Chloë Kennedy

Jury riders as jury power in twentieth-century England Abstract. This article argues that the relatively obscure practice of jury riders and recommendations reveals a historic political role for juries which ha

I know this isn’t always readily apparent, but I am in fact an internationally significant historian of the jury system. And I’ve just published a new article, looking at jury speech in the twentieth century, and what it can tell us about the jury’s historic role as a political institution.

Congratulations to Professor Chloë Kennedy, whose book 'Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law' has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize by the Socio-Legal Studies Association 🎉

Read more: https://edin.ac/4axCAfP

Fear of the False by Mitra Sharafi | Paperback | Cornell University Press Fear of the False uncovers colonial South Asia's critical role in the development of forensic science. Around 1900, the government of British India created a web of institutions for the scientific det...

I'm very excited to share my new book's cover design: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... It is bloodstain-inspired because species-of-origin bloodstain testing is a big part of the story. Out on 15 April 2026 & Open Access as part of the Corpus Juris book series @cornellupress.bsky.social

It’s been like 16 up here too - feels very wrong and I have likewise been dressing inappropriately (but less stylishly).

Tangential sidebar but I love this dress.

Are you working on a paper on law, history and reproduction? My great colleague Dr Gauri Pillai and I are organising a workshop for you at the University of Bristol Law School on 1 May 2026!
Please send your abstract by 15 December 2025.
Travel grants available.

Thanks to Tsachi Keren-Paz for this first (of which I’m aware) review of my book onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Worth it for the earrings. If you’re still into plants / gardening you might enjoy the massive range of plant-based earrings on Etsy!

The latest Talking Legal History episode is up! Catherine Evans talks with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social about Kennedy’s book “Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law.”

Take a listen to the fascinating conversation here: aslh.net/talking-lega...

A forum on my book! I am so grateful to all the contributors for their careful and thoughtful attention to this little book that has been my life for the last four years. It’s both thrilling and frightening to have it all out in the world.

Looking forward to speaking at this conference with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social among others!

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Now available as a (potentially affordable) paperback www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

Call for Papers

CfPs 'A feminist politics of radical hope' 4th joint #LEXConference. Details lexnetwork.org under #Events @gjikaphd.bsky.social @bsatheory.bsky.social @chloejskennedy.bsky.social @marthe.bsky.social @elenaloizidou.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social @hanelizqui.bsky.social 1/3

I just lost my password (I have form here 😆) and the reset code wasn’t forthcoming (or, more likely, I missed it!)

Sorry I’m so late to reply — I was locked out of Bluesky for a few weeks. Thank you so much for hosting me and for the great questions!

🚨🚨BOOK LAUNCH - INDUCING INTIMACY: DECEPTION, CONSENT AND THE LAW by
@chloejskennedy.bsky.social
@cambridgeup.bsky.social

This is a hybrid event - in person and online tickets available via the link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

📍QMUL, Mile End (and hybrid)
📅 Wednesday 9 April,6 pm.

International Law and the Question of Palestine The Alwaleed Centre is hosting a critical conversation featuring Professor Saul Takahashi (Osaka Jogakuin University) and Dr Nora Jaber (University of Edinburgh) focusing on International Law and Pale...

Join me on Monday 17 February at @edinburghup.bsky.social for a conversation with Prof Saul Takahashi on International Law and the Question of Palestine. Hybrid event. More info and registration here: llc.ed.ac.uk/internationa...

And here it is! criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/k...
Comments/engagement welcome through the blog.

Criminal Justice Theory Blog Accessible, Interesting, Excellent

This Friday, @chloejskennedy.bsky.social outlines the argument in her recent book, Inducing Intimacy: we should consult the genealogy of legal responses to deceptively induced sexual/romantic relationships when evaluating how the law regulates such conduct: criminaljusticetheoryblog.wordpress.com

Deadline tomorrow

An unnecessary but very gratefully received gift from @signetlibrary.bsky.social for giving a book talk there recently

Exciting to be commencing this research project on legal history and emotions with @chloejskennedy.bsky.social and @katieebarclay.bsky.social! www.abdn.ac.uk/law/news-eve...

International Law and Racism Today: Colonial Legacy or Structural Necessity? A public seminar featuring Dr Robert Knox (University of Liverpool) and co-organised by the School of Law and the Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World at the University of ...

Join us on 5 February at 4pm for a lecture by @pashukanist.bsky.social on international law, racism, and coloniality. Hosted by @uoelawschool.bsky.social and the Al-Waleed Centre. Register here: llc.ed.ac.uk/internationa...

Deceptive Sex: Rethinking Consent from the Gender Margins This article argues that trans people who choose not to disclose, or who lie about, their gender history prior to sexual intimacy should not be prosecuted for sexual offences, at least not in the abs...

My latest piece about gender fraud out today in the Modern Law Review

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Got your Galentine’s Day plans right here!

On Feb 13 Tanya Serisier and Jinal Dadiya will be joining us at @uoelawschool.bsky.social to launch my book

It’s a hybrid event and you can register here www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

Two weeks to go (deadline Feb 12th)

Professor Chloë Kennedy has been awarded funding from the Leverhulme Trust for a new research project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’.

The project aims to understand which – and whose – emotions have received legal protection and for what reasons.

Read more: edin.ac/4gWtIRQ

I’ll be doing a book talk on Jan 30 (6-8pm) in Edinburgh at the Signet Library. Sign up link here t.co/patuLkahDd

Come and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...