States of Exception: Legal Governance of Trans Women in Urban Turkey
States of Exception: Legal Governance of Trans Women in Urban Turkey Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. Based on life-story narratives of trans women, this article aims to shed light…
Brexit, the Press and the Territorial Constitution
Brexit, the Press and the Territorial Constitution Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. Brexit has unveiled previously hidden aspects of United Kingdom (UK) society, law and politics. It provides a…
Interrogating Vulnerability: Reframing the Vulnerable Suspect in Police Custody
Interrogating Vulnerability: Reframing the Vulnerable Suspect in Police Custody Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. This article considers the definition of the term ‘vulnerability’ in relation to the suspect in…
It’s Wrong, but that’s the Way it is. Youth, Violence and Justice in North-Eastern Brazil
It’s Wrong, but that’s the Way it is. Youth, Violence and Justice in North-Eastern Brazil Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. This article discusses the vertiginous proliferation of violence suffered…
Cont(r)actualisation: A Politics of Transformative Legal Recognition of Adult Unions
Cont(r)actualisation: A Politics of Transformative Legal Recognition of Adult Unions Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. This article champions a new legal recognition model that emphasises the transformative potential of…
The Role of Patents as a Gendered Chameleon
The Role of Patents as a Gendered Chameleon Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. Patents have been theorised as serving a multitude of different aims and functions since their inception.…
Decentred Deterrence and the Effects of Social Relations: Explaining Pesticide Regulatory Compliance in China
Decentred Deterrence and the Effects of Social Relations: Explaining Pesticide Regulatory Compliance in China Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. While many have observed the importance of state regulators to…
Book Review: Enforcing Shareholders’ Duties
Book Review: Enforcing Shareholders’ Duties Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. Pedro Dos Santos Marques Read the syndicated article here
Contesting Visions of Hong Kong’s Rule of Law and Young People’s Political Discontent
Contesting Visions of Hong Kong’s Rule of Law and Young People’s Political Discontent Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. This empirical study shows age makes a difference in how people…
Are Conflicts Property? Re-Examining the Ownership of Conflict in Restorative Justice
Are Conflicts Property? Re-Examining the Ownership of Conflict in Restorative Justice Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. Nils Christie’s concept of ‘conflicts as property’ has become axiomatic within restorative justice…
Book Review: From Transitional to Transformative Justice
Book Review: From Transitional to Transformative Justice Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. Dáire McGill Read the syndicated article here
Culture, Milieu, Phenotype: Articulating Race in Judicial Sense-making Practices
Culture, Milieu, Phenotype: Articulating Race in Judicial Sense-making Practices Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. In this contribution, I trace the ways practicing judges articulate, as well as challenge, race.…