Staff profile
Overview
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Dr Jessie Blackbourn
Associate Professor in Public Law and Human Rights
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Associate Professor in Public Law and Human Rights in the Durham Law School | +44 (0) 191 33 40247 |
Biography
Dr Jessie Blackbourn joined Durham Law School in September 2019 as Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights. She has held previous positions at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, University of New South Wales.
Research
Jessie has an interdisciplinary background in law and politics and adopts a socio-legal approach to her research. Her research focuses on counter-terrorism law and policy, in particular on oversight and review of counter-terrorism laws, as well as on state responses to children suspected of extremism, radicalisation, and terrorism.
Research interests
- Counter-terrorism laws
- Counter-terrorism review
- Public Law
- Human Rights