Bringing Feminism into Law-making

Becky Batagol, Kate Seear, Heli Askola and Jamie Walvisch - The Feminist Legislation Project

Bringing Feminism into Law-making

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Sophie Weerts reviews Becky Batagol, Kate Seear, Heli Askola and Jamie Walvisch's edited collection, The Feminist Legislation Project (Routledge, 2025).

by Sophie Weerts | 2 September 2026

Ideology and Private Law: Polish Experiences in the Long 20th Century

Private Law and Ideology in the 20th Century Poland

In this post for A Good Read, Krzysztof Lukaszek reviews the edited collection, Ideology and Private Law: Polish Experiences in the Long 20th Century (Brill Nijhoff 2025)

by Krzysztof Lukaszek | 8 July 2026

Melissa Crouch - The Palimpset Constitution

The Social Life of Constitutions

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Lawrence Rosen reviews Melissa Crouch’s book, The Palimpsest Constitution: The Social Life of Constitutions in Myanmar (Oxford University Press, 2025).

by Lawrence Rosen | 10 June 2026

Bryant G. Garth and Yves Dezalay - Law as Reproduction and Revolution

Room at the Top? A Story of Permanent Revolution

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Hilary Sommerlad reviews Bryant G. Garth and Yves Dezalay’s book, Law as Reproduction and Revolution (University of California Press, 2021).

by Hilary Sommerlad | 13 May 2026

Oreva Olakpe - South-South Migrations and the Law from Below

Beyond Migrant Marginality in International Law

In this post for A Good Read, Ayesha Pattnaik reviews Oreva Olakpe’s book, South-South Migrations and the Law from Below (Hart, 2024).

by Ayesha Pattnaik | 11 March 2026

Legal Ethics Across Borders

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Trevor Clark reviews Christopher Whelan’s book, Lawyers on Trial: Hired Guns or Heroes? (Hart, 2024).

by Trevor Clark | 11 February 2026

Pierre Legrand: Negative Comparative Law

Comparative and Socio-Legal Studies: Joining Forces?

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Florian Grisel reviews Pierre Legrand’s book, Negative Comparative Law: A Strong Programme for Weak Thought (CUP, 2022).

by Florian Grisel | 14 January 2026

Alice Panepinto - Truth and Transitional Justice

Towards Local Truth

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Hakeem Yusuf reviews Alice Panepinto’s book, Truth and Transitional Justice: Localising the International Legal Framework in Muslim Majority Legal Systems

by Hakeem Yusuf | 3 December 2025

Roger Cotterrell - Jurisprudence and Socio-Legal Studies

Why Care About Socio-Legal Theory?

In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Clare Williams reviews Roger Cotterrell’s book, Jurisprudence and Socio-Legal Studies: Intersecting Fields (Routledge, 2024).

by Clare Williams | 5 November 2025

Rasheedah Phillips - Dismantling the Master's Clock

Race, Time, and Quantum Physics

In this post for A Good Read, Professor Emily Grabham reviews Rasheedah Phillips’s new book, Dismantling the Master’s Clock: On Race, Space, and Time (AK Press, 2025).

by Emily Grabham | 8 October 2025