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Publications

Welcome to my  list of publications. Some of them I am really proud of, some make me cringe and others make me roll my eyes. And my reaction to my own writing also changes over time. I have probably missed things because I am rubbish at keeping track but the key ‘proper academic’ stuff is here as is the fun stuff.

Upcoming Conference  Papers

Nothing planned just now 

Books, Edited Collections and Special Issues

Guth, J and Langley, K. (2027) Research Handbook on Gender and Legal Education. Edward Elgar (Contracted)

Canto-Lopez, M., Bansal, D. and Guth, J. Special Issue: Assessment in Legal Education: towards an inclusive, diverse, and authentic strategy. The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education. 59(3). (Also to be published as a book by Routledge, 2026)

Guth, J and Mason, L (2018). Special Issue: From LETR to SQE: Reforming legal education and training in England and Wales . The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education. 52(4)

Guth, J. and Elfving, S. (2018)  Gender and the Court of Justice of the European Union. Routledge

Ashford, C. and Guth, J. (Eds) (2016). Legal Academics’ Handbook. Palgrave MacMillan 

Ashford, C., Duncan, N and Guth, J. (Eds) (2016). Perspectives on Legal Education. Routledge

Journal Articles and Book Chapters 2021-present

Guth, J. and Shipton, J (2025). Of Babies and Bathwater: In Defence of the Traditional Essay. The Law Teacher: The International of Journal of Legal Education Special Issue Vol 59 (3) 427-444.

Guth, J. (2025) Of Kitemarks, Metrics and Politics: Caught Between Institutional EDI Objectives and a Desire for an Inclusive Institution. Organizations. Online First https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084251396

Guth, J. (2025) ‘Academic Skills in Legal Education’ in Cownie, Bradney and Jones ‘The Concise Encyclopaedia of Legal Education. Edward Elgar

Guth, J. (2025) ‘Class in Legal Education’ in Cownie, Bradney and Jones ‘The Concise Encyclopaedia of Legal Education. Edward Elgar

Guth, J.  (2025) “But it’s all about women though” Teaching and Learning about Gender in the core curriculum. In Monaghan and Hurley ‘Debating Rights and Justice: Challenges and Opportunities for Research Led Teaching’

Guth, J (2024) ‘ Gender and the Legal Professions’ in Ashford and Maine ‘Textbook on Gender Sexuality and Law’ Edward Elgar

Guth, J and Morrison, D (2022) ‘Who are Law Schools for? A story of class and gender’ in Dunn, R et al ‘What is Legal Education for? Reassessing the Purposes of Early Twenty-First Century Learning and Law Schools, Routledge

Guth, J (2022). ‘The Court of Justice of the European Union, Women, and Leadership’ in Müller, H and Tömmel, I ‘Women and Leadership in the European Union’ Oxford University Press

Guth, J and Elfving, S (2021). Court of Justice of the EU and Judicial Politics. In Abels et al (eds) Routledge Handbook of Gender and EU Politics. Routledge

Jones, E., Cownie, F. and Guth, J (2021) Experiencing English Law Schools: The Student Perspective. Special issue of Amicus Curiae edited by Emma Jones and Fiona Cownie (Volume 2(3) https://journals.sas.ac.uk/index.php/amicus

Morrison, D. and Guth, J (2021). ‘Rethinking the Neo-liberal University: Embracing Vulnerability in English Law Schools’ The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education 55 (1) 42 – 56.

Guth, J (2020). ‘The EU Legal Order after Brexit: A shame to lose the contribution?’ in Greer, S L and Laible, J (Eds). Europe After Brexit. MUP

Guth, J (2020). ‘The Past and Future of Legal Skills Teaching’ in Jones, E and Cownie, F (eds) Key directions in legal education:  National and international perspectives. Routledge

Guth, J (2019). Law. In Marshall, S. (Ed). A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (5th Edition). Routledge

Journal Articles and Book Chapters 2014-2020

Guth, J and Mason, L (2018). Editorial: Reclaiming Our Discipline. The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education. 52 (4) 379-383.

Guth, J and Dutton, K (2018). SQE-ezed Out: SRA, Status and Stasis. The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education. 52 (4) 425-438.

Guth, J and Hervey, T (2018). Threats to Internationalized Legal Education in the 21st century UK. The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education 52 (3) 350-370.

Guth, J. (2016). ‘Transforming the European Legal Order: The European Court of Justice at 60+’, Journal of Contemporary European Research. 12 (1), pp. 455-466.

Guth, J. (2016). Social Justice: Education for Sustainable Development in Law Schools’ in Ashford, C and McKeown, P ( ‘Legal Education and Social Justice’ Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Guth, J (2016). Several Chapters in. Ashford, C. and Guth, J. (Eds) (2016 ). Legal Academics’ Handbook. Palgrave MacMillan

Guth, J ( 2015) ‘Fostering Curiosity: The Importance of Research and Teaching in Law Schools. A Response to Dawn Oliver’ in Ashford, C., Duncan, N and Guth, J. (Eds)). Perspectives on Legal Education. Routledge

Pattison, P and Guth, J (2015) The Road Less Travelled: Gender Identity Discrimination In The US And UK. Atlantic Law Journal Volume 17 p85.

Guth, J. (2015) ‘Law as the Object and Agent of Integration: Gendering the Court of Justice of the European Union, its decisions and their impact’ in Abels, G. and McRae, H. ‘Gendering European Integration Theory’ Opladen: Barbara Budrich Verlag

Morticelli, A and Guth, J (2015). Irregular Immigration: Where are the Human Rights? In Sirkeci, Elçin, and Şeker (eds) Politics and Law in Turkish Migration. Transnational Press London

Guth, J. and Ashford, C. (2014) ‘The Legal Education and Training Review: Regulating Socio-legal and liberal legal education? The Law Teacher, 48 (1) 5-19.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters 2005- 2013

Guth, J. and Mowlam, E. (2012) ‘The Evolution of European Union Citizenship: Where does Zambrano Take us?’ The Law Teacher, 46(1) 75-82

Guth, J. (2011) ‘When is a Partner not a Partner? Conceptualisations of ‘Family’ in EU free movement Law’. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law Volume 33(2) 193 -204

Guth, J. and Wright, F. (2010), ‘“We don’t have the key to the executive washroom”: women’s perceptions and experiences of promotion in academia’ in Cater-Steel, A. and Cater, E. ’Women in Engineering, Science and Technology: Education and Career Challenges’, IGI Global

Guth, J. (2009) ‘The Case for Time Turners: The practicalities of being a new law lecturer’ The Law Teacher, 43(2) 185 – 199

Guth, J. and Wright, F. (2009) ‘Women in the Higher Education Sector’ Industrial Law Journal, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp139-142

Guth, J (2008) ‘My conversation Choices and Chances: Becoming a Law Lecturer in the 21st Century’, Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education Vol 6 (1), 41 -54

Guth, J. (2008) ‘The opening of borders and scientific mobility: The impact of the EU enlargement on the movement of early career scientists’, Higher Education in Europe Vol. 33 No. 4, 395 – 410

Guth, J., Ackers, L. and Gill, B. (2008) ‘Migration Processes and their Determinants: ‘professional’ factors’ in Ackers, L. and Gill, B. ‘Moving People and Knowledge’ Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

Guth, J. and Gill, B. (2008) ‘Motivations in East-West doctoral mobility: revisiting the question of brain drain’, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol 34 (5) 825-841

Guth, J. (2006), ‘The Bologna Process: The Impact of Higher Education Reform on the Structure and Organisation of Doctoral Programmes in Germany’ Higher Education in Europe Vol. 31 No. 3, pp 327 – 338.

Press, Articles, blogs etc

Association of Law Teachers Statement on the SRA Application for Regulatory Change to education and training. http://www.lawteacher.ac.uk/docs/ALT_Statement_to_LSB.pdf

Guth, J. (2019). Great expectations: the problem with SQE. The Solicitors Journal https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/opinion/201901/great-expectations-problem-sqe

Future of Law Blog Post: The SQE: Why is it controversial and what’s the alternative? https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/blog/future-of-law/the-sqe-why-is-it-controversial-and-what-s-the-alternative

Future of Law Blog Post: Pathways for future lawyers: The SQE set in context https://blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk/futureoflaw/2017/06/solicitors-qualification-exam-2017/

Guth, J. (2007), ‘Triggering Skilled Migration: Factors influencing the mobility of early career scientists to Germany’, Focus Migration Policy Brief No 6, Hamburg: Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI).

Guth, J. (2007), ‘Auslöser für die Migration qualifizierter Arbeitskräfte: Faktoren, die die Zuwanderung von Nachwuchswissenschaftlern nach Deutschland beeinflussen’, Focus Migration Kurzdossier Nr 6 , Hamburg: Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI).

Textbooks

Guth, J and Langley, K (2027) EU Law Fundamentals. 2nd Edition. Sweet and Maxwell (author since 1st edition 2021)

Guth, J (2019) Law Express Question & Answer: European Union Law. 5th Edition. Pearson Longman (author since 1st edition in 2011)

Guth, J. and Singh-Landa, C. (2013). Law Express Question & Answer: Employment Law. Pearson Longman (2nd edition) (author since 1st edition in 2011)

with  Cherkassky, L. et al (2011). Legal Skills. Palgrave MacMillan

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