PROF. JOSHUA CASTELLINODean, School of Law, Middlesex University, London, NW4 4BT

E: j.castellino@mdx.ac.uk Tel: +44 20 8411 4735 Mobile: +44 7917 580 585Languages: English, Spanish, Hindi, Konkani, Marathi, German (basic), Irish (beginners)

Qualifications06/1999 PhD International Law (University of Hull)

Supervisor: (late) Rev. Prof. H. McCoubrey Examiner: Prof. P. Thornberry, CBE12/1996 MA International Law & Politics (University of Hull) Chevening Scholar 1995-9605/1995 BComm & Economics (Bombay University) 1st class

Academic Experience09/2016 to date PROFESSOR OF LAW, DEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW & BUSINESS SCHOOL,

Middlesex University, London 09/2015 to date VISITING PROFESSOR, College of Europe (Natolin Campus), Poland.01/2006 to date ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW, National University of Ireland, Galway,

Republic of Ireland. (Honorary position, renewed twice.) 07/2012 to 08/2016 PROFESSOR OF LAW, (FOUNDING) DEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW, Middlesex

University London.12/2007 to 07/2012 PROFESSOR OF LAW & HEAD OF LAW DEPARTMENT, Business School,

Middlesex University, London.01/2007 – 12/2007 PROFESSOR OF LAW, Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster,

Northern Ireland. 2000 - 2006 LECTURER, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland,

Galway, Ireland.Sabbatical 31/08/2005 VISITING PROFESOR, Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 2001 - 2004 VISITING LECTURER, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 1998 - 2000 LAW LECTURER, School of Legal Studies, University of Wolverhampton, UK1996 - 1998 GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT, Law School, University of Hull, UK

Other Related Work Experience11/2015 Appointed CHAIR & PRESIDENT, 8th United Nations Forum on Minority

Issues, by the United Nations Human Rights Council and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva

01/2015 to date Appointed to the SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, World Social Science Report 2016, under the auspices of the International Social Science Council and UNESCO, to oversee preparation of the Report.

12/2014 to date Appointed INDEPENDENT REVIEWER of the s60 Stop & Search Powers of the Metropolitan Police Service (London) by Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe

11/2012 to date Appointed CO-CHAIR of the Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion Working Group and selected to the Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the Chairmanship of Professor Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia University, USA)

01/2015 to date Appointed CHAIR, Equal Opportunities Committee, Middlesex University, London, UK.

05/2011 to date Appointed UNIVERSITY ORATOR, Middlesex University, London, UK03/ 2007 to 2008 WEEKLY COLUMNIST, American Chronicle, www.american.chronicle.com

studying the ‘Plight of the World’s Minorities’2003 to 2006 COLUMNIST, Metro Eireann (Ireland’s multicultural newspaper)2003 to 2007 EDITOR www.minority-rights.org dedicated to global minority rights issues,

hosted by United World College of the Atlantic, Wales, UK 2003 to 2005 SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR, Global Educator (Institute of Management Studies

Publication, Bombay, India)2002 to 2006 OCCASIONAL CONTRIBUTOR, Times of India Educational Supplement (India)1992-1995 Journalist (India) with the following retainer-ships:

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02/92 – 09/95 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, (including 6 month traineeship) Indian Express Newspapers (Madurai), Magazine Section – Technocrat, Gentleman Bombay, India. Issues: Human rights, Alternative Energy, Film, Sport

01/95 – 09/95 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Credence Economic & Financial Research, India, Editor, Economy Update – monthly newsletter for foreign investors

02/95 – 09/95 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Pharma Manager, Bombay, IndiaPublishing articles concerning the pharmaceutical industry in India

OTHER POSITIONS

2014 to date TRUSTEE, Media Legal Defense Initiative, London, UK2013 to date ADVISORY PANEL, Tomas Lantos Institute, Budapest, Hungary2013 to date MEMBER, SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, European Academy of Bolzen/Bolzano, Italy 2001 to 2013 ACADEMIC LEAD, European Masters in Human Rights, Venice, Italy.2001 to 2006 LECTURER, New England Summer School, American Bar Association, Ireland.2001 – 2003 LECTURER, Annual Human Rights Lecture, Law Society of Ireland

EXPERIENCE OF SENIOR LEVEL MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY

Overall responsibility as Chair & President, 8th Forum of Minority Rights, for smooth running of the inter-governmental forum, including complex closed door meetings with national delegations.1 Also served as expert speaker in previous sessions.

Session Chair, OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on National Minorities: Bridge Building and Integration, OSCE Headquarters, Hofburg Palace, Vienna, 10-11 November 2016.

Engagement with the diplomatic processes via the Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, in maintaining a “gender and human rights” focus in the framing of the Sustainable Development Goals (2012-2015).2 This involved lobbying at UN level with Ministers for Trade and the Environment, the World Bank Group and other key multilateral agencies, while building meaningful transnational networks of academics with a strong southern presence.

Engagement on behalf of the European Commission, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peoples Republic of China, with regard to the EU-China Expert and Diplomatic Dialogue on Human Rights (2002-2006).

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

DEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW & BUSINESS SCHOOL, MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY (09/2016 to date). Given resposibility for direction seting of the Middlesex University Business School in addition to the School of Law. This entails setting strategic direction-setting, development of programme, preparation for REF 2021 and overall responsibility for the two schools consisting 370 FTE, with operations in London, Dubai and Mauritius. I oversee a budget of close to £20 million per annum.

DEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW, MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY (2012 to 08/2016). Founding Dean for new faculty including Law, Social Sciences, Criminology and Sociology; overall responsibility for school strategy, curriculum development, operational issues, research, external profile, funding, international links, student experience, resource allocation, staffing. Key achievements:

(a) Built a coherent school bringing together law and the social sciences including a re-worked curriculum across Criminology, Law, Politics and Sociology;

(b) Oversaw the attraction, reruitment and funding of 30 world class academics to Middlesex. (c) Achieved school research funding targets in successive years (currently on course to meet the

£2.1 million for AY 2015-2016); (d) Research Excellence Framework result that put Law 23rd in the UK in terms of the funding

outcome of the exercise;(e) Engineered rise in first year undergraduate intake from 319 (2014-15) to 598 (2015-2016);(f) League table climb from 97th (2007) to 44th (2014) Guardian Table, with comparable

improvements in other tables.

1 Full text of proceedings available at: http://webtv.un.org/watch/opening-meeting-8th-session-of-the-forum-on-minority-issues/4629468901001 [last accessed June 24, 2016].2 This is reflected in the “impact film” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxjRnqtDFRQ [last accessed June 24, 2016].

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HEAD OF LAW DEPARTMENT, MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY (2007 to 2012): Responsibility for programmes, research output, preparation for Research Excellence Framework, generation of grant applications, enterprise activities, international profile, management of staff, resource allocation and staffing.

DIRECTOR, DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAMME PhD in Human Rights Law (2006): Responsibility for design of courses, admissions, structure of study, supervision, liaison, examination.

THEMATIC LEADER, Human Rights & Security (2005) European Masters Degree in Human Rights & Democratization, European Inter-University Centre, Venezia, Italy: Overall responsibility for content, personnel and curriculum over five weeks.

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR (2004) European Masters Degree in Human Rights & Democratisation, University of Padua, Italy: Co-ordinating week on minority rights and refugee law.

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR (2000-2004) LLM in International Human Rights Law, Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway: Design of degree, recruitment, selection, academic programme.

ASSOCIATE NATIONAL DIRECTOR, IRELAND, (2001-2004) European Masters Degree in Human Rights & Democratisation, University of Padua-Venezia, Italy: Recruitment, selection, teaching.

ACADEMIC CO-ORDINATOR (1999-2000), BA Human Rights, School of Legal Studies, University of Wolverhampton: Responsibilities: BA programme design

Teaching RANGE OF COURSES DEVELOPED & DELIVERED

Postgraduate levelHuman Rights Human Wrongs: A Massive Open Online Course (funded by the UNSDSN, hosted by SDG Academy based at Columbia University, New York); Minority Rights Law (LLM); Gender & Human Rights (LLM); Child Rights (LLM); Public International Law (LLM); International Environmental Law (LLM); Theory of International Relations (LLM); International Organisations (LLM); Human Rights Issues (MA Nursing Studies); Human Rights & Social Work (MA/ Diploma in Social Work); International Human Rights Law (MPhil in Ethnic and Racial Studies); MA Human Rights & Business; Globalization and Trade (LLM); World Trade Law (MA); Millennium Development Goals (MA); The ILO and International Labour Law (MA); Multinational Corporations and the United Nations (MA).

Undergraduate levelInternational Human Rights Law (LLB); Public International Law (LLB); Constitutional Law (LLB); Public Law (LLB); Contract Law (LLB); European Union Law (CPE); Clinical Law (LLB); Tort Law (LLB, CPE); World Literature for Social Sciences and the Law (Foundation Year).

AUDIENCES

- Students (LLB, LLM, M.Phil, BA, Nursing, Social Workers) across Faculties - Doctoral researchers (Methodology courses as well as substantive sessions)- Lawyers on Continuing Professional Development programmes in the UK, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, China, Mexico, India & Ireland - Human Rights NGOs and Advocates in India, Ireland, Italy, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tibet, Palestine, Iran- International & Inter-governmental organisations (UN, OHCHR, FAO, OSCE, CoE, EU) - Short courses (Minority Rights Summer School, New England Summer School on Law, Courses in Mexico, Case Abroad Programme, Ohio, USA, College of Europe, Poland, Escuela de Verano, Universidad de Ibague, Colombia)- Judges, Parliamentarians & Diplomats (UK Parliament, Irish Dáil Eireann, EU-China Diplomatic Dialogue, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bangladesh Supreme Court, Indian Supreme Court, Refugee Law Judges, Africa)-Members of the general assembly of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN Expert Panel on Minority Rights Issues, Geneva 2012; Chair of Minority Rights Forum, 2015)

TAUGHT COURSE EXTERNAL EXAMINER EXPERIENCE

Hong Kong University Space, College of Law & Humanities, Hong Kong (2014-2017)University of Birkbeck, LLB (2010-2013)University of Keele, MA in Human Rights & Globalisation (2007-2011)

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University of York, LLM in International Human Rights law (2007-2011) European Inter-University Centre, European MA in Human Rights & Democratization (2001-2004)

DOCTORAL RESEARCH: SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION

Completions 1. Gilbert ‘Indigenous Peoples & Land Rights’ [09/2001 – 09/2004]2. Keane ‘Equality: Caste based Discrimination’ [09/2002 – 09/2005] 3. Goggin ‘Cultural Diversity and International Human Rights Law’ [09/2004 – 09/2008]4. Fazaeli ‘Women’s Rights & Islam’ [principle supervisor from 01/2004-09/2007] submitted under supervision of Prof. William Schabas in July 2008.5. Temperman ‘State-Religion Relationships in Constitutional Law’ [09/2006 -02/2009] 6. Kassam, ‘Land, Race and the Asian Question in Uganda: 1900-2010’ [01/2008-06/2011]7. Rae, ‘The Right to Food: A Human Rights Based Approach’ [09/2005 – 04/2011]8. Al-Haq Al Ani, ‘Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity in Iraq’ [09/2009-06/2012]9. Doyle, ‘Free Prior Informed Consent and Land Rights’ [09/2005- 12/2012]10. Ansong, ‘Decision Making Processes at the WTO’ [09/2007 – 12/2012] 11. Narth, ‘Business and Human Rights: A Legal Analysis’ [09/2010 onwards]

Current 1. Kyei-Poakwa, ‘LGBT Rights in Africa’ [commenced 09/13]2. Aziz, ‘South Asian Power Hegemonies’ [commenced 09/13]3. Thamilnaran ‘Torture, Minorities and Litigation’ [commenced 09/13]4. Nzewa, ‘Oil Dependency & Law’ [commenced 09/13]5. Mohammed, ‘Jurisdiction for Corporate Crime’ [commenced 09/13]6. Vellupillai, ‘Self-Determination for the Tamils’ [commenced 09/2011]7. Meftah ‘Business & Human Rights in the GCC Countries’ [commenced 09/2009]8. Davis ‘Domesticizing International Criminal Law: Bosnia’ [09/2009]9. Hidalgo ‘Migrant Workers in Latin America’ [09/2009]10. Whitman, A., ‘Free Prior Consent and Indigenous Rights’ [09/2011 onwards]11. Schmeda V., ‘Indigenous Rights in Chile’ [09/2011 onwards]

Examination ExperienceFaculty of Law, Sheffield University, UK (External Examiner)Faculty of Law, School of Oriental & African Studies, London, UK (External Examiner)School of Law, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain (External Examiner)School of Law, Leeds University, UK (External Examiner)Law School, University of Leicester, UK (External Examiner)Law School, Bradford University, UK (External Examiner)School of Law, Liverpool University, UK (External Examiner)Faculty of Nations & Nationalism, Central European University, Hungary (External reviewer of thesis)Law School, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK (Internal Examiner)Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, Ireland (Internal Examiner)Law Department, Middlesex University, UK (Internal Examiner) University of Westminster (External Examiner)University of Wolverhampton, UK (External Examiner)

Research Areas of Interests

Public International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, International & Domestic Application of Minority Rights Law, Social Exclusion, Sustainable Development, Self-determination, Title to Territory, Strategic Lawyering, Theory of International Law, National Liberation Movements, United Nations, World Trade Law, Policing, Criminal Justice Institutions.

Books1. MINORITY RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: A COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS [with K Cavanaugh] (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013) 400pp.

2. GLOBAL MINORITY RIGHTS [ed.] (Dartmouth: Ashgate, 2012).

3. MINORITY RIGHTS IN THE PACIFIC: A COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS [with D Keane] (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009).

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4. THE END OF THE LIBERAL STATE AND THE FIRST TERRORIST (London: Middlesex University Press, 2009) 102 pp.

5. MINORITY RIGHTS IN ASIA: A COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS [with E Domínguez Redondo] (Oxford: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, May 2006) 281 pp.

6. INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [co-edited with Walsh N.] Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff (Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library Vol. 20, 2005) 399 pp.

7. INTERNATIONAL LAW AND TITLE TO TERRITORY: A TEMPORAL ANALYSIS [with S Allen] (Aldershot/Burlington VT: Ashgate Publishers, February 2003) 365 pp.

8. INTERNATIONAL LAW AND SELF-DETERMINATION: THE INTERPLAY OF THE POLITICS OF TERRITORIAL POSSESSION WITH FORMULATIONS OF POST-COLONIAL NATIONAL IDENTITY (The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 2000) 286 pp.

Journal Articles & Chapters in Edited Collections‘Is the International Convention on the Eliminarion of AllForms of Racial Discrimination the De Facto Minority Rights Treaty? [with D. Keane], Towards Convergence in International Human Rights Law: Approaches of Regional and International Systems [Buckley, Donald & Leach eds.] (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2016) 275-295.

‘Autonomy in South Asia: Evidence for the Emergence of a Regional Custom’, Minority Accomodation through Teritorial and Non-Territorial Autonomy [TH Malloy & F Palermo eds.] (Oxford: OUP, 2015) 217-244.

‘The Title to Dokdo/Takeshima: Addressing the Legacy of World War II Territorial Settlements/Finding the Right Settlement of Dispute Mechanism’, 22(4) International Journal on Minority & Group Rights (2015) 550-577 [with E Domínguez Redondo].

‘Refereeing Boundaries: Why the World Needs a World Court’, 33(3) Wisconsin International Law Journal (Winter 2015) 427-469.

‘Sustainable Development and Social Inclusion: Why a Changed Approach is Fundamental to Combatting Inequality’, 24(3) Washington International Law Journal (June 2015) 459-494 [with S Bradshaw].

‘The Declaration and its Guidance: A View from South Asia’, The United Nations Declaration on Minorities: An Academic Account on the Occasion of its 20 th Anniversary (1992-2012) [U Caruso & R Hofmann eds.] (Leiden/Boston: Brill Publishers, 2015) 283-305 [with E Domínguez Redondo].

‘International Legal Responses to Urisings in the Middle East’, 18(2) City (2014) 161-168.

‘Transformations in the Middle East: The Importance of the Minority Question’, Multiculturalism and Minority Rights in the Arab World [W Kymlicka & E Pfoestl eds.] (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014) [with ] 53-73.

‘International Law & Self-Determination: Peoples, Indigenous Peoples and Minorities’, Self-Determination After Kosovo: Lessons for the CIS Countries [C Walter & K Abushoz eds.] (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014) 27-44.

‘The Identity Question: Who are the Sahrawi and What is their Home?’, Perspectives on the Western Sahara: Myths, Nationalisms and Geopolitics [A Boukhars & J Rousellier eds.] (Maryland: Rowman & Littlefields, 2014) [with E Domínguez Redondo] 29-54.

‘The Role of Law in the Minority Discourse Rights in the Middle East’, 10 European Yearbook of Minority Issues (2013) 5-20 [with K Cavanaugh].

‘Establishing a Different Dimension on Citizen Security: The Case for Special Protection for Whistleblowers’, 4(4) Beijing Law Review (2013) 185-197 [with D Lewis, open access].

‘No Room at the International Table: The Importance of Designing Effective Litmus Tests to Protect Minorities at Home’, 35(1) Human Rights Quarterly (2013) 201-228.

‘Transcending Sectarianism through Minority Rights in Iraq’, 5(3) International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies (2012) 387-407 [with D. Keane].

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‘Indigenous Rights and the Right to Development: Emerging Synergies or Collussion?’, Reflections on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [S Allen & A Xanthaki eds.] (Oxford:  Hart Publishers 2011) 367-386.

‘The UN Principle of Self-Determination and Secession from Decolonized States: Katanga and Biafra’, The Ashgate Research Companion to Secession [A Pavkoviç & P Radan eds.] (Surrey: Ashgate, 2011) 117-130.

‘R2P and the Protection of Kin-Minorities: The context of Syria and Lebanon’, Blood and Borders: The Responsibility to Protect and the Problem of the Kin State [W Kemp, V Popovski & R Thakur eds.] (Tokyo: United Nations University, 2011) 122-143.

‘Globalisation, Free Trade and its Impact on Minorities in South Asia’, 9 European Yearbook of Minority Issues (2010) 189-217.

‘The Protection of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples’ in International Law: A Comparative Temporal Analysis’, 15 (4) International Journal on Minority & Group Rights (2009) 393-422.

‘The MDGs and International Human Rights Law: A View from the Perspective of Minorities and Vulnerable Groups’, 13(1) International Journal of Human Rights (2009) 10-28.

‘Territorial Integrity and the “Right” to Self-determination: An Examination of the Conceptual Tools’, 33(2) Brooklyn Journal of International Law (2008) 503-568.

‘A Critical Analysis of the Role of Human Rights NGOs in the Promotion of International Human Rights Law’, Chinese Yearbook of Human Rights Vol. II (2006) 342-355.

‘The Protection of Minorities in International law: A Comparative Analysis’, Chinese Yearbook of Human Rights Vol. II (2006) 453-480.

‘A Re-Examination of the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination’, 2 Revista Iberoamericana de Derechos Humanos (2006) 1-29.

‘Minority Rights in China: A Legal Overview’, 5 European Journal of Minority Issues (2005) 51-83 [with E Domínguez Redondo].

‘The “Right” to Land, International Law & Indigenous Peoples’, International Law & Indigenous Peoples [J Castellino & N Walsh eds. 2005] 89-116.

‘Conclusions’, International Law & Indigenous Peoples [J Castellino & N Walsh eds. 2005] 395-399.

‘Conceptual Difficulties and the Right to Indigenous Self-determination’, Minorities, Peoples and Self-determination: Essays in Honour of Patrick Thornberry [N Ghanea & A Xanthaki eds.] (Leiden/Boston Martinus Nijhoff 2005) 55-74.

‘Affirmative Action for the Protection of Linguistic Rights: An Analysis of International Human Rights Legal Standards in the Context of the Irish Language’, 25 Dublin University Law Journal (2004) 1-43.

‘The Issue of Legal Aid: A Regime Comparison’, 25 Global Law Review Quarterly [Winter, 2003] published in Mandarin at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 415-424 [with R Murphy].

‘Self-determination, Indigenous Peoples and Minorities’, 3 Macquarie Law Journal (2003) 155-178 [with J Gilbert].

‘Reinforcing Territorial Regimes: Uti Possidetis and the Right to Self-determination in Modern International Law’, 48 Amicus Curiae (July/August 2003) 20-25 [with S Allen].

‘September 11th & Human Rights’, Multiculturalism: The Challenge Post September 11th Conference Proceedings, (Cork: University of Cork Press 2002) 7-12.

‘The International Human Rights Regime and the Protection of Linguistic Rights’, 20 TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics (2001-02) [2004] 144-162.

‘Disability & Racial Discrimination: the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination’, Human Rights & Disability (G. Quinn & T. Degener eds.) [Geneva: UN Publications 2002] 141-148.

‘The Doctrine of Uti Possidetis & Crystallisation of Modern Identity’, 43 German Yearbook of International Law (2001) 205-226.

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‘The Secession of Bangladesh in International Law’, 7 Asian Yearbook of International Law (2000) 83-104.

‘National Identity & the International Law of Self-determination: The Stratification of the Western Saharan ‘Self’’, Accommodating National Identity: New Approaches in International and Domestic Law (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2000) 257-284.

‘Order & Secession: National Minorities and Self-determination’, 6(4) International Journal of Minority & Group Rights, (Autumn 1999) 389-416.

‘A Territorial Interpretation of Identity in International Law: The Case of the Western Sahara’, 29(3) Millennium Journal of International Studies, (1999) 523-559.

‘Liberty, Fraternity and Equality: The Dubious Fruits of National Self-determination in International Law’, 1 Turku Law Journal, (1999) 1-32.

‘Self-determination and Recourse to Terrorist Violence in the New World Order’, Drowning in Turbulence: Citizenship and Minority Rights (London, Deborah Cass, 1998).

Entries in Reference Works‘New Zealand’ an entry for the ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE [Stan, L. ed.] Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012

‘The Waitangi Tribunal’ an entry for the ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE [Stan, L. ed.] Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011

‘Application of International Standards of Human Rights Law at Domestic Level’ AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW [A Chaudhry & J Bhuiyan eds.] (Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff/Brill, 2010) 237-254.

‘Civil & Political Rights’ AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW [A Chaudhry & J Bhuiyan eds.] (Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff/Brill, 2010) 31-50.

‘Catholic Church’ – an entry for the ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GENOCIDE [D Shelton et al. eds.] (New York: Macmillan Reference 2005) 155-159.

‘Death March’ – an entry for the ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GENOCIDE [D Shelton et al eds.] (New York: Macmillan Reference 2005) 226-229.

‘Ghetto’ – an entry for the ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GENOCIDE [D Shelton et al eds.] New York: Macmillan Reference 2005) 408-414.

‘Minority Rights’ in THE ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN RIGHTS [R Smith & C van den Akker (eds).] (London: Hodder, 2005) 260-262.

‘Asian Regional Systems’ in THE ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN RIGHTS [R Smith & C. van den Akker (eds).] (London: Hodder, 2005) 16-18.

‘In Support of Affirmative Action Measures’ in HUMAN RIGHTS REFERENCE HANDBOOK [M Sepúlveda et al eds.] (Costa Rica: University for Peace, 2004) 36-38.

‘Asian Regional System’ in HUMAN RIGHTS REFERENCE HANDBOOK [M Sepúlveda et al eds.] (Costa Rica: University for Peace, 2004) 169-170.

Cross-Cultural Dialogues: Papers submitted‘Prólogo’, El Daño No Se Olvida: Impactos socioambientales en territorios de pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía norperiana afectados por las operaciones de la empresa Pluspetrol [Y Campanario Baqué y Cathal Doyle] (Lima: Centro de Políticas Públicas y Derechos Humanaos Perú Equidad, 2017) pp. 11-16.

‘The Role of Law in Protecting Minorities in the Arab World’ Minorities & Multiculturalism in the Arab World (organised by W Kymlicka, Rome, Italy, March 2011), 29 pp.

‘Human Rights in a Globalised World: The Challenge of Implementation’ for St. Xaviers Journal of Social Policy (2010) 12 pp.

‘Understanding the Fundamentals of Minority Rights law in a Central Asian Context’ for FCO Sponsored Project on Human Rights Defenders, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, November 11th 2009.

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‘The Principles of a Human Rights Strategy at International and Regional Level’ for FCO Sponsored Project on Human Rights Defenders, Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 11th, 2009.

‘The United Nations and Its Response to the Challenges of Contemporary Society’ presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, March, 2008.

‘The Challenge for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups’ at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran Iran, March, 2008.

‘Key Articles from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Substance and Process’ for Advanced Training Programme, under the auspices of the United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in conjunction with the British Embassy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 22-23 February 2008.

‘Examen de la Convención para la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación Racial’ Iberoamericana Curso de Derecho Humanos, Mexico D.F. December 2007 in Spanish [107 pp.]

‘The Modern Relevance of the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination’ Iberoamericana Curso de Derechos Humanos, Mexico D.F. December 2005 in Spanish 29 pp.

‘The Role of the ICJ in Cases Concerning Territoriality’ for Lawyers for the Millennium: Law Society of England & Wales & Jordanian Bar Association [May 2004] 16 pp. translated into Arabic.

‘Territorial Integrity and the “Right” To Self-determination: An Examination of the Conceptual Tools’ for International Workshop: Self-determination in Transition (Indonesian and European Perspectives) [November 2003] 19 pp. translated into Bhasa-Indonesia.

‘The Badinter Commission and the Discussion of Boundaries in the Dissolution of Yugoslavia’ for International Workshop: Self-Determination in Transition (Indonesian and European Perspectives) [November 2003] 26 pp. translated into Bhasa Indonesia.

‘Minority Regime Analysis’ for EU-China Network of Human Rights, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences [November 2003] 29 pp. translated into Chinese.

‘A Critical Analysis of the Role of Human Rights NGOs in the Promotion of Human Rights Law’ for EU-China Network Experts Seminar, to be published in Beijing, China by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences [May 2003] 9 pp. translated into Chinese.

‘Human Rights Research & the Internet: A Guide to the Web-site of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights’ for Support for Arab Lawyers, Law Society of England & Wales, [2002] 7 pp. translated into Arabic.

‘Treaty Based Human Rights Instruments’ for Support for Arab Lawyers, Law Society of England & Wales, [2002] 11 pp. translated into Arabic.

Funded Research ProjectsFunded by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network ($200,000) to design and deliver a MOOC entitled ‘Human Rights, Gender and Social Inclusion’ (New York, 2015).

Commissioned to write the entry on ‘South Asia’ (£1,000) for State of the World’s Minorities (London: Minority Rights Group International, 2011) 136-152.

Awarded £41,500 by the British Council, DELPHE Project, to build the first ever LLM in Human Rights Law at the University of Duhok, Kurdistan, Northern Iraq, June 2011.

Awarded £18,000 ESRC Seminar Competition, ‘Beyond Labour Regulation’ four seminars on themes related to labour and human rights, [in conjunction with Croucher, Upchurch and Cotton] September 2009.

Awarded £99,546 by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, UK for a pilot programme focussed on human rights capacity building among human rights defenders in Central Asia, January 2009

Awarded, £120,000 from Banco Santander, three year project involving: (a) scholarships for students from the region; (b) Diversity Week-ends with indigenous peoples in 6 Latin American capitals in conjunction with Universidad de Los Andes; and (c) seed-funding to develop research on poverty

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alleviation in Latin America through a law and economics approach, December 2008 [funding cycle incomplete attributed to the financial crisis].

Awarded £62,756 from the City Solicitors Educational Trust towards the cost of the appointment of a full-time three year Lectureship in Law, December 2008

Supervisor, ‘Research on the Irish Immigration Bill’ for Integrating Ireland, the Irish Refugee Council and the Irish Council of Immigration, December 2005

Awarded € 2000 Grant-in-Aid of Publication Scheme, NUI Galway, September 2005

Commissioned by the Italian Foreign Ministry through the European Inter-University Centre, to organise a 4-day training programme in Human Rights for Chinese Government Functionaries, Venezia: Monastery of San Nicolò, 22-26 November 2004.

Awarded €6000 Irish Research Council for the Humanities & Social Sciences for ‘International Minority Rights Law in Asia’ November 2003

Awarded € 5000 Millennium Research Project, NUI Galway, November 2002

Awarded, €1800 Grant- in-Aid of Publication Scheme, NUI Galway, May 2003

Supervisor, Research Report ‘The Refugee Appeals System in Ireland’ for the Irish Refugee Council, Ireland (09/2002 – 07/2003)

Awarded, €1260 Grant-in-Aid of Publication Scheme, NUI Galway, March 2003

Speaker, ‘EU Support for Arab Lawyers Programme’ Law Society of England and Wales, UK (2002-2003)

Awarded €10000, National Council for Development Education, Government of Ireland, course directed at voluntary sector (2003)

Assisted on successful bid to the European Commission under FPVI (€1.2 million) vis-à-vis the EU-China Experts Networks to be held in conjunction with the EU-China Diplomatic Dialogue, September 2001

Awarded €1500 Social Sciences Research Council, NUI Galway, 2001

Awarded €1000 James Hardiman Special Library Research Grant, Ireland

Awarded GB£ 1000 Research Grant for Fieldwork: Morocco & the Western Sahara, Research Committee, University of Hull, UK

Scholarships1996 Awarded PhD Studentship, Law School, University of Hull, UK [Fully funded, PhD] 1995 Awarded Chevening Scholarship, British Council, India [Fully funded, MA] 1992 Awarded Inlakhs Scholarship, Indian National Committee of the United World Colleges, India

[Fully funded International Baccalaureate, United World College of the Atlantic, Wales, UK]

Book ReviewsSniderman P et al, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy: Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis Princeton New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2014, Ethnic & Racial Studies (2015)Gole N, Islam & Public Controversy in Europe Surrey: Ashgate, 2014, Ethnic & Racial Studies (2014)Jorgen S, Muslim Political Participation in Europe London: Routledge, 2013, 37(10) Ethnic & Racial Studies Review (2014) 1906-1908Raic D., Statehood & the Law of Self-determination [Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2002], 16 European Journal of International Law (2005) 787-800.Harff B. and Gurr T.R., Ethnic Conflict in World Politics (Boulder: Westview Press, 2003 2nd edition), 17(4) Humanitäres Völkerrecht (Journal of the German Red Cross, published at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany) 285. Smith A.B., Gallop M., Marshall K., & Nairn K. (eds.) Advocating for Children: International Perspectives on Children’s Rights [University of Otago Press, 2000], International Journal of Children’s Rights. Alston P. & Crawford J. (ed.), The Future of UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000], International Journal of Children’s RightsBarkan E., The Guilt of Nations: Restitution & Negotiation of Historical Injustices [London: W.W. Norton & Co., 2000], 7(3) Nations and Nationalism (July 2001) pp. 408-409

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Newman E., The UN Secretary-General from the Cold War to the New Era [Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 1998] 6(2) International Peacekeeping (1999) Henkaerts J. (ed.), The International Legal Status of Taiwan in the New World Order [Hague: Kluwer Law International 1996], 6 Asian Yearbook of International Law (1998).

Speaking EngagementsACADEMICS CONFERENCES

‘The European Union and Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for the United Arab Emerates’ Jean Monet Conference on the European Union, Dubai, March 2017.

‘The Promotion of EU Values and its Impact on the Middle East’ State of Peace Conference 2016, University of Graz, Austria, November 2016.

‘The European Union and Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for Mauritius’ Jean Monet Conference on the European Union, July, 2016.

‘Sustainable Futures & Human Rights’ Shanghai Institute for Strategic Studies, Shanghai, China, March 2016.

‘China’s Role in Advocating for a Strong International Court of Justice’ Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai, China, March 2016.

‘Territory and Identity: Critiquing the Tools of Public International Law’ Staff Seminar, EURAC, Bolzano, Italy, February 2016.

‘SDGs and Human Rights: Constructing New Synergies’ Henrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, Germany, January 2016.

‘Cultural Literacy and its Discontents’ Cultural Literacy, Institute of Ideas, Middlesex, BBC Broadcasting House, London, November 2015.

‘Human Rights Advocacy: Key Developments from Around the World’ Criminal Justice System and the Police, Conference organised by the Human Rights Law Network, Pune, India, June 2015.

‘Reversing Damage, Demanding Accountability and Winning the Future: Towards a New Compact on International Law and Indigenous Rights’ VIth Multidisciplinary Conference on Indigenous Peoples EMPI, University of Ghent, Keynote Address, Ghen, Belgium, June 2015.

‘Sustainable Development and Social Inclusion’ Conference on Sustinable Development, University of Washington (Seattle), USA, April 2015.

‘Refereeing Boundaries and the World Referee’ Walk the Line: Boundaries and International Law, University of Wisconsin (Madison), USA, March 2015.

‘The Indian Constitution and Accountability for Mass Atrocities’ 30th Anniversary Remembrance Conference, World Sikh Federation, London, November 2014.

‘Socio-Economic Rights and the Challenge of Social Inclusion’ 3rd World Congress on Human Rights, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2014.

‘Self-Determination and Peoplehood: Re-interpreting the Lahore Resolution’ 26th World Sindhi Congress, London, November 2014.

‘Minority Rights Provisions in China: New Avenues for Exploration? Roundtable on China, Department of Sociology, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2014.

‘The Challenge for International Law at a Time of Crisis’ Public Lecture, University of Florianapolis, Florianapolis, Brazil, August 2014.

‘Creating a Bulwark against Discrimination: Minority Rights as a Preventative Constitutional Agenda’ Annual Brazilian Doctoral Students (Law) Conference, University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil, August 2014.

‘Global Constitutionalism and Minority Rights’ Keynote address Summer School on Minority Rights, Tom Lantos Institute & National University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary July, 2014.

‘Islam & E-Education: New Challenges, New Frontiers’ Islamic College, London, London, May, 2014.

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‘Learning from the MDGs: The Challenges of Global Goal-Setting with Regards to Tackling Inequality’ UNSDSN hosted Workshop on Inequality in China, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, May 2014.

‘Reconciling Inequalities: A Legal Approach’ UNESCO Expert Roundtable on Inequalities and the 2015 Goal Setting Process, jointly organised by UNESCO and the International Social Science Council, Paris, April 2014.

‘Towards a SDG on Human Rights’ Leadership Council of the UNSDSN, Columbia University, New York, April 2013.

‘International Law & the Policing of the Crisis in the Middle East’, for Policing the Crisis: 35 Years On, Middlesex University, March 2013.

‘Minorities, Gender and Social Inclusion: Developing Sustainable Solutions’ Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Solutions Network (UNSDSN), Columbia University, New York, 28th

November 2012.

‘Revolutions and Constitutions: The Calm after the Storm?’ Revolution in the Air, presented by 9 Bedford Row, BCL Burton Copeland and Middlesex University, Chatham House, London, 2nd

November 2012.

‘Dalits and Affirmative Action Measures: A Constitutional View’ Conference on Minority Rights, Senate House, London University, June 2012.

‘Minority Rights in the Middle East’ Press TV Interview, Westminster House, London, June 2012.3

‘The International Law of Self-Determination: Peoples, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples’ Keynote address to Self-Determination and the CIS Countries (sponsored by the Government of Azerbaijan), hosted at the Law Faculty, University of München, Germany, 17th February 2012.

‘Designing the Minority Rights & Comparative Constitutional Law Research’ Annual Doctoral Seminar, Middlesex University, London, May 2012.

‘Autonomy and Minorities: Models from Asia’ Winter School on Autonomy, University of Innsbruck, February 8th 2012.

‘Beyond Labour Regulation: Engaging a Human Rights Based Approach’ for ESRC Seminar Beyond Regulation, Middlesex University, January 16th 2012.

‘Eurocentricity and the Teaching of Law’ Critical Response to Professor Vinal Lal, EU -FOHE Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 18th October 2011.

‘A Critical Approach to Human Rights’ American Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Seoul, Korea, 16th June, 2011.

‘Minorities at the Frontier of International Human Rights Law’ Annual Conference of the British International Law Association, Sheffield, UK, 28th April, 2011.

‘‘The Role of Law in the Protection of Minorities in the Arab World’ for Minorities and Multiculturalism in the Arab World (organised by Will Kymlicka, Rome, Italy, March 2011).

‘Equality and Non-Discrimination Law from Beyond the Realm’ invited presentation for the Judicial Colloquium on Non-Discrimination Law (jointly organised by Human Rights Law Network, India; Equal Rights Trust, UK; Bar Council Human Rights, UK; and Middlesex University, UK) January 29th 2011.

‘Non-State Actors in International Law’ a Response to the Keynote Address of Professor Andrew Clapham, Forgotten Rights: Conference to Celebrate the 10th Anniverary of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, Ireland, 19th November, 2010.

‘Human Rights and Constitutions: An Audit of the Indian Constitution in Comparison with Others’ 60th Anniversary of the Indian Constitution, hosted by Jai Hind College, Mumbai, India, 20th September 2010.

‘Minorities and Migration: A Human Rights Approach’ ESRC Conference on Migration and Labour, Slavery Museum, Liverpool, 2nd September, 2010.

3 Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC7BhdSXtX4 [last accessed June 24, 2016].

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‘No Room at the Inn: Why International Human Rights Law is Failing Minorities’ invited panellist, 10th Anniversary of the Bill Gates Foundation, Robinson College, Cambridge University, July 3rd 2010.

‘Customary International Law and Traditional Knowledge: The Challenge for Global Regimes’ Conference on Traditional Knowledge, Galway, Ireland, co-hosted by the National University of Ireland, Galway, United Nations University, Tokyo and Middlesex University, London, 17 th June, 2010.

‘Title to Territory in International Law & the Dokdo Takeshima Dispute between Korea and Japan’ to the Joint Symposium of Korea and Japan, Washington, 23rd May, 2010

‘Framing the Research Agenda for Business & Law’ Johns Hopkins University USA & Mofid University, Iran, Symposium on Human Rights & Business, Syracusa, Italy, January 10th 2010.

‘The End of the Liberal State: A Challenge for Human Rights’ at The End of the West? University of Alberta, Canada, United Nations University, Japan, Edmonton, Canada, October 1 2009.

‘International Law & Indigenous Peoples’ at the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Launch of Legal Network Conference entitled Limits and Possibilities of the Law in a Rapidly Changing World, London, June 13th 2009.

‘Framing a litmus Test for Human Rights law Towards the Inclusion and Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups’ Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 2008, 16th September, 2008, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom.

‘R2P, Kin-States and Syria Lebanon’ Conference held by the UN University Tokyo at the European Centre for Minority Issues, 5th -6th September 2008 Flensburg, Germany.

‘From the International to the National: The Challenge of Guaranteeing Linguistic Rights for minorities and Indigenous Peoples’ at 11th International Association for Language and Law Conference, organised by the Association of Professors of Portugal, 17th – 18th July, Lisbon, Portugal

‘The End of the Liberal State and the First Terrorist’ presented at the Presidential Centre for Political and Legal Studies, Madrid at a conference in Appreciation of the work of Professor Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Politics, Yale University, USA, Madrid, 10th June 2008.

‘Human Rights, Human Security & Development: Finding the Inter-linkages’ Human Rights & Social Justice, Seminar Series, Respondent, Professor Kevin Boyle, (Essex), London Metropolitan University, London, 21st November 2007.

‘Minority Rights Protection: The Challenge for Human Rights’ Keynote address to launch the Seminar Series on Human Rights & Vulnerable Groups, Brunel University, 24th October 2007.

‘The Role of Religion in the Conflict of Rights’ Conference organised by Ghent University, Belgium, 15th December, 2006.

‘The Challenges for the Future of Minority Rights’ special lecture delivered at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid as part of an educational exchange between the Republic of Ireland and the Government of Spain, Madrid, Spain, 2nd November 2006.

‘International Law, Indigenous peoples and Land Rights: Package of Doctrinal Tools’ 52nd Internacional Congreso de Amerianistas, Seville, Spain, 20th July, 2006.

‘Public Interest Litigation as a Tool for Vulnerable Groups: Lessons from India’ FLAC Conference on Structures and Institutions for Public Interest Litigation, Croke Park, Dublin, 16th June, 2006.

‘The Theory of Affirmative Action Measures and its Application in the Protection of Linguistic Rights’, 10th International Association of Language & Law Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway, 15th June, 2006.

‘Human Rights and the Right to Development’ for 150 Years of SMA Solidarity with Africa, Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, University College Cork, Cork, 30th March 2006

‘Human Rights Law and Cul-de-Sacs: Confronting Limitations to Legal Approaches’ for Crossing the Boundaries: The Place for Human Rights in Contemporary Scholarship, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics, London, 24th March 2006

‘Indigenous Peoples and the Scope for Forgiveness and Reconciliation in International Law: Unpacking the Intertemporal Rule’ for The Commonwealth Law Conference 2005, Commonwealth

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Law Association & the Law Society of England & Wales, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London 12-15th September

‘The Challenge of Perpetrating an Effective Human Rights Regime: The Lack of Standards for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights’ for Global Trade and the Implications for Human Rights, Organisation for Human Rights Change, Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, 4th October 2003.

‘The Human Rights Agenda: Evolving Towards Inclusiveness?’ Empire, Subjectivity and Political Theory Conference, Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin, 24-25th July 2003.

‘Reconciling the Past: The Issue of Justiciability & Past Human Wrongs’ Socio-Legal Studies Conference, Annual Conference, University of Nottingham Trent, England, 15-17th April 2003.

‘International Human Rights Law & Forced Migration: An Audit’ Joint paper with Ms C. Kenny & Dr. R. Murphy, delivered by Ms C. Kenny, International Association for the Study of Forced Migration 8th Annual Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 5th-8th January 2003.

‘The Treaty Based Mechanism: Access for Domestic Lawyers’ Joint Conference Arab Lawyers Union & the Law Society of England & Wales, Cairo, Egypt, October 17th 2002.

‘International Human Rights Law & the Regulation of Hate Speech’ Transitional Justice Seminar Series, Belfast, April 26th 2002.

‘International Human Rights Law & Linguistic Rights’ for Irish Regional Association of Languages [Annual Lecture 2002], Trinity College Dublin, Ireland April 18th 2002.

‘The Scope & Extent of the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination’ Socio-Legal Studies Association, Annual Conference, Aberystwyth, Wales April 3rd 2002.

‘September 11th & the Aftermath for Human Rights’ September 11th & Multiculturalism: International Conference, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, March 2nd 2002.

‘National Minorities, Self-determination and the Belfast Agreement’ Irish Political Studies Association, Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland, 3rd November 2001.

‘Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights & International Legal Mechanisms’ Human Rights Day, Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin, Ireland 15th October 2001.

‘The Badinter Commission: its Impact for National Minorities’ Social Science Research Centre Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, Galway, Ireland, 29th May 2001.

‘The Rights of Minorities in International Law’ Seminar Series, Dept. of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 20th April 2001.

‘International Law and Self-determination in a Post-Colonial Context’ for International Law Association (Ireland), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 19th April 2001.

‘International Law of Treaties: An Examination of the Process of Treaty Making During the ‘Scramble’ for Africa’ (joint paper delivered by S.R. Allen) for 42nd International Studies Association Convention, Chicago, USA February 2001.

‘African Treaty Regimes in the Nineteenth Century: An Examination of the Impact of Acquisitory Colonial Treaties on African State Formation’ (joint paper delivered by S.R. Allen) for Critical Legal Studies Conference 2000, Helsinki, Finland, September 2000.

‘Territory and Identity in the Western Sahara’ for 41st International Studies Association Convention, Los Angeles, USA March 2000.

‘The Doctrine of Uti Possidetis in International Law’ for Critical Legal Studies Conference 1999, London, UK, September 1999.

‘Researching International Law: Fieldwork in the Western Sahara’ for Postgraduate Conference in Law, Hull, UK April 1998.

‘Self-determination & Terrorism’ for Critical Legal Studies Conference 1997, University College Dublin, Ireland September 1997.

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Conferences OrganisedConvenor, Annual Summer School on Minority Rights, Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway, with the following themes:

Minority Rights Law (2001) Indigenous Peoples & Australia (2002) Minority Rights Law in the African Continent (2003)Minority Rights Law in Asia (2004)Minority Rights & Conflict (2005)Non-Discrimination & Equality (2006)Minority Rights & Excluded Groups (2007)Minority Rights, Refugees and Migrants (2008) Minority Rights in the Middle East (2009)Minority Rights in Europe (2010)

This course has since run at Middlesex University (2011, 2012), and in partnership with Middlesex at EURAC, Bolzen/Bolzano, Italy (2013, 2014, 2016) and in Budapest, hosted by the Tom Lantos Institute, sponsored by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2014, 2015, 2016).

Middlesex University & Matrix Talk Series, hosted at Matrix Chambers (2015) and the Law Society of England and Wales (2016).

Irish Centre for Human Rights Training Programme in India 2006, one week intensive visit involving presentations, conferences and meetings, with judges, lawyers, activists, and students in New Delhi, Kolkatta, Ahmedabad and Mumbai, 7th – 14th April 2006

Human Rights Stream, Socio-Legal Studies Conference UK 2003, Law School, University of Nottingham Trent, April 2003

Human Rights Stream, Socio-Legal Studies Conference UK 2002, Law School, University of Aberystwyth, April 3rd–5th 2002

Alliance for Refugee Support Groups (commencing October 2000)

Galway Centre for the Unemployed: Anti-Racism Day, 21st March 2001

National Consultative Committee on Racism & Interculturalism: Preparing Ireland for WCAR, Durban South Africa 2001, 8th May 2001

Esteem Indicators & MembershipsEDITORIAL POSITIONS

European Democracy and Autonomy Papers (Research papers of EURAC, Bolzano, Italy)Revista Iberoamericana de Derechos Humanos (Annual journal published by Iberoamericana Universidad, Mexico D.F. Mexico City)Trocaire Development Review (annual journal on development published by Trocaire, Dublin, Ireland)Irish Migration, Race and Social transformation Review (peer-reviewed online inter-disciplinary journal hosted by Dublin City University, Ireland.

MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES AND ORGANISATIONSInternational Law Association, (British Branch) 2009 American Society of International Law, Ordinary Member, 2007 British Institute for International & Comparative Law, 2007Human Development & Capability Association, 2007Commonwealth Lawyers Association, 2007Amnesty International, 2006Legal Unit, Irish Traveller Movement, 2002

Acted as Anonymous Reviewer for the following publishers & journals (select): Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Ashgate, Republic of Letters, Kluwer/Brill, Yale Law Journal, Stanford Journal of International Law, German Yearbook of International Law, Nations and Nationalism, Ethnic & Racial Studies, International Journal of Minority & Group Rights, Melbourne University Law Journal, International Studies Quarterly, Peace Studies, Israel Law Review, Asia-

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Pacific Law Review, Asian Journal of International Law, Minority Rights Group (International), SUR Journal of Human Rights.

CITATIONS FOR GRADUANDS HONORIS CAUSAHer Excellency Ms Bineta Diop, Founder, Femme Africa Solidarite, African Union Envoy for Peace, Security & Women (2014)His Excellency, Right Honourable Michael D Higgins, President of Ireland (2013)Ms Fatou Ben-Souda, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (2012)Ms Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty (2011)Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Executive Director, Human Rights Law Network (2010)Mr. Michael Guthrie, OBE, Entrepreneur (2010)His Excellency, Right Honourable Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2009) Mr. Stuart Popham, Senior Partner, Clifford Chance (2008)Dr. Kader Asmal, late of the ANC, Minister for Education, South Africa, NUI Galway (2005)

*appointed Chief University Orator, Middlesex University, 2012 to date

Non-Academic Output Related to Human RightsSPECIAL REPORTS/TRAINING WORKSHOPS/ ADVOCACY4

‘The SDGs and Statelessness: Some Starting Points’, Expert Roundtable on Statelessness, Institute of Statelessness, London, March 2017.

Chair, National Minorities: Bridge Building & Integration, OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting, Office of the High Commissioner for National Minorities, OSCE, Vienna, November, 2016.

‘Independent Advisor’, Amnesty International, Workshop of Asia and Pacific Regional Directors hosted to determine strategic imperatives in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 6, 2016

‘Integration and Disintegration: Debates in International Law’ Summer School on Minorities and Diversity, EURAC, Bolzen/Bolzano, June 2016.

‘Do Regional Trade Agreements undermine World Trade Law?’ Universidad de Ibague, Colombia, June 2016 (20 hour workshop delivered in Spanish).

‘Fundamental Principles of International Human Rights Law’ Shanghai University of Political Science & the Law, Shanghai, March 2016.

‘Finally Girls Matter: How FGM can be defeated’ Conference for Nursing, Health Professionals and Educationalists, School of Health & Education, Middlesex University, February 2016.

‘Quasi States and their Aspirations for Statehood’ EURAC/Innsbruck Winter School on Federalism, Bolzano, Italy, February 2016.

‘The Quest for Global Equity and the Use of Law’ Middlesex University & Matrix Chambers Talk Series, Law Society of England & Wales, February 2016.5

‘Strategies in Advocating for Statehood’ United Nations Unrepresented Peoples Organization & Oxford University Workshop, Oxford University, January 2016.

‘Minorities in Europe’s Neighbourhood: The Middle East’ half course, College of Europe (Natolin), Warsaw, Poland, January 2016.

‘Making the SDGs Work: A Call to Action’, Seminar to Global Development Practitioners, Deutches Institut fur Entwicklungspolitik, Bonn, Germany, October 2015.

‘The SDGs and Domestic Law: Key Imperatives’ Millennium Development Programme, Earth Institute, Columbia University & Tsingua University, China, delivered electronically, September 2015.6

4 This list does not include lectures and workshops held in the context of the Summer School on Minority & Indigenous Rights.5 Brief introduction available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNm-3W4SxVM [last accessed June 24, 2015]6 Lecture available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwHPIoUgTq4 [last accessed 24th June 2016].

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‘Regaining the Strategic Imperative on Human Rights in South Asia’ Strategy session, Amnesty International (South Asia Research Team), London, September 2015.

‘Cultural Self-Determination and International Law’ ECMI Summer School on Minorities, Flensburg, Germany, August 2015.

‘International Law & Boundaries: A hundred years of State Practice’ Walk the Line: Summer School on Minorities, Budapest, July 2015.

‘International Human Rights Law and Accountability for Violations by Businesses’ Human Rights Law Network (India) Retreat, MRA Centre, Panchgani, India, June 2015.

‘Disseminating the Right to Food: Two Proposals’ Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, Germany, May 2015.

‘Federalism & Secession’ Winter School on Federalism, Innsbruck University, February 2015.

‘Sustainable Development and Human Rights: Re-thinking the basis for Sustainable Peace’ Annual Peace Conference, Atlantic College, Wales, UK, January 2015.

‘The Challenge of Sustainable Development: Configuring the New Goals’ Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK, October 2014.

‘Inequalities in China: A Message for Global Goal-Setting’ Report on a half day workshop on Inequality held at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, May 2014 [with Jessica Espey, UNSDSN].

‘International Human Rights Law, Prohibition of Torture, Fair Trial, Liberty” Two day Training programme for the Houses of Parliament, Bahrain, organised by the International Bar Association, Manama, Bahrain, March 2014.

‘The Status of Tibet in International Law: Call for a New Strategy’ Half day seminar/workshop for the Tibetan Research Institute, New Delhi, India, 16th January, 2014.

‘Contemporary Challenges in the World of International Human Rights Law’ workshop for the Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, India, 16th January, 2014.

‘Fresh Challenges for Tibet’ Workshop with Cabinet Members, Tibetan Government-in-Exile, organised by South Tyrol Government, hosted at EURAC, Bolzen/Bolzano, Italy, 1-3 December 2013.

‘Global Minority Rights Law: A Comparative Analysis’ 4 day programme for Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, 21-25 August, 2013.

‘Foundations of Public International Law & Human Rights Law’ opening address EURAC Summer School for the Tibetan Government in Exile, India International Centre, (New Delhi, April 2013).

‘Minorities and Political Participation: Models from Asia’ Invited Expert Testimony for first ever Thematic Dialogue on Minorities, 19th session, United Nations Human Rights Council, Palais des Naciones, Geneva, April 2012).7

‘Migration and Europe’ Comments Introducing the Film Festival on Human Rights, 10th December, Venice, Italy, 2011.

‘The Future of the Middle East’ Participation in Debate entitled ‘The Arab Spring’, Middlesex Law Debates, The Town Hall, Hendon, 7th December, 2011.

‘Human Rights, Constitutions & Gender Equality’, From Arab Spring to Summer, Organised week-end long event with 9 Arab delegations, Wilton Park, East Sussex, 25-27th November, 2011.

‘The Future of Prisons’ Howard League Debate on Sentencing, Middlesex University, 6th April, 2011.

‘Equality Provisions and Case Law from Beyond the Realm’ Judicial Colloquium, Supreme Court of India, organised by Equal Rights Trust & Human Rights Law Network, India, 28th January, 2011.

‘A Human Rights Based Approach to Refugee Law’, 9th Annual African Judicial Regional Conference on Refugee Law, 26th November, Abuja, Nigeria [attended by Judiciary from 23 African states].

7 Full text of proceedings available at: http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2012/03/panel-on-minorities-32rd-meeting-19th-session-human-rights-coucnil-2012.html [last accessed June 24, 2016].

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‘Teaching Minority Rights in Different Global Contexts’ Curriculum Resource Centre, Budapest, Open Society Institute and Central European University, Budapest, 11th November 2010.

‘Dalits and the Law’ Introductory Remarks opening the Workshop on Caste-Based Discrimination, Middlesex University in conjunction with the South Asia Forum, 4th November, 2010.

External Participant, Future of Amnesty International, Event on Organisational Strategy, 5th June, 2010.

‘Access to Justice: The Challenge for Bangladesh’, Special Guest of Honour, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, alongside the Chief Justice, Law Minister & Director of the Bangladesh Law Commission, organised by the Bar Association of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, 11th March 2010.

‘Kyrgyzstan: What Happens Next?’ Panel discussion on Press TV, March 2010.8

‘Vulnerable Groups and Central Asia’, sessions examining the domestic application of international regimes, Bishkek, 25-26th November, 2009 [FCO Project with HRDs in Central Asia].

Invited Expert delegate, ‘Open Society Institute Annual Meeting’, Lisbon, Portugal, 13-14th November 2009.

Invited academic delegate, United Nations Minority Rights Forum, Palais Naciones, Geneva, Switzerland, 12-13th November, 2009.

‘Putting Diversity into the Curriculum’ for the Curriculum Resource Centre, Budapest in association with the Open Society Institute, Budapest, 6th November, 2009.

‘International Human Rights Law: Tools for Human Rights Defenders’ Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 13-17th 2009 [FCO Project with HRDs in Central Asia]

Speaker, ‘Forced Marriages: The Underlying Human Rights Issues’ House of Lords, 16th June 2009.

Discussant, ‘The UN Conference on Race’ for Panel discussion on Press TV, with Jeremy Corbyn MP, 30th April 2009.

Facilitator, Discussion on Human Rights Defenders at the All Parliamentary Human Rights Group, House of Commons, 30th April, 2009.

‘War Crimes in Gaza’ Panel discussion on the laws of war and their application to the situation in Gaza, Press TV, ‘The Agenda’ with Yvonne Ridley, 29th January 2009.9

‘Diversity & Education: Lessons Learned’ for the Curriculum Resource Centre, Budapest in association with the Open Society Institute, Budapest, 6th November, 2008.

‘The Principles of Public International Law and International Trade Law: Issues and Challenges’ delivered on behalf of Middlesex University to OK, Romania, in London, 7th July 2008.

‘Un Examen de la Convención para la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación Racial’ Iberoamericana Curso de Derecho Humanos, Mexico D.F. December 2007 delivered in Spanish.

‘Overview of Minorities in Asia and Asia-Pacific’ contribution as Regional Editor [with Emma Goodman] to the State of the World’s Minorities (London: MRG Publications 2007) pp.74-89.

‘Key Concepts and Issues Concerning the Race Convention’ Iberoamericana Universidad Curso Derecho Humanos (Four day training programme organised in conjunction with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva), Mexico City, Mexico, 7th December 2006.

‘Purposes and Principles of Human Rights Law’ Training Programme for European Union RELEX Employees, European Inter-University Centre, Venice, Italy, 15th –16th October, 2006.

‘Principles of Standard-Setting’ Contribution to discussion on the report under the auspices of the International Council for Human Rights Policy, Geneva, Switzerland, 11th October, 2006.

‘Law & Minorities in China’ Participation and contribution to joint session on minority rights in China organised by Minority Rights Group International and Human Rights in China, New York, USA, 28th –29th July, 2006.

‘Public Interest Litigation as a Tool for Vulnerable Groups’ for FLAC Roundtable on Public Interest and Litigation in Ireland, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 30th June, 2006.

8 Programme available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV_IRa_4JW4 [Last accessed June 24, 2016].9 Available at: http://www.presstv.com/programs/player/?id=84279 [last consulted June 24, 2016]

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‘The Duties of Governments in the Context of Extraordinary Renditions’ Statement for Amnesty International written as part of duties as Special Rapporteur to the Seminar by the same name held at the National College of Ireland, Dublin, 15th May 2006.

‘Comparative Constitutional Models for the Protection of Minority Rights’ International Human Rights Law and India, Programme for the Bombay Bar Association, organized in conjunction with the India Centre for Human Rights and Law, Bombay High Court, Mumbai, 13th April 2006.

‘Human Rights and the Media: Rights and Responsibilities’ Special Forum on Media and Conflict at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, organized by India Centre for Human Rights and Law, Mumbai, 13th April 2006.

‘International Human Rights Law and ‘Vulnerable Groups’’, Challenges for Human Rights, forum organised by India Centre for Human Rights and Law in conjunction with SNDT Women’s University, SNDT Campus, Mumbai, 12th April 2006.

‘Protection of Minority Rights: Comparative Constitutional Lessons’ Judicial Colloquium for West Bengal High Court Bench on Human Rights organised by the Human Rights Law Network (West Bengal) in conjunction with the National University for Juridicial Sciences, NUJS Building, Kolkatta, 8th April 2006.

‘The ‘War on Terror’, Security and Human Rights: New Challenges for Governments’ Challenges for Human Rights, Forum organised by the Human Rights Society of Law Centre I, Law Faculty, Delhi University, New Delhi, April 7th 2006.

‘Ireland and CEDAW: The challenges’ opening address given at Taking CEDAW Seriously, organized by the Women’s Human Rights Alliance, the Irish Centre for Human Rights and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Galway, 23rd March 2006

‘Application of the Race Convention in Ireland: Strategies’ opening address given at Anti-Racism Strategies for Activists and Practitioners organized by the NGO Alliance, Croke Park, Dublin, 22nd March 2006

‘Fundamental Principles of International Human Rights Law’ Opening address given at the High Level Amnesty International Session on Using the Human Rights Based Approaches, Dublin, 16th February, 2006.

‘Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Food: Strategies for Engaging the UN Machinery in Human Rights’ special seminar delivered at the Food & Agricultural Organisation, Rome, Italy, 26th January, 2006.

‘Introduction to Human Rights Treaty Mechanisms’, ‘Principles of Minority Rights Law’, ‘Regional Systems for Human Rights Protection’ lectures delivered as part of a four day human rights course at the University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Democratic Republic, 15-18th January, 2006.

‘Using the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: Key Concepts’ Iberoamericana Universidad Curso Derecho Humanos (Four day training programme organised in conjunction with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva), Mexico City, Mexico, 8th December 2005.

‘Human Rights in Ireland in 2005’ Special Report of the Irish Centre for Human Rights on Ireland’s track record on human rights in the year 2005, December 2005.

‘The International Human Rights System: Protection for Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ for Amnesty International (Ireland), Training programme in Cork, September 12th 2005.

‘International Human Rights Framework: Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ (Day 1 of 4) Human Rights Training Course for Chinese Functionaries (Four day training programme in Human Rights for members of various Chinese Ministries, sponsored by the Italian Foreign Ministry) Venezia: Monastery of San Nicolò, 22-26 November, 2004.

‘The Legal Obligation of States Towards Protecting Children Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS’ for EU-China Network of Human Rights, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, The Hague, Netherlands, November 2004, 14 pp. available in English and Chinese.

‘The Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: Concepts and Jurisprudence’ to Iberoamericana Universidad Curso Derecho Humanos (Four day training programme

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organised in conjunction with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva), Mexico City, Mexico, 26th August 2004.

‘The Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Legal Questions and ICJ Jurisprudence’ special workshop at Lawyers for the New Millennium: Jordanian Bar Association, Palestinian Bar Association & Law Society of England and Wales, Amman 12th May 2004 [workshop anticipating the judgment in the Advisory Opinion of the ICJ, on the basis of international legal precedent]

‘The Issue of Travellers & Ethnicity’ Special Address to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Human Rights (Houses of Parliament) Dublin, 5th December 2003.

‘The Challenges of Minority Rights in an Irish Context’ for Special Workshop on Minority Rights and Security, organised by Minority Rights Group (International), Dublin 26th November 2003.

‘Minority Rights Cases: International & Regional Application and Other Documents’ CD Rom designed and compiled in association with the United World College of the Atlantic, Wales, UK for the EU-China Network used in Beijing and Kunming China 10-15th November 2003.

‘The Treaty Monitoring System of Human Rights Law’ for Lawyers for the Millennium: Law Society of England & Wales & Syrian Bar Association, Damascus 24th October 2003 [unable to attend – paper only].

‘Preparing Ireland’s Shadow Report to the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’ for Coalition of NGOs co-ordinated by Amnesty International October 2003.

‘The Role and Function of Civil Society Organisations: A Critical Commentary’ at EU China Expert Seminar, Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway 2nd September 2003.

‘The Right to a Fair Trial: An Audit of The Refugee Appeals System in Ireland’ supervision of report and Introduction - commissioned by the Irish Refugee Council, Dublin September 2003.

Workshop at Lawyers for the Millennium, Joint Programme sponsored by the European Union, hosted by the Arab Law Union, the Beirut Bar Association & the Tripoli Bar Association in conjunction with the Law Society of England & Wales Beirut, 20-25 May 2003.

‘Rationale for the Creation of a Special Rapporteur on Minority Rights’ submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Austria for the Commission of Human Rights meeting March 2003.

‘A Working Guide to the website of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ training course for judges and prosecutors, China University of Political Science & Law, Chong Qing, China, 12th March 2003.

‘Minority Rights: A Workshop’ training course for judges and prosecutors, China University of Political Science & Law, Chong Qing, China, 12th March 2003.

‘Support for Arab Lawyers’ a European Union - Law Society of England & Wales programme working with the Arab Lawyers Union in Cairo, Egypt. Advocacy and Training programme in using human rights instruments Cairo, October 2002.

‘International Human Rights & Refugees’ 6-session training workshop for NGO representatives, organised by the Irish Refugee Council, Galway 5th & 19th December 2002.

‘Using International Human Rights Law: Charter and Treaty Based Instrument’ One Day Training Programme for Trocaire, Ireland December 2nd 2002.

‘International Human Rights Law and Indigenous Peoples: International & Regional Protection Mechanisms’ Special Day Long Training Session for Trocaire June 2002 in preparing for the Lenten Campaign 2003.

‘The Optional Protocol on Child Soldiers: Issues of Ratification in Ireland’ Trocaire, Lenten Campaign Symposium, European Parliament Building, March 2002.

‘Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989: An International Comparative Review’ Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on behalf of the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, June 2001.

‘Alleviating Contemporary Forms of Slavery: Suggestions to the Irish Government Delegation’ (ILO Conference 2001) Trocaire, Lenten Campaign Symposium, Earl of Kildare Hotel, March 2001.

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PUBLIC LECTURES‘The Development through Social Inclusion: Overcoming the Challenge’ Global Classroom Lecture via Google Hangout, Columbia University, New York and worldwide, October 2016.

‘Why the SDGs Matter’ Public Lecture, Deutches Institut fur Entwicklungspolitik, Bonn, Germany, October 2015.

‘The New Frontiers of Sustainable Development: Towards Coherence?’ Public Lecture, University of Bonn and German Development Institute, Bonn, September 2014.10

‘After the Elections 2014: The Challenges of State-Building in Iraq’ Public Lecture, Gulf Cultural Club, Abrar House, Edgeware Road, London, 9th March, 2014.

‘Sustainable Development and Minorities: A New Generation of Challenges’ Public Lecture, Centre for International & Comparative Public Law, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China, 11th November 2013

‘The Rudiments of a Successful Truth & Reconciliation Process: Lessons from New Zealand and South Africa’ for the 9th Tsunami Reception, organised by the Association of Sri Lanka Lawyers in the UK, hosted at Garden Court Chambers, London, 29th November 2013.

‘International Law and Bahrain: A Call to Action’ Special Conference on Bahrain (Lord Avebury, host) House of Lords, London, 5th November 2013

‘Poverty and Minorities’ Public Lecture, From Courtroom to Street Series, Tom Lantos Institute, Budapest, Hungary, 22nd October 201311

‘International Legal Issues in the Context of the Saudi action in Bahrain’ Public Lecture to mark the anniversary of the Saudi action in Bahrain, Abrar House, London, March 2013.

‘In Support of Measures for Acountability for Atrocities in Sri Lanka’ Global Tamil Forum Parliamentary Discussion on Sri Lanka, House of Commons, February 2013.

‘Safeguarding Democracy in Sri Lanka’ Annual Lecture at the 8th Tsumani Reception, Garden Court Chambers, November 2013.

‘China: The Challenge of Federalism and Minority Rights’ Public Lecture, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, 9th February, 2012.

‘Contemporary Events and Minorities in the Middle East’ Special Lecture, University Panthéon-Assas Paris II, 6th March, 2011.

‘Minorities and Nationalism: A Contemporary Challenge’ at Nationalism Studies Department, Central European University, Budapest, November, 2010.

‘The Human Rights Act and You: How to Make the Law Work for Civil Society Organisations’ Keynote address at Enfield Civic Centre, 4th March, 2010.

‘Putting Minorities at the Heart of the Social Agenda’ Keynote address at the 140th Anniversary Celebrations of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai on Human Rights Day, 10th December 2009.

Speaker, ‘Impunity and Human Rights: India and massacres based on religious identity’ at forum organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group, chaired by Ann Clywed MP, Houses of Parliament, London, 4th November 2009.

‘The Challenge of Minority Rights Law in the Twenty-First Century’ at Central European University, Budapest, October 14th, 2009.

‘The World Financial Crisis and its Impact on Minorities’ at EURAC Minority Rights Institute, Bolzen/Bolzano, Italy, 25th June 2009.

Speaker, ‘Forced Marriages as Multiple Violations of International Human Rights Law’ at forum organised by the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group Ann Cryer MP and Oxfam, House of Lords (chaired by Baroness Flather), June 17th, 2009.

‘The End of the Liberal State and the First Terrorist’ Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Middlesex University, May 2009.10 Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC7BhdSXtX4 [last accessed June 24, 2016]. 11 Full lecture available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNm-3W4SxVM [last accessed June 24, 2016].

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‘Terrorism and Human Rights: The Need for New Legal Tools?’ lecture delivered at National Law School, Bangalore, India, 5th April, 2009.

‘26/11, 7/7, 13/12 and 9/11: New Challenges for Human Rights not State Security’ public lecture delivered at the Hotel Taj Connemara, Chennai, India, 4th April, 2009.

‘The Challenge of Working in Law in the Twenty-First Century’ public lecture delivered at Lloyds College of Law, Noida, Greater New Delhi, India 2nd April 2009.

‘The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Sixty: Achievements and Challenges’ Keynote Speaker at Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the UDHR, organised by the Enfield Racial Equality Council, the London Borough of Enfield and the Enfield & Barnet United Nations Association, March 9th, 2009

‘Use of Force after Iraq & Gaza’ Seminar Series: Justice in International Affairs, Middlesex University, March 9th, 2009

‘’Minority Rights law: The Challenge of Empowerment’ The Central European University, Nationalism Studies Program, Budapest, November 5th, 2008

‘Engaging Social Responsibility: The Task Confronting Global Businesses’ Keynote address, Engaging Social Responsibility organised by Middlesex University Business School, Trent Park, London, 23rd – 24th September 2008.

‘Protecting Diversity, Engaging Rights: Lessons from Around the World on the Importance of Hate Speech Legislation’ Keynote address, Hate Crime Symposium organised by the Forensic Psychology Department, Middlesex University in conjunction with Enfield Victim Support Unit, London, 11th September, 2008.

‘The Challenge of Minority Rights Law: A Global Overview’ Departing Professorial Lecture, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2nd March 2007.

‘State Obligations on the Right to Health’ Health Service Executive, Western Area, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, 25th October, 2006.

‘Fragile States: The Challenge to the International Community’ for Medicins Sans Frontiers, Dublin, Ireland, 24th October 2006.

‘Minority Rights Law: Principles, Policies and Practice’ Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 6th June, 2006.

‘The Duties of States in the Context of Extraordinary Rendition’, Rapporteur’s report, State Responsibilities over Renditions, Amnesty International and Irish Centre for Human Rights, National College of Ireland, Dublin, 9th May, 2006.

‘International Human Rights Law and Its Relevance for India’ Public meeting organized by the India Centre for Human Rights and Law, YMCA, Mumbai, 12th April 2006.

‘The Role of International Human Rights Law in Gujarat’ Open session with activists, press and advocates, organized by the Human Rights Law Network (Gujarat), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 10th April 2006.

‘Human Rights Law and the Gujarat Riots’ Public meeting organized by Jan Sangarsh Manch, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 9th April 2006.

‘The Role of the Media in Multicultural Ireland’ for Justice not Charity, Programme of the One World Centre, Galway, Galway, 29th November 2005

‘Did Human Wrongs Inspire Human Rights? Looking at the History of Human Struggles’ for Mondays in March: A Programme for Lent, Organised by the Clare Vocational Education Centre, Ennis, Ireland, 22nd March 2004

‘Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights & International Legal Mechanisms’ Annual Human Rights Day, Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin, Ireland 6th October 2003

‘The Freedom of Assembly and Speech in International Human Rights Law’ Public Meeting Against the Passage of the Litter and Parks and Open Spaces Bye-Laws by Galway City Council Menlo Park Hotel, Galway 27th August 2003

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‘The Last Frontier of International Human Rights Law: Creating a Legal Mechanism for the Guarantee of Minority Rights’ Public Lecture, United World College of the Atlantic, Wales, UK 27th September 2002

‘The Issue of Irish Born Babies: Platform for Challenge’ One World Society, Town Hall, Galway 6th July 2002

‘Human Rights in the Aftermath of September 11th’ public lecture, Gort Ard Association, April 15th 2002

‘The Concepts of Indigenous Peoples and Minority Rights’ for European Masters Programme: Public Human Rights Session, Venezia-Lido, Italy 22nd November 2001

‘The European Charter for Fundamental Rights: A Human Rights Perspective’ for Party of European Socialists (PES) Forum on the European Union, Corrib Hotel, Galway, 19th November 2001

‘The United Nations and Action in Iraq & Afghanistan’ for Forum on Sanctions Centre for Migration Studies, University of Cork, Ireland 1st November 2001

‘The UN Regime Against Racial Discrimination: The CERD and South Africa 2001’ for National Consultative Committee On Racism & Interculturalism, ICHR, Galway, Ireland 8th May 2001

‘Identity and the Western Sahara’ for Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (COPRI), Public Lecture, Copenhagen, Denmark April 2000

HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISMFor weekly columns on the ‘Plight of Global Minorities’ see www.minority-rights.org or www.americanchronicle.com. These columns are syndicated in other newspapers from time to time. Columns include:

Drink Ban for Australian Aboriginals: Paternalistic Determinations for a 'Sub-Human Race'? June 25, 2007300,000 Dead, 2.5 Million Displaced: Is Now A Good Time to Take Action in Darfur? June 15, 2007The Hmong Struggle in Laos: Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? June 8, 2007Looking A Gift Horse In The Mouth: The Battle Against Starvation In Malawi, June 2, 2007The Litmus Test Of Anarchy: The Vulnerability Of Iraq’s Minorities, May 26, 2007Unholy Alliances For Democracy: Elections In Uttar Pradesh, India, May 21, 2007The Human Rights of the Forgotten: What about Burma? May 21, 2007

Monthly Columns for Metro Eireann Newspaper, Ireland:

‘United Nations Reform’ September 2006. ‘Immigrants and Human Rights’ August 2006. ‘International Day in Support of Torture Victims’ July 2006.‘Fighting for Social Justice’ June 2006.‘Brighter Future Against Faded Political Realities? May 2006.‘Bringing International Standards Back Home’ April 2006.‘Its Not Funny, Its in Bad Taste and Offensive’ March 2006.‘National Interest, Rhetoric and Human Rights’ February 2006.‘Human Rights Challenges in the New Year’ January 2006.‘Exclusion and Inclusion’, December 2005. ‘The Challenge of Multi-culturalism’, November 2005. ‘The Talk of Reform at the United Nations’, October 2005. ‘The Cost of Achievement and Failure’, September 2005.‘One in Five Women are attacked Behind Closed Doors says Report’, August 2005. ‘European Vision Must be Communicated to the People’, July 2005. ‘Wake-up Call for Human Rights Movement’, May 2005.‘Not Much Done, A Lot More To Do’, April 2005. ‘Political Motives and Talking Shops won’t aid human rights victims’, March 2005.‘America is Invading its Own Ideals’, February 2005.‘US Foreign Policy: The Next Four Years’, January 2005.‘The banning of the Vlaams Blok political party: A Second Take?’, December 2004.‘Elections, Mandates and Impact on Human Rights: Indonesia & the US’, November 2004.‘International Inaction in the Face of Crisis: Sudan’, October 2004.‘The Deliberations of the Committee Against Racial Discrimination’, September 2004.‘Walls & Insecurities’, August 2004.‘Human Rights Report on Iraq’, July 2004. ‘The Indian Elections: A Boost for Secularity’, June 2004. ‘Our Constitution was a New Dawn of Permanent Rights’, May 2004.‘The Commission on Human Rights & Economic, Social & Cultural Rights’, April 2004.

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‘Manifestations of Religious Identity: The Head Scarves Ban in France’, March 2004.‘The Fight Against Racial Discrimination’, February 2004. ‘Irish Travellers Have Rights Too’, January 2004.‘In Support of Cultural Diversity’, December 2003. ‘The Refugee Appeals System: A Free and Fair Hearing?’, November 2003.‘Zimbabwe Slipping Further into the Mire’, October 2003. ‘Tribute of Sergio Viera De Mello’, September 2003.‘The Importance of the Migrant Workers’ Convention’, August 2003. ‘Fighting for Social Change’, July 2003.‘Combating Discrimination Remains Fundamental to the Creation of a Rights Based Community’, June 2003. ‘Rebuilding Iraq: The Priorities’, May 2003.‘Terrorism in the Name of Freedom’, April 2003.‘Nothing More than War-Mongering’, March 2003.‘Live by the Standards You Preach to Others’, February 2003.‘Human Rights Agenda for 2003’, January 2003.

Other Human Rights Oriented Publications:‘Extraordinary Renditions: The Duties of Governments’ for Combat Law (magazine of the Human Rights Law Network India) June 2006‘At the Cross-roads – the Intersection of Asylum and Human Rights in the EU’ in Asyland (magazine of the Irish Refugee Council) Winter 2003 pp. 8-10.‘Higher Education in Ireland: A Snapshot’ for Global Educator - Magazine for the Postgraduate Indian Students, published by Institute for Management Studies: Bombay, India, November 2003.‘Careers in Human Rights Law’, Global Educator (Institute of Management Studies), India, October 2003. ‘Honorary Doctorate in Law for Nelson Mandela’ for Times of India, Education Supplement, 24th June 2003.‘Irish Refugee Appeal System: Time for a Review’ in Spectrum: Magazine of the Irish Refugee Council, June 2003. ‘University Education in Ireland’ in The Times of India, Education Supplement, 2nd October 2002.‘Global Human Rights Education’ in The Times of India, Education Supplement, 3rd September 2002.

NGO INVOLVEMENTBoard Member, Tom Lantos Institute, Budapest, HungaryAdvisor, South Asia Forum for Human Rights, Enfield, London, UKAdvisor, Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, IndiaMember, Irish Traveller Movement, Legal Sub-Group, Dublin, IrelandFacilitator, Alliance of Refugee Support Groups (West of Ireland), Galway, IrelandFounding Member, Equality Action Platform, Galway, IrelandAd Hoc Consultant, Trocaire, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Referees

Professor William A Schabas (Order of Canada), Founding Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway; Professor of International Law, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK Tel: +44 208 411 4728 E: w.schabas@mdx.ac.uk

Professor Patrick Thornberry, (Commander of the British Empire), Emeritus Professor, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG UK E: patrick.thornberry@talktalk.net

Professor Asbjørn Eide, (Order of St. Olav), Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Oslo, Norway, Tel: +47 22842004 E: asbjorn.eide@nchr.uio.no

Professor Waqar Ahmad, Provost, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. E: w.i.u.ahmad@hotmail.com

Her Excellency Bineta Diop, Founder Director, Femme Africa Solidarite, African Union Special Envoy (Dakar Senegal, Geneva Switzerland, New York, USA), International Secrétariat, 8 Rue du Vieux-Billard , P.O. Box 5037, 1211 Geneva 11 – Switzerland, Tel: +41 22 328 80 50 E: president@fasngo.org

Ms Anna Kyprianou, Pro-Vice Chancellor & Executive Dean, Faculty of Social and Professional Sciences, Middlesex University, London, NW4 4BT, U.K. E: A.Kyprianou@mdx.ac.uk

Mr. Guido Schmidt-Traub, Executive Director, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Paris, France. Tel: +33 6 95 44 68 93 E: guido.schmidt-traub@unsdsn.org

Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Founder & Director, Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, India, Tel: +91 98 106 15811 E: gonsalves@hrln.in

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