Zoe Tongue
@whiterxbbit.bsky.social
Dr | Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds | abortion, international human rights law, animal rights, science fiction, comics | vegan | artist | bisexual | she/they |
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The Court finds that the interference with the applicant's sights was not "in accordance with law" due to the unlawful composition of the Constitutional Court. The court therefore swerves the substantive question as to whether restrictions on access to abortion are themselves proportionate.
Next Thursday (13 November) the ECtHR will hand down AR v Poland, concerning the Convention compliance of Poland’s restrictive post-2020 abortion law. One to watch.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The Court finds that the interference with the applicant's sights was not "in accordance with law" due to the unlawful composition of the Constitutional Court. The court therefore swerves the substantive question as to whether restrictions on access to abortion are themselves proportionate.
The European Court of Human Rights has again found that Poland's restriction on abortion in cases of foetal impairment has violated the Article 8 rights of an applicant hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22docu...
HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22documentcollectionid2%22:[%22GRANDCHAMBER%22,%22CHAMBER%22],%22itemid%22:[%22001-245820%22]}
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The European Court of Human Rights has again found that Poland's restriction on abortion in cases of foetal impairment has violated the Article 8 rights of an applicant hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22docu...
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2026 will mark 50 years since the UK ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Join us 16th-17th June 2026 for a conference, funded by the Society for Legal Scholars and @lawatleeds.bsky.social, to discuss future trajectories and challenges!
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
2026 will mark 50 years since the UK ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Join us 16th-17th June 2026 for a conference, funded by the Society for Legal Scholars and @lawatleeds.bsky.social, to discuss future trajectories and challenges!
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Next Thursday (13 November) the ECtHR will hand down AR v Poland, concerning the Convention compliance of Poland’s restrictive post-2020 abortion law. One to watch.
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state politician to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.
Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state politician to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral race, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state politician to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.
Leeds friends, I'm hosting a documentary screening later this month!
Join us for a screening of documentary Zurawski v Texas, which follows a group of women who brought a legal challenge to the abortion laws passed by Texas in 2021. There will be a discussion of the context around abortion in the US by @whiterxbbit.bsky.social and a Q&A.
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Select tickets – Zurawski v Texas Film Screening and Panel – Liberty Building-G.33
Zurawski v Texas Film Screening and Panel – Liberty Building-G.33, Wed 19 Nov 2025 - Join us for a screening of the documentary Zurawski v Texas, which follows a group of women who brought a legal cha...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Leeds friends, I'm hosting a documentary screening later this month!
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Are you working on a paper on law, history and reproduction? My great colleague Dr Gauri Pillai and I are organising a workshop for you at the University of Bristol Law School on 1 May 2026!
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Are you working on a paper on law, history and reproduction? My great colleague Dr Gauri Pillai and I are organising a workshop for you at the University of Bristol Law School on 1 May 2026!
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.
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Happy Halloween from Batman Below
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy Halloween from Batman Below
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"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted"
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"...as a matter of law, the house is haunted"
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
This by a Canadian lawyer is the best thing on ghosts and the law: www.fasken.com/en/commonlaw...
Enjoy.
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A horror film where a person (hot) is making a pb&j & starts by putting peanut butter on a slice of bread (normal) & then (sociopathically) puts the jam DIRECTLY & DISGUSTINGLY ON TOP OF THE PEANUT BUTTER INSTEAD OF ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF BREAD.
October 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A horror film where a person (hot) is making a pb&j & starts by putting peanut butter on a slice of bread (normal) & then (sociopathically) puts the jam DIRECTLY & DISGUSTINGLY ON TOP OF THE PEANUT BUTTER INSTEAD OF ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF BREAD.
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"Russia is trying new restrictions to halt the backslide [of declining birth rates] and embrace what it calls “traditional family values” with laws banning the promotion of abortion and “child-free ideology” and outlawing all LGBTQ+ activism."
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Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it
Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security
abcnews.go.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"Russia is trying new restrictions to halt the backslide [of declining birth rates] and embrace what it calls “traditional family values” with laws banning the promotion of abortion and “child-free ideology” and outlawing all LGBTQ+ activism."
Read more below ⬇️
Read more below ⬇️
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The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years - the Royal College of Nursing calls on govt to stop using anti migrant rhetoric that drives this, and for employers to prioritise tackling racism and work with unions www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years - the Royal College of Nursing calls on govt to stop using anti migrant rhetoric that drives this, and for employers to prioritise tackling racism and work with unions www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I just received my contributor copy of The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy! My chapter is about the personhood of animals/nature/monsters/robots in BotW and ToTK. Read it to find out the names of my beloved (in-game) horses!
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I just received my contributor copy of The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy! My chapter is about the personhood of animals/nature/monsters/robots in BotW and ToTK. Read it to find out the names of my beloved (in-game) horses!
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Happy Anniversary to the Penguin, who debuted way back in 1941!
October 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy Anniversary to the Penguin, who debuted way back in 1941!
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If any of you lovely people are in Leeds for the @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social The Comics Research Group at Leeds University is hosting a roundtable and exhibition event on Comics Theory and Practice on Nov 12.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comics-pra...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comics-pra...
Comics Practice and Theory: Roundtable & Exhibition Launch
An exploration of comics, research and creative practice. Part of Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
If any of you lovely people are in Leeds for the @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social The Comics Research Group at Leeds University is hosting a roundtable and exhibition event on Comics Theory and Practice on Nov 12.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comics-pra...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comics-pra...
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"Do we want to live in a world where books and culture flourish? Or in a purely functional world where the value of education is solely measured in expected earnings? Perhaps Kemi would be a better leader if she’d dropped engineering for religious studies or psychology."
"Any “soft” arts subject such as history, English, theology, foreign languages, teaches how to think critically, research effectively, and deepens your understanding of the world: vital skills in our time of disinformation, cults and AI."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon
I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author, says author Francesca Simon
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"Do we want to live in a world where books and culture flourish? Or in a purely functional world where the value of education is solely measured in expected earnings? Perhaps Kemi would be a better leader if she’d dropped engineering for religious studies or psychology."
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NoaF needs more contributors. Maybe that could be you?
If not, we'd really appreciate a share, or if you fancied passing the link across to someone who might be interested, so we can keep on covering as wide a ground in SFF as we can.
If not, we'd really appreciate a share, or if you fancied passing the link across to someone who might be interested, so we can keep on covering as wide a ground in SFF as we can.
Contributors Wanted!
Do YOU want to write for Nerds of a Feather?
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Do YOU want to write for Nerds of a Feather?
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Contributors Wanted
Do you want to write for Nerds? Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together is looking for 3-5 awesome individuals to join our team of regular contri...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
NoaF needs more contributors. Maybe that could be you?
If not, we'd really appreciate a share, or if you fancied passing the link across to someone who might be interested, so we can keep on covering as wide a ground in SFF as we can.
If not, we'd really appreciate a share, or if you fancied passing the link across to someone who might be interested, so we can keep on covering as wide a ground in SFF as we can.
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#DoctorWho Postcards are now available to buy! 15 Doctors. 15 debut stories. Published by Penguin Books in another universe, in a different time. Get them here: colemandesign.co.uk/shop
October 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#DoctorWho Postcards are now available to buy! 15 Doctors. 15 debut stories. Published by Penguin Books in another universe, in a different time. Get them here: colemandesign.co.uk/shop
Some law nerding at Durham Cathedral's exhibition of the only surviving 1216 Magna Carta, and the 1225 reissue that someone spilled a bottle of ink over in the 1700s, getting themselves permanently banned from the library.
October 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Some law nerding at Durham Cathedral's exhibition of the only surviving 1216 Magna Carta, and the 1225 reissue that someone spilled a bottle of ink over in the 1700s, getting themselves permanently banned from the library.
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For anyone in the Liverpool area, we are hosting a conversation and hands-on workshop on abortion rights and creative methods as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - come join us! Sign up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/claire-piers...
@livunihss.bsky.social @livunipol.bsky.social
@livunihss.bsky.social @livunipol.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For anyone in the Liverpool area, we are hosting a conversation and hands-on workshop on abortion rights and creative methods as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science - come join us! Sign up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/claire-piers...
@livunihss.bsky.social @livunipol.bsky.social
@livunihss.bsky.social @livunipol.bsky.social
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Blimey, the French media didn't even have time to pop down to Carrefour for a lettuce.
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Blimey, the French media didn't even have time to pop down to Carrefour for a lettuce.
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Heaton Park. My heart is broken. British Jews have been warning you about this for years.
It’s Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur.
This is one of every Jews worst nightmare. Why we have so much security at synagogue. The anxious thought you try and push to the back of your mind.
Heartbroken.
It’s Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur.
This is one of every Jews worst nightmare. Why we have so much security at synagogue. The anxious thought you try and push to the back of your mind.
Heartbroken.
October 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Heaton Park. My heart is broken. British Jews have been warning you about this for years.
It’s Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur.
This is one of every Jews worst nightmare. Why we have so much security at synagogue. The anxious thought you try and push to the back of your mind.
Heartbroken.
It’s Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur.
This is one of every Jews worst nightmare. Why we have so much security at synagogue. The anxious thought you try and push to the back of your mind.
Heartbroken.
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In US Catholic universities, students are stepping up to meet the #reproductive and #contraceptive health needs of their peers: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
A student 'womb service' works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college
At Catholic universities, which generally don't offer contraceptives on their campuses, student groups have stepped in to fill the gaps.
www.nbcnews.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In US Catholic universities, students are stepping up to meet the #reproductive and #contraceptive health needs of their peers: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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My new article on Climate Change Litigation under the ECHR is out in @echr-law-review.bsky.social. (Thanks to my colleagues @lancasterlaw.bsky.social and @cohelongo.bsky.social for comments.)
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October 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
My new article on Climate Change Litigation under the ECHR is out in @echr-law-review.bsky.social. (Thanks to my colleagues @lancasterlaw.bsky.social and @cohelongo.bsky.social for comments.)
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...