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Dr Guy Baldwin

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🇦🇺 Lecturer in Public Law and Human Rights at Manchester. Bachelor of Arts - Japanese Studies, Bachelor of Laws (UNSW), PhD Law (Cambridge). Usual disclaimers. Website: guyjbaldwin.com

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm delighted to have been awarded a Yorke Prize by @cambridgelaw.bsky.social for my PhD thesis, "The Justification and Limits of Liberty of Conscience". A monograph based on the thesis will be published in 2026 with @hartpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 4d

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 4d

Thrilled to share this call for papers for a conference on the Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom at @uomlaw.bsky.social with the support of @ukcla.bsky.social ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/10/03/e...

Events: Call for Papers – The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom

Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 May 2026, University of Manchester, United Kingdom The public law team at the University of Manchester Law Department, in collaboration with the UK Constitutional Law A…

ukconstitutionallaw.org

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 6d

After transporting them back from Australia, I now have my undergrad degrees from UNSW in Manchester. Office decoration continues!

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uomlaw.bsky.social @uomlaw.bsky.social · 7d

@uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 12d

Campus looking very scenic as another academic year at the University of Manchester Law School (@uomlaw.bsky.social) begins!

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 10d

Maybe to turn this around, Starmer can offer to give away more UK territory (while paying billions to the receiving country). An inquiry into the TV show Adolescence might be another great idea

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 12d

Campus looking very scenic as another academic year at the University of Manchester Law School (@uomlaw.bsky.social) begins!

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 13d

OK but they are both in a lot of trouble from having their brain sliced open like this

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 14d

Although buses are unreliable, they can be a great option if you don't care whether you are going anywhere or not. If you're at peace with the universe - going or not going is basically the same in the scheme of things - it's perfect

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 21d

Bluesky is missing out by not having Grok to summarize your identity

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 22d

Sencha is great though gyokuro is amazing. They make gyokuro by putting the tea plant in the shade and making it suffer. You can taste the pain

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · 25d

To quote One Piece: 嘘か本当かじゃねー！新聞はエンターテインメントだ！

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Well (2025 Remix) is out on Spotify 😊 open.spotify.com/track/3fgU8b...

The Well - 2025 Remix

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Sep 6

Nobbys Beach, Newcastle, Australia

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Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · Aug 30

This was probably my favourite: talking to David Speirs on Insiders: On Background

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Insiders: The sovereign citizen movement | Insiders: On Background

For years, experts have warned of the dangers of the so-called sovereign citizen movement. This week's tragic police shooting in Victoria has brought this movement into sharper focus. So how do you de...

iview.abc.net.au

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Aug 30

AI sucks www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...

A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

www.nytimes.com

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Liz Hicks @lizhicks.bsky.social · Aug 30

“Making these copyright cases rather than privacy and defamation means that the public interest in the footage and any consumer rights to know, as well as animal rights, can rightly be ignored. This is clearly not the purpose of the Copyright Act…”

www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...

Game meats v Farm Transparency

Ranked Australia’s #1 young university. UTS offers globally recognised degrees, strong industry ties, and career-ready learning in the heart of Sydney.

www.uts.edu.au

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Ocean Baths in Newcastle, Australia

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Aug 29

Pleased to share this new remix of my 2021 song The Well youtu.be/4PO9rmbta-8

The Well (2025 Remix)

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Haha had to Google that reference 😂

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thanks to UNSW Law & Justice for hosting me as a visiting scholar for the next three weeks! Looking forward to a productive visit

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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · Aug 24

"Australians have expressed support for a significant increase to the country’s emissions-reduction target as the Climate Change Authority prepares to recommend a much more ambitious 2035 goal."

www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Australians have their say on new climate targets as Coalition prepares for another brawl on net zero

A more ambitious 2035 emissions-reduction target gets support from a range of Australians, even from Coalition voters.

www.smh.com.au

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Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Aug 25

This egg slider and borekita conclusively demonstrate the proposition

Dr Guy Baldwin @guyjbaldwin.bsky.social · Aug 23

Gail's is the best thing about the UK

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timsayer.bsky.social @timsayer.bsky.social · Aug 21

Come and join us at Oxford Brookes Law School! We’re a lovely friendly department, with several permanent Lecturer and Senior Lecturer posts:

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ986/l...

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ993/s...

Lecturer in Law Appointments at Oxford Brookes University

Discover Lecturer in Law Appointments jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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Liz Hicks @lizhicks.bsky.social · Aug 20

My write up on last week’s first “ag gag” SLAPP suit in Australia, which has implications beyond just exposing animal cruelty.

Could copyright be used to suppress information from the public sphere and undermine media freedom?

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/cou...

Could copyright now be used to gag advocacy groups and media reporting?

The Australian Federal Court’s recent copyright judgment on footage filmed covertly could deter rights advocacy groups and undermine media freedom and public debate, explains a University of Melbourne...

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au

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