Loveday Hodson

This special issue marks the twentieth anniversary of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (‘the CPA’) and the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (‘the GRA’). Passed by the Westminster Parliament within four months of each other, the CPA and the GRA represented a landmark moment for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (‘LGBT’) people in the United Kingdom. The laws permitted same-sex couples, for the first time in this jurisdiction, to access formal rights and recognition of their relationships [CPA] while also enabling trans individuals to amend their legal sex by way of a Gender Recognition Certificate (‘GRC’) [GRA]. The CPA and the GRA have had significant immediate, and long-term impacts, on the social, legal and political status of LGBT people across the UK, and their legacy has remained a source of continuing public debate since 2004.

Very excited that the articles for the Special Issue of the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law on 20 years of the Gender Recognition Act and Civil Partnership Act are starting to come out. Such a pleasure working with Alexander Maine and Peter Dunne on this! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The European Court of Human Rights and same-sex marriage: incompatible bedfellows? This paper critically explores the European Court of Human Rights’ case-law in the area of same-sex relationship recognition and marriage rights, paying attention to jurisprudence under Article 8 (...

So I did a thing on marriage rights: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Call for Papers | Centre for European Law and Internationalisation - CELI Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR  PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th ...

Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...

Que(e)rying International Law - Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies In this post for A Good Read, Dr. Senthorun Raj reviews Claerwen O’Hara and Tamsin Phillipa Paige's collection, Queer Encounters with International Law and Queer Engagements with International Law (Ro...

For @oxfordcsls.bsky.social, I had the joy of reviewing @claerwen.bsky.social and @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social’s Queer Engagements/Encounters with International Law collections. These books probe how we creatively navigate law in our pursuits to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ folk and nurture new worlds.

This is brilliant from Emily Grabham.

Fantastic news!

The only way states can enforce sex policing in public spaces (like toilets) is by incentivising misogynistic, transphobic social surveillance. People will scrutinise, question, intrude on cis and trans women who do not conform to certain gender aesthetics. This is happening now. And it’s chilling.

Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.

What I'm getting from the FWS judgment is the following:

Feminist legal scholars Flora Renz and Davina Cooper wrote an article for our journal recently exploring how/why we should think about gender discrimination and legal responses to address it beyond biological frameworks.

You can read it here (open access): link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“They stole the fucking Danube” 😂 Dr Paige is now responsible for me wetting myself at the gym…

Queer Connections: A Triple Book Launch This event will celebrate and draw out the connections between three recent edited volumes focused on queer approaches to law: Nuno Ferreira, M...

On 1 May, we are hosting a triple book launch for the exciting new @queerjudgments.bsky.social book, and the two volumes on queer approaches to international law I co-edited with @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social! Come along! It’ll be both in person in Melbs & online: events.unimelb.edu.au/IILAH/event/...

Front cover of book: The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law by Senthorun Sunil Raj.

So excited that my book is now in press! It’ll be out next month.

“More than a human can bear”: Israel's systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since October 2023 GENEVA - Israel has increasingly employed sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence against Palestinians as part of a broader effort to undermine their right to self-determination ...

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An amazing and inspirational inaugural lecture from Professor @lovedayh.bsky.social : it was such a joy to listen to Loveday discussing human rights and her academic journey @leicesterlawschool.bsky.social Congratulations

Screenshot of link with details of the event, “Human Rights and Other Catastrophes: Reflections on Queer Engagements with International Law.” Photo of Loveday and rainbow flag next to text.

The fabulous @lovedayh.bsky.social is giving a lecture on queer engagements with international law later this month (26th Feb) at the University of Leicester.

You can register for a free ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/cssah...

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Page 1 of the workshop programme with panels on “politics and structures” and “subjects and communities”

Page 2 of the workshop programme with panels on “institutions and procedures” and “before and after”

Tomorrow it’s finally time for our workshop on Critical Approaches to European Human Rights at @hertiecfr.bsky.social, co-organised with @esrademir.bsky.social & @cohelongo.bsky.social and with an absolute dream line-up of speakers — looking forward to an intense day of thinking together #CritECHR

Want a warm bath of good cheer for 2025? Then don’t listen to our podcast - out tomorrow. An entire collection of stressed-out justice activists worry about what might be coming!

Really looking forward to this next instalment of a fabulous series

Symposium : Queer Encounters and Queer Engagements with International Law Come join us for a deep dive into queer perspectives on international law at our Symposium on Queer Encounters and Engagements!

Friends! If you are in Melbs on 15 January, come along to this symposium to launch Queer Encounters and Queer Engagements with International Law.

These books too a mammoth effort to make and I'm indebted to my friend @claerwen.bsky.social. Come celebrate them

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/symposium-...

“Plush rainbow unicorn” 😂

For academics and those working in the area, if this is something you'd like to read, that can be arranged 👀

Yes pls!

So many wonderful contributions…

Called to the Bar: International Law over Drinks Education Podcast · 27 Episodes · Updated weekly

Latest episode of Called to the Bar has dropped. The contributors reflect on what 2025 may bring - a heady cocktail of hope, despair and sweary insights podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Feminist Legal Studies is led by an editorial collective of feminist legal scholars working across a range of topics. Our team reviews, curates, organises, and manages the work of the journal. go.bsky.app/4p2orzx

You can read more about our publishing ethos here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Publishing, Precarious Labour Relations and Sexual Violence in Academia - Feminist Legal Studies Feminist Legal Studies -

“Academia has a problem with sexual violence” hard-hitting and incisive editorial by my FLS wenches… link.springer.com/article/10.1...

It’s been a pleasure to be one of the co-curators of the Queer Judgments Project (@queerjudgments.bsky.social) and to be able to collaborate with fabulous folks from around the world. If you’re a scholar/activist/creative type interested in queer legal issues, please consider joining our network! 🌈🎓

Studies 😂 can we edit our posts here?! 🙄

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