🏳️‍🌈 #SeizedBooks launches today! 

Our new online exhibition explores the censorship of LGBTQ+ lit & the defiant campaign against 1984 raids on Gay's The Word.

Explore confiscated titles, the legal battle & queer reading cultures: london.ac.uk/seized-books

Pre-order now! Link to buy direct from the publisher coming soon. amazon.co.uk/Arbitration-Me…

Very pleased to be launching Arbitration and Mediation in Nineteenth-Century England IALS, U. of London on 9 May. Co-authored with Rhiannon Markless 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 💙🇺🇦. All welcome but registration necessary: alumni.london.ac.uk/history-of-arb…

Are you interested in advancing your career in law? Find out how studying a PhD at IALS, U. of London can develop your skills and expertise to make more meaningful contributions in your specialist field. Register your place at next week's PhD webinar to learn more: bit.ly/3IOLrLX

🗓️Save the dates: Sept 2-30, 9-11:30 AM (UK time)

Join Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) and IALS, U. of London for our 2024 course on post-legislative scrutiny. The online course will explore theory and practice in the context of climate and environmental emergency.

More details👇
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📖 Read our new blog post by Clare Cowling, @ials_law Archivist about our archival collection of materials on #refugees . Read it here at: buff.ly/43CMnMz.

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A quick reminder that Institute and Library will be closed for the #Easter break from 29th March to 1st April and we’ll have shorter opening hours on the 28th March and 2nd April. For more info see our website at buff.ly/3IWI9FW

Are you interested in studying Postgraduate Laws? Join our online webinar on Tuesday 16 April to hear directly from Dean of Postgraduate Laws, Helen Xanthaki, and have your questions about studying online answered. Register your place: universityoflondon.ivent-pro.com/events/Postgra…

Study a PhD at IALS, U. of London, which offers doctoral research supervision in a wide range of areas, from Company Law to Financial Crime and Law Reform. Learn more at our live webinar on Wednesday 17 April: bit.ly/3IOLrLX

@ials_law Institute and Library will be closed for the #Easter break from 29th March to 1st April and we’ll have shorter opening hours on the 28th March and 2nd April. For more info see our website at buff.ly/3IWI9FW 🌷

It is a real pleasure to be in the IALS, U. of London #library . A real library, with books, and silence and people studying. A rare treat in these times when books are discarded and study spaces replaced with collaboration areas and coffee shops.

So grateful to our esteemed panel for taking the time to engage in our book, and share their own experiences/reflections. And a fabulous audience too, with insightful questions. Thanks InfoLawCentre@IALS IALS, U. of London for hosting us.

One week to go until the start of our 'How to Get a PhD in Law' series. There are still places available for day 1: The PhD journey: Supervision, research ethics and preparing yourself for upgrade and vivas. Book now and don't miss out 👇
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📋The IALS, U. of London Library Reader Satisfaction Survey for 2024 is now underway! An opportunity for you to help tailor our services and help us to understand what our readers want. Find it here at: buff.ly/4a6Xj7l

One week to go!

This timely seminar will consider how under-scrutinised legal, social & technological developments have affected the transparency & accountability of the criminal justice process.Judith Townend Dr Lucy Welsh IALS, U. of London

Book your place now! 👇
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Applications are now open for the MA Human Rights by distance learning for September 2024. Full scholarships available from the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission! See details below 👇👇👇 london.ac.uk/study/courses/… #scholarships #commonwealth #humanrights University of London Institute of Commonwealth Studies

I look forward to discussing my empirical findings on the judiciary & #POCSO #CSA cases IALS, U. of London. Thanks to Prof. Les Moran for the opportunity to speak. The event is free n u can register here: sas.sym-online.com/registrationfo…
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The Tignon laws of the 18th century were laws that banned black women from exposing their natural hair in public. #InternationalWomensDay

Their hairdos was obscuring the status of the white women and this threatened the social stability. The law would control colored women “who…

In celebration of #IWD2024 we've updated our popular International Women's Day blog post. You can find it here at: buff.ly/43aKS8n

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V proud to chair a panel on politics of FOI at openDemocracy's Freedom of Information conference at IALS, U. of London today. Thanks to excellent panellists Meirion Jones, Tommy Sheppard MP, Sachin Savur and ben worthy & fab Jenna Corderoy for putting it all together! (pics: ruby lott-lavigna)