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National survey reveals public attitudes to sentencing in Scotland | Scottish Sentencing Council

⚖️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👇 NEW national public attitudes survey of what Scots think about sentencing. It has sections on attitudes to community sentences, domestic abuse, sentencing people with mental health or developmental conditions, & media coverage of #sentencing
www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.uk/news-and-med...

New on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a post by our Roddy Cairns, on the treatment of a Ukrainian athlete who insisted on wearing a particular helmet. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l... #StrathLawBlog

A reply to this post, by our Dr Jonathan Brown @sartoriusdoctor.bsky.social, is also now available on our website. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Are you a Palestinian wanting to move to the UK for a Law Master e.g. our LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation? The University of Strathclyde offers 2 scholarships www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

A book that offers a comprehensive analysis of the World Health Organization’s practices and structures has recently been published by Edward Elgar Publishing, co-edited by our Dr Stephanie Switzer. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

NEWS - Book Launch of The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland, Volume 1: Concepts and Themes (co-edited by Adelyn Wilson) on 26 March 2026 www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

News - A report examining what UK Supreme Court decisions mean for devolved law-making in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been published. This was co-written by our Dr @chrismccork.bsky.social. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

New post on the Strathclyde Law Blog, by Professor Douglas Brodie (on a recent Court of Session decision) - "Safe spaces, safeguarding and the evils of grooming: JWE v LGBT Youth Scotland" www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l... #StrathLawBlog #delict

Come and join us at the Commission!

Applications are now open for our 2026-27 Legal Assistant posts. You can find more information on our website: www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/about-us/wor...

The deadline is Thursday, 26 February 2026 at Noon.

Good luck 🤞

The issue of a dangerous construction material (RAAC) and its use in Scottish homes was recently investigated by the BBC Radio 4 programme Currently. Our Malcolm Combe was interviewed during the preparation of this. Read more on our website. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

From 22-28 June 2026 we are hosting a summer school on heritage, human rights and space law at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, partnering with the Center for Air and Space Law (University of Mississippi), plus For All Moonkind and the Heritage International Institute www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

News - Dr Mary Neal was interviewed for the Our Duty of Care podcast, about the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

This project was co-designed with Legal Services Agency, supervised by our Prof Katie Boyle & Dr Douglas Jack.

This is student research with the potential to drive real policy change.

Read the blog post: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

#HousingRights #ScotsLaw #SocialJustice
#HousingPolicy

But there's hope: the 2026 Scottish Social Housing Charter review is an opportunity to embed a Human Rights-Based Approach.

With elections approaching, political will is crucial 🗳️ (4/5)

Human rights gap:
• Only 7 HAPs mention Right to Adequate Housing;
• Just 11 reference freedom of information;
• Minimal UN Convention on the Rights of the Child incorporation.

Despite Scotland's international obligations ⚖️ (3/5)

The research examined 141 unique Housing Allocation Policies (HAPs) across Scotland.

Key findings:

❌ Only 2 HAPs explicitly reference section 20A statutory duties;
❌ 26 HAPs over 5 years old (overdue review);
❌ 11 HAPs predate 2019 statutory guidance.

(2/5)

🏠 THREAD: Scotland faces a housing emergency. Are social landlords complying with equality & human rights laws?

Strathclyde Law School student Sarah McGoogan audited 169 landlords to find out.

The findings are eye-opening 🧵(1/5)

Our Human Rights Law LLM student Sarah McGoogan has written a blog post about whether social landlords are promoting equality and human rights law when allocating homes. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

New on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a post by our Professor Guido Noto La Diega and his co-authors (highlighting an open access article in the Journal of Consumer Policy), on the regulation of the Internet of Things for consumers in an era of cyborgification
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

New on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a post by our Professor Guido Noto La Diega and his co-authors (highlighting an open access article in the Journal of Consumer Policy), on the regulation of the Internet of Things for consumers in an era of cyborgification
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

NEWS - our Professor Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social has been quoted in an article for @euobserver.com about AI deepfakes.
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

From Greenland to Gibraltar: the position of non-sovereign nations in international football - The International Sports Law Journal The International Sports Law Journal -

Our Roddy Cairns has an article in the most recent issue of The International Sports Law Journal, exploring the position of non-sovereign states in international football and how this has evolved over time, using Greenland as a particular case study.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

2025 has been the amazing year that brought our son Charlie to me and my husband (he's just learned to walk 👣 ). I am so grateful to Professor Adelyn Wilson and the University of Strathclyde for allowing me to spend a semester on parental leave and then another on family-friendly research leave. This is a testament to the Law School and wider University's commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion 🌈 . I resume my teaching and administrative duties today with renewed energy and enthusiasm and I cannot wait to welcome the new students of our LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation next week 🤖 ⚖️ ! I am deeply thankful to Dr Birgit Schippers for providing amazing stewardship to the master's and tech law research group during my absence, I know she'll enjoy a much-deserved semester of research leave 🤗 . I'm also looking forward to meeting my colleagues in and outwith Strathclyde Law School to resume our collaborations and explore new, exciting ones! ✨ https://lnkd.in/eVFDPDbt

After a year on leave, I'm back to leading the MSc/LLM Law, Technology and Innovation at @lawstrath.bsky.social, this semester I'll teach Human Rights and Digital Technologies, module coordinated by @adamharkens.bsky.social
www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...

New, on the Strathclyde Law Blog: a post by Hamza Rehman (LLM Law, Technology & Innovation, University of Strathclyde), reflecting on his project which sought to signpost newcomers to Scotland facing potential legal issues to appropriate support. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Our @malcolmcombe.bsky.social was part of the Advisory Group that fed into this Report.

Our @malcolmcombe.bsky.social was an interviewee on a BBC Scotland podcast recently, discussing public access to land. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

EVENT: Launch of Access to Social Justice: Effective Remedies for Social Rights (co-edited by Katie Boyle) on 9 December. Further details (and booking link for the webinar) on our website. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

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A reminder that our Professor Katie Boyle will be speaking at this online event (on the future of human rights and justice in the UK) on 9 December. Register online: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046a23...

Our Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social, together with Annalisa Riccardi (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), will host a two-day workshop on Spatial Open Source Intelligence (S-OSINT) in the Age of Mis- and Disinformation. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Drama on 4 - Mediation - Dream Horse - BBC Sounds New series about the power of a mediated settlement by Clara Glynn.

Our Charlie Irvine acted as consultant for this BBC Radio 4 drama about mediation (available online at BBC Sounds). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...