Richard Moorhead @richardmoorhead.bsky.social Law prof in UK, and Australia (Exeter and Monash). Blogs on lawyers https://lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/ and PO Scandal https://richardmoorhead.substack.com/
Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. Plastic Geordie.
OBE
Dr Erin O'Donnell (she/her) 🇵🇸 @ezzyod.bsky.social Associate Professor in water law, focusing on water justice & river rights.
Member, Birrarung Council, voice of the living river.
Settler on Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country.
Views are my own.
https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/525453-erin-o'donnell
Matthew W. C. Dallas @matthewdallas.bsky.social Philosophy, University of Edinburgh.
Political Theory · critical legal geography · property theory.
Writing on land, law, and time. 🏴 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
Orchid: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3038-1151
CIJS @cijswinnipeg.bsky.social The Centre for Interdisciplinary Justice Studies (CIJS) in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Winnipeg explores justice issues.
Brunel University Criminology @brunelcriminology.bsky.social Welcome to the Brunel University of London Criminology Bluesky account! Here we share information on our research, teaching, and all things related to our team!
Ana Paula Méndez Cosamalón @anapaula1503.bsky.social Peruvian anthropologist & lecturer (PUCP). MA in Governance, Development & Public Policy (IDS–Sussex, Chevening Scholar). Qualitative criminologist studying social impacts of imprisonment. Former Social Research Team Coordinator, INPE-Peru.
Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com The official account for Oxford Academic, featuring Oxford University Press's academic news and insights.
Dr Anamika Twyman-Ghoshal @drtwymanghoshal.bsky.social Critical Global Criminologist | Senior Lecturer @ Brunel University of London | Decolonise & Decarbonise
Izzie Salter @izziesalter.bsky.social PhD student in social welfare law @ Uni of York 🧚♀️
Shaun McDaid @drshaunmcd.bsky.social Criminology lecturer. Research interests in history of violence, terrorism/extremism (including Ireland/Northern Ireland), especially far-right. Former Hillsborough independent panel researcher.
Dr Kyja Noack-Lundberg @kyjanl.bsky.social Criminology lecturer researching gender-based violence, trauma, and refugees. Cat aficionado, caffeinated whirlwind, and amateur archaeologist. 🏳️🌈
Jim Fraser @jimf555.bsky.social 🧬Professor of forensic science ✍️ Writer
🔬 Expert witness/case reviewer
🎥 Broadcaster ⚖️ Formerly; Magistrate, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commision
👮A/Dir Scottish Institute for Policing Research.
https://shorturl.at/gliiw | https://tinyurl.com/29x3r43c
Yorkshire Criminal Law Forum @yclf.bsky.social A collaborative research initiative by the Universities of York, Leeds, and Sheffield. We aim to foster scholarly exchange in the field of criminal law and justice.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/yclf/
James Manwaring @manwaring.bsky.social Legal academic at the University of Cambridge.
Morrell Centre for Legal and Political Philosophy @morrellcentre.bsky.social The Morrell Centre for Legal and Political Philosophy based in York Law School, University of York.
Independent Reviewer of Terrorism and State Threat Legislation @terrorwatchdog.bsky.social Jonathan Hall KC
Barrister appointed in 2019 to review UK terrorism legislation and (since 2024) state threat legislation
The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control @europeangroup.bsky.social Established in Europe but today an international network for academics, practitioners, and activists working towards social justice, state accountability and decarceration. See https://www.european-group.org/
Lisa Forsberg @lisaeforsberg.bsky.social senior research fellow, Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford & research fellow in philosophy, Somerville College
Alex Nevins @alex-nevins.bsky.social PhD researcher at the University of Edinburgh exploring asexuality & law. Interested in queer & feminist legal theory, recognition, equality, and so on.
Suffolk LIT Lab @suffolklitlab.org The Legal Innovation & Technology Lab is part of the clinics at Suffolk University Law School. We build things that help folks navigate and understand legal systems. Learn more at: https://suffolklitlab.org/
Law+Tech bot feed @news.bot.suffolklitlab.org
Virtual Criminal Law Group @vclg.bsky.social The Virtual Criminal Law Group is an online academic discussion group for criminal law broadly construed, founded in April 2020 and co-organised by Scotland-based criminal law scholars. Write to vclgscotland@gmail.com to join our mailing list!
Dr Ed Johnston @edjohnston.bsky.social Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Procedure at the University of Northampton.
James Stone @jdssound.bsky.social Writer, composer, and lawyer. Currently a Bigelow Fellow at UChicago Law.
@jademouton.bsky.social @jademouton.bsky.social
Zahra Jaffer @zahrajaffer.bsky.social Career Development Fellow (Medical Law), Durham Law School
Hrafn Asgeirsson @hrafnasgeirsson.bsky.social Professor of Philosophy & Law, Co-Director of the Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy, Surrey Law School, University of Surrey
Phil Johnson @drpgj.bsky.social Criminal Justice lecturer, researcher and writer. Working in HE in FE since 1995 - same yr as 'populist punitiveness' first noted for dominance in responding to crime - it will never last...
Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social Professor of IT Law at UEA Law School. Geek. Privacy, Politics. Wolves. Irish and British. Not always polite. Expect herons.
jurisprudence (maybe) @jurisprudence.bsky.social dropped here in the pits, december 2024 🛸
theorising ideal (non harmful) justice spaces
Political Legal and Moral Theory Research Group @CEU @ceupolemo.bsky.social The research group on political, legal, and moral theory and philosophy @weareceu.bsky.social. Research interests as diverse as our members - from democracy and legitimacy to equality and justice.
Find us at: https://politicalscience.ceu.edu/POLEMO
Stirling Criminology @stirunicriminology.bsky.social Account for the #Criminology team at the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. #CrimSky #AcademicSky
Colette Barry @colettebarry.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Criminology at University College Dublin. Director of UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Interested in prisons and people who work in/around them. Also board games & fancy stationery. people.ucd.ie/colette.barry1
UCD Criminology and Criminal Justice @ucdcrim.bsky.social The UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice is based in the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin.
Hodge Jones & Allen Criminal Defence @hjacriminaldefence.bsky.social Award winning specialist practitioners in criminal litigation, financial crime and regulatory. Top ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Tel: 0330 822 5788
https://www.hja.net/legal-services/general-crime/
Sorcha Mc Cormack @sorchamcc.bsky.social Senior lecturer in law at Leeds Beckett. PhD from Durham University on Vulnerability & Sexual Offences. Proud Irish feminist, Mama to Croía & Bowie.
Jane Furniss @mjanef.bsky.social Non Exec @ Supreme Court; former Trustee @Cumberland Lodge; mentor. Supporter of Overgate Hospice, Streetwise Opera, Sophie Hayes Foundation
Posts about things I care about or make me smile & photos of Yorkshire & London
Louise McNeil @louiseerika1.bsky.social Studying PhD in Law at University of Limerick, research areas: surveillance, technology, human rights, psychology and media discourse. BSc (criminology & psych), LLB, MA (Human Rights)
PeatWorrier @peatworrier.bsky.social Prolixity from Dr Andrew Tickell. Law & Scottish politics. Senior lecturer in law at GCU Law, Jacobin scribbler, Sunday National columnist, and jaded flâneur.
Katrina Morrison @kmmorrison.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University. Associate Director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Board Member Howard League Scotland. Please find me on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-morrison-69a9b036/
Dr Chrystala Fakonti @chrystalafakonti.bsky.social Lecturer of Criminal Law @GCU Interested in: criminal law theory, assisted death, motives and criminal liability
Elaine Maguire O’Connor @wigsandgowns.bsky.social Writer, Law, Culture etc.
www.wigsandgowns.com
BIAP – Barcelona Institute of Analytic Philosophy @biap.bsky.social 🧠BIAP is a research institute based in Catalonia. No philosophical question is alien to us.
BIAP is a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence (funded by MICIU/AEI).
🌐 https://biap.ub.edu/
Member of SOMM Alliance 🌐 https://somma.es
Meighan Parsh @mrparsh.bsky.social Lawyer and proud double Tar Heel researching and writing about prosecutorial discretion, power, and accountability (find my scholarship here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=5911977)
Criminology, policing and social sciences ENU @socscinapier.bsky.social Welcome to the account of the criminology, policing and social sciences team at Edinburgh Napier University. Home of @the-sipr.bsky.social, member of @thesccjr.bsky.social, @bordercrim.bsky.social, and the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships.
Joanna Malone @joannamalone.bsky.social Sociologist at the University of York | Interested in religion, nonreligion, ageing, life-course, belonging, and citizenship | Currently undertaking a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
Elsebelle @elsebelle.bsky.social TrentU Dept Social Work. LSE Social Policy. Research on children of prisoners, punishment, social policy, social justice. Settler, she/her.
QUB Criminology @qubcriminology.bsky.social Criminologists in Queen's University Belfast, part of the Institute for Criminal Justice Studies (This is not an officially recognised QUB account)
Oxford JDG @oxfordjdg.bsky.social Since 1997 a lively forum for presenting original work in legal theory at Oxford, Law Faculty.
Convened by Pía Chible, Filipa Paes and Angelo Ryu.
Cara Jardine @cara-j-says.bsky.social Senior Lecturer @ University of Strathclyde and Associate Director of SCCJR. Researching prisons, families and communities. Also feminism, inequality and critical pedagogy. Just back from mat leave
Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster @ Strathclyde @crimsocjust.bsky.social We are the Criminology & Social Justice Research Cluster, Department of Social Work & Social Policy at Strathclyde University, and a partner in http://sccjr.ac.uk
Dr Elisabeth Griffiths @egriffiths.bsky.social Associate Prof @NorthumbriaLaw. Research - equality | disability rights | legal ed. | menopause and the workplace | labour/employment law. Big believer in widening participation. Love photography. Solicitor (non-prac). Trustee SLSA. Member Law Society DSN.
York Law School, University of York @uoy-yorklawschool.bsky.social University of York Law School's Official BlueSky Social page.
Top 20 UK Law School (The Complete University Guide, 2025) . Ranked 1st for ‘Learning Opportunities’ among Russell Group universities (2023)
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/uoy_yls?utm_source=link
Dr Rachel Gimson @rachelgimson.bsky.social Lecturer Exeter Law School. PhD Sussex Uni. Research criminal law and perceptions of justice. Dabble in legal history. Has a spaniel. Don't expect coherency or perfection.
Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social Lecturer in Human Rights Law at University of Manchester
Rumyana van Ark @rvanark.bsky.social Senior Researcher @tmcasser.bsky.social/ @uvalawschool.bsky.social
#HumanRights #internationalLaw #Counterterrorism #Extremism. Mum 🐥🐣 tri-lingual ruminations and (re-)posts all my own.
Piers Norsworthy @piersnorsworthy.bsky.social Member of Devon Chambers
@mjshilliday.bsky.social @mjshilliday.bsky.social
Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social Principal Lecturer in Law. Researches in constitutional law, impeachment, Chagos, and accountability.
Mitch Cohen @mitchmcohen.bsky.social Barrister who prosecutes and defends across the UK
Nick Barraclough @nickbarraclough.bsky.social Specialist criminal law barrister at 2BR.
www.nickbarracloughbarrister.co.uk
De Gruyter Brill Philosophy @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social Philosophy editors at academic publisher @degruyterbrill.bsky.social.
Connect with us here for information on our latest scholarly publications, news and developments in the field. #philsky
Nice new books -> http://tiny.cc/ldm4001
Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of Worcester teaching Criminal Law and Evidence. Author. Research interest in the jury.
PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social PS: Political Science & Politics is the journal of record for the discipline. Email: ps@apsanet.org. Co-editors: Lina Benabdallah, Justin Esarey, Peter Siavelis, Betina Wilkinson. apsanet.org/ps
Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.
Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
Elizabeth Norman @enorman.bsky.social Sometime cox, barrister, European citizen. My pin is the last 4 digits of Pi. Gone rowing.
Eppie Leishman @dreppie.bsky.social Researcher interested in all things social care. Frequently distracted by knitting, the need for more pockets and my animals. She/Her
Michael Law-Smith @michaellaw-smith.bsky.social JD/PhD Philosophy Candidate | University of Toronto
Andrew Allen KC @andrew-allen.bsky.social Employment and discrimination lawyer. Mediator. Expert on Middle Eastern Law.
Daniel Mark @danielms91.bsky.social Legal Adviser (Criminal Law). Criminal & Family Law enthusiast. Avid reader. All views my own.
Olliers Solicitors @olliers-solicitors.bsky.social Specialist criminal defence and regulatory law firm | Top tier firm in Legal 500 2026 and Chambers Guide 2026 | Times Best Law Firm 2026 | Manchester Legal Awards Crime Team of the Year 2025
Isaac Shaffer @isaacshaffer.bsky.social Lawyer, working on refugee & migrant rights. Legal Director, Refugee Legal Support. Usual disclaimer. Email: isaac.shaffer@refugeelegalsupport.org
Website: https://www.refugeelegalsupport.org/
Francesco Calderoni @fracalderoni.bsky.social Prof. of Criminology @unicatt.bsky.social & @Transcrime
Co-Editor Global Crime. Mafia,organized crime,criminal networks, illicit markets,sports,reading,beer (order changes during we).❤️=🔖
Jackson Allen @jallen7.bsky.social Lecturer in Law at University of Sheffield | criminal law, evidence, and legal philosophy | 🇺🇸/🇬🇧
Sue Westwood @woman4equality.bsky.social Reader, York Law School, University of York, UK. Teach and research re. ageing, gender, sexuality and equality.
Research Group MeDiMi @for-medimi.bsky.social DFG Research Group “Human Rights Discourse in Migration Societies” (MeDiMi) | Exploring the intersection of human rights and migration in law, politics, and everyday life | www.medimi.de/en
Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social Engaging with our research community, supporting good practice and sharing updates on all aspects of #openresearch #openaccess #opendata @york.ac.uk
Open Research at York: https://york.ac.uk/open-research
Email the team: lib-open-research@york.ac.uk
Fantastic Lawyers (Formerly WardblawG) The AI Legal Directory @wardblawg.bsky.social Founded by Gav Ward, ex-lawyer and legal technologist, Fantastic Lawyers® helps people find trusted lawyers and legal AI insights. https://fantasticlawyers.com/
Karyn @karynmabon.bsky.social PhD student and Knowledge Exchange worker based in Scotland.
Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social Professor. Comparative law/legal languages/legal history/constitutional studies/law & globalisation. Academic "humour". Posts indicate satire, perplexity or whatever. Opinions are my own, unfortunately.
https://ssrn.com/author=933550
Larissa Engelmann @larissaengelmann.bsky.social Post-doctoral Researcher at ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre, University of Leeds.
Carissa Byrne Hessick @cbhessick.bsky.social Criminal law professor at the University of North Carolina
Director of the Prosecutors and Politics Project
Author of Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining is a Bad Deal
Dr Robyn Fawcett @robyn92.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology UoD
PhD on families experiences of Universal Credit and social harm
Interests: qualitative research, social harm, feminism, social policy, compassion and inequality
Single mom 🧑🧒🧒
Investigative Interviewing Research & Practice @iiirg-iirp.bsky.social The official Investigative Interviewing Research & Practice (II-RP) journal twitter page. Tweets from the editors.
Jeff Kirchmeier @kirchmeier.bsky.social Law professor, CUNY Law School. Author of "Imprisoned by the Past: Warren McClesky, Race, and the American Death Penalty" about the history of capital punishment. Criminal law, social justice, etc. he/him.
Odile Ammann @odileammann.bsky.social Associate Professor of Law, University of Lausanne, PhD in law, University of Fribourg, LLM, Harvard. Comparative constitutional law, public international law, legal theory, lobbying, parenting, coffee
Lynsey Black @lynseyblack.bsky.social Doing history, gender, punishment, postcolonialism, borders at Maynooth University. PI on Research Ireland Laureate Award, CONSPACE - Contested Space: Penal Nationalism & the Northern Ireland Border.
Harriet Hunt @harrietahunt.bsky.social Researcher at University of Exeter and European Centre for Environment and Human Health | Reliable evidence, better understanding & clear comms | Dog fanatic+bee supporter | Views my own. She/her
Kit Roberts @kitrobertsjourno.bsky.social Journalist interested in culture, history, language • they/them • Views own etc
Jeff Swales @jeffs63.bsky.social Yorkshire based regulatory solicitor. Progessive. Likes dogs, real ale and rugby league (Hull FC). Treat others as you would wish to be treated. Personal account. Views are my own. No DMs please.
Zachary D. Kaufman @zacharykaufman.bsky.social Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law
Criminal Law, International Law, National Security Law, Transitional Justice, Human Rights
Bio: https://www.zacharykaufman.com/biography/
Publications: http://tinyurl.com/bpaas2b7
Heledd Wyn @heleddwyn.bsky.social Solicitor, TEP, Partner & Trustee. Solver of problems. IHT planning, asset protection, care fee funding, mental capacity, vulnerable client & Court of Protection. Bristol based, national reach ☕️ views on coffee my own
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heleddwyn
Susan Landrum @susanlandrum.bsky.social Executive Director of Academic Success & Bar Programs @FordhamLaw, attorney, historian, street art hunter, #FirstGen, she/her
Gilat Bachar @gilatjbachar.bsky.social Law prof at Temple. Tort law, legal ethics, dispute resolution, law & psychology
Orla @orlacs.bsky.social Senior Lecturer
Criminal Law
Tara McCarthy @tarabarrister.bsky.social Barrister at Thomas More Chambers. From Nottingham originally. Likes listening to the radio. Owner of two beagles.
https://www.thomasmore.co.uk/
Stefan Theil @stheil.bsky.social Public law, human rights, & constitutions at Cambridge, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College: www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/s-theil/6578
Current research on free expression and doctrinal methods. Book: Towards the Environmental Minimum.
Liora Lazarus @lioralazarus.bsky.social Professor of Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Supernumerary Fellow, St Anne's College, Oxford
CrimeLine @crimeline.co.uk Digital knowledge platform for criminal law & regulatory professionals, government & Judiciary. Andrew Keogh, Barrister www.CrimeLine.co.uk