Dr Laura Hughes-Gerber
Lecturer in Law (Human Rights)Research Overview
Laura's research consists of two separate strands: Public International Law and Legal Education.
In Public International Law, Laura's research interests focus on the areas of International Diplomatic Law and International Human Rights Law. She has recently completed a monograph based upon her doctoral research on the issue of diplomatic asylum under international law, which was published in 2021. This work focuses on exploring whether a legal basis for the practice of diplomatic asylum can be identified in treaty law, customary international law or based upon humanitarian considerations.
Laura's collaborative research in the field of Legal Education focuses on advancing student support provision in Legal Education. In several recent publications, a taxonomy and a set of design principles to promote student wellbeing are introduced.
Additional Information
Laura is passionate about mooting and has experience of successfully participating in, coaching and judging international student moot court competitions, in particular the Telders International Law Moot Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Laura was also Co-Administrator of the UK National Round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2022.
Laura holds Advance HE Fellowship.
My Role
Laura is the Study Abroad Support Tutor in the Law School. Laura is a member of Lonsdale College.
PhD Supervisions Completed
- Ahmed Fahmy: Human rights law at the hands of the powerful: an interdisciplinary legal analysis of the regional human rights system of the League of Arab States (2025)
Current Teaching
2025/2026:
- LAW.101x/y English Legal System and Methods: Workshop Tutor
- Law.257x International Law: Lecturer and Seminar Tutor
- Law.332 Dissertation: Module Convenor
- LLM.5213d International Human Rights (Distance Learning): Module Convenor and Lecturer
Previous Teaching:
- LAW.337 International Human Rights Law: Module Convenor, Lecturer and Seminar Tutor
PhD Supervision Interests
Laura is interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of International Diplomatic Law, International Human Rights Law and Public International Law.
Looking Back to Look Forward: Mapping the Student Support Pathway for Law Students through the eyes of a Legal Academic
12/05/2021 → 27/11/2023
Research
Sculpting the Provision of Student Support for Law Students: the Blurred Line Between Academic and Pastoral Support
14/05/2020 → 04/06/2024
Research
Human Rights Lawyers Association and Association of Law Teachers: Human Rights Education in and Beyond the University Law School
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Socio-Legal Studies Association (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Association of Law Teachers (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
360 Degrees of Legal Education: A Designerly Holistic Enquiry into Student Experience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2025
Other
Connections in Legal Education Festival 2024
Participation in conference - Academic
Fostering Law Student Wellbeing through Co-Creation: what do students want from their departmental student support?
Oral presentation
Developing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2024
Other
The European Convention on Human Rights: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Addleshaw Goddard Legal Access Week
Business Engagement
Student Support through the eyes of a Legal Academic
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2022
Participation in conference - Academic
Nottingham Law School, Centre for Legal Education Conference, Community, Creativity and Culture in Legal Education
Participation in conference - Academic
PhD Internal Examiner at Lancaster University
Examination
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Directions in Legal Education 2022 Conference
Participation in conference - Academic
Association of Law Teachers Conference 2022
Participation in conference - Academic
Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2022
Other
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court UK National Round 2022
Other
Sculpting the Provision of Student Support for Law Students: the Blurred Line Between Academic and Pastoral Support
Oral presentation
Connecting Legal Education (External organisation)
Membership of network
Mental Health First Aid Adult
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Diplomatic Asylum, Exploring a Legal Basis for the Practice Under General International Law
Oral presentation
Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2021
Other
Oxford University Press (OUP) (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
#13 Recht interessant - Moot Court mit Laura Hughes-Gerber
Invited talk
CILHR Centre for International Law and Human Rights