School of Law

Research

The regular membership of the Centre is composed of members of the School of Law staff who have an active interest in teaching and research in Human Rights Law. However staff from other relevant disciplines may also be members of the Centre. The work of the Centre is managed by its Director, to whom all inquiries should be addressed. The Centre's International Advisory Board is comprised of distinguished figures in international human rights law who advise the Centre on the overall direction of its work.

Director
Prof Brice Dickson
International and Comparative Law, Judicial Law-Making, Human Rights

Assistant Directors
Dr Tomoya Obokata
Human Rights, European/Transnational Criminal Justice, and Reguee/Migration Law

Dr Aoife Nolan
Economic and social rights, children's rights, public interest law, comparative constitutional law

Administrative Support
Deaglan Coyle

Members

Dr Jean Allain
Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Humanitarian Law

Dr Gordon Anthony
Administrative Law, Impact of European Law on Domestic Public Law Systems

Prof Sean Doran
Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Justice

Ms Eileen Fegan
Legal Theory and Education, Gender, Human Rights

Ms Lisa Glennon
Comparative Family Law, Legal Regulation of Gender and Sexuality, Unincorporated Associations

Prof Colin Harvey
Human Rights Law, Refugee and Asylum Law, Constitutional Law

Prof Adrian Guelke
Ethnic Conflict, International Relations

Prof Tom Hadden
Corporate Groups, Emergency Law, Human Rights, Conflict Regulation and Resolution, Integration of Minorities

Dr Robert Harmsen
European Human Rights Regime

Dr Brian Jack
European Law, Environmental Law, Commercial Law

Prof John Jackson
Law of Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights

Dr Tarik Kochi
War and Terror, Theory of Violence, Legal and Political Philosophy

Dr Sylvie Langlaude
Public international law and human rights, religious liberty, freedom of expression, children’s rights

Ms Laura Lundy  
Education Law

Dr Alison Mawhinney  
Freedom of religion, employment and non-discrimination, governance and human rights protection

Prof Kieran McEvoy
Restorative Justice, Drugs and Social Context, Human Rights, Conflict Resolution

Prof John Morison
Legal and Constitutional Theory, Public Law including Constitutional and Administrative Law, Criminology

Dr Joseph Mwaura
Corporate Law, Human Rights, Constitutional Law

Dr Rory O'Connell
Comparative Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Legal Theory

Dr Lisa Smyth
Reproductive Politics and Law, Gender, National Identity and Citizenship

Advisory Board
The Centre's International Advisory Board is comprised of distinguished figures in international human rights law who advise the Centre on the overall direction of its work.