Research Committees

RC12 Sociology of Law

Objectives

The Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) shall act as a free association of scholars active in sociology of law or socio-legal studies all around the world, whatever their nationality, opinion and scientific or methodological tendency.

More information

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Board 2018 - 2022. Extended 2023

President Ulrike SCHULTZ, Fern University of Hagen, Germany, ulrike.schultz@fernuni-hagen.de
Vice-Presidents Pierre GUIBENTIF, Université Paris-Saclay, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, France (2020-2022, extended 2023)
Sharyn Lee-Anne ROACH ANLEU, Flinders University, Australia
Manuel CALVO GARCIA, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain (deceased 2020)
Co-Secretaries Barbara Giovanna BELLO, University of Milan, Italy, barbaragbello@gmail.com
Laura Noemi LORA, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina,  lauranoemilora@derecho.uba.ar
Lucero IBARRA ROJAS, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico (2018-2019)
Board Members Swethaa BALLAKRISHNEN, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
Luigi COMINELLI, University of Milan, Italy
Pierre GUIBENTIF, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal
Laura LORA, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Co-opted Board Members Reza BANAKAR, Lund University, Sweden
Lynn MATHER, SUNY Buffalo, USA
Stefan LARSSON, Lund University, Sweden 
Executive Committee Noe CORNAGO, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain (IISL Scientific Director)
Pierre GUIBENTIF, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal (RCSL Website)
Pablo CIOCCHINI, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (Editorial Committee)
Immediate Past President Masayuki MURAYAMA, Meiji University, Japan
Editorial Committee Pablo CIOCCHINI, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (Chair) 
Lucero IBARRA ROJAS, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico
Laura LORA, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Pedro Rubim Borges FORTES, FGV, Brazil
Swethaa BALLAKRISHNEN, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
Stefan MACHURA, Bangor University, United Kingdom (former chair) 
Mavis MACLEAN, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Shozo OTA, The University of Tokyo, Japan
RCSL Members at International Institute of Sociology of Law Board Luigi COMINELLI, University of Milan, Italy
Joxerramon BENGOETXEA, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
Susanne KARSTEDT, Griffith University, Australia
Rosemary HUNTER, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Ulrike SCHULTZ, Fern University of Hagen, Germany (ex officio)
Marta SOLER GALLART, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain (ISA representative)

Program Coordinators for XX ISA World Congress 2023 are:
Lisa WEBLEY, l.c.webley@bham.ac.uk
Robyn HOLDER, r.holder@griffith.edu.au

Working Groups

  • Working Group on Civil Justice and Dispute Resolution
    Chair: Luigi COMINELLI, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy, luigi.cominelli@unimi.it
  • Working Group on Comparative Legal Culture
    Chair: Marina KURKCHYIAN, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, mkurkchyian@hotmail.com
  • Working Group on Comparative Studies of Legal Professions
    Chair: Rosemary AUCHMUTY, University of Reading, United Kingdom, r.auchmuty@reading.ac.uk 
  • Working Group on Gender and Law
    Co-chairs: Barbara Giovanna BELLO, University of Milan, Italy, barbaragbello@gmail.com, and Letizia MANCINI, University of Milan, Italy, letizia.mancini@unimi.it
    Alexandrine GUYARD-NEDELEC, France (resigned)
  • Working Group on Human Rights
    Chair: Dani RUDNICKI, Brazil, danirud@hotmail.com
  • Working Group on Law and Politics
    Chair: María Angélica CUELLAR VAZQUEZ, Mexico, cuellarv@servidor.unam.mx
  • Working Group on Law and Popular Culture
    Chair: Guy OSBORN, University of Westminster, United Kingdom, osborng@wmin.ac.uk
  • Working Group on Law and Migration
    Chair: Rashmi JAIN, India, rashmi.jn1@gmail.com
  • Working Group on Social and Legal Systems
    Co-chairs: Germano SCHWARTZ, Brazil, germano.schwarz@globo.com and Lucas KONZEN, Italy, lucas.pizzolatto@unimi.it
  • Working Group on Sociology of Constitution
    Chair: Alberto FEBBRAJO, Università di Macerata, Italy, febbrajo@unimc.it
  • Working Group on Urban Problems
    Chair: tba
  • Working Group on Legal Pluralism (created 2020)
    Chair: Martin RAMSTEDT, Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Spain, m.ramstedt@iisj.es
  • Working Group on Judicialization of Social Problems
    Chair: João VELLOSO, University of Ottawa, Canada, joao.velloso@uottawa.ca

Newsletter

Available on RC12 website.

Membership

Regular category A membership dues for a 4-year period is USD 130.

Regular membership categories B & C USD 65
Category A students USD 65
Category B & C students USD 30

Life membership is available after 70.

Life membership  
Category A USD 200
Category B & C USD 100

Students if you prefer to pay in Euro, please contact RC12 organizational secretariat at manttoni@iisj.es.
To become a member, submit a membership application from your user account: https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/login.