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Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk · 8h

And so it begins... Client telling me that my (and counsel's) advice is wrong and that I need to consider various cited cases that support their view. Which cases don't exist. Client admits used an LLM AI, but comes back to me with further detailed argument, citing other cases which.. don't exist.

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madihaansari.bsky.social @madihaansari.bsky.social · 10h

Wrote for @bordercrim.bsky.social blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

From the Field: At the Border of Language and Law

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 2d

In India and the US, protection for asylum seekers seems to rest on political discretion, not legal obligation. Read the new blog post on translating Indian journeys to the US ⤵️

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

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Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 2d

🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫

job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Higher Education Reporter, National

New York City, United States

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Oxford Criminology @oxfordcrim.bsky.social · 1d

See what our colleagues got up at the annual @bordercrim.bsky.social workshop

Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 These things got us talking at our annual workshop: creatively disrupting hostile border systems; navigating abolition; borderless empires vs bordered reparations.

Watch to find out more! 👇

@juliawinkler.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social @smilivojevic.bsky.social
@cambridgelaw.bsky.social

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 These things got us talking at our annual workshop: creatively disrupting hostile border systems; navigating abolition; borderless empires vs bordered reparations.

Watch to find out more! 👇

@juliawinkler.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social @smilivojevic.bsky.social
@cambridgelaw.bsky.social

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 2d

this was such a lovely few days, am already looking forward to the next one!

Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 These things got us talking at our annual workshop: creatively disrupting hostile border systems; navigating abolition; borderless empires vs bordered reparations.

Watch to find out more! 👇

@juliawinkler.bsky.social @mfbosworth.bsky.social @smilivojevic.bsky.social
@cambridgelaw.bsky.social

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Julia Winkler @juliawinkler.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow, 6 October at 7 PM, I’m happy to be moderating the 5th edition of the MENA Prison Forum Series.

This session will focus on the detention industry in Libya and the crimes against humanity committed against people on the move - and European complicity!

ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · 13d

Save the date: 6 Oct - MENA Prison Forum in Berlin #5 Libya

The Berlin premiere of the documentary „Escaping Libya’s Detention Industry“ will be followed by a discussion on international crimes committed against migrants and refugees in Libya and the Mediterranean.
www.ecchr.eu/en/event/men...

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 3d

Back when I was in dover doing research in the local detention units this was the unnerving sign in my hotel room:

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 5d

this will be great. the book is excellent. please do join us!

Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 7d

Food, medical care, in-facility stores. There's 💰 to be gained from the business of immigration detention.

Find out more in the launch of Conlon and Hiemstra's new book, plus discussion with Prof Ruben Andersson, on 21 October, 5-6pm BST. Register here ⬇️

www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 5d

Stateless children sometimes challenge the human rights violations that result from statelessness in court. In this new blog post, dissertation prize runner up Rachel Pop sheds light on her research on how certain elements of litigation may affect case outcome ⤵️

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 5d

ooh how exciting! I look forward to reading. Hopefully @bordercrim.bsky.social can get it reviewed! and/or you could write a blog about it??

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Catherine Briddick @catbriddick.bsky.social · 6d

My book, out now! On migration law's treatment of women, gender-based violence, and the legal challenges that migrant women have brought to the rules that determine their status. I have links if you want to review a copy or read a free chapter....

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 6d

I know there is a lot going on in the world but @bordercrim.bsky.social facing a funding crisis to stay meaningfully afloat. Initially in search of £12,000— any ideas of where to look gratefully received. Feels like a bad time to have our platform shrink.

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Dr Maja Grundler @majagrundler.bsky.social · Jul 9

I am looking for UK immigration law practitioners to fill in a short survey about their engagement with legal academic work. There is also an option to take part in an interview at the end. Please do consider taking part and share with your networks:

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/northumbri...

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks! Am stressing bc this is new news and a bit unexpected. I thought we were fine until March 2028 m.

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks! and yes I will see if any of those orgs might be interested. We have previously been funded by the OSF.

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 6d

I know there is a lot going on in the world but @bordercrim.bsky.social facing a funding crisis to stay meaningfully afloat. Initially in search of £12,000— any ideas of where to look gratefully received. Feels like a bad time to have our platform shrink.

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 6d

Are you missing Sylvester’s??

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Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · 8d

Had a fun day welcoming all the new @oxfordcrim.bsky.social Msc students and some of our new DPhils too. Always an exciting time of year!

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 9d

When border control policies prioritise deterrence over protection, a paradox emerges. Italy is a case in point.

Read the new blog post by Luciano Magaldi Sardella and Matteo Mantuano ⤵️

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · 12d

Consider signing the petition linked in post. More than a million people have signed already.

This is not about protecting the UK or #immigration control. It's about data harvesting and #DigitalControl

Just say no!

#SayNoToIDCards
#SurveillanceCapitalism
#Criminology

[email protected] @francescrook.bsky.social · 12d

Labour’s plan for ID cards is sheer panic. Stirring up hatred for foreigners again. Panic, not policy.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 14d

Screening tomorrow! 📽️ This Jungo Life is showing at Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel, London, with a Q&A. The event raises funds for @captainsupportuk.bsky.social, a grassroots network supporting people criminalised for moving or supporting others to move.

Tickets 🎟️ www.genesiscinema.co.uk/event/101321

Events | Genesis Cinema

www.genesiscinema.co.uk

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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 12d

What happens when documentation, not rights, determines citizenship? How India’s largest biometric identification system rewrites citizenship.

New blog from Varalika Singh ⤵️

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/border-crimi...

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Hallam Tuck @hallamtuck.bsky.social · 15d

Our special issue on the constitution and contestability of borders is out now in Geopolitics!

@nikostrand.bsky.social @dorinadamsa.bsky.social

Read here: Geopolitics: Vol 30, No 5 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fgeo20/3...

Geopolitics

The Constitution and Contestablity of Borders. Volume 30, Issue 5 of Geopolitics

www.tandfonline.com

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