At the OneWater2025 international conference in Lisbon, Professor Bettina Lange delivered a keynote on flexibilizing legal entitlements to water access, highlighting the need for adaptable legal frameworks amid environmental pressures. The event brought together an interdisciplinary audience from multiple countries to explore sustainable water solutions and the role of new water sources.

The Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) has released its latest bi-annual report, showcasing its global research and interdisciplinary collaborations. Outgoing Director Linda Mulcahy celebrates the report and her time at the Centre.

The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies is excited to announce the start of a new two year Nuffield Foundation funded project which will explore ways of providing sustainable funding for the not for profit legal advice sector.

Professor Fernanda Pirie’s three-year project (2025–2028) will explore Tibetan law through seventeenth-century texts, analyzing its unique development. With two post-doctoral researchers, she will trace its history from the seventh to the twentieth centuries. The study will offer insights into law, government, and religion.

Linda Mulcahy delivered the inaugural Janine Sargoni lecture at the launch of the Bristol Socio-Legal Centre, highlighting law centres' role in advocacy and free legal aid. Led by Devyani Prabhat and Katherine Wade, the Centre aims to be a global hub for socio-legal scholarship.