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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · 2d

Our @malcolmcombe.bsky.social was a recent guest on the BBC Radio Scotland programme "Out of Doors", to discuss access. You can access the programme via BBC Sounds.

Malcolm Combe @malcolmcombe.bsky.social · 4d

If you weren't up at 7am this fine Saturday, which is totally fair enough by the way, you would have missed me chatting about all things public access to land on BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors. My bit starts 52 minutes 20 seconds into the programme www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Out of Doors - Snorkelling Artists, Access Rights and a Historic Sailing Ship - BBC Sounds

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · 14d

EVENT on 15 October at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social with Professor Christopher Whatley. He will discuss his recent book, Harvie’s Dyke: The People, their Liberty and the Clyde, which centres on a 19th century public access to land dispute www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Event with Prof Whatley, the author of Harvie’s Dyke, on 15 October | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · 17d

NEWS: Our @malcolmcombe.bsky.social was interviewed for the Croftwork podcast. In the most recent episode, he chats about crofting law and land reform.
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Croftwork podcast interview with Malcolm Combe | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Sep 8

... the Strathclyde LAW FAIR is coming soon, that was supposed to say. On 13 October, to be precise.

Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Sep 8

The @unistrathclyde.bsky.social is coming soon.

Thinking of a career in the legal profession?

Want to know more about traineeships and work placements?

Considering a masters, or interested in a research degree?

With more than 25 employers exhibiting, the Law Fair is FOR YOU!

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Sep 6

NEWS: an update about islands and water law activities at the Law School, involving our Prof Francesco Sindico and Nordic partners
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The Law School strengthens collaborations with Nordic partners | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Sep 4

A review of our Mirosław Michał Sadowski's book, ‘Intersections of Law and Memory: Influencing Perceptions of the Past’ (Routledge 2024), by Mattia Pinto has been published in the Modern Law Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Mirosław Michał Sadowski, Intersections of Law and Memory: Influencing Perceptions of the Past, Abingdon, Oxon and New York, Routledge, 2024, 304 pp, hb, £135.00

Click on the article title to read more.

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Sep 3

On the Strathclyde Law Blog, Professor Douglas Brodie considers peculiarly Scottish aspects of employment law, and what steps might be made to preserve and cultivate any useful Scots law aspects. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

The Employment Rights (Scotland) Bill? | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Sep 1

There is still time to sign up for this on-campus event on Wednesday.

Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 6

Join us at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on 3 September for our Scotify event, to consider recent precedents from outside Scotland and analyse how such cases might be handled if similar factual situations occured in this jurisdiction. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotifyvie...

Scotify!Views from the North on Recent Extra-jurisdictional Court Rulings

Join us to explore how global court precedents impact Scots law Legal experts discuss handling foreign rulings in the Scottish context.

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 31

Event at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on 9 September, with Kume Hideyo (an Associate Professor at Chubu University, Japan). She will deliver a seminar entitled, “Legal and Policy Approaches to the Use of Public Assets in Scotland and Japan”. Details and booking link: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Event on approaches to use of public assets in Scotland and Japan on 9 September | University of Strathclyde

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 28

There's still time to join the LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow! Check out our experiential learning opportunities and scholarships www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...

Law, Technology and Innovation | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 25

Joshua Graham is currently undertaking his experiential work-based LLM dissertation in Law, Technology and Innovation with the Scottish Government. He wrote a post for their Digital Health & Care Division, on AI and healthcare, which can now be found on our blog. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Insights from the CERSI-AI National AI Readiness Forum | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 20

Funding opportunity for current or prospective mature students studying any taught course at Strathclyde Law School (whether full-time or part-time, undergraduate or postgraduate), through the John Fitzsimons Scholarship (deadline 29 August).
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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 25

EVENT at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on 9 September with Associate Professor Kume Hideyo, comparing approaches to land use and land reform in Scotland and Japan. Booking and details via Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legal-appr...

Picture of an agricultural field with pylons and electricity apparatus under a cloudy but sunny sky, with the text "Legal and Policy Approaches to the Use of Public Assets in Scotland and Japan. Hideyo Kume Chubu University (Japan)"

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 21

There is still time to apply for our LLM in Global Environmental Law & Governance for a September start. Details on our website: www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...

LLM Global Environmental Law & Governance Masters Degree | University of Strathclyde

Study LLM Global Environmental Law & Governance UK | University of Strathclyde

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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · Aug 20

A fantastic scholarship opportunity for mature students at @lawstrath.bsky.social 👇 When choosing your course, please consider our LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 20

EVENT at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social: Wetter, Wilder, and Yet Drier... Perspectives on Manoeuvring Water Licences in Times of Climate Change, a hybrid seminar with Gunnhild Storbekkrønning Solli at 5pm on 26 August
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Perspectives on Manoeuvring Water Licenses in Times of Climate Change TL423

Gunnhild Storbekkrønning Solli, Associate Professor of Law at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 20

Funding opportunity for current or prospective mature students studying any taught course at Strathclyde Law School (whether full-time or part-time, undergraduate or postgraduate), through the John Fitzsimons Scholarship (deadline 29 August).
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 17

Our Professor Francesco Sindico offers some thoughts on the ICJ advisory opinion on climate change, after representing the International Union for Conservation of Nature at the hearing www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...

Strathclyde Law Professor welcomes international court’s climate change opinion | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 6

Join us at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on 3 September for our Scotify event, to consider recent precedents from outside Scotland and analyse how such cases might be handled if similar factual situations occured in this jurisdiction. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotifyvie...

Scotify!Views from the North on Recent Extra-jurisdictional Court Rulings

Join us to explore how global court precedents impact Scots law Legal experts discuss handling foreign rulings in the Scottish context.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Aug 4

NEWS - Aidan Fisher, a postgraduate student on our LLM Human Rights Law programme, recently offered research support to the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights (an office that is currently held by our Professor Elisa Morgera). www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Strathclyde LLM student contributes to UN project on defossilizing our economies | University of Strathclyde

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Malcolm Combe @malcolmcombe.bsky.social · Jul 31

On Wednesday 13 August I'm giving a free talk on community rights to buy for the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social. Talk starts at 12.30; guests can turn up with their own lunch from 12.00. Tea and coffee afterwards www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabl...

Sustainable communities and community rights to buy (Hybrid Event)

The Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities (SISC) seminar series

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Jul 25

Also on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a second post by Prof Sindico on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion. The first post was written with non-lawyers in mind, whereas this post offers some more theoretical initial reflections on the Opinion. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change brings much needed renewed hope for climate justice | University of Strathclyde

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Strathclyde Law School @lawstrath.bsky.social · Jul 25

New on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a post by our Professor Francesco Sindico on the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on climate change. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

Is an ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change a big deal? Yes, it is! | University of Strathclyde

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Malcolm Combe @malcolmcombe.bsky.social · Jul 8

I have blogged, about my recently published paper on dealing in tainted cultural property and Scots law (plus other papers from the Heritage in War and Peace IV conference that Strathclyde hosted in December 2024). basedrones.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/s...

Selected papers from the Heritage in War and Peace IV conference, including Combe on dealing in tainted cultural property

This is a short blog (sign)post, to direct readers of this here blog to a new edited collection on aspects of heritage and the law (available online via Strathclyde’s academic repository). Th…

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