Dr Laura Hughes-Gerber
Lecturer in Law (Human Rights)Research Overview
Laura's research consists of two separate strands: Public International Law and Legal Education.
In Public International Law, Laura's research interests focus on the areas of International Diplomatic Law and International Human Rights Law. She has recently completed a monograph based upon her doctoral research on the issue of diplomatic asylum under international law, which was published in 2021. This work focuses on exploring whether a legal basis for the practice of diplomatic asylum can be identified in treaty law, customary international law or based upon humanitarian considerations.
Laura's collaborative research in the field of Legal Education focuses on advancing student support provision in Legal Education. In several recent publications, a taxonomy and a set of design principles to promote student wellbeing are introduced.
Additional Information
Laura is passionate about mooting and has experience of successfully participating in, coaching and judging international student moot court competitions, in particular the Telders International Law Moot Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Laura was also Co-Administrator of the UK National Round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2022.
Laura holds Advance HE Fellowship.
My Role
Laura is the Study Abroad Support Tutor and the Interim Programme Lead for the 4 Year Law LLB Programmes (Study Abroad and Placement Year) in the Law School. Laura is a member of Lonsdale College.
PhD Supervisions Completed
- Ahmed Fahmy: Human rights law at the hands of the powerful: an interdisciplinary legal analysis of the regional human rights system of the League of Arab States (2025)
- Monica Gyimah: The Malta Declaration and the applicability of the principle of non-refoulement: The EU-Libya cooperation on external border governance and irregular migrant control (2025)
Current Teaching
2025/2026:
- LAW.101x/y English Legal System and Methods: Workshop Tutor
- Law.257x International Law: Lecturer and Seminar Tutor
- Law.332 Dissertation: Module Convenor
- LLM.5213d International Human Rights (Distance Learning): Module Convenor and Lecturer
Previous Teaching:
- LAW.337 International Human Rights Law: Module Convenor, Lecturer and Seminar Tutor
PhD Supervision Interests
Laura is interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of International Diplomatic Law, International Human Rights Law and Public International Law.
12/05/2021 → 27/11/2023
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14/05/2020 → 04/06/2024
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