School of Law Staff
Head of School
Undergraduate Tutor
Year 1 Mr Paul Kohler (academic year 2008/09), Dr Prabha Kotiswaran (academic year 2009/10)
Year 2 Dr Emilia Onyema
Year 3 Dr Gina Heathcote
Undergraduate Admissions Tutors
Dr Sanzhu Zhu & Dr Catriona Drew
Postgraduate Admissions Tutors
Dr Carol Tan & Dr Makeen Makeen (academic year 2009/10)
Postgraduate Tutors
Dr Martin Lau (LLM) & Mr Alex Fischer (MA)
Research Tutor
Prof Peter Muchlinski
Academic Staff
Mashood Baderin
Professor of Law
Islamic Law, International and Comparative Human Rights Law, Public International Law, Human Rights & Islamic Law, especially interaction between International Law, Human Rights Law, and Islamic Law in Muslim States.
- Tel: 020 7898 4715
- Email: mb78@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 217
Fareda Banda
Professor in the Laws of Africa
Human Rights of Women, English Family Law, Comparative Family Law focusing on Africa, Law and Society in Africa, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
- Tel: 020 7898 4664
- Email: fb9@soas.ac.uk
Gunnar Beck
Reader in Law
On leave 2009-2011
EU Law, Jurisprudence, Legal Methodology, Moral and Political Philosophy
- Tel: 020 7898 4661, 020 7440 4949 (Gt James St Chamb.)
- Email: gb18@soas.ac.uk, chambers@greatjames.co.uk
- Room: 235b
- On Sabbatical:On leave 2009-11
Matthew Craven
Professor of International Law
Public international law, human rights (economic, social and cultural rights), international legal theory, history of international law (colonialism and decolonisation), international dispute settlement
- Tel: 020 7898 4673
- Email: mc7@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 263
Philippe Cullet
Reader in International Environmental Law
Law and environment, law and natural resources, intellectual property, water, human rights, international law, India.
- Tel: 020 7898 4651
- Email: pc38@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 223
Catriona Drew
Lecturer in International Law
Public International Law; international legal history (particularly self-determination of peoples), and legal theory
- Tel: 020 7898 4482
- Email: cd4@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 230
Ian D Edge
Lecturer in Law
On leave in Term 2 2010
Islamic law; the general law of Egypt and the Gulf; commercial law in the Middle East; conflict of laws and international transactions.
- Tel: 020 7898 4665
- Email: ie1@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 235
- On Sabbatical:Term 2, early 2010
Nicholas H D Foster
Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law
Comparative commercial and comparative corporate law, with special reference to Islamic law and the laws of the Middle East, in particular the UAE; Islamic Finance.
- Tel: 020 7898 4666
- Email: nf4@soas.ac.uk
Andrew Huxley
Senior Lecturer in Law
South East Asian law, particularly Burma and Thailand; Buddhism and law; comparative legal theory; trusts and law of torts
- Tel: 020 7898 4668
- Email: ah6@soas.ac.uk
Catherine Jenkins
Lecturer in Law
Chair, Centre for Law and Conflict
Postgraduate Examinations Officer
Human rights; transitional justice; law and conflict; international criminal law; post-conflict reform and reconstruction; legal developments in post-apartheid South Africa; law and society in Africa.
- Tel: 020 7898 4676
- Email: cj3@soas.ac.uk
Paul Kohler
Senior Lecturer in Law
Property including land, personal and trusts; Jurisprudence.
- Email: pk3@soas.ac.uk
Prabha Kotiswaran
Lecturer in Law
Criminal Law, Feminist Legal Theory, Law and Society
- Tel: 020 7898 4678
- Email: pk5@soas.ac.uk
Martin W Lau
Reader in Law
Laws of South Asia; comparative environmental law, Islamic law
- Tel: 020 7898 4657
- Email: ml1@soas.ac.uk
Makeen F Makeen
Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law
Intellectual property (particularly comparative copyright law); information technology law; international construction arbitration; contract law; commercial law in the Middle East
- Tel: 020 7898 4502
- Email: mm76@soas.ac.uk
Werner F Menski
Professor of South Asian Laws
Classical and modern Hindu law; Muslim Law; Laws of South Asia; Family law; Comparative law; South Asians in the UK; Immigration law; Ethnic minorities
- Tel: 020 7898 4674
- Email: wm4@soas.ac.uk
Peter Muchlinski
Professor of International Commercial Law
The regulation of multinational enterprises, international corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, foreign investment law, WTO law and practice, competition law, international commercial law and development.
- Tel: 020 7898 4751
- Email: pm29@soas.ac.uk
Scott Newton
Lecturer in Laws of Central Asia
On leave in 2009-10
Legal and institutional reform in Central Asia; role of law in post-socialist transition; law, markets, and globalisation in developing and transitional states; law, governance, and post-conflict reconstruction; human rights
- Tel: 020 7898 4658
- Email: sn21@soas.ac.uk
- On Sabbatical:On Sabbatical Terms 1 & 2 2009-10
Lutz Oette
Lecturer in Law
Public international law; human rights law; implementation of international standards; victims' rights and reparation
- Email: lo8@soas.ac.uk
Emilia Onyema
Lecturer in Law
International trade law, comparative commercial law and alternative dispute resolution
- Tel: 020 7898 4717
- Email: eo3@soas.ac.uk
Michael J E Palmer
Professor of Law
Dispute resolution and civil procedure; Chinese law (traditional and modern); conflict of laws; comparative family law
- Tel: 020 7898 4671
- Email: mp@soas.ac.uk
Iain Scobbie
Sir Joseph Hotung Research Professor in Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East
Public international law, especially its relation to the Israel/Palestine situation; theory of international law; international humanitarian law; the law and practice of the International Court of Justice
- Tel: 020 7898 4221
- Email: is17@soas.ac.uk
Carol G. S. Tan
Senior Lecturer in Law
Contract, legal history, British overseas rule and the law especially in relation to the leased territory of Weihaiwei and to ethnic Chinese communities in Hong Kong and South East Asia, law and society in South East Asia, traditional Chinese law
- Tel: 020 7898 4630
- Email: ct9@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 4415
Lynn Welchman
Professor of Law with particuclar reference to the Middle East and North Africa
On leave in Terms 1 & 3, 2009/10
Palestine and international humanitarian law; laws of the Middle East and North Africa, especially comparative family law, human rights, gender and law.
- Tel: 020 7898 4672
- Email: lw10@soas.ac.uk
- Office Hours: Thurs 12:30 - 2:30
- On Sabbatical:On leave Terms 1 & 3 2009-10
Sanzhu Zhu
Senior lecturer in Chinese Commercial Law
Chinese law; comparative commercial and corporate law with reference to China; legal aspects of Chinese financial and futures markets; civil procedure and dispute resolution in China, particularly securities disputes.
- Tel: 020 7898 4667
- Email: sz8@soas.ac.uk
Gina Heathcote
Senior Teaching Fellow
International feminist legal theories; International Law especially law on the use of force; women’s human rights; political and legal theories
- Email: gh21@soas.ac.uk
- Room: Room 447
His Honour Judge Eugene Cotran
Visiting Professor of Law with reference to Africa and the Middle East
African law; Middle Eastern law; immigration law; public and private international law
James S Read
Visiting Professor of Comparitive Public Law, with special reference to Africa
African and Commonwealth Public Law
David McIlroy
Visiting Lecturer
Banking Law; Insolvency Law; Employment Law; Legal Theory; Theology of Law
- Tel: 020 74539235
- Email: dm@3paper.co.uk
Barrie Nathan
Visiting Lecturer
Principal Lecturer on the Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme for Young Chinese Lawyers (1998 – present).
- Email: barrie@barrienathan.net
Anthony Dicks
Professorial Research Associate
QC Laws of the People’s Republic of China; traditional Chinese law, international law; commercial law; legal history; laws of Hong Kong
Janet Loveless
Senior Teaching Fellow
Criminal Law; Evidence; Litigation & Legal Practice; Advocacy
- Email: jl4@soas.ac.uk
Ana Stanič
Lecturer in International Commercial Arbitration
International Arbitration, Public International Law and Energy Law
- Tel: 07788 438 892
- Email: as107@soas.ac.uk
- Room: 227
- Office Hours: Tuesday 5-6pm during Terms 1 and 2
