Law staff
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Dr Jess Randall
Lecturer
Dr Jess Randall is a non-binary socio-legal academic with an interest in transgender and non-binary people’s rights and the legal recognition afforded to them (or not). Throughout their work they advocate for LGBT inclusion and law reform/removal and often contribute to Government Consultations including on the Gender...
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Dr Laura Rodes-Saldana
Lecturer in Law
Dr Rodes Saldaña read Law and Business in Spain. After a period of practice as a corporate lawyer at an international law firm, she studied at the University of Leicester for an LLM in International Commercial Law (completed with Distinction) and later a PhD, which she completed in 2019. In 2018, she moved to Hertford College...
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Dr Melisa Sacchi-Oleschuk
Lecturer
Dr Melisa Sacchi-Oleschuk is a Lecturer in Law in the Law department, teaching across the foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. She leads the Human Rights in America (LLB) and International Human Rights Law (LLM) modules. Melisa's research focuses on the UN's Universal Periodic Review (UPR), particularly the...
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Sheikh Sela
Lecturer in Law & Associate Course Director for Foundation Year in Law
Throughout her career, Sheikh Sela has worked with students of all abilities across various clinical and health related programmes, and currently teaches on the LLB and LPC courses at Birmingham City University’s School of Law.
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Laura Smillie
Lecturer in Law
Laura Smillie is a Lecturer in Law, at Birmingham City University. She teaches on Tort Law, Medical Law and Integrated Research Project on the LLB. Laura also teaches Law of Obligations, and Independent Research Project on the PGDL.
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Sonya Smith
Associate Professor of Law, Criminal & Social Justice
Prior to joining the University in 2001, Sonya had been a solicitor dealing with family law matters, then moving into litigation, dealing with employers’ liability and personal injury claims. In 2003 Sonya became the CPE/GDL Programme Director and then became the Legal Practice Course Programme Director in 2004.
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Nicola Stevens
Lecturer
Nicola Stevens completed both of her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Birmingham City University. She briefly worked in a law firm whilst studying for her postgraduate degree but returned to academia shortly after graduating.
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Carley Stevenson
Lecturer in Law
Carley Stevenson is a Lecturer in Law, specialising in Animal Law. Carley joined ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in April 2023, having previously worked at the University of Leicester, the University of Nottingham and De Montfort University. She has taught a wide array of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including Social Justice, Criminal Law, Tort...
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Dr Alice Storey
Associate Professor of Human Rights
Dr Alice Storey is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and Associate Director of the Centre for Human Rights. She leads the American Criminal Procedure & Evidence and America & International Legal Issues LLB modules.
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Dr Piers Von Berg
Senior Lecturer
Dr von Berg is an interdisciplinary scholar in human rights education and human rights law. His research and practice focus on two areas: how the right to effective participation is governed and can be re-imagined in international human rights law; and, how civic participation can be shaped by transformative pedagogies for...