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Dr Alice Donald
ROLE:
Senior Lecturer in Law
SCHOOL:
Law
DEPARTMENT:
Law
TELEPHONE:
+44 (0)20 8411 2825
EMAIL:
A.Donald@mdx.ac.uk
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Biography &
QualificationsDr Alice Donald is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Politics, Leader of the PhD programme in Law and Co-chair of Ethics for the School of 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 programme for Law and Co-chair of Ethics in the School of Law
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, 'Compliance in the United Kingdom' in R. Grote, M. Morales and D. Paris (eds) Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Compliance in International Human Rights Law (forthcoming)
- 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 and A. Speck, 'The European Court of Human Rights’ Remedial Practice and its Impact on the Execution of Judgments', Human Rights Law Review 19(1) (2019) 83–117
- 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 and conference papers
- A. Donald and A. Speck, Handbook: National parliaments as guarantors of human rights in Europe (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, 2018)
- A. Donald and A Speck, The developing remedial practice of the European Court of Human Rights and its implications for the legitimacy of the ECHR system, conference on Responding to Legitimacy Challenges: Opportunities and Choices for the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 21 September 2018
- 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
- Time for Turkey to open its doors to Turkey's purged public servants, Verfassungsblog, 4 December 2019
- A wolf in sheep's clothing: why the draft Copenhagen Agreement must be rewirtten, EJIL Talk! 21 February 2018 (with Philip Leach)
- 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
Identifying and assessing the implementation of human rights decisions
Donald, Alice and Long, Debra and Speck, Anne-Katrin (2019) Identifying and assessing the implementation of human rights decisions. Journal of Human Rights Practice . ISSN 1757-9619 (Accepted/In press)
The dynamics of domestic human rights implementation: lessons from qualitative research in Europe
Donald, Alice and Speck, Anne-Katrin (2019) The dynamics of domestic human rights implementation: lessons from qualitative research in Europe. Journal of Human Rights Practice . ISSN 1757-9619 (Accepted/In press)
The European Court of Human Rights’ remedial practice and its impact on the execution of judgments
Donald, Alice and Speck, Anne-Katrin (2019) The European Court of Human Rights’ remedial practice and its impact on the execution of judgments. Human Rights Law Review , 19 (1). pp. 83-117. ISSN 1461-7781
Compliance in the UK in the ‘age of subsidiarity’
Donald, Alice (2019) Compliance in the UK in the ‘age of subsidiarity’. In: Research Handbook on Compliance in International Human Rights Law. Grote, Rainer and Morales Antoniazzi, Mariela and Paris, Davide , eds. Edward Elgar. (Accepted/In press)
182180National parliaments as guarantors of human rights in Europe: handbook for parliamentarians
Donald, Alice and Speck, Anne-Katrin (2018) National parliaments as guarantors of human rights in Europe: handbook for parliamentarians. Manual. Council of Europe, Strasbourg.
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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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