Jen Hendry (文林言)
@jenhendry.bsky.social
Professor, CUHK Law | Visiting Professor, University of Leeds School of Law | Co-Editor-in-Chief, German Law Journal | Academic Associate, 23ES Chambers | Scot in Hong Kong, occasionally Yorkshire.
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
This award is an unexpected honour - one for which I am joining pretty exalted company in terms of previous winners. Buy the book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
June 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
This award is an unexpected honour - one for which I am joining pretty exalted company in terms of previous winners. Buy the book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
This is wonderful but actually fuck Reform for pulling this outdated discriminatory shit in the first place
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM
This is wonderful but actually fuck Reform for pulling this outdated discriminatory shit in the first place
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
Our book, Legal Pluralism: New Trajectories in Law has just come out in paperback and is staggeringly cheap! Buy it now and help fund my future retirement.
New on the JLS blog: our Meet the Book Authors post celebrating the paperback release (May 22, 2026) of our 2024 hardback Routledge publication Legal Pluralism: New Trajectories in Law
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/legal-p... @glexareen.bsky.social
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/legal-p... @glexareen.bsky.social
Legal Pluralism: New Trajectories in Law | Journal of Law and Society
Alex Green (文浩航)* and Jennifer Hendry (文林言)** * Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR, PRC); Academic Associat ...
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk
May 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Our book, Legal Pluralism: New Trajectories in Law has just come out in paperback and is staggeringly cheap! Buy it now and help fund my future retirement.
New on the JLS blog: our Meet the Book Authors post celebrating the paperback release (May 22, 2026) of our 2024 hardback Routledge publication Legal Pluralism: New Trajectories in Law
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/legal-p... @glexareen.bsky.social
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/legal-p... @glexareen.bsky.social
Legal Pluralism: New Trajectories in Law | Journal of Law and Society
Alex Green (文浩航)* and Jennifer Hendry (文林言)** * Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR, PRC); Academic Associat ...
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk
May 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
New on the JLS blog: our Meet the Book Authors post celebrating the paperback release (May 22, 2026) of our 2024 hardback Routledge publication Legal Pluralism: New Trajectories in Law
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/legal-p... @glexareen.bsky.social
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/legal-p... @glexareen.bsky.social
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
"Benches are where optimistic visions of civic life meet reality. To remove them, or to curate who gets to sit, is to abandon the work of defining a civic ideal and determining, together, how to live up to it."
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
The Disappearance of the Public Bench
Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.
placesjournal.org
April 22, 2026 at 12:09 AM
"Benches are where optimistic visions of civic life meet reality. To remove them, or to curate who gets to sit, is to abandon the work of defining a civic ideal and determining, together, how to live up to it."
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
Opened my old institutional email account for the first time in a while and I have a load of increasingly frantic review requests from different journals. Journal review platforms need to have a better system for accommodating/noting out-of-office replies / changes of contact info.
April 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Opened my old institutional email account for the first time in a while and I have a load of increasingly frantic review requests from different journals. Journal review platforms need to have a better system for accommodating/noting out-of-office replies / changes of contact info.
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
Thoughtful review of "Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe: Comparative Perspectives", Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt and Jennifer Hendry (Eds.) (by Stewart Field, Cardiff)
ds.hypotheses.org/18436
ds.hypotheses.org/18436
Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe: Comparative Perspectives | Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt and Jennifer Hendry (Eds.)
Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt and Jennifer Hendry (Eds.), Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe: Comparative Perspectives, Oxford: Hart Publishing; Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025, coll. “Oñati ...
ds.hypotheses.org
April 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Thoughtful review of "Socio-Legal Trajectories Across Europe: Comparative Perspectives", Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt and Jennifer Hendry (Eds.) (by Stewart Field, Cardiff)
ds.hypotheses.org/18436
ds.hypotheses.org/18436
Privileged to attend the official launch of the Asian Legal History Association at CUHK Faculty of Law this morning, and to hear Prof Renisa Mawani deliver the inaugural conference’s keynote lecture this afternoon. Congratulations to all involved in such a successful event.
March 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Privileged to attend the official launch of the Asian Legal History Association at CUHK Faculty of Law this morning, and to hear Prof Renisa Mawani deliver the inaugural conference’s keynote lecture this afternoon. Congratulations to all involved in such a successful event.
Such a pleasure for @glexareen.bsky.social & me to participate in the USQ-hosted workshop ‘Deliberation & Contestation in Multinational Democracies’ and present (the latest instalment of) our work on the limits of legal pluralism. Many thanks to the participants for the engagement & feedback.
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Such a pleasure for @glexareen.bsky.social & me to participate in the USQ-hosted workshop ‘Deliberation & Contestation in Multinational Democracies’ and present (the latest instalment of) our work on the limits of legal pluralism. Many thanks to the participants for the engagement & feedback.
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
Many thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts to @jenhendry.bsky.social and me for "Global Law and Particular Legalities: Essays in Honour of William Twining". We received an overwhelming number of submissions (well over 80 abstracts), with a very high standard of work across the board. 1/2
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Many thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts to @jenhendry.bsky.social and me for "Global Law and Particular Legalities: Essays in Honour of William Twining". We received an overwhelming number of submissions (well over 80 abstracts), with a very high standard of work across the board. 1/2
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
We're overjoyed to announce that we are going to create the Foucault's Panopticon, from Foucault's classic cautionary essay For Fucks Sake Don't Let Them Create The Panopticon
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
January 20, 2026 at 11:59 AM
We're overjoyed to announce that we are going to create the Foucault's Panopticon, from Foucault's classic cautionary essay For Fucks Sake Don't Let Them Create The Panopticon
10am meeting on January 2 is cruel & unusual punishment for a Scot…
January 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
10am meeting on January 2 is cruel & unusual punishment for a Scot…
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
🚨🚨 Call for papers!!! 🚨🚨
Together with @jenhendry.bsky.social, I am excited to ask for contributions to a special issue of the Journal of Comparative Law, dedicated to the legacy of the late and wonderful William Twining. Full details to follow:
Together with @jenhendry.bsky.social, I am excited to ask for contributions to a special issue of the Journal of Comparative Law, dedicated to the legacy of the late and wonderful William Twining. Full details to follow:
December 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🚨🚨 Call for papers!!! 🚨🚨
Together with @jenhendry.bsky.social, I am excited to ask for contributions to a special issue of the Journal of Comparative Law, dedicated to the legacy of the late and wonderful William Twining. Full details to follow:
Together with @jenhendry.bsky.social, I am excited to ask for contributions to a special issue of the Journal of Comparative Law, dedicated to the legacy of the late and wonderful William Twining. Full details to follow:
Very much enjoyed giving the keynote at the Cultivating Research Impact in Socio-Legal Studies workshop at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Justice Innovation. Many thanks to Genevieve Grant & Marc Trabsky for the invitation, and to participants for the great questions.
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Very much enjoyed giving the keynote at the Cultivating Research Impact in Socio-Legal Studies workshop at Monash University’s Australian Centre for Justice Innovation. Many thanks to Genevieve Grant & Marc Trabsky for the invitation, and to participants for the great questions.
Can’t stop watching the Scotland goals 🤩🏴🙌 4️⃣-2️⃣🎉
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Can’t stop watching the Scotland goals 🤩🏴🙌 4️⃣-2️⃣🎉
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
📣School of Law academic in the news!
Our Professor @drmitchtravis.bsky.social is quoted in this @theguardian.com piece discussing the policy and legality of surgeries conducted on intersex children 👇
tinyurl.com/47uhv7ur
@lsjleeds.bsky.social
Our Professor @drmitchtravis.bsky.social is quoted in this @theguardian.com piece discussing the policy and legality of surgeries conducted on intersex children 👇
tinyurl.com/47uhv7ur
@lsjleeds.bsky.social
‘I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did’: the intersex campaigners fighting to limit surgery on children
What should be done about the small proportion of babies born with genitals that are neither typically male nor typically female? Many of those affected believe parents and doctors are often too quick...
tinyurl.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
📣School of Law academic in the news!
Our Professor @drmitchtravis.bsky.social is quoted in this @theguardian.com piece discussing the policy and legality of surgeries conducted on intersex children 👇
tinyurl.com/47uhv7ur
@lsjleeds.bsky.social
Our Professor @drmitchtravis.bsky.social is quoted in this @theguardian.com piece discussing the policy and legality of surgeries conducted on intersex children 👇
tinyurl.com/47uhv7ur
@lsjleeds.bsky.social
Many many congratulations to my good friend @drmitchtravis.bsky.social on his promotion to Professor. I had the privilege of working with Mitch for the bones of a decade and this recognition of both his talent & hard work is extremely well deserved. 👏👏👏
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Many many congratulations to my good friend @drmitchtravis.bsky.social on his promotion to Professor. I had the privilege of working with Mitch for the bones of a decade and this recognition of both his talent & hard work is extremely well deserved. 👏👏👏
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
Over at the JLS-Blog, we published some thoughts on our recently published edited volume on "Socio-legal Trajectories Across Europe" @naomialderman.bsky.social @jenhendry.bsky.social
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/meet-th...
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/meet-th...
Meet the book editors - Socio-legal trajectories across Europe: comparative perspectives | Journal of Law and Society
Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt and Jen Hendry (L-R) Christian Boulanger, Naomi Creutzfeldt and Jen Hendry Socio-legal trajectories across Europe: co ...
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Over at the JLS-Blog, we published some thoughts on our recently published edited volume on "Socio-legal Trajectories Across Europe" @naomialderman.bsky.social @jenhendry.bsky.social
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/meet-th...
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/meet-th...
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
NEW from me:
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW from me:
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
defector.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
Interested in PG study or doctoral research at #CUHK? Consider attending CUHK Postgraduate Virtual Info Week 2025, October 20-31, details via the link:
www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/a...
www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/a...
Join any of the following information sessions, directly communicate with our Professors and current students, and discover how CUHK can elevate your career and open doors to a world of opportunities:
www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Interested in PG study or doctoral research at #CUHK? Consider attending CUHK Postgraduate Virtual Info Week 2025, October 20-31, details via the link:
www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/a...
www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/a...
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 shortlist – six books that ‘are all brilliantly written and brilliantly human’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
September 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 shortlist – six books that ‘are all brilliantly written and brilliantly human’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
Reposted by Jen Hendry (文林言)
This paper that the brilliant @mwewerinke.bsky.social and I coauthored for @iclq.bsky.social is probably my most significant piece of work on statehood and sea-level rise. Find it here, open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
State Continuity, Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise | International & Comparative Law Quarterly | Cambridge Core
State Continuity, Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise
www.cambridge.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This paper that the brilliant @mwewerinke.bsky.social and I coauthored for @iclq.bsky.social is probably my most significant piece of work on statehood and sea-level rise. Find it here, open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...