Dr Alice Donald

Professor in Human Rights Law

Alice Donald

  • School Faculty of Business and Law

  • Department Law and Social Sciences

  • Location London

Research activities

Alice's research lies in the field of human rights implementation and the relationship between human rights and democracy, with a focus on the role of parliaments and the European Convention on Human Rights. She also writes regularly on the Human Rights Act 1998 and the UK's relationship with the ECHR system.

In 2024, Alice is co-coordinator of the Multi-Country Study as part of the Council of Europe’s Project on Support for efficient domestic capacity for the execution of European Court of Human Rights Judgments. 


Current Teaching

Module leader: Year 2 LLB – UK and European Human Rights Law

Module leader: LLM – European Human Rights Law and Practice

Tutor: LLM - International Human Rights Law

Tutor: MA - Sustainable Development and Human Rights 

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Leadership positions 

Postgraduate Research Degrees Coordinator for Law

Director of Research for Law 


Biography

Dr Alice Donald is Professor of Human Rights Law in the Department of Law and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on human rights implementation and the relationship between human rights and democratic governance, with a focus on the role of Parliaments. Alice previously worked as a commissioner, editor, broadcast journalist and journalism trainer at the BBC World Service (1991-2005).

External activities

  • Expert consultant for the Council of Europe, Council of Europe,

    • Publications

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