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Dr Alice Donald
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Biography &
QualificationsDr Alice Donald is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Politics and Leader of the PhD programme in Law.
Employment History
Alice previously worked as a commissioner, editor and broadcast journalist with the BBC World Service (1991-2005). She was an Associate of Global Partners from 2007-10, and Senior Research Fellow at London Metropolitan University from 2010-12.
Qualifications
- 2014, PhD by Public Works, Middlesex University, 'The Implementation and Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 in the UK'.
- 2005-06, MSc Human Rights, London School of Economics, Pass with Distinction
- 1984-87, BA Hons History, Emmanuel College Cambridge, First Class
Languages Spoken
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Learning &
Teaching InterestsLeader of the PhD Law programme
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Module leader: Year 2 LLB and BA – UK and European Human Rights Law
Module leader: LLM – European Human Rights Law and Practice
Tutor: LLM - International Human Rights Law
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Research Outputs &
InterestsPublications
Books
- A. Donald and P. Leach, Parliaments and the European Court of Human Rights, (Oxford University Press, 2016)
- C. Buckley, A. Donald and P. Leach (eds) Towards Coherence in International Human Rights Law: Approaches of Regional and International Systems (Brill (Martinus Nijhoff) Nottingham Studies on Human Rights Series, 2017).
Book Chapters
- A. Donald, 'Parliaments as compliance partners in the European Convention on Human Rights system', in M. Saul, A. Follesdal and G. Ulfstein (eds) The International Human Rights Judiciary and National Parliaments: Europe and Beyond (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2017).
- A. Donald and P. Leach, 'The Role of Parliaments Following Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights' in M. Hunt, H. Hooper and P. Yowell (eds.) Parliaments and Human Rights: Redressing the Democratic Deficit (Hart Publishing: 2015)
- A. Donald, 'The Implementation of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights against the UK: Unravelling the Paradox' in L. Hodson, L .Wicks and K Ziegler (eds.) The UK and European Human Rights - A Strained Relationship? (Oxford: Hart, forthcoming 2015)
- A. Donald, 'Developing a Bill of Rights for the UK: Lessons from overseas' in I. Leigh and R. Masterman (eds.) The UK's Statutory Bill of Rights: Constitutional and Comparative Perspectives (Oxford University Press for the British Academy, 2013):281-307
- A. Donald and E. Mottershaw, 'Limits and achievements of the HRA from the socio-economic point of view: the HRA and Poverty', in N. Kang-Riou et al. (eds.), Confronting the Human Rights Act, Contemporary Themes and Perspectives (Routledge, 2012): 141-158
Journal articles
- A. Donald, 'Advancing debate about religion or belief, equality and human rights: Grounds for optimism?', Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 2(1) (2013): 50-71
- A. Donald,'Equality, human rights and religion or belief in England and Wales', Canadian Diversity 9(3) (2012): 56-60
- A. Donald, 'Opinion: A Bill of Rights for the UK? Why the process matters', European Human Rights Law Review 5 (2010): 459-464
- A. Donald and E. Mottershaw, 'Evaluating the Impact of Human Rights Litigation on Policy and Practice: A Case Study of the UK', Journal of Human Rights Practice 1(3) (2009): 339-361
Book review
- 'Debating Social Rights by Conor Gearty and Virginia Mantouvalou (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2011) in Public Law 2 (2012): 343-47
Reports
- A. Donald and B. Greenhill, 'The untold story of the Human Rights Act', in Beyond 2015: Shaping the Future of Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice (Equality and Diversity Forum, 2015): 184
- A. Donald and E. Howard, The right to freedom of religion or belief and its intersection with other rights (research paper for ILGA-Europe, January 2015)
- The role of parliaments in implementing ECHR standards: overview of existing structures and mechanisms (briefing prepared for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), PPSD(2014)22, 13 October 2014
- 'Role of national parliaments', Proceedings of the Conference on the long-term future of the European Court of Human Rights (Pluri-Courts and the Council of Europe), Oslo, 7-8 April 2014: 178-186
- A. Donald and E. Mottershaw, Identifying human rights stories: a scoping study (report commissioned by the Thomas Paine Initiative) (with Elizabeth Mottershaw)
- A. Donald, A Guide to Evaluating Human Rights-Based Interventions in Health and Social Care, produced as part of the Human Rights in Healthcare programme of the Department of Health, 2012
- A. Donald with the assistance of Karen Bennett and Philip Leach, Religion or belief, equality and human rights in England and Wales, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2012
- A. Donald, J. Gordon and P. Leach, The UK and the European Court of Human Rights, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2012
- A. Donald with the assistance of Philip Leach and Andrew Puddephatt, Developing a Bill of Rights for the UK, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2010
- A. Donald and E. Mottershaw, Poverty, Inequality and Human Rights: Do human rights frameworks make a difference? York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2009
- A. Donald and E. Mottershaw, Evaluating the impact of selected cases under the Human Rights Act 1998 on public service provision, London: Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2009
- A. Donald, P. Leach and J. Watson, Human rights in Britain since the Human Rights Act 1998: a critical review, London: Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2009
Media and blogs
- Judges at odds over Court's authority to order remedies, Strasbourg Observers, 28 July 2017
- Tackling non-implementation in the Strasbourg system: the art of the possible?, EJIL Talk!, 28 April 2017
- A democratic defence of the European Court of Human Rights, OUPblog, 12 September 2016 (with Philip Leach)
- The UK government cannot reconcile austerity measures with human rights, openDemocracy, 20 July 2016 (with Jamie Burton and Koldo Casla)
- Russia Defies Strasbourg: Is Contagion Spreading?, EJIL Talk, 19 December 2015 (with Philip Leach)
- Letting public authorities loose: the dangers of repealing the Human Rights Act, UK Human Rights blog, 19 May 2015
- Human Rights Implementation: our shared responsibility, European Journal of International Law blog, 22 March 2015 (with Philip Leach)
- Brighton and Beyond – Where next for the European Convention on Human Rights?, Oxford Human Rights Hub, 20 December 2014
- Who's Afraid of Protocol 15? Not the Joint Committee on Human Rights, UK Human Rights Blog, 4 December 2014
- "UK must not think only of itself": Massacre families urge UK not to leave the ECHR, UK Human Rights Blog, 24 October 2014
- Human rights case against welfare reforms keeps growing, The Conversation, 9 July 2014
- Backlog, Backlash and Beyond: Debating the long-term future of the European Court of Human Rights, UK Human Rights Blog, 14 April 2014
- Hostility to the European Court and the risks of contagion, UK Human Rights Blog, 21 November 2013 (with Philip Leach)
- Why saving the Human Rights Act will be good for your health, UK Human Rights Blog, 24 October 2012
- Will the Bill of Rights Commission achieve anything at all?, UK Human Rights Blog, 19 September 2012
- Equality, human rights and religion or belief: time to get out of the courtroom?, UK Human Rights Blog, 24 August 2012
- Strasbourg: focus on facts, not the fiction, The Times, 20 April 2012 (with Philip Leach and Jane Gordon)
- UK vs. Strasbourg: don't believe the hype, UK Human Rights Blog, 20 April 2012
- Austerity opposition needs a coherent narrative. Human rights provide one, Guardian, 25 January 2011
Publication Feed
Copenhagen: keeping on keeping on. A reply to Mikael Rask Madsen and Jonas Christoffersen on the draft Copenhagen declaration
Leach, Philip and Donald, Alice (2018) Copenhagen: keeping on keeping on. A reply to Mikael Rask Madsen and Jonas Christoffersen on the draft Copenhagen declaration. EJIL: Talk! (Blog of the European Journal of International Law).
A democratic defence of the European Court of Human Rights
Donald, Alice and Leach, Philip (2016) A democratic defence of the European Court of Human Rights. OUP Blog (Oxford University Press).
A wolf in sheep’s clothing: why the draft copenhagen declaration must be rewritten
Donald, Alice and Leach, Philip (2018) A wolf in sheep’s clothing: why the draft copenhagen declaration must be rewritten. EJIL: Talk! (Blog of the European Journal of International Law).
Introduction
Donald, Alice and Buckley, Carla and Leach, Philip (2016) Introduction. In: Towards Convergence in International Human Rights Law: Approaches of Regional and International Systems. Buckley, Carla and Donald, Alice and Leach, Philip , eds. Nottingham Studies on Human Rights (5). Brill | Nijhoff, pp. 1-30. ISBN 9789004284258
View more publicationsIs the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination the De Facto Minority Rights Treaty?
Keane, David and Castellino, Joshua (2016) Is the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination the De Facto Minority Rights Treaty? In: Towards Convergence in International Human Rights Law: Approaches of Regional and International Systems. Buckley, Carla and Donald, Alice and Leach, Philip , eds. Nottingham Studies on Human Rights, 646 . Brill/Martinus Nijhoff, pp. 275-295. ISBN 9789004284241
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Funded Research &
Knowledge Exchange Projects2015-2018: Implementation and compliance with human rights law: An exploration of the interplay between the international, regional and national levels, Economic and Social Research Council grant (starting September 2015; joint research project with the universities of Bristol, Essex and Pretoria and the Open Society Justice Initiative) (£1,115,512), co-investigator.
I have been principal investigator or co-investigator on a number of research projects funded by the Nuffield Foundation; the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and the Thomas Paine Initiative.
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Engagement &
ImpactExternal Activities
- Invited expert, Council of Europe (Steering Committee for Human Rights and Parliamentary Assembly)
- Member of the Steering Group, Equality and Diversity Forum Research Network
- 2014-15: Academic adviser to Mersey Care NHS Trust (project commissioned by Equality and Human Rights Commission on Human Rights in Health and Social Care)
- 2014-15: Academic adviser to NatCen for two projects commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on religion or belief – (i) Religion and belief: call for evidence (ii) Religion and belief guidance and good practice
- Invited expert on the Steering Group of the Human Rights in Healthcare programme of the Department of Health, 2011-12
- Trustee, Just Fair (the campaign for the realisation of economic and social rights in the UK)
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