People
Members of the Manchester International Law Centre (MILC).
Members
Jean d’Aspremont
Jean d’Aspremont is a Professor of International Law at The University of Manchester and Sciences Po. He is the General Editor of Cambridge Studies in International Law and Director of Oxford International Organizations, with extensive publications in international law and legal theory.
His areas of expertise are international legal theory, philosophy of international law, international institutional law, sources of international law, and international responsibility.
Iain Scobbie
Prof Scobbie joined Manchester in 2013 as Professor of Public International Law. Previously at SOAS, he specializes in international humanitarian law, adjudication, and legal theory. His PhD focused on the ICJ, and he co-founded the Manchester International Law Centre.
His areas of expertise are international law, legal theory, use of force, international courts, International Court of Justice, international humanitarian law gender, and media.
Yenkong Ngangjoh-Hodu
Yenkong Ngangjoh-Hodu is Professor of International Law and former Head of Manchester’s Law Department. He specialises in international economic law, development law, and AI in law. His published work includes African Perspectives on International Investment Law and a forthcoming monograph with Cambridge University Press.
His areas of expertise are public international law, international investment law, international trade law, international development law, international monetary law, artificial Intelligence and International law.
Emma Nyhan
Dr Emma Nyhan is a law lecturer at The University of Manchester. An interdisciplinary scholar, her work spans international law, legal anthropology, and post-colonial studies. Previously, she was a Research Fellow at Melbourne Law School and the Australian National University.
Her areas of expertise are theory and practice of international law; transnational law; global human rights; law and society; legal and cultural anthropology; and postcolonial studies
Yusra Suedi
Yusra Suedi is a Lecturer in International Law at The University of Manchester. She holds a doctorate from the University of Geneva. She has worked for the UN, and international courts, and assisted counsel before the International Court of Justice.
Her areas of expertise are International courts and tribunals; the International Court of Justice; self-determination; international climate change law; international human rights law
John Haskell
John D. Haskell is a Chair/Professor at the University of Manchester Law School. His current research focuses on cultures of expertise across the intersections of finance, religion and technology about global law and management.
His areas of expertise are law and culture, law and political economy, law and religion, law and technology, legal history, and legal theory.
Justina Uriburu
Dr Justina Uriburu is a lecturer in international law at The University of Manchester. Previously a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, she specialises in public international law, adjudication, and legal theory, with publications in leading journals.
Her areas of expertise are International law, adjudication, Latin America, critical theory, and feminism.
Emma Scali
Dr Emma Scali is a Lecturer in Public International Law at The University of Manchester. Formerly at Birmingham City University, she also teaches human rights at Roma Tre University and IES Abroad London. She holds a Doctorate from the University of Nottingham and consults for the UNHCHR.
Her areas of expertise are public international law, international human rights law, economic and social rights, health and human rights, international economic law, and EU law.
Jack Kenny
Jack Kenny is a research fellow at The University of Manchester. Previously, he led international law research at BIICL and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He holds a DPhil from Oxford and has worked at Bonn, Chatham House, and Amsterdam Centre for International Law.
His areas of expertise are general international law, comparative Law, international law and cyber, international environmental law, law of the sea, and international courts and tribunals.
Petra Larsen
Dr Petra Larsen is a lecturer in international law at The University of Manchester, specialising in the law of the sea and deep sea minerals. She teaches various law subjects and supervises dissertations. She received HEA Fellow Accreditation in February 2021.
Her areas of expertise are international law, the law of the sea, international environmental law, marine industries, and deep-sea mining regulation.
Niyoosha Shishehgar
Dr Niyoosha Shishehgar's research and teaching focus on international trade, investment law, and commercial dispute resolution. She completed her PhD at the University of Manchester in November 2023, with a dissertation on a multilateral investment court. She has forthcoming publications on related topics.
Her areas of expertise are international investment law, commercial dispute resolution, international trade law, international human rights, and global economic law.
Nicolette Butler
Dr Nicolette Butler has been a Senior Lecturer in Law at The University of Manchester since October 2013. Her research covers international economic law and commercial arbitration. She has led funded projects, including ASPECT and ESRC Impact Accelerator, and advised the EU and NGOs on trade and investment.
Her areas of expertise are international investment law, international trade law, WTO law, alternative dispute resolution, and international commercial arbitration.
Abubakri Yekini
Dr Abubakri Yekini is a Law Lecturer at The University of Manchester. He earned his PhD from Aberdeen and was a Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute in 2019. His research focuses on private international law in Africa, and he is an Assistant Editor for the Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law.
His areas of expertise are international jurisdiction, foreign judgments, African law, comparative law, and Islamic law.
Affiliate members
PhD students
- Ameena Zainal
- Aminah Alwehaib
- Arthur Shirichena
- Damla Ercan
- Devni Kitulagoda
- Dut Anyuan
- Guoshu Yang
- Luis Bicalho
- Madan Pohkrel
- Medet Taimassov
- Medet Taimassov
- Parveen Bunglawala
- Paul Kibel
- Randy Amouh
- Randy Amuah
- Rees Johnson
- Thanapat Chatinakrob
- Ursus Eijkelenberg
- Weihang Zhou
- Yasir Abbas