We encourage and provide an institutional framework for the support of socio-legal, sociological, theoretical and interdisciplinary research and education.

Cardiff, Wales
Joined November 2016
The Centre of Law and Society at Cardiff University is launching its Readers Meet Authors Seminar Series 2026–27! Join us for discussions on key topics in sociolegal research, featuring authors and invited discussants. 💻 Online via Microsoft Teams 👋 All welcome!
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The latest Meet the Book Author blog is now live on the CLS website. Rachel Horton from the University of Reading discusses her book on Discrimination, Equality and Health Care Rationing. Read it now via the link below 👇 centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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A new 'Meet the Book Author' blog added to the CLS website: Digitising Cultural Heritage: Clashes with Copyright Law by Pinar Oruc, University of Manchester Read here 👇 centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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New Meet the Book Author blog added to website: The Intermediary in the Criminal Justice System by John Taggart at Queens University Belfast. Read here 👇 centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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New Meet the Book Author blog added to website: Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment by David Garland. Read here 👇 centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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Meet the Book Author: The Regulation of Medical Products: Dope, Drugs and Devices by Penny Gleeson, Deakin Law School centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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Today, I feel honoured having received LLD - higher doctorate from Cardiff Uni. I can never repay what Cardiff did for me over the past 32 years but I will pass it on everywhere I happen to go. Proud to be part of this place. @CardiffLaw @cardiffuni @JournLawSociety @CLS_Cardiff
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New blog added to website: Meet the book authors: Rational anger – an international comparison of legal systems by Stina Bergman Blix and Nina Törnqvist. centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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My colleague @_mini_202 and I are happy to announce this CFP for the workshop "Rethinking Gender, Sexuality, and the Law: A Conversation between Feminist Scholars in Postcolonial South Asia and the UK". This was made possible by the generous funding from @CLS_Cardiff!
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We were joined in session by Markéta Štěpáníková, Visiting Scholar from Masaryk University (@muni_cz) who is conducting a Centre of Law and Society Fellowship at Cardiff this semester (@CLS_Cardiff). Markéta delivered a research seminar for @CardiffLaw staff earlier this week.
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A new 'Meet the Book Author' blog post is live on our website - The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration by Brianna Nofil, The College of William & Mary. centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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A new Meet the Book Author post had been added to the CLS website 📖 Join us as Hendrik Hartog shares insights into his book 'Nobody's Boy and His Pals: The story of Jack Robbins and the boys' brotherhood republic'. centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/… #CentreofLawandSociety
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A new Meet the Book Author post had been added to the CLS website 📚 Join us as Russell L. Dees shares insights into his book 'Great Trials and the Law in the Historical Imagination: A Law and Humanities Approach'. centreoflawandsociety.co.uk/…
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This is a unique opportunity for PhD students and early career scholars to join the CLS and JLS in Cardiff in October.
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Dear all, this is a reminder of the CLS's next event. We all look forward to seeing you online tomorrow. @CardiffLaw @CLS_Cardiff @JournLawSociety @bharatmalkani
The next CLS/JLS anniversary event will take place online on 29th May. All welcome. @JournLawSociety @CardiffLaw @CLS_Cardiff @bharatmalkani
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My article on the P & O Ferries scandal ‘Authoritarian Liquid Transgressions: The Case of P & O Ferries’ is now published open access in the Journal of Law and Society (@JournLawSociety). Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Dear all, Following the general election call and the clash with our conference, the CLS has decided to reschedule the event. We hope to inform you about the new date shortly. Thanks a lot for your understanding.
This is a unique opportunity for PhD students and early career scholars to join the CLS and JLS in Cardiff in July. @CLS_Cardiff @CardiffLaw @LindaMulcahy7 @OxfordCSLS @JournLawSociety
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I did this blog piece: Understanding the Duty to Care: A Vulnerability Perspective, for the American Philosophical Association webpage. Thought some Twitter friends might find it of interest… blog.apaonline.org/2024/05/1…
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