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For over fifty years the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies has been at the forefront of research into the nature and role of law in society. CSLS researchers study law as a historical and culturally specific mode of social organisation, which takes a variety of forms within and across societies. They bring together a wide variety of disciplinary expertise, including sociology, anthropology, politics, international relations, human rights, economics, geography and art history, to examine the interface of law and society throughout the world.
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Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies Blog
In this week's Frontiers of Socio-Legal Studies, Professor Edvaldo Moita (University of Brasília.) discusses structural noncompliance and the implications of informality in the legal system. Read the full article here, which is published as part of the blog's Borderlands section. This is the first piece in a series developed through a partnership between FSLS and the Brazilian Association of Sociology of Law. If you would like to receive a summary of all of Frontiers’ latest posts, please sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter here.
Ayesha Pattnaik reviews Oreva Olakpe’s book, South-South Migrations and the Law from Below (Hart, 2024). Read the full article, which is published as part of the blog's A Good Read section. If you would like to receive a summary of all of Frontiers’ latest posts, please sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter.
Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Aislinn Fanning, Cristy Clark, Zoe Tongue, and Ruth Houghton about utopia as a method. Listen to the full episode, which is published as part of the blog's Talking About Methods podcast. If you would like to receive a summary of all of Frontiers’ latest posts, please sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter.
