Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- Critical approaches to public international law
- International human rights law and comparative law
- Right to truth and accountability for human rights abuses
- International law and Israel/Palestine
Public outreach & key achievements
I am principal investigator on a two-year project on international accountability for Palestinian Bedouin at risk of forced displacement, funded by the AHRC-DFID Collaborative Humanitarian Protection Research Programme.
Research students
| PhD area |
The Chinese imperial maritime customs and the negotiation of international law, 1842-1911 |
| Name | Georgios Moraitis |
| PhD area | Saudi Arabia and human trafficking: Poised between Sharia and international law |
| Name | Latif Alkharji |
| PhD area | Delivering justice for Palestinians through international law? Between perceptions and fulfilment |
| Name | Tamara Tamimi |
| PhD area | Land ownership and nature conservation: Reconceptualising property rights to further environmental protection in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Brona McNeill |
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Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law
Read our guidance on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.
Interested in a postdoctoral fellowship at QUB Law?
If you have already completed a PhD or are about to do so, and you are looking for a mentor for a postdoctoral fellowship in one of my areas of expertise, please get in touch via email. The School of Law has a strong track record in supporting able candidates who are working towards fellowship applications to funders such as the British Academy, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scheme, ESRC NINE and the Leverhulme Trust.