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The School of Law is home to world leading scholars who produce interdisciplinary, policy-engaged research that addresses pressing societal challenges, shaping both academic and policy debates.

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The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Barriers to Marriage Equality

The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Barriers to Marriage Equality

My goal with this book was to peel back these layers of rhetoric and provide the first comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional analysis of the barriers to marriage equality within the African context.
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Bridging Research, Policy, and Public Debate on Assisted Dying

Bridging Research, Policy, and Public Debate on Assisted Dying

It seems like a lifetime ago that I completed my PhD on assisted dying (AD), back in 2000. At that time, AD was permitted in only a handful of jurisdictions worldwide. Fast forward twenty-six years, and it’s now lawful in over 30 jurisdictions.
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Dr Siobhan Weare awarded £719,909 funding for new mock jury research project

Dr Siobhan Weare awarded £719,909 funding for new mock jury research project

The funding is for the project, ‘Delivering Justice in a Digital Age: Exploring the Impact on Mock Jurors of Pre-Recorded Evidence in Sexual Offences Trials’, which will begin in September 2026.

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Research events

Discover our events, seminars and conferences taking place throughout the year. The Iredell Lecture is a free annual public lecture organised by the Departments of History and Law at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.

10th Jun

Data Dialogues - Daniel Ronen Co-Founder, UAVAid - From Drones to QR Codes: Building Data Infrastructure for Large-Scale Community Reforestation

Wednesday 10 June 2026, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
10th Jun

Iredell Lecture 2026: Professor Julia Laite (Birkbeck University), ¡®Murder at the edge of empire: the Beothuk people and negligent colonialism in eighteenth and nineteenth century Newfoundland'

Wednesday 10 June 2026, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
16th Jun

Evidence matters in family justice: Is anyone listening?

Tuesday 16 June 2026, 12:00pm to 5:00pm
17th Jun

Data Dialogues - Lena Podoletz (Security Protection Science - School of Social Sciences) - The quantified home and investigative narratives

Wednesday 17 June 2026, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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