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University of Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies

Borderlands

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The Temporal Promise of Sociolegal Design

Professor Perry-Kessaris provides and account of the evolution and possible future of designerly ways in Socio-Legal studies.

by Amanda Perry-Kessaris | 10 August 2022
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Sexuality, Rights and Culture in the Postcolony

In this special post for Frontiers marking Pride month 2022, Professor Carl Stychin reflects on sexuality, rights and culture in the postcolony.

by Carl Stychin | 30 June 2022
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#MeToo, Consent and Contract Law

In this post for Borderlands, Renata Grossi asks whether contract law can learn anything from the #MeToo discussions of consent.

by Renata Grossi | 29 June 2022
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Pushing at the Boundaries of Legal Personhood

In this post for Borderlands, Dr Flora Renz pushes the boundaries of legal personhood by encouraging us to reflect on the implications for disability.

by Flora Renz | 1 June 2022
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Gendered Spaces and Divided Streets: the Policing of Women by the University of Oxford

In this post for Borderlands, Dr Olivia Durand tells us about the University of Oxford's history of the policing of women through gendered spaces.

by Olivia Durand | 4 May 2022
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New Legal Realism and Empirical Legal Studies in the United States

In this post for Borderlands, Professor Bryant Garth tells the story of the evolution of New Legal Realism and Empirical Legal Studies in the United States.

by Bryant Garth | 30 March 2022
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Pivoting Through a Pandemic: Learning from Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Abuse

Professor Vanessa Munro, Dr Siobhan Weare and Lara Hudspith reflect on some of the findings of the JiCSAV project, which explores the justice journeys of sexual violence survivors during Covid-19.

by Vanessa Munro, Siobhan Weare & Lara Hudspith | 8 March 2022
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The Relevance of Actor Network Theory for Ecological Issues in Socio-Legal Studies

In this post for Borderlands, Gerben Geessink explains how Actor Network theory can provide an interesting framework for Socio-Legal Studies into ecological issues.

by Gerben Geessink | 5 January 2022
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What Makes an Ideal Prosecutrix? A Call for Socio-Legal Analysis of Indian Sexual Offence Cases

Sarthak Chaudhary and Richa Jain reflect on rape myths and the construction of ideal victims within sexual offence cases by the Indian judiciary.

by Sarthak Chaudhary & Richa Jain | 8 December 2021
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How to Handbook the Sociology of Law as a Borderland Science

In this post, Professor Jiří Přibáň reflects on the Sociology of Law as a borderline science and its differences with Socio-Legal Studies.

by Jiří Přibáň | 10 November 2021
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Social Care Detention: A Socio-Legal Puzzle

Dr Lucy Series reflects on social care detention as a pressing issue and puzzle for Socio-Legal inquiry.

by Lucy Series | 13 October 2021
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The Afterlife of Evidence

In this post, Professor Katherine Biber discusses the afterlife of evidence at the conclusion of legal proceedings to understand how legal processes and materials shape the world.

by Katherine Biber | 8 September 2021