Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in;
- Human rights law and violence against women
- Domestic violence
Public outreach & key achievements
- https://theconversation.com/why-the-world-needs-a-un-treaty-to-combat-violence-against-women-53582
- https://theconversation.com/human-rights-law-can-support-domestic-violence-victims-but-its-not-perfect-24518
- http://qpol.qub.ac.uk/need-un-treaty-violence-women/
- http://qpol.qub.ac.uk/the-istanbul-convention-a-crucial-development-in-combating-domestic-violence/
Research students
| PhD area | Female perpetrators of sexual violence in armed conflict |
| Name | Justyna Granacka |
| Years of study | 2018-present (part time) |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD area | Languishing in a Legal Limbo - Ireland's cross-border surrogate child |
| Name | Mary O’Connor |
| Years of study | 2012-present (part time) |
| Country | Ireland |
| PhD area | The Responsibility to Protect and International Law: The 'New' Humanitarian Intervention? |
| Name | Sian Fisher |
| Years of study | 2012 – present (part time) |
| Country | Northern Ireland |