Research and Enterprise
Over the last 7 years the Law Department has moved from a teaching dominated environment to a mixed teaching/research profile. The move towards a mixed profile has gathered considerable momentum with the introduction of two major initiatives to encourage and promote a genuine research culture amongst a wider group of law staff as part of the Department’s research strategy.
First, the creation of a new Centre for Empirical Studies in Law and Regulation (CESLR) provided an important focus for the broadening of research work within the Department into areas of human rights and disability law. Secondly, a new Department of Sociology, Criminology and Cultural Studies Socio Legal Research allowed for integration between members of staff within law, sociology and criminology and collaboration on a number of joint courses.
Law Research Staff
- Kristian Humble interests are international criminal law and the International Criminal Court. Kristian Humble's full profile
- Angela Laycock is currently engaged in the CDRM-UK Project, set up as a result of an international seminar on human rights and disability held in Stockholm. Angela Laycock's full profile
- Professor Mark Pawlowski began publishing in the early eighties since which time his output has concentrated on the law of property, equity and trusts, land law and landlord and tenant law. Mark Pawlowski's full profile
- Edward Phillips' interests lie in the fireld of evidence, criminal law and justice, legal education and art law. He has published on issues relating to law on homicide, expert evidence and human rights. Edward Phillips' full profile
- Dr. Dragana Radosavljevic's current research interests are international criminal law and human rights with regard to all aspects of pre-trial proceedings and sentencing. Dragana Radosavljevic's full profile
- Carol Withey is a lecturer in criminal law, who has already produced two articles in mainstream and refereed legal journals. Carol Withey's full profile
The Future
The introduction of CESLR and the Socio-Legal Studies Group has created a number of new opportunities for collaborative research within law and the socio-legal field.
Professor Lee Ann Basser of La Trobe University, Melbourne, visited the Law Department earlier this year. The future development of the DRPI International Education and Research Project (of which CEDRM-UK is a part) was discussed at that meeting as well as the possibility of closer links between CESLR and La Trobe University Law School. In addition, significant links have been made with European lawyers over the last year. It is envisaged that Professor Lucia de Anna, an expert in Italian disability law, will visit the Law Department in Autumn 2007 to discuss a joint project with CESLR. Professor Antonio Papisca of the University of Padoa, Centre for Research in Human Rights, is also interested in collaborating with CESLR on aspects of human rights law. It is envisaged that these initiatives will have an important impact on future research output under the auspices of CESLR.