Outputs (13)

Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality (2024)
Book
Higson-Bliss, L. (2024). Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality. Routledge

Utilising Lon Fuller’s conception of legality, this book argues that current legal provisions often used to control online abuse aided by social media do not conform to the basic principles of legality in the criminal law, in turn, threatening freedo... Read More about Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality.

Gendered Constitutionalism in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Decolonial Gendered Citizenship (2024)
Journal Article
Gayoye, M. (2024). Gendered Constitutionalism in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Decolonial Gendered Citizenship. Verfassung und Recht in Übersee, 56(1), 213-240. https://doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2023-1-213

This paper makes the case for a theorising of gendered constitutionalism in postcolonial Africa on its own terms, rather than as an appendage or often afterthought to hegemonic and universalising impulses of Western liberal thought. More specifically... Read More about Gendered Constitutionalism in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Decolonial Gendered Citizenship.

In for the long ride? Law and technology education in the UK and its utility in pursuing responsible tech careers (2024)
Journal Article
Aidinlis, S. (in press). In for the long ride? Law and technology education in the UK and its utility in pursuing responsible tech careers. The Law Teacher, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2024.2336882

Can law graduates contribute to the development of fair technology in a world where rapid technological innovation often outpaces societal considerations? This paper explores the gap between the skills required for a career in “responsible tech” and... Read More about In for the long ride? Law and technology education in the UK and its utility in pursuing responsible tech careers.

The President of the European Commission and the Power to Request a Commissioner's Resignation (2024)
Journal Article
Cotter, J., & Butler, G. (2024). The President of the European Commission and the Power to Request a Commissioner's Resignation. Common Market Law Review, 61(3), 593 – 622. https://doi.org/10.54648/cola2024044

Article 17(6) TEU provides that a Commissioner "shall resign if the [Commission] President so requests". This terminology appears absolute and suggests that the President's power to (essentially) dismiss a Commissioner summarily is one related to con... Read More about The President of the European Commission and the Power to Request a Commissioner's Resignation.

Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality (2024)
Book
Higson-Bliss, L. Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality. Routledge. Manuscript submitted for publication

Utilising Lon Fuller’s conception of legality, this book argues that current legal provisions often used to control online abuse aided by social media do not conform to the basic principles of legality in the criminal law, in turn, threatening freedo... Read More about Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality.

Impeachment: contention, neglect, and ways forward (2024)
Journal Article
Cotter, J. (in press). Impeachment: contention, neglect, and ways forward. International Journal of Constitutional Law,

Scotland’s hate crime law: the problem with using public order laws to govern online speech (2024)
Digital Artefact
Higson-Bliss, L. (2024). Scotland’s hate crime law: the problem with using public order laws to govern online speech. [Blog style article]

Indi Gregory: A Wider Perspective on Children's Best Interests at the End-of-life. (2024)
Journal Article
De Sabbata, K., & Pearson, A. (in press). Indi Gregory: A Wider Perspective on Children's Best Interests at the End-of-life. Medical Law Review, Article fwae006. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwae006

Litigants in Person and the Family Justice System</i> By JessicaMant, Oxford: Hart, 2022, 256 pp., £42.99 (2024)
Journal Article
Krishnadas, J. (2024). Litigants in Person and the Family Justice System By JessicaMant, Oxford: Hart, 2022, 256 pp., £42.99. Journal of Law and Society, 51(1), 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12468

R (On the Application of Hopkins) v Sodexo / HMP Bronzefield QB (Administrative Court): Dehumanization, Infantilization, and the Erasure of Disabled Lived Experiences in the Prison (2024)
Book Chapter
Adams, F., & Emmerich, F. (in press). R (On the Application of Hopkins) v Sodexo / HMP Bronzefield QB (Administrative Court): Dehumanization, Infantilization, and the Erasure of Disabled Lived Experiences in the Prison. In Queer Judgments. Coventry: Counterpress