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University of Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies

A Good Read

Ethan Michelson - Decoupling

Marital and Institutional Decoupling in China

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Anna High reviews Ethan Michelson’s book, Decoupling: Gender Injustice in China’s Divorce Courts (Cambridge University Press, 2022).

by Anna High | 18 December 2024
David Graeber and David Wengrow - The Dawn of Everything

What if the State Isn’t Inevitable?

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Dominik Krell reviews David Graeber and David Wengrow's new book, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (Penguin Books, 2022).

by Dominik Krell | 20 November 2024
Jonas Bens - The Sentimental Court

The Power of Emotions: The Affective Nature of International Criminal Justice

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Florian Grisel reviews Jonas Bens' new book, The Sentimental Court: The Affective Life of International Criminal Justice (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

by Florian Grisel | 23 October 2024
Christian Burset - An Empire of Laws

Legal Pluralism and the Making of the Second British Empire

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Sarath Pillai reviews Christian Burset's new book, An Empire of Laws: Legal Pluralism in British Colonial Policy (Stanford University Press, 2023)

by Sarath Pillai | 25 September 2024
Abel et al - Lawyers in 21st Century Societies Vol 2

Lawyers in the 21st Century

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Lisa Webley reviews Abel, Sommerlad, Hammerslev, and Schultz's anthology, Lawyers in 21st-Century Societies, Vol. 2: Comparisons and Theories (Hart, 2022)

by Lisa Webley | 31 July 2024
Goodrich - Judicial Uses of Images

Writing Judgments with Pictures

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Leslie J. Moran reviews Peter Goodrich's new book, Judicial Uses of Images: Vision in Decision (Oxford University Press, 2023).

by Leslie J Moran | 3 July 2024
O'Brien - Politics and Administrative Justice

A Post-Liberal Critique of Administrative Justice

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Michael Adler reviews Nick O'Brien's new book, Politics and Administrative Justice (Bristol University Press, 2023)

by Michael Adler | 5 June 2024
Judith Townend and Lucy Welsh - Observing Justice

In Search for Open Justice in Digital Criminal Processes

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Naomi Creutzfeldt reviews Judith Townend & Lucy Welsh's book Observing Justice: Digital Transparency, Openness and Accountability in Criminal Courts (BUP, 2023)

by Naomi Creutzfeldt | 8 May 2024
Kalyani Ramnath - Boats in a Storm

On A Sea of Paper

In this post for A Good Read, Shruti Iyer reviews Kalyani Ramnath's book, Boats in a Storm: Law, Migration, and Decolonization in South and Southeast Asia, 1942–1962 (Stanford University Press, 2023)

by Shruti Iyer | 10 April 2024
Lucy Welsh - Access to Justice in Magistrates' Courts

A Magistracy without Majesty

In this post for A Good Read, James Campbell reviews Lucy Welsh's book, Access to Justice in Magistrates’ Courts (Hart, 2022).

by James Campbell | 13 March 2024
Silvana Tapia Tapia - Feminism, Violence Against Women and Law Reform

How Rights-based Penality Leads Nowhere

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Linnea Wegerstad reviews Silvana Tapia Tapia's new book, Feminism, Violence Against Women, and Law Reform: Decolonial Lessons from Ecuador (Routledge, 2022).

by Linnea Wegerstad | 14 February 2024
Russell Sandberg - Subversive Legal Education

Subversive Legal History belongs in Law Schools

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Nick Cartwright reviews Russell Sandberg's new book, Subversive Legal History: A Manifesto for the Future of Legal Education (Routledge, 2022).

by Nick Cartwright | 17 January 2024