof Conor Gearty as the keynote speaker.
April 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS EXTENDED!
The deadline for abstracts for our one day workshop on Re-Imagning Counter-terrorism Law has been extended to this Friday, 2nd May.
The workshop will take place in Birmingham on 12th June with Prof Conor Gearty as the keynote speaker.
The deadline for abstracts for our one day workshop on Re-Imagning Counter-terrorism Law has been extended to this Friday, 2nd May.
The workshop will take place in Birmingham on 12th June with Prof Conor Gearty as the keynote speaker.
Fred Cowell and I were kindly asked by the Law Society to write a short blog on our recent work on the United Nations UPR and its applicability in E&W courts. You can read it here www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/blogs...
Human rights in English and Welsh courts – the Universal Periodic Review | The Law Society
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a human rights process in which every country has now had its human rights record reviewed three times since 2008. Discover how UPR was used in the Rwanda case a...
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April 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Fred Cowell and I were kindly asked by the Law Society to write a short blog on our recent work on the United Nations UPR and its applicability in E&W courts. You can read it here www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/blogs...
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Join us for the launch of the 2nd ed of Exploring Parliament, a new book bridging academic insights and real life experience to bring parliament to life for readers!
Register via the link below to watch the event online - 15 May 5.30pm
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/online...
Register via the link below to watch the event online - 15 May 5.30pm
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/online...
Book launch: ‘Exploring Parliament’ | Institute for Government
An expert panel explore how Parliament works, who works there, and how this institution keeps evolving.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
April 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us for the launch of the 2nd ed of Exploring Parliament, a new book bridging academic insights and real life experience to bring parliament to life for readers!
Register via the link below to watch the event online - 15 May 5.30pm
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/online...
Register via the link below to watch the event online - 15 May 5.30pm
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/online...
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Calls for Papers: In the Name of National Security – The Fragility of Human Rights / UKCLA ECR workshop deadline extended ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/04/c...
Calls for Papers: In the Name of National Security – The Fragility of Human Rights / UKCLA ECR workshop deadline extended
Call for Papers: In the Name of National Security: The Fragility of Human Rights The Centre for Public Law at the University of Cambridge and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid will co-host a workshop …
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April 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Calls for Papers: In the Name of National Security – The Fragility of Human Rights / UKCLA ECR workshop deadline extended ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/04/c...
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Call for applications: International Law Commission assistants roster
Secretariat launches call for qualified individuals to be included in roster of potential research assistants for Special Rapporteurs, Study/Working Group Chairs
Deadline: 15 April
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Secretariat launches call for qualified individuals to be included in roster of potential research assistants for Special Rapporteurs, Study/Working Group Chairs
Deadline: 15 April
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Official document of the United Nations
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April 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Call for applications: International Law Commission assistants roster
Secretariat launches call for qualified individuals to be included in roster of potential research assistants for Special Rapporteurs, Study/Working Group Chairs
Deadline: 15 April
🔗 legal.un.org/docs/?path=....
Secretariat launches call for qualified individuals to be included in roster of potential research assistants for Special Rapporteurs, Study/Working Group Chairs
Deadline: 15 April
🔗 legal.un.org/docs/?path=....
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Josie Welsh: “[No audible response]” is not how the Lady Chief Justice leads her judiciary ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/01/j...
Josie Welsh: “[No audible response]” is not how the Lady Chief Justice leads her judiciary
In an earlier blog post, I noted that we would be waiting with interest to see how the (then newly appointed) Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales (LCJ), Baroness Carr, would use her power, whet…
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April 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Josie Welsh: “[No audible response]” is not how the Lady Chief Justice leads her judiciary ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/01/j...
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Have you signed up for this Thursday’s Hart @ Home session on revising your PhD? To find out more, visit buff.ly/RzW9icd
#LegalPublishing
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April 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Have you signed up for this Thursday’s Hart @ Home session on revising your PhD? To find out more, visit buff.ly/RzW9icd
#LegalPublishing
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Snap. There is also an assumption that lectures are not inclusive but (at least from what I can tell from my students) this has not been my experience at all. We shouldn't downplay the value of instruction as a pedagogical tool.
I lecture weekly for 2 hours per 3 hour module (with breaks of course). I based part of my senior HEA fellowship on a discussion of the enduring value of a lecture. Let's not underestimate students too radically. If WE seem not to value lectures, they definitely won't do so. 1
Unlike books and podcasts, lectures hold their audience captive – in person, at least.
⌛ Last chance to read the new Making History for free
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⌛ Last chance to read the new Making History for free
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March 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Snap. There is also an assumption that lectures are not inclusive but (at least from what I can tell from my students) this has not been my experience at all. We shouldn't downplay the value of instruction as a pedagogical tool.
Public law colleagues: there is *one week* left to submit your abstract for the Public Law Section at this years SLS Annual Conference. Doctoral students are very welcome and encouraged to submit papers.
All details below 👇
mailchi.mp/legalscholar...
All details below 👇
mailchi.mp/legalscholar...
Reminder: SLS Public Law Section: Call for Papers/Panels for 2025 SLS Annual Conference at Leeds University
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March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Public law colleagues: there is *one week* left to submit your abstract for the Public Law Section at this years SLS Annual Conference. Doctoral students are very welcome and encouraged to submit papers.
All details below 👇
mailchi.mp/legalscholar...
All details below 👇
mailchi.mp/legalscholar...
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📢: Amnesty International UK is commissioning research looking at the censorship of people who speak about Palestinian human rights at UK universities. If you’ve got relevant skills and are interested in this area, consider applying to do this work. www.amnesty.org.uk/jobs/terms-r...
Invitation To Tender - Terms of Reference for Consultant Researcher(s) to address Freedom of Expression across UK University Campuses
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📢: Amnesty International UK is commissioning research looking at the censorship of people who speak about Palestinian human rights at UK universities. If you’ve got relevant skills and are interested in this area, consider applying to do this work. www.amnesty.org.uk/jobs/terms-r...
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Call for Papers: Re-Imagining Counter-Terrorism Law Workshop
Come and talk to us in Birmingham about your interesting research in the area of counter-terorrism.
Come and talk to us in Birmingham about your interesting research in the area of counter-terorrism.
March 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Call for Papers: Re-Imagining Counter-Terrorism Law Workshop
Come and talk to us in Birmingham about your interesting research in the area of counter-terorrism.
Come and talk to us in Birmingham about your interesting research in the area of counter-terorrism.
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Work with us! We are looking for a Researcher to join our devolution team.
You will have the opportunity to engage with senior policymakers and experts from all parts of the UK.
📅 Applications close on Monday 31 March, 14:00.
Find out more 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
You will have the opportunity to engage with senior policymakers and experts from all parts of the UK.
📅 Applications close on Monday 31 March, 14:00.
Find out more 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
March 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Work with us! We are looking for a Researcher to join our devolution team.
You will have the opportunity to engage with senior policymakers and experts from all parts of the UK.
📅 Applications close on Monday 31 March, 14:00.
Find out more 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
You will have the opportunity to engage with senior policymakers and experts from all parts of the UK.
📅 Applications close on Monday 31 March, 14:00.
Find out more 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...