Frederick Cowell
Lecturer
Department of Criminology
Birkbeck University of London
United Kingdom
Biography
Frederick is completing his PhD in postcolonial theory and the law of International Organisations at Bikbeck where he was an associate lecturer in Tort Law for several years before starting his current post. Previously Frederick worked as a legal advisor for NGOs specialising in International Human Rights Law. Prior to working at Birkbeck he was a lecturer in law at Greenwich School of Management where he was the head of Tort Law on the LLB Programme and lectured in Human Rights.
Research Interest
The politics of the International Criminal Court, Hostility to the Human Rights Act 1998
Publications
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(2017) 'What about our Rights: The Undeserving Rights holder and the case Against the Human Rights Act' in Cowell, F. (ed) Critically examining the case against the Human Rights Act, Routledge
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‘The Death of the Southern African Development Community Tribunal’s Human Rights Jurisdiction’ Human Rights Law Review Vol.13 No.1 (2013) 153-167.
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‘Recognising secessionist claims : the Organisation of African Unity and African Union's complex record’ Journal of African Union Studies Vol.2 No.1 (2013)
