Dr Opi Outhwaite PCAP, LLB, PhD
Key details
Dr
Opi
Outhwaite
PCAP, LLB, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Architecture, Computing & Humanities
Opi Outhwaite joined the Law School in 2009. Prior to this she was AHRC Research Fellow at the University and taught at the University of Hertfordshire and the Natural Resources Institute. She has over 10 years' experience in teaching and research centred on international law and sustainable development.
Opi is co-editor-in-chief of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Journal, a member of the Electronics Watch International Advisory Group and participates in several networks for international environmental law and business and human rights. She has provided research and consultancy for governmental and non-governmental bodies including the UK Department for environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), equivalent bodies in Tanzania and Belize and Electronics Watch. Opi has been involved in numerous outreach and engagement activities and was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 in relation to her work on legal issues for honeybee conservation.
Opi was awarded HEA funding to disseminate her innovative work in developing the Crime and Problem Solving course to lecturers from across UK law schools. Opi has undertaken a range of responsibilities in addition to her teaching and research. From 2011-2015 she led a major programme for enhanced transition which had a significant impact on the student experience and on attainment and retention. In 2017 she established and leads the Teaching and Learning in Law & Criminology research group (TALLAC), which spans pedagogical research and the practice and dissemination of innovation and best practice. She is also leading, with Stacy Banwell, a major Departmental review of equality and inclusion practices.
Teaching
Law and the Environment
(course coordinator)
Civil Liberties (course
coordinator)
Crime and Problem Solving
Undergraduate and
postgraduate dissertation supervision
Postgraduate research supervision
Veronica Torres: Transnational
corporations, land and local communities,
funded by the Government of Colombia,
Previously
William Rook: Mining
industries and local communities in Africa: an evolving legal framework, funded by VC Scholarship, (MPhil, completed September
2017)
I welcome PhD applications
connected with my research areas.
Internal leadership and academic citizenship
Teaching and Learning in Law
and Criminology (TALLAC) research group leader
Athena SWAN Departmental Lead
Equality and Inclusion Review
(co-lead)
University coach (CMI
accredited)
Peer mentor (PG CertHE &
GOLD)
External examiner: Suffolk University (appointed 2016 - 2020) - LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology, LLB (Hons) Law with Sociology, BSc (Hons) Criminology and Law
Co-Editor in Chief, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Journal
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
International Advisory Group member: Electronics Watch
Professional affiliations and memberships
European Confederation for Critical Animal Studies (Founding Member)
World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), peer-nominated expert
IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (member)
Animals and Society Institute (Member)
Socio-Legal Studies Association (Member)
BHRight Initiative (Business and Human Rights) (Member)
Association of Law Teachers (Member)
My research focuses on both social and environmental aspects of sustainable development. My work has addressed questions of global governance in relation to corporate responsibility, the application and implications of the multilateral trading system (through the WTO) and the international and regional frameworks for biosecurity, health and disease management, especially with respect to animals.
Funded research projects
Current research projects:
Reconsidering animals and the law
I am currently leading a programme of research (re-)examining and challenging the relationship between law and animals, including in the global context. This work draws on aspects of my work in environmental law and in human rights, but links with interdisciplinary work across the humanities and social sciences pertaining to 'the animal turn'.
Socially responsible global supply chains
From 2013 I played a significant role in the development of Electronics Watch, a completely new model for responsibility in the global electronics supply chain, directly impacting on the protection of rights and working conditions for factory workers throughout the geographically distributed chains of production. Additional outputs from this ongoing work include peer-reviewed publications, research and policy briefs and the work has been disseminated and developed through a series of high-impact symposia and workshops. Currently my work in this area is focused on options for worker-driven supply chain monitoring and its potential to overcome the problems of traditional monitoring methodologies.
Outhwaite, Opi (2017) Neither fish, nor fowl: honeybees and the parameters of current legal frameworks for animals, wildlife and biodiversity. Journal of Environmental Law. Oxford University Press (OUP). pp. 317-341. ISSN 0952-8873 ISSN 0952-8873
Outhwaite, Opi and Martin-Ortega, Olga (2016) Human rights in global supply chains: Corporate social responsibility and public procurement in the European Union. Human Rights and International Legal Discourse. Intersentia. ISSN 1783-7014 ISSN 1783-7014
Martin-Ortega, Olga, Outhwaite, Opi and Rook, William (2015) Buying power and human rights in the supply chain: legal options for socially responsible public procurement of electronic goods. The International Journal of Human Rights. Taylor and Francis Online. pp. 341-368. ISSN 1364-2987 ISSN 1364-2987
Outhwaite, Opi (2015) Environmental offences: finally making the polluter pay?. IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Journal. pp. 426-434.
Outhwaite, Opi (2014) Judicial review procedures and access to environmental justice.. IUCN Academy of Environmental Law eJournal. IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. pp. 282-291.
Carr, Indira and Outhwaite, Opi (2011) The role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in combating corruption: Theory and practice. Suffolk University Law Review. Suffolk University Law School. pp. 615-664. ISSN 0039-4696 ISSN 0039-4696
Carr, Indira and Outhwaite, Opi M. (2011) Controlling corruption through corporate social responsibility and corporate governance: theory and practice. Journal of Corporate Law Studies. Hart Publishing. pp. 343-368. ISSN 1473-5970 ISSN 1473-5970
Outhwaite, Opi (2010) The international legal framework for biosecurity and the challenges ahead. Review of European Community & International Environmental Law (RECIEL). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. pp. 207-226. ISSN 2050-0386 ISSN 2050-0386
Outhwaite, Opi (2017) Biosecurity, invasive species and the law. In: Routledge Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law. Routledge, Oxon. pp. 83-97. ISBN 978-1138693302
Outhwaite, Opi (2013) Preventing and mitigating the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss through biosecurity. In: Biodiversity and Climate Change: Linkages at International, National and Local Levels. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., Cheltenham, UK. pp. 401-434. ISBN 9781782546887
Outhwaite, Opi (2013) Legal frameworks for biosecurity. In: Biosecurity: The Socio-Politics of Invasive Species and Infectious Diseases. Routledge / Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, Oxon, UK. pp. 75-90. ISBN 9780415534765
Outhwaite, Opi and Martin-Ortega, Olga (2017) Monitoring Human Rights in Global Supply Chains. Insights and policy recommendations for Civil Society, Global Brands and Academics. BHRE Policy Papers.
Martin-Ortega, Olga and Outhwaite, Opi (2015) Promoting responsible electronics supply chains through public procurement. Business, Human Rights and the Environment (BHRE), University of Greenwich. ISSN 2057-5882 ISSN 2057-5882
Martin-Ortega, Olga, Outhwaite, Opi and Rook, William (2013) The electronics watch model: A suggested contract performance clause for public procurement agreements for electronic goods. Business, Human Rights and the Environment (BHRE), The School of Law, University of Greenwich.
Martin-Ortega, Olga, Outhwaite, Opi and Rook, William (2013) Improving working conditions in the electronics industry global supply chain: Legal issues associated to social considerations in EU public procurement. Business, Human Rights and the Environment (BHRE), The School of Law, University of Greenwich.
Outhwaite, Opi (2013) Obligations and flexibilities in animal health legislation. DEFRA.
Outhwaite, Opi (2010) Honey bee health in England and Wales: risk, policy and regulation. University of Greenwich.
Outhwaite, Opi and Agambar, Grace (2017) Judicial attitudes towards animals.
Outhwaite, Opi and Martin-Ortega, Olga (2015) Human rights in global supply chains: Corporate social responsibility and public procurement in the European Union..
Martin-Ortega, Olga, Outhwaite, Opi and Rook, William (2014) Business, human rights and public procurement: legal options for the procurement of responsibly manufactured electronics.
Outhwaite, Opi (2013) Beyond the first week: Enhanced transition in the School of Law.
Outhwaite, Opi and Everett, Kim (2012) Crime and problem solving.
Outhwaite, Opi and Everett, Kim (2012) Innovation in assessment and feedback: Crime and problem solving.
Outhwaite, Opi (2010) Implementing biosecurity law in Belize.
Outhwaite, Opi (2010) Preventing and mitigating the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss through biosecurity.
Outhwaite, Opi (2010) The UK legal framework for honey bee conservation.
