This month’s Research Spotlight is on Silvana Tapia Tapia and her work on the paradoxes, contradictions, and limitations of centring criminal justice to address violence against women (VAW). Silvana uses an anti-carceral and decolonial lens to interrogate hegemonic legalities and punitive models of justice.
Category: Criminal Law and Justice
Extreme violence, prisons, and the prospects of anti-carceral human rights – Part 2
In this post Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia discusses human rights issues arising in the context of extreme violence and prisons
Extreme violence, prisons, and the prospects of anti-carceral human rights – Part 1
In this post Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia discusses human rights issues arising in the context of extreme violence and prisons
Addressing vulnerability in the witness box: Building resilience in criminal trials through special measures
In this post, Dr Samantha Fairclough discusses special measures to enable alternative ways of giving evidence in criminal proceedings
The Carceral State vs Indigenous Women’s Lives: Battling Contexts in the Latest Supreme Court of Canada Decision
In this post, Dr Meghan Campbell discusses the Canadian Supreme Court’s decision in R v Sharma and its potential impact on Canadian equality laws
Re-nationalising but not necessarily re-legitimating the Probation Service
In this blog post, Dr Sam Cole discusses recent reforms to the Probation Service in England & Wales, and the importance of legitimacy in facilitating desistance from crime.
Feminism, Violence Against Women, and Law Reform. Decolonial Lessons from Ecuador
In this post, Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia discusses the issues of feminism and sexual violence as part of her research activities
Seeking Impact as a Lone Researcher
In this post, Dr John Kendall discusses the relevance of academic research in impacting the real world, focusing on his own experience when doing his PhD here at the Law School