Professor Jane Scoular
Law
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Area of Expertise
- Socio-legal studies
- Law and society
- Gender and law
- Prostitution policy and politics
Prize And Awards
- SLSA Best Article Prize 2020
- Recipient
- 4/4/2020
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Publications
- Troubling decriminalization : a genealogy of prostitution decriminalization in New South Wales
- Scott John, Scoular Jane
- Radical History Review Vol 2024, pp. 200-217 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1215/01636545-11027561
- Understanding sexual violence in sex working populations - law, legal consciousness and legal practice in four countries (2021–2023) : study protocol v2.5
- Scoular Jane, Sanders Teela, Balderston Susie, Abel Gillian, Brents Barbara, Ellison Graham, Marriott Nigel
- PLoS ONE Vol 18 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283067
- Sex work, hate crime and the criminal law
- Sanders Teela, Scoular Jane, Campbell Rosie
- The Journal of Criminal Law Vol 86, pp. 109-125 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220183221086679
- Why decriminalise prostitution? Because law and justice aren't always the same
- Scoular Jane, FitzGerald Sharron
- International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Vol 10, pp. 52-65 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.1996
- Male independent sex workers in the digital age
- Sanders Teela, Pitcher Jane, Scoular Jane, Campbell Rosie, Cunningham Stewart
- The Routledge Handbook of Male Sex Work, Culture and Society (2021) (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003152835
- England and Wales
- Campbell Rosie, Hubbard Phil, Sanders Teela, Scoular Jane
- Assessing Prostitution Policies in Europe (2019) (2019)
- https://doi.org/10.4324/9781138400238
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Teaching
I have taught across a range of subjects on the LLB, BA and at post-graduate level and also have extensive experience of supervising Honours dissertations, LLMs and PhDs. I teach on the following courses:
- Legal Theory
- Legal Process
- Law and Society
- Gender, Sexuality and Law
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Professional Activities
- Queensland University of Technology
- Visiting researcher
- 2019
- Queensland University of Technology
- Visiting researcher
- 2019
- Scottish Government (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2015
- Sex work Research Hub (External organisation)
- Member
- 2015
- COST ACTION IS1209 (External organisation)
- Chair
- 8/4/2013
- Feminist Legal Studies (Journal)
- Editorial board member
- 2013
Projects
- Understanding Sexual Violence in Sex Working Populations: Law, Legal Consciousness and Legal Practice in Four Countries
- Scoular, Jane (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jul-2021 - 31-Dec-2024
- Beyond the Gaze: Regulation, Safety and Internet based sex work in the UK
- Scoular, Jane (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Sep-2015 - 31-Aug-2018
- Enforcing Welfare: investigating the use of Enforcement and Support Orders in the context of street sex work
- Scoular, Jane (Principal Investigator)
- Enforcing Welfare: investigating the use of Enforcement and Support Orders in the context of street sex work
- 07-Jan-2013 - 31-Mar-2014
- IS1209: Comparing Prostitution Policies: Understanding Scales and Culutres of Governance
- Scoular, Jane (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2013 - 01-Jan-2017
- Re-thinking Responses to Rape
- Scoular, Jane (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2011 - 31-Dec-2011
- Regulating the spaces of sex work: assessing the impact of prostitution law
- Scoular, Jane (Co-investigator)
- Full Research Report. (£48,000) ESRC End of Award Report, RES-000-22-1001. Swindon: ESRC
- 01-Jan-2007 - 31-Dec-2009