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School of Law Professor appointed to prestigious United Nations role
Gerard Quinn, Chair in International Disability Law at the School of Law, University of Leeds was confirmed today as the next UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Professor Luke Clements provides legal advice on COVID-19 powers and the impact on disabled people in the UK
Professor Clements is quoted in recent articles in the Mirror and MSN UK entitled “Matt Hancock told Covid-19 powers 'cast aside disabled people' and break the law”.
Professor Paul Wragg gives advice to the Yorkshire Evening Post on their ‘Call It Out’ Campaign
Professor Wragg is an expert on press regulation and free speech theory.
Professor Marie-Andrée Jacob co-edits “The Research Handbook on Socio-Legal Studies of Medicine and Health”
Interdisciplinary chapters explore both how the terrain of medicine can generate new questions about law, regulation and the state, and how the law intersects with health and medicine at every level.
Dr Leopoldo Parada recognised as one of TaxCOOP’s 35 Leaders of the Future 2020
Dr Parada receives important recognition for his work in the area of Tax Law.