Role
Dr Azhin Omer is a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Law School and is the International Law LLB (Hons) Deputy Course Leader. She is the module leader for the LLM Legal Structure of Health Law; LLM Beginning and Ending of Life; and the LLB DL Medical Law modules. She is also the module tutor for undergraduate (Bachelor's) including Medical Law, Tort and Legal Reasoning.
In addition to her teaching commitments, Dr Azhin acts as Personal and Academic Tutor and supervises PhD Thesis, LLM Dissertations and LLB Independent Research Projects (IRP). She is also acting as the NLS International Exchange Coordinator, LLB International Student Support Tutor, and the NLS Disability Tutor.
Career overview
Azhin joined Nottingham Law School in October 2014 and has previously taught undergraduate modules at University of Lincoln. She has also previously acted as a member of the organizing team of NTU Early Career Researchers Forum; Nottingham Law School Research Committee; and NTU College Research Degrees Committee (CRDC).
Research areas
Dr Azhin is currently working on a monograph entitled as “Strengthening Health System Governance in Kurdistan Region – Iraq’ She has previously worked on the following PhD research project on “Developing Governance to Foster Healthcare Quality in Kurdistan Region in Iraq” and LLM research on “Medical negligent system: Is this the right process to hold NHS doctors accountable for their errors?”
She is also a member of research centres / groups of Nottingham Law School, including Centre for Rights and Justice and Health Law Research Group.
External activity
To ensure research impact, Azhin is currently collaborating with the health policy makers of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. She has recently been appointed as a member of Kurdistan Ministry of Health Committee.
She has previously acted as a moderator in the UK Parliament (House of Commons) and participated in a debate on strengthening British-Kurdish relations to increase cooperation in the medical field. In March 2020, she has also acted as a member of a panel and participated in a debate on the role of women in governance within the Middle East countries.
Sponsors and collaborators
Dr Azhin is a member of European Association of Health Law (EAHL); Society of Legal Scholars (SLS); Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA); and Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Collaborating with Professor Jane Ching from Nottingham Law School, we have secured external research funding from the Society of Legal Scholars to advance our project exploring the motivation and experiences of international law students.
She is also collaborating with the health policy makers of Kurdistan Semi-autonomous Region in Iraq, Members of Kurdistan Parliament Health Standing Committee, and the academics from Erbil Medical University.
Publications
Ching, J., Omer, A., (2023) Motivations and Experiences of International Law Students, Nottingham Law School [Dissemination Workshop Sponsored by the Society of Legal Scholars].
Omer, A., Garwood-Gowers, A. (2022) Reforming Health System Governance in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq (KRI) in the wake of the pandemic, 30 Nottingham L.J. 124
Omer, A. (2022) LLB international Student Support: What is the impact of the transition to online teaching and learning. Legal Education Conference at Nottingham Law School [Research Poster].
Omer, A. (2021) Health System Governance: presenting a visual process map of casual links between Covid-19 policies as input indicators and health service outcomes of Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, Durham University, United Kingdom.
Omer, A. (2018). ‘A critical analysis of patient safety Strategies in Kurdistan Region in Iraq’ in Global Patient Safety: Law, Policy, and Practice. Routledge: New York, pp223-234. ISBN: 978-1-13805278-9
Keynote speaker: Omer A., (2018) "Kurdistan Genocide should not be ignored" Erbil, Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Omer A., Wheat K., Fattah A., (2018) “Uncovering PTSD Symptoms: What is the Psychological Impact of Genocide on the Survivors and How this been Dealt with by Healthcare Provision in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)?” Erbil, Kurdistan Region in Iraq
Omer, A. (2016). ‘Developing governance to foster healthcare quality in Kurdistan Semi-autonomous region of North-Iraq’ Paper presented at Nottingham Law School Research Conference, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Omer, A. (2015). ‘Cross border healthcare, medical errors and liabilities: How effective is the EU Cross Border Directive?’ Paper presented at the European Association of Health Law Conference, Czech Republic.
Omer, A. (2014). Developing an ideal model of patient safety for Kurdistan region of North Iraq’ Paper presented at East Midlands University Conference, Leister, United Kingdom.
Omer, A. (2014). ‘Conceptualising a frame-work of patient safety for public hospitals in Kurdistan region of Iraq.’ Paper presented at Nottingham Law School Annual Research Conference, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Press expertise
- Medical Negligence System
- Medical Ethics
- Professional Medical Regulatory Authorities
- Strategies for improving the quality of healthcare in the Middle East
- Impact of political instabilities on healthcare system in the Middle East.
- Experiences of International Law Students