Welcome to the SLSA Blog
This newly launched SLSA blog, however, seeks to make its own contribution to this crowded market of online discussion and debate. Building on the work of the Socio-Legal Studies Association, it is an academic blog focused exclusively on issues of interest to the socio-legal community.
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Exploring a New Paradigm
By Emma Jones, The Open University Law School This year’s law and emotion stream at the SLSA will include a papers on a topic that is increasingly discussed in the USA and beyond, but relatively rarely acknowledged within the UK, the concept and application of therapeutic jurisprudence. Therapeutic jurisprudence began in the USA as a [...]
Does contract law require us to be good?
by Renata Grossi, University of Technology Sydney The interim report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry in Australia tabled in parliament in September 2018 found that the financial services sector was motivated by ‘the pursuit of short term profit at the expense of basic standards of honesty’, and [...]
What do Intersex People Want from the Law?
Dr Fae Garland and Dr Mitchell Travis* Intersex is a term that is increasingly recognised in legal jurisdictions throughout the world. Despite the growth in recognition, the ways in which states have recognised intersex people have been diverse. Some, such as Germany, have made intersex a mandatory third gender. Australia, in contrast, allows opt-in ‘X’ [...]