Centre
Centre for Rights and Justice
Unit(s) of assessment: Law
Research theme(s): Safety and Sustainability
School: Nottingham Law School
Overview
The Centre for Rights and Justice (CRJ) was established in 2013. It is an inclusive Centre with a diverse membership, bringing together research, practice and scholarship, in the broad areas of human rights and criminal justice. Members of the Centre are currently researching and writing in fields of: criminal law, criminal justice, and criminology; human rights and equality; international humanitarian law; conflict resolution and post-conflict justice; asylum and immigration law; international environmental law; sports law and medical law.
The CRJ aims to contribute to public and academic debate, and to influence the thinking of law and policymakers through publications, seminars and conferences. It also aims to build and strengthen a vibrant and supportive research culture in which experienced and new researchers alike are able to develop and test their ideas.
Updates for news and events
Law and Literature Seminar - March 18th 2026
The programme included:
Jane Ching - Amazons at Common Law
Jane Jarman - "To speak the word/and every latent double in the word..." Stevens and Eliot and the battle with the latent double in law and poetry
Laurence Atkin-Teillet - A Requiem for the Forsaken: Morgan Le Fay and the Crimes of Camelot
Shelia Hamilton Macdonald - Rich Spinsters and the (Un)Deserving Heir in Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness
Ariel Liberman - Lovecraft and Legal Education: The Value of Introducing Students to a “Weird” Legal System
Helen Hall - Gentleman Ghosthunters and the Law: M R James, H G Wells and William Hope Hodgson
You can view the recording here.
Flashpoints Workshop 2026 - May 15th 2026
The overarching theme for the event was freedom of belief and cultural expression, with a particular focus on the occult. Our two keynote contributions were:
Tabitha Stanmore “Should we believe witchcraft confessions?”
Emma Merkling “Science, Spectacle, and Spiritualist Belief: Margery Crandon’s Photographic Performances”
In addition to these we also had presentations from:
Jonathan Doak - From Drumcree to Dialogue: Regulating Parades and Freedom of Expression in Northern Ireland
Javier Garcia Oliva and Helen Hall - Fairies and Eco-Protest
Laurence Atkin-Teillet - “God made me do it” Invoking the Divine in the Face of International Criminal Responsibility
Steve Atkin-Teillet - Sympathy for the Devil: How courts tacitly accept demonic possession as a legal defence
Monica White - Policing Belief in Medieval Eastern Europe
Ryan Cushley-Spendiff - The Discrete Devil in the Details: The Interplay Between Non-Use of Contract and Cultural Depictions of Contract
Jane Jarman - Two Compasses: Legal Fictions and Literary Conceits
Ade Dabor - Psychological Harm and the Article 3 ECHR Threshold: Exorcism Related Abuse of Minority Women and Girls in England and Wales
Sergio Diaz - The problem of euthanasia and mental health in Spain
The sessions were chaired by centre directors Loretta Trickett and Helen Hall.
Picture description: Apotropaic symbol, often referred to as a “witch mark”. It is thought that these were carved to ward off evil or bad luck. Most UK examples date from 1550-1750. This one is in the cloister of Lincoln cathedral.
Picture taken by Helen Hall.
Flashpoints Workshop 2025 - June 27th 2025
The keynote speaker for this conference was Prof Ilias Trispiotis, “Accountability and Occupational Requirements in European Human Rights Law”.
In addition, we also had presentations from:
Javier Garcia Oliva and Helen Hall - Ancient Skulls, Drinking Vessels and The Law
Sophie Gallop and Tom Lewis - Prisoner marriage bans and human rights - a case of 'heads I win, tails you lose' for the UK Government?
Fedor Arkhipov - The Legal Status of Sacred Relics in English Law - Human Remains, Religious Use, and Post-secular Complexity
Jane Jarman - “Curse on all laws but those which love has made!” – Alexander Pope and the Constitutional Poetry of An Essay on Man (1733-1734)
Dawn Sedman - Religion and the UNWCC
Ryan Cushley-Spendiff - Corporate Quokka Queerness? The rollback of LGBTQ+ initiatives in CSR
Carolyn Parsons - Mortem Justice: Sentencing Sexual Penetration of a Corpse in English Law
Grace Jimi-Bada - The Historical Evolution of Offender Management in England and Wales through the Lens of Freedom of Belief
Laurence Atkin-Teillet - A Pirate of Compassion: Paul Watson on Direct Enforcement
Deladem Mensah - Enhancing Victim Participation in Ghana’s Criminal Justice System through Restorative Justice
Ria Rampersad - The art of regulation in the neoliberal paradigm- Belief in executive justice
Directorship of the Centre
In October 2025 Prof Tom Lewis retired, and stepped down as Director of the Centre for Rights and Justice. He took on this role in 2013, and was the driving force of the CRJ for more than a decade. Always energetic, supportive and collegiate, he made the centre the inclusive and creative hub that it is today. Happily, he will continue with NTU and the Centre as an Emeritus Professor. Prof Loretta Trickett and the Rev’d Prof Helen Hall have taken on the mantle as joint centre directors.
Edges and Outsiders: Law and Order in Marginal Spaces in the Early Modern Atlantic World
On 13 November 2024, historians and legal scholars examined how communities in marginal or wilderness spaces across the Atlantic World in the 17th and 18th centuries approached law and order.
Watch a recording of the event on YouTube.
“Thought is free” - Constitutions, Colonialism and Identity in the Tempest
In-person and online seminar, Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Call for Papers
PhD Forum
On June 18, 2024, the Centre for Rights and Justice held its first PhD Forum, bringing together the centre’s PhD students to share updates on their research with peers and faculty members.
Irene Sacchetti opened the forum with her research on “Who is the ‘Climate Refugee’ in International Law? The Case for Rethinking Identity, Recognition, and Protection”. She explored the complexities surrounding the identity and legal recognition of climate refugees, calling for a re-evaluation of existing frameworks.
Laurence Teillet followed with her presentation on “Law and Traductology: The Example of the Crime of Piracy under UNCLOS Article 101”. She examined the intersections of law and translation, particularly how piracy is defined and interpreted under international law.
Caroline Mwangi, having recently returned from fieldwork in Kenya, shared her progress on “The Untapped Potential: Amplifying the Girl Child’s Voice to Eradicate FGM”. Her research highlighted the importance of empowering young girls to combat female genital mutilation through education and advocacy.
Deladem Mensah Ohenewaa concluded the student presentations with her study on “Traditions and Restorative Justice: In Pursuit of a Dynamic Restorative Criminal Justice System in Ghana”. She discussed how traditional practices could inform and enhance restorative justice approaches in Ghana’s criminal justice system.
The forum also featured faculty members, including Professor Tom Lewis, Reverend Dr. Helen Hall, and Dr. Dawn Sedman, who provided feedback and asked questions to the presenters.
Though Steve Atkin, Ade Dabor, and Madhav Ahuja were unable to attend, their research contributions were acknowledged. Steve’s work on disability rights protection in the UK and Ireland with a focus on accessibility, Ade’s study on exorcism and witchcraft in Nigeria, and Madhav’s research on sports law and discrimination in cricket were highlighted for their impact and relevance.
This PhD Forum was a success, and we hope to reiterate this experience next year, continuing to build on the collaborative spirit established in this first event.
Flashpoints conference:
On 17 June, the Centre for Rights and Justice hosted its 7th annual Flashpoints conference on law, human rights and religion. In keeping with our ethos of inclusivity and informality, stimulating papers were presented by academic colleagues at every level of seniority, from senior research professors to LLM students, and speakers hailed from the UK, the USA, Spain, Bangladesh, Nigeria.
A fascinating keynote address was delivered by Professor Óscar Celador Angón of Carlos III University, Madrid: “Historical Heritage, Memory and Religion in Spain”.
The panellists, and their topics, were:
- Tom Lewis "Hiding from History? The new government guidelines on contested statues in England"
- Javier García Oliva and Helen Hall “Dealing with the Anciently Dead from Western Societies”
- Stephanie Barclay “Indigenous Sacred Sites and the US Legal framework”
- Peter Cumper “Hate Speech, the Far Right and Islam”
- Jane Jarman “’The Truth in Masquerade’ – Problems of Evidence, Proof and Legal Method in Byron’s Don Juan”
- Ryan Cushley Spendiff “Religion in Relational Contracts: A Battle of Forms And Norms”
- Sergio Diaz "Conscientious objection in the Spanish law on Euthanasia"
- Adefolawe Dabor “Exorcism, the Law and Women and Girls of Nigerian Heritage in the UK”
- Alaikah Ahmed “Human Rights and Minority Languages”
- Ander Loyola, “The controversy over the unconstitutional registrations of the Catholic Church in Spain and its impact on the historical heritage.”
Our sincere thanks to all who presented - and all who attended - for making it a really thought-provoking and special day. And a special thanks to Xiaocong Liu for his fantastic organisational support.
Light Night 2023
On Nottingham Light Night 2023 (3-4 February), Helen Hall and Tom Lewis presented an interactive display on history, human rights and the rule of law.
The installations centred on the book, The Blazing World - arguably the world’s first ever sci-fi novel - written by Margaret Cavendish in 1666. So frustrated was Margaret at the oppression, inequality and injustice in her own time and society, she imagined something better in her ground-breaking and brilliant work of science fiction.
The exhibition enabled visitors to explore history, and issues of human rights, equality and the rule of law, both past and present; and have fun at the same time.
Many thanks to the lovely people at St Peter’s Church who hosted the display, and to all those who visited us on Light Night.
Research outputs
Addressing the Torment of Powerlessness:
The Mayflower Compact: 1622:2022-Four hundred years of Constitutional Experimentation.
The Centre hosted an online Symposium on Wednesday, 9 November 3pm, examining the relationship between legal, constitutional and cultural relationships between Magna Carta 1215, the Mayflower Compact of 1622 and contemporary constitutional debates in the UK
The following fascinating papers were presented:
- Richard Pickering, Deputy Director Plimoth Patuxet Museums- The Mayflower Compact, its context and significance
- Helen Hall, Associate Professor Nottingham Trent University- Social Contracts and the Constitutional Imagination from the Magna Carta to Covid 19
- Javier Garcịa Oliva- Professor, University of Manchester, Constitutions and Citizenship in the 2020s.
"Women, Life, Freedom" in Iran: From Protest to Revolution? – Wednesday 2 November
Luigi Daniele organised another hugely successful and well-attended ‘rapid response seminar’ NTU Rapid Response Webinar, (2 Nov 2022): ‘Women, Life and Freedom’ In Iran from Protest to Revolution. Speakers included Luigi; Dena Arya, Doctoral Researcher in Youth Politics, NTU; Dr Sahra Joharchi, Principal Lecturer in International Relations, NTU; Prof. Paola Rivetti, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Dublin City University; Dr. Saeed Bagheri, Lecturer in International Law, University of Reading.
The 7th annual CRJ Flashpoints conference on Law, Human Rights and Religion
Took place on 13th December. The event took place online, which facilitated an international participation with excellent papers being presented by speakers from the UK, Poland, Italy and Indonesia. Particular thanks to Ryan Cushley-Spendiff for his fantastic and expert efforts in support of the event.
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Imperialism Revisited and the Language of International Law.
An online webinar organised and co-hosted by Luigi Daniele with University of Nottingham’s Human Rights Law Centre was held on 4 March: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Imperialism Revisited and the Language of International Law. This extremely timely and important event attracted an attendance of over 200 and included a contribution from Kyiv by former NLS LLM Human Rights student, Ruslan Saatov.
Participation, Vulnerability and the Legal Process: International Perspectives
Jonathan Doak organised a colloquium, Participation, Vulnerability and the Legal Process: International Perspectives, as part of the Mapping the Changing Face of Cross-Examination project (funded by the Nuffield Foundation).
The event, which was held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 28th September 2022, featured insightful presentations from the research team on their emerging findings on the use of intermediaries; Prof Penny Cooper (Birbeck) on vulnerability in the coroner’s court; Dr Sam Fairclough (Birmingham) on vulnerability and special measures; Prof Takuro Kanmaru and Darren Weir (Kent) on vulnerable witnesses in Japan; Prof Hernandez Galilea (Oviedo) on vulnerable witnesses in Spain; and Dr David Plater, Dr Cerain Griffiths and Olga Pandos (University of Adelaide) on vulnerability in the South Australian law reform process.
A major international conference related to the project will be hosted by the University of Limerick in June 2023.
Impact and Esteem
- Many congratulations to Loretta Trickett, whose work with Prof. Louise Mullany (UoN) on Gender Hate Crime in Nottinghamshire has been recognised by being awarded First Place in the Times Higher Education Awards – ‘the Oscars for higher education’ - in the category of Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community. The award was announced and presented at a live ceremony at the London Hilton Metropole on 25th November.
- Helen Hall contributed to the All Party Parliamentary Group on LGBT Rights briefing session on how to effectively ban conversion therapy (17th Nov), and at the Women and Equalities Committee oral evidence session on the Government’s proposed ban/consultation on conversion therapy (24 Nov). She was further invited, as part of a small team of lawyers, to consult with the Equalities Minister, Mike Freer MP, on 8th December, in connection with the proposed legislation.
- Azhin Omer has been appointed as a member of Medical Law Committee within the Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, established to review and reform the existing laws governing Kurdistan's healthcare system. She will be working with Austen Garwood-Gowers, writing reports about research findings on Kurdistan's patient safety issues and submit these to the committee for the purposes of contributing to the reforms. Azhin was also presented with an award by Centre for Kurdish Scholars for holding the first ever PhD on Health System Governance of Kurdistan Region in Iraq.
- Seema Patel has been invited to join the Cricket Disciplinary Commission (CDC), an independent panel who will review the charges brought by the ECB, against several cricket players and YCCC following racism allegations. Preliminary proceedings will take place in October, and the hearing will take place at the end of November.
- Curran, Elizabeth, ‘Going Deeper’ - The Invisible Hurdles Stage III Research Evaluation Final Report, Centre for Rights & Justice, Nottingham Law School & Curran Consulting: Enhancing Justice & Human Rights (June 26, 2022). This is research into the ‘Invisible Hurdles Program’ and its impact and effectiveness in delivering services to young people at risk of family violence. It involved four partners from different disciplines (health, education and family & community services and law) working holistically together to improve outcomes for young people who often have little voice. Its target is to reach young people who experience multiple, often cascading problems to see if legal help when easily accessed can make a difference in their lives.
Research Outputs
- Curran, Elizabeth, ‘Going Deeper’ - The Invisible Hurdles Stage III Research Evaluation Final Report, Centre for Rights & Justice, Nottingham Law School & Curran Consulting: Enhancing Justice & Human Rights (June 26, 2022).
Projects
The NLS Climate Justice Hub sits within the CRJ and brings together NLS academics and Post Graduate Researchers working in the field of climate justice and human rights.
This is a collaborative three year research project funded by the Nuffield Foundation between the University of Nottingham (UoN) and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) exploring the changing nature of cross-examination in times of change and uncertainty.
The research team will map the precise nature and extent of ongoing changes to criminal advocacy, to identify specific issues and problems, and to develop appropriate solutions. As the first study of its kind, the project not only analyses how new approaches towards cross-examination are producing change on the ground, but is also designed to make a real difference in terms of effecting cultural change within the legal profession to the questioning of vulnerable witnesses.
The project is led by Professor John Jackson in the School of Law (University of Nottingham). Co-Investigators are Professor Jonathan Doak of the CRJ Nottingham Law School (Nottingham Trent University), Dr Candida Saunders in the School of Law (University of Nottingham) and Dr David Wright, a linguist in the School of Social Sciences (Nottingham Trent University).
The Hope Projects seek to provide desperately needed support to asylum seekers. This Longitudinal Evaluation in collaboration with NUT’s Schools of Social Sciences and Psychology seeks to contribute to the evidence base on the effectiveness of legal advice in overturning flawed asylum decisions and cases of asylum eviction, and to inform improvements during, and subsequent to the five-year period of funding.
Crucial research questions include: How effective is Hope’s legal advice service in progressing the legal cases of individuals subject to flawed asylum decisions and in promoting clients’ understanding of their legal case and what they can do to progress it?; and to what extent is the legal service effective in improving clients’ material circumstances, in particular in helping clients avoid destitution and street homelessness and secure sustainable forms of statutory support?
The team comprises the CRJ’s Helen O’Nions, Tom Vickers (Social Sciences) and Blerina Kellezi (Psychology).
Loretta Trickett has conducted empirical research projects - the Policing of Hate Crime in Nottinghamshire and the Evaluation of the Nottinghamshire Police Misogyny Policy - which have transformed the design, content and implementation of national and local hate crime training for policing staff as well as informing the development and adaptation of Police Risk Assessment tools in Nottingham, the East Midlands Region and Wales (Dyfed and Powys Police).
In a Joint Evaluation of the Nottinghamshire Police Misogyny Policy with Professor Louise Mullany of Nottingham University, it was found that women in Nottingham felt that they were specifically targeted for harassment and abuse on the basis of their gendered identity and it was recommended that ‘gender’ should be included as an additional legal category of hate crime and that Police training should also be recalibrated to reflect the intersectional nature of harassment.
This research has played a pivotal role in the Law Commission's consultation for extension of hate crime laws in England and Wales and also directly influenced the parliamentary debates relating to the Voyeurism (Offences) (No 2) Bill and amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill. Working with James Walker at NTU the researchers have produced a comic on street harassment based on their findings which documents the extent and impact on women and girls, available to use within schools, colleges and universities.
Loretta has also worked on The New and Emerging Communities Project (Police and Crime Commissioner Nottingham). This project sought to help the police and the community safety partnership access and understand the levels of engagement with new and emergent communities in the city and the county.
Working with Amanda Hanson (NLS PhD candidate) Loretta conducted empirical work with migrants and refugees on their notions of identity, community, community cohesion and engagement with the police and other public service providers. The subsequent report provided valuable information on the respondent's past experiences of policing which have led to a more informed understanding of how organisations can engage with newer residents and encourage them to report crime and anti-social behaviour.
Loretta worked with James Walker NTU to provide a graphic novel based on the research findings which can be used as an educational resource to tackle prejudice against minority groups.
This project brings together innovative educational projects developed by academics at Nottingham Law School that use role-play, storytelling and interactive gameplay to encourage reflection on human rights, equality, justice and empathy.
Click here to view the project page.
Legal systems, in common with all other social structures, metamorphosise and adapt in response to a changing world. A number of our researchers are exploring the relationship between law, and evolving understandings of identity, belonging and accountability. Their work encompasses a range of perspectives and levels, from the individual and community, right through to the national and international nation. Find out more about the Identity, Memory, Nationhood and Post-Colonial Society project.
Liz Curran’s research uses effective practice evaluation data to change practice, funding, and policy. Access to justice is critical to improving outcomes. It can secure housing, provide income support and vital to reductions in stress and anxiety that can be exacerbated if problems are left unresolved. It is critical to equality before the law that underpins a healthy democracy, levelling up the gulf as those with more resources have access to legal services, the courts and tribunals. Hear Liz explain more in our video on the evidence and effectiveness of justice interventions.
Liz’s research is already improving Access to Justice evidencing how outcomes are improved to shape and inform improved service delivery, policy, and practice to address laws or poor administration to avert systemic inequality and exclusion. Her evaluation and research also explores impact and effectiveness and shares good practice to shape services and service design. It looks at innovation and human centred, responsive design working closely with philanthropy, governments, the legal profession, and charity partners.
In summary, she:
- documents how (by harnessing law) inequality is addressed in the UK and abroad.
- focuses on the poor, disadvantaged/vulnerable.
- provides practical solutions and effective change for practice.
Liz has funded research projects in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Alongside this, she and is providing evaluative and strategic advice to a range of charities through NTU consultancy retainers.
Strength and Uniqueness - The ripple effect of the BBM Health Justice Partnership sharing of knowledge and increasing empowerment report
This is the second report on a research project Liz has been commissioned to conduct over three years, this project is entitled:
Bagaraybang bagaraybang mayinygalang (BBM): Empowering & Alleviating: A Health Justice Partnership (HJP) of the Hume Riverina Community Legal Service (HRCLS) & Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) offering legal support for social & emotional well-being with Aboriginal Peoples in Northeast NSW and Victoria, Australia.
The Forum for Maritime Justice (FMJ) brings together scholars working across the law of the sea, maritime law, and public and private international law, united by a shared commitment to advancing human rights and justice at sea.
Did you ever wonder whether Dr Faustus could have escaped his contract with the demon Mephistopheles, how Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness relates to twentieth century inheritance law, or if Bilbo Baggins lawfully obtained the one ring from Golum?
The Law and Literature Hub brings together staff and PGR students interested in this area.
Journal directory
Nottingham Law School publishes the Nottingham Law Journal. The journal was founded in 1977 (as the Trent Law Journal), changing to its current title in 1992. It is peer-reviewed and normally published annually. Read our current edition and find out how to contribute
Rights and Justice blog
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Impact, esteem and external engagement
- Helen Hall’s research on exorcism, witchcraft accusations, possession and the law has had impact in a variety of contexts. She has worked with a number of faith groups in developing guidance to ensure that the rights of vulnerable people can be protected during religious rites and practices. Her work on exorcism has been used by a number of NGOs; for example she was invited to join the Ban Conversion Therapy Working Group, chaired by Helena Kennedy KC, and contributed to the drafting of the Cooper Report. Exorcism is a common mode of “conversion practice” aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQIA+ persons. As well as collaborating on the Cooper Report, Helen has given advice to Parliamentary Committees, advocating for the inclusion of such religious activities within a legislative ban. She was also asked to join the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Accusations of Witchcraft and Spiritual Possession, and is now an active member of this organisation, a multiagency strategic forum, originally set up in the aftermath of the Victoria Climbié Inquiry. In addition to working on these contemporary issues in the field, with acute importance for human rights and safeguarding, Helen also works on the history of witchcraft, possession and the law. She has partnerships within the heritage sector in both the UK and North America, aimed at increasing public understanding of these stories from the past, and how they continue to influence societal perceptions in the 21st century.
- Dr. Luigi Daniele's research on the international legal protection of civilians in occupied territories and the system criminality of military justice systems advancing incremental annexations has informed the Report presented by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 at the 53rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The research and the Report have thus informed the vision and contributed to shape the approach of 47 Member States engaging in dialogue on Item 7 of the Council's Agenda, impacting globally the efforts for the achievement of the relevant sustainable development goals.
- Emma Ireton was a panel member at the Cumberland Lodge Police Conference, talking about public inquiries in the context of historical investigations, with, amongst others: Assistant Commissioner Rob Beckley – Officer in overall command of the Hillsborough investigation; Sir Robert Francis QC chair of the Mid Staffordshire Inquiry; Sir George Hamilton, QPM – Former Chief Constable For Northern Ireland (June); and provided a training event for 100 police senior investigating officers on public inquiries (July).
- Sophie Gallop was invited to be a panel member for the Chatham House Africa Programme roundtable on Political, Economic, and Security Developments in The Gambia (23 June)
- James Thornton provided evidence to the Justice Select Committee, which was cited in their final report.
- Seema Patel was invited to take part in a private seminar and submit oral evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation. The Committee was chaired by Lord Willis of Knaresborough and has notable Members including Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Baroness Karen Brady and Lord Colin Moynihan. Seema spoke about the UK legislative framework in regard to sport and comparative international models, and will be submitting written evidence.
- Loretta Trickett’s long running research project on hate crime and misogyny, recorded in these reports over several years and which has formed the basis for one of the School’s two REF Impact case studies, has led to high profile nation-wide impact with the government’s announcement in the Parliamentary debate on the Domestic Abuse Bill on 17 March that the police will record - as hate crimes - incidents of hostility based on sex/gender. The research has been conducted in collaboration with Prof Louise Mullany of the University of Nottingham.
Staff directory
Directors
Criminal law and justice
Jonathan Doak
Associate Dean for Research
Nottingham Law School
Loretta Trickett
Professor
Nottingham Law School
James Thornton
Associate Professor
Nottingham Law School
Ralph Henham
Senior Research Fellow
Nottingham Law School
Orla Slattery
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
Kirsty Welsh
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
Samantha Pegg
Principal Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
Human rights
Thomas Lewis
Helen Hall
Professor
Nottingham Law School
Auden Davies-Bright
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
Sophie Gallop
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
Dawn Sedman
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
Richard Watkins
School Standards and Quality Manager
Nottingham Law School
Nashmil Motazedi
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
Liz Curran
Associate Professor
Nottingham Law School
Elspeth Berry
Associate Professor
Nottingham Law School
Jonathan Doak
Associate Dean for Research
Nottingham Law School
Chinemelum Arinze-Umobi
Senior Lecturer
Nottingham Law School
International humanitarian law
Conflict resolution and transitional justice
Asylum and Immigration law
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