Socio-legal Studies
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Numerous members of academic staff within the School of Law engage in research which goes beyond the doctrinal, in considering law in terms of its wider societal context. How does the law operate in practice? How is it implemented and enforced through the exercise of discretion? What impact does it have on the lives of citizens?
Many, but not all, of the cluster’s members engage in empirical and/or interdisciplinary research, with the objective of the cluster being to provide a supportive atmosphere in which to present research findings, explore ideas for further research, develop funding applications and discuss appropriate research methods. Activities include receiving presentations from members of the School on their research projects (both completed and embryonic), hearing papers from external presenters and holding workshops providing research methods training.
Current research
News and Events
Family and Fungus: the Remarkable Life of Emily, Comtesse de la Rochefoucauld, 2 December 2020
Dr Greg Allan (Leicester Law School)
‘A typology of temporary migrant worker programs in East and Southeast Asia’, 28 October 2020
Ms Arwen Joyce (Leicester Law School)
Perceptions of Children in the Family Courts, 21 January 2020
Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales
Queering Consummation: An Empirical Reflection on the Reform of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, 11 December 2019
Alex Maine (Leicester Law School)
Fair Labelling in Criminal Law: Towards an Account of Why it Matters, 21 Novemeber, 2018
Dr Matt Gibson, University of Liverpool