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Borderlands

Small market stalls in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The New Scramble for Africa: Questioning the Nexus Between Transnational Law and Capitalism

In this post for Borderlands, Sara Dezalay explores the 'new scramble' for Africa from the perspective of the nexus between transnational law and capitalism.

by Sara Dezalay | 3 May 2023
The path of a road curves dramatically to avoid a small wooded area.

Governing Biodiversity and Nature: A False Distinction

In this piece for Borderlands, Professor Antonia Layard (Oxford) explores the difference between nature and biodiversity.

by Antonia Layard | 5 April 2023
Book cover of The Asian Law and Society Reader

The Asian Law & Society Reader: Motivations and Features

Professors Chua, Engel and Liu introduce their upcoming volume, The Asian Law and Society Reader, its motivations, and the new agenda it sets for Asian Socio-Legal Studies and beyond.

by Lynette Chua, David M. Engel & Sida Liu | 1 March 2023
woven cloth

In Memoriam: The Continuing Relevance of Bruno Latour to Socio-Legal Studies

In this post for Borderlands, Caoimhe Ring reflects on Bruno Latour's legacy for Socio-Legal studies.

by Caoimhe Ring | 1 February 2023
Blue Spring by Jill Campbell

Contractual Relations: A Contribution to the Critique of the Classical Law of Contract

In this post for Borderlands, Professor David Campbell explains why we need to rethink the notion of contractual relations.

by David Campbell | 4 January 2023
Columns

A Research Agenda for Social Welfare Law, Policy and Practice

In this post for Borderlands, Professor Michael Adler present the new research agenda on welfare law, policy, and practice in the UK.

by Michael Adler | 1 December 2022
Wooden arch near water

An Unfinished Project: Japan’s Long Struggle for ‘Westernisation’

In this post for Borderlands, Genki Kimura argues for a temporal view of Japan's process of domestication of western legal transplants.

by Genki Kimura | 2 November 2022
Banky's graffit

The Persistence of Collective Memory: Protecting and Preserving Protest Art through Law

In this post for Borderlands, Assistant Professor Hamsini Marada argues for the role of protest art as a form of collective memory and the implications of its censorship.

by Hamsini Marada | 28 September 2022
Singapore Skyline

Decolonisation and Racial Justice: A Critical Assessment of Multiculturalism in Hong Kong and Singapore

In this post, Alvin Hoi-Chun Hung offers a critical view on decolonisation practises under multiculturalism and through nationalisation and state racialisation in Hong Kong and Singapore.

by Alvin Hoi-Chun Hung | 31 August 2022
Brown and white clocks

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
Typewriter with tag

#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