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Impeachment as an EU Law Concept (2025)
Journal Article
Cotter, J. (in press). Impeachment as an EU Law Concept. Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, 26,

This article is the first panoramic survey of the various, idiosyncratic procedures relating to the removal for cause of EU institutional officeholders scattered throughout the Union’s primary and secondary law. After describing these provisions, the... Read More about Impeachment as an EU Law Concept.

A socio-ecological model of the management of leprosy reactions in Indonesia and India using the experiences of affected individuals, family members and healthcare providers (2025)
Journal Article
Putri, A. I., Peters, R. M. H., De Sabbata, K., Mengistu, B. S., Agusni, R. I., Alinda, M. D., …Zweekhorst, M. B. M. (in press). A socio-ecological model of the management of leprosy reactions in Indonesia and India using the experiences of affected individuals, family members and healthcare providers. BMC Health Services Research, 25(1), Article 196. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12340-5

Background: Leprosy reactions (LR) are immune-mediated complications of leprosy that may be associated with severe and irreversible nerve damage. Non-medical aspects, such as financing, service provision, and healthcare resources in the management of... Read More about A socio-ecological model of the management of leprosy reactions in Indonesia and India using the experiences of affected individuals, family members and healthcare providers.

Transformative constitutionalism: Courts’ role in bridging the public-private divide of law and transforming African customary law (2025)
Journal Article
Gayoye, M. (in press). Transformative constitutionalism: Courts’ role in bridging the public-private divide of law and transforming African customary law. Oñati Socio-Legal Series, https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl.1976

African customary law (ACL) is an important legal system that regulates the lives of many people. The colonial origins of this body of law meant that it hasn’t always served the justice needs of Africans. Coloniality and Upendra Baxi’s postcolonial l... Read More about Transformative constitutionalism: Courts’ role in bridging the public-private divide of law and transforming African customary law.

Seven Police Officers and a WhatsApp Group: What Could Go Wrong? (2024)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2024). Seven Police Officers and a WhatsApp Group: What Could Go Wrong?. Journal of Criminal Law, https://doi.org/10.1177/00220183241299610

Provides a case comment on the recent matter of Cobban & Borders v DPP [2024] EWHC 1908 (Admin) following a High Court Appeal on the Appellants original convictions of sending grossly offensive communications as prohibited under to s.127(1) of the Co... Read More about Seven Police Officers and a WhatsApp Group: What Could Go Wrong?.

'Constitutions without constitutionalism' and judicial leadership in Kenya (2024)
Journal Article
Gayoye, M. (2024). 'Constitutions without constitutionalism' and judicial leadership in Kenya. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 18(3), 345-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2024.2375076

Judicial leadership and 'constitutions without constitutionalism' are two opposing but useful concepts to demonstrate the oppositional stance taken by a minority of judges in safeguarding the rule of law in Kenya. Okoth-Ogendo accused African states... Read More about 'Constitutions without constitutionalism' and judicial leadership in Kenya.

‘Constitutions without constitutionalism’ and judicial leadership in Kenya (2024)
Journal Article
Gayoye, M. (in press). ‘Constitutions without constitutionalism’ and judicial leadership in Kenya. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 18(3), 345-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2024.2375076

Judicial leadership and ‘constitutions without constitutionalism’ are two opposing but useful concepts to demonstrate the oppositional stance taken by a minority of judges in safeguarding the rule of law in Kenya. Okoth-Ogendo accused African states... Read More about ‘Constitutions without constitutionalism’ and judicial leadership in Kenya.

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.

The Extent to Which the Wish to Donate One’s Organs After Death Contributes to Life-Extension Arguments in Favour of Voluntary Active Euthanasia in the Terminally Ill: An Ethical Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Armitage, R. C. (in press). The Extent to Which the Wish to Donate One’s Organs After Death Contributes to Life-Extension Arguments in Favour of Voluntary Active Euthanasia in the Terminally Ill: An Ethical Analysis. New Bioethics, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/20502877.2024.2308346

In terminally ill individuals who would otherwise end their own lives, active voluntary euthanasia (AVE) can be seen as life-extending rather than life-shortening. Accordingly, AVE supports key pro-euthanasia arguments (appeals to autonomy and benefi... Read More about The Extent to Which the Wish to Donate One’s Organs After Death Contributes to Life-Extension Arguments in Favour of Voluntary Active Euthanasia in the Terminally Ill: An Ethical Analysis.

Breaking out of the box: increasing the representation of disability within archive science (2024)
Journal Article
Pearson, A., Griffith, M., Rakoska, B., Harrison, C., Schuitema, K., & Taşcıoğlu, E. (2024). Breaking out of the box: increasing the representation of disability within archive science. Archival Science, 24(1), 101-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-023-09429-3

This article explores the value of archives in increasing the representation of disabled people in social policy, and research narratives, as well as building an identity of the Disabled People’s Movement beyond traditional activism, and the inclusio... Read More about Breaking out of the box: increasing the representation of disability within archive science.

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.

"‘I’m my own biggest critic’ – an autoethnographic reflection of an early-career researcher’s first year as a Lecturer in Law" (2023)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2023). "‘I’m my own biggest critic’ – an autoethnographic reflection of an early-career researcher’s first year as a Lecturer in Law". The Law Teacher, 57(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2023.2281765

Embedding my discussions in the wider literature around the neoliberal university and adopting an autoethnographic approach (the keeping of a diary), I explore the thoughts and feelings that I have felt over my first year of teaching and researching... Read More about "‘I’m my own biggest critic’ – an autoethnographic reflection of an early-career researcher’s first year as a Lecturer in Law".

Social Media and Academic Freedom: A Critical Reflection of Martin Weller’s The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice (2023)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2023). Social Media and Academic Freedom: A Critical Reflection of Martin Weller’s The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/wdxt-g215

As the neoliberal state has taken hold of the university sector, we as academics are feeling increasing pressure to publicise ourselves, our scholarship, and our research online. In recent years there has been a drive in showcasing our work across so... Read More about Social Media and Academic Freedom: A Critical Reflection of Martin Weller’s The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice.

“I’m my own biggest critic”: an autoethnographic reflection on an early-career researcher’s first year as a lecturer in law (2023)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (in press). “I’m my own biggest critic”: an autoethnographic reflection on an early-career researcher’s first year as a lecturer in law. The Law Teacher, 57(4), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2023.2281765

Embedding my discussions in the wider literature around the neoliberal university and adopting an autoethnographic approach (the keeping of a diary), I explore the thoughts and feelings that I have had over my first year of teaching and researching i... Read More about “I’m my own biggest critic”: an autoethnographic reflection on an early-career researcher’s first year as a lecturer in law.