Past Annual Conferences
The SLSA has been running an Annual Conference since it was founded in 1990. Our conferences are central to our objective of the dissemination of knowledge in the field of socio-legal studies. The conference moves around the UK, hosted by a different academic institution every year. Below is a full list of the conference venues since our debut conference with links to the host law schools and archived conference websites where available.
2024
University of Portsmouth
- conference programme
2023
University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Derry-Londonderry
- website
- brochure
- abstract book: Word version and pdf version
2022
University of York, hosted by York Law School – this was the SLSA's first ever hybrid conference
2021
Cardiff University, hosted by Cardiff Law Schoo' - this was the SLSA's first ever virtual conference
2020
University of Portsmouth (cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis)
2019
University of Leeds
2018
University of Bristol Law School
2017
Newcastle Law School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
2016
Lancaster Law School, Lancaster
2015
Warwick Law School, Warwick
2014
School of Law, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
2013
York Law School, York
2012
Leicester De Montfort Law School, Leicester
2011
Sussex Law School, Brighton
2010
Bristol Law School, University of the West of England, Bristol
2009
Leicester De Montfort Law School, Leicester
2008
Manchester Law School, Manchester
2007
Kent Law School, Canterbury
2006
School of Law, University of Stirling
2005
Liverpool Law School, Liverpool
2004
School of Law, Glasgow University
2003
Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
2002
Law Department, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
2001
Law School, University of Bristol
2000
School of Law, Queen's University Belfast
1999
1998
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester
1997
Cardiff Law School, University of Wales, Cardiff
1996
Southampton Law School, University of Southampton
1995
School of Law, University of Leeds
1994
School of Law, University of Nottingham
1993
Law School, University of Exeter
1992
School of Law, Keele University
1991
Leicester Law School, Leicester University
1990
Law School, University of Bristol