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Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Foodways in migrant detention

If food and our customs with food are at the very core of sociality, what can the ‘foodways’ in migrant detention centres reveal about our society and the ways in which migrants are regarded within it?

An ultimatum for the meat industry

In many Western European countries, the meat-processing sector depends heavily on a vulnerable workforce that is poorly protected by anti-human trafficking policies. Is the tide turning?

Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Abolitionist discourse in Malta

In 2019, the Maltese Government issued a public consultation document for the reform of sex work and trafficking legislation. This post explores Maltese abolitionists’ arguments against the reform.

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

The Borders of Naturalisation

The acquisition of citizenship is not only determined by an individual's motivation to naturalise, but also their ability to do so. What role does crimmigration play in the naturalisation process?

Criminal Law and Criminology

Foreigners to healthcare?

Amidst the fast-growing development of the new coronavirus pandemic worldwide, refugee populations in Lebanon have been deeply affected. The right to health of those vulnerable refugees has been neglected, which is a violation of fundamental rights under international law.

Criminal Law and Criminology

A new Civil Rights Battle on the Horizon?

Are we going to see a new branch of Civil Rights litigation? It seems that the Supreme Court will uphold many provisions in the Arizonian ‘SB1070’ law. The law’s practical application might open the door to file numerous civil rights claims at Arizona.