⚠️ BREAKING - we have uncovered new information about a secretive algorithm the UK immigration authorities (the Home Office) have been using in immigration decision-making. 🧵 whatdotheyknow.com/request/identi…

The Dialectics of Democracy: Towards a Socialist Constitutionalism We are launching this years LAW AND MARXISM book series with Dimitrios Kivotidis' new monograph, in conversation with Maria Tzanakopulou, August Nimtz and Fernando Quintana. Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dialecti…

We are delighted to be co-hosting Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt for this event 'Genocide in Gaza: the Tomb of international law?' Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/event-with-f…

I've co-written an article with Alex Benn on student protests in the UK. In it we argue that universities should adopt a presumption against calling the police on students engaged in peaceful protest

#spycops inquiry is back! Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=7QZ3LX… Timetable: ucpi.org.uk/2024/09/06/pro… Live tweets and reaction interviews: Tom Fowler Big evidence to come: spycops fathered kids, committed serious crime and threatened fellow officers to maintain their impunity.

Our new article on Civil Preventative Powers and Free Expression and Assembly is published in the latest Public Law. In it we argue: (1) that insufficient attention has been paid to how the conditions attached to CPPs can restrict human rights... urldefense.com/v3/__https://u…$

UN rapporteur challenges LSE over action against pro-Palestine protesters theguardian.com/education/2024…

We've teamed up with Amnesty UK to tell you three things you need to know about your right to protest at university. WATCH + SHARE DOWNLOAD our student protest guide: libertyhumanrights.org.uk/campusprotestg…

How did Britain's post-industrial towns become hubs of badly paid work and disenchanted politics? They were not forgotten or 'left behind', but actively remade. My report for Common Wealth two-towns.common-wealth.org

We have a report out today on Criminalisation & Repression of Climate & Environmental Protest 1/10

🚨 NEW Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries. "This is a shameful reflection of the state of our democracy." - @jodietbeck

Palestine Solidarity Campaign Ben Jamal "We call for repeal of recent anti-protest laws and a recalibration of the law in a way which genuinely protects right to protest": letter to Yvette Cooper from Nimer Sultany, Paul O’Connell - @pmpoc.bsky.social, Daniella Lock, Jeff King, David Mead, Laleh Khalili 🇵🇸 and others. docs.google.com/document/d/1nC…

The police can't opt out of protecting the right to protest, as highlighted in the letter. The weekend's pointed mistreatment of peaceful protestors requires urgent investigation by the Home Secretary and Mayor of London.

Join us at 5.30pm on Wed 29 Jan for Professor Conor Gearty's book launch event, 'Homeland Insecurity: The Rise and Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law' with Dr Daniella Lock, Dr Dr Moiz Tundawala 👨‍🦯 and Professor Michael Lobban. More info here: law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/… Faculty of Law

Five years in prison for nonviolent protest: it’s plain wrong, and Keir Starmer knows it | Caroline Lucas | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Even those with extreme disabilities will be worse off under Labour's plans for £6bn of welfare cuts. shorturl.at/IZeaZ

Important analysis of recent human rights judgment on Belgian trade union action 'This logic poses a significant risk to collective mobilisation. It implies that the more structured and organised a movement is, the harsher the punishment' strasbourgobservers.com/2025/03/14/bod…

Last time there was sweeping + knee jerk reform to the benefits system, the DWP's own stats found that 2,380 people died after being found fit for work and losing benefits. An average of 90 people dying a month. bbc.com/news/uk-340745…

What could Apple’s legal challenge in the UK mean for data protection? The case raises important questions about privacy, regulation, and safeguarding user data. Dr Daniella Lock (Daniella Lock) weighs in on the implications in this Guardian piece ⬇️ theguardian.com/technology/202…