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Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory (2023)
Journal Article
Coyle, S. (2023). Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/zeh6-dk31

This is a reflection on the teaching and assessment of the Legal Essentials module, in terms of its role in preparing Level 4 students for the rest of their Law degree. Legal Essentials is designed to provide a grounding in legal skills and the l... Read More about Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory.

You Can’t Have Your Cake: A Queer-Informed View of Religious Conscientious Exemptions from Equality Law (2022)
Journal Article
Coyle. (2022). You Can’t Have Your Cake: A Queer-Informed View of Religious Conscientious Exemptions from Equality Law

This paper offers a Queer-informed challenge to Adenitire’s claim that the principle of liberal neutrality can sometimes justify religious conscientious objection to equality law. It begins with a Queer critique of the assumptions behind the rights p... Read More about You Can’t Have Your Cake: A Queer-Informed View of Religious Conscientious Exemptions from Equality Law.

“Make Glorious Mistakes!” Fostering growth and wellbeing in HE transition (2022)
Journal Article
Coyle. (2022). “Make Glorious Mistakes!” Fostering growth and wellbeing in HE transition. Law Teacher, 37-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2021.2010406

This paper uses Keele’s Legal Essentials module as a case study to evaluate how curriculum design can promote wellbeing in first-year law students, by supporting their transition to higher education and fostering a sense of belonging to the Law Schoo... Read More about “Make Glorious Mistakes!” Fostering growth and wellbeing in HE transition.

The Queer, the Cross and the Closet: Religious Exceptions in Equality Law as State-Sponsored Homophobia (2021)
Journal Article
Coyle. (2021). The Queer, the Cross and the Closet: Religious Exceptions in Equality Law as State-Sponsored Homophobia. Laws, 83 - 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws10040083

The struggle for queer people to be recognised as full sexual citizens continues to be thwarted by the existence of religious exceptions to equality law. These exceptions reactivate and legitimise the historical oppression of queer people, who have l... Read More about The Queer, the Cross and the Closet: Religious Exceptions in Equality Law as State-Sponsored Homophobia.