Sexual Violence at the University

Sexual Violence at the University

TW: Sexual Violence Since 18th March 2021, students at the University of Warwick have occupied the Piazza, at the centre of the campus, demanding change in the way that the institution deals with sexual violence. At the time of writing, they have been in...
The Begum Judgment on the Couch

The Begum Judgment on the Couch

The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Begum case[i] has already attracted multiple readings and commentary. This comment will attempt a different kind of reading, and of listening, given the judgment was not only published but also broadcast live as delivered by...
Law & Critique: On Arendt, Race and Lawbreaking

Law & Critique: On Arendt, Race and Lawbreaking

Hannah Arendt was conservative in more ways than one.[1] She valued the unprecedented, the unexpected, and the new,[2] yet in ‘Civil Disobedience’ and other essays crafted at the end of the rebellious 1960s, struggled to square this valuation with a palpable desire...
The Anti-System

The Anti-System

The global rise of the far right has given new relevance to the concept of anti-system in the context of politics. In order to understand what is happening, we need to go back a few decades. This is not the place to dwell on how rich this period was, politically...