Professor of Human Rights& Labour Law at UCL; Articles Editor, Modern Law Review; Co-Editor, UK Labour Law Blog; Chair of Kalayaan https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/22589https://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mr7x4r3hnk27I wrote a short piece on 'Debating Social Rights with Conor Gearty' for a special issue of the European Human Rights Law Review that will honour Conor Gearty (1957-2025). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=714159822 Jul 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7x4r3hnk27https://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mpjblsrpj22fLoved being interviewed about my research by my colleague, Professor Judy Stephenson, for her podcast series 'A Cup of Tea with...'. on the topic 'Excluded Workers and Human Rights'. Thanks very much Judy and @uclpressjournals.bsky.social https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/workers-and-rights-virginia-mantouvalou/30 Jun 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjblsrpj22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mo3dsl4ac22tMy paper 'State-Mediated Structural Injustice' forthcoming in Cordelli (ed), Structural Injustice, NOMOS: Yearbook of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy, NYU Press, 2027 available below. I enjoyed a brilliant conference at University of Chicago. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=683808212 Jun 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3dsl4ac22thttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mlapwyf7rk2nJust voted in the UK local elections. Always crucial to vote: wheredoivote.co.uk07 May 2026 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlapwyf7rk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mhthawxxqc2kA few days ago we launched our book UCL at 200: Two Centuries of Insight and Impact, which I edited with the support of a brilliant team. This book brings together more than 100 colleagues from across UCL and celebrates outstanding research of our community.24 Mar 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhthawxxqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mhedmgo45s2qToday we had the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, giving a brilliant lecture @laws.ucl.ac.uk on People, Power and Society in the Age of AI. The text is here, which also celebrates our UCL Bicentennial: https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/03/high-commissioner-turk-people-power-and-society-age-ai18 Mar 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhedmgo45s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mhaxhvvlw22iMuch looking forward to welcoming the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, tomorrow at 1.45pm @laws.ucl.ac.uk for the Annual Lecture of the UCL Institute for Human Rights on the topic: 'People, Power and Society in the Age of AI'. Join us: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/people-power-and-society-in-the-age-of-ai-tickets-1982278291732?aff=oddtdtcreator17 Mar 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhaxhvvlw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3mgzdypst7k2dEnjoyed being interviewed for China Law Journal on 'What Can Scholars Do in the Face of Structural Injustice?' There will soon be a Chinese edition of Structural Injustice and the Law (@uclpress.bsky.social), a book I co-edited w/ @jowolff.bsky.social, with Morning Star Press, a Hong Kong publisher14 Mar 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzdypst7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3meowglxrgs2zJust found out about Tap Social and placed an order. An unexpected benefit of presenting a paper to colleagues on work in prison and post-release. Thanks @timcauser.bsky.social! Great initiative to support prisoners and prison leavers. tapsocialmovement.com https://tapsocialmovement.com12 Feb 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meowglxrgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/vmantouvalou.bsky.social/post/3meoo3jvct22mHappy 200th Birthday, UCL! @uclnews.bsky.social An honour for me to be Lead Editor of the book UCL at 200: Two Centuries of Insight and Impact. It contains over 100 pieces on groundbreaking research from across UCL the last two centuries. It is available here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/ucls-bicentenary/ucl200-publications/ucl-200-two-centuries-insight-and-impact12 Feb 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:fxufbl3webdqhpeiosg5nfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoo3jvct22m