Dr Maureen Spencer

Principal Lecturer

Department: Law

Maureen Spencer

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Qualifications

MA (Oxon), Diploma in Social and Public Administration, Diploma in Archive Management, Diploma in Law, LLM (with Merit), PhD, PGCert (HE), MA (Open University)

Research Interests

  • Labour Law
  • Evidence
  • Legal History
  • Legal Education

Teaching Interests

  • Evidence
  • Labour Law
  • Human Rights
  • Public Law

Biography

Other Roles:

Head of the Business School Learning Development Forum

Publications:

Authored Books:

  • 2002 Human Rights and Employment Law, The Work Foundation, ISBN 1470-8892
  • 2004 Human Rights. Sweet and Maxwell Nutshell Series. 2nd Edition, ISBN 0-421-887400
  • 2005 Questions and Answers on Evidence. OUP 4th Edition, ISBN 0-19-927651-X

Chapters in Books:

  • 2001"The Law Relating to Whistleblowing", (written jointly with David Lewis) in Whistleblowing at Work, (ed David Lewis). Athlone Press ISBN. 0485 11561 1 HB
  • 2004l 'International Law and Discrimination' in Discrimination Law (ed M. Sargeant). Pearson Longman ISBN0 5828 2289 0
  • 2005 'Access to Justice and National Security' in The Archival Record and the Political Process (ed M.Cook) American Society of Archivists. ISBN 1-931666-15-6 Washington USA

Refereed Articles:

  • 2004 'National Security, Bureaucracy and Access to Justice. New Light on Duncan v Cammell Laird'. 55 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly3
  • 2004 'E-Learning and Ideology'. Web Journal of Current Legal Issues. Issue 4. http://webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/2004/contents4.html
  • 2006 'The Judge as Political Advisor. Behind the Scenes at the National Industrial Relations Court'. Journal of Law and Society.
  • 2007 'Perpetuating difference? Law school sabbaticals in the era of performativity'. Legal Studies Vol 27, Issue 4.

Refereed and Published Conference Proceedings:

  • 2000 'Whistleblowing, Witness Protection and Open Justice' in Proceedings of Second World Conference on New Trends in Criminal Investigation and Evidence Volume 11.Intersentia. Antwerpen. Groningen. Oxford.
  • 2001 'Witness Protection and the Integrity of the Criminal Trial' in Proceedings of Second World Conference on Modern Criminal Investigation, Organised Crime and Human Rights. Durban South Africa December 2001.
  • 2005 'Opening up the Academic Community'. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

  • 2003 and 2004. City University, London. ISBN 0-9543742-1-5

Editorships:

With Professor Ruth Soetendorp, jointly edited a Special Edition of the Web Journal of Current Legal Issues on Legal Education June 2006.

Honours and Prizes:

University Teaching Fellow

Professional Membership:

  • Convenor of the Legal Education Section of the Society of Legal Scholars, 2004-2007
  • Associate of the UKCLE 2006-2007
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

 

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