Poverty is visible—but denied—in Israeli juvenile courts. @Yael Cohen-Rimer (@HU Jerusalem) shows how material deprivation is reframed as parental failure, legitimizing punitive intervention while marginalizing families. It calls for a poverty-aware, solidarity-based legal approach. bit.ly/4qUBRKN
Legal aid history in South Asia is often overlooked. In LSI, Alastair McClure (University of Hong Kong) traces the birth of India’s legal aid movement, revealing how colonial politics and elite networks struggled to connect with the very working classes they sought to serve. bit.ly/3LOzL0A
Russia’s penal system is often neglected despite its massive scale. In LSI, @Laura Francesca Piacentini (@University of Strathclyde) maps Russia’s "penal transformation" from 1991 to 2022, arguing that Soviet legacies and rising authoritarianism leave prisoners vulnerable to abuse. bit.ly/4qH6Vy8
Safeguarding youth in detention requires more than oversight—it demands a robust framework. In LSI, @Bronwyn Naylor (@RMIT) explores Australia’s path toward human rights treaties, arguing that the “monitoring of monitoring” is essential to prevent ill-treatment. bit.ly/4pVo5a3
In an @ejiltalk.bsky.social article, @kjerstilohne.bsky.social of @prioresearch.bsky.social reflects on her recent LSI article stressing the need for a more global understanding of legal mobilization as key to defending political liberalism during times of crisis: www.ejiltalk.org/lawyers-and-...
Looking forward to raising a glass w/ the LSI community, @abfresearch.bsky.social, and @thelssse.bsky.social! Join us for a rare, in-person symposium w/ no word limits, unlimited coauthors, and refreshments at the 2025 @lawandsociety.bsky.social Annual Mtg. #LSAChicago2025 @cambup-law.cambridge.org
Juries in the Americas: Variation and Change / Conference Organizers: Shari S. Diamond, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law/ABF and Valerie P. Hans, Cornell Law School / Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00-5:00 PM CT
Can't wait for #LSAChicago2025? Join ABF and Northwestern Pritzker Law on Wed., 5/21 for a free webinar, Juries in the Americas: Variation and Change, examining how jury systems across the Americas have taken shape and changed over time. #lawandsociety www.americanbarfoundation.org/juries-in-th...
The editors of Law & Social Inquiry (LSI) are pleased to announce our annual competition for the best journal-length paper in the field of law and social science written by a graduate or law student. LSI publishes empirical and theoretical studies of sociolegal processes from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Entries will be accepted between March 7, 2025 and April 11, 2025.
Calling all grad students—and faculty who work w/ grad students! Don’t miss the chance to apply for the 2025 Law & Social Inquiry Graduate Student Paper Competition. Showcase your research for a chance to win $500 and get published.
📌 Deadline: 4/11
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