Conor A. Gearty (born November 1957) is the Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE Department of Law. From 2002 to 2009, he was Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the

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. His academic research focuses primarily on civil liberties, terrorism and human rights. Conor Gearty was born in Ireland and graduated in law from

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before moving to Wolfson College, Cambridge in 1980 to study for a master's degree and then for a PhD. He became a fellow of

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in 1983. In 1990, he moved to the school of law at

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, where he was first a senior lecturer, then a reader and finally (from 1995) a professor. Gearty is also a practising barrister and a founder member of

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. He has also been a visiting professor at

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, the University of Richmond and the

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. He received honorary degrees from

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and Roehampton University.

Background

Originally from Abbeylara,

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, he was educated at Castleknock College before going to

as an undergraduate and

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as a post-graduate. He had significant debating success in University, twice winning the Irish Times debating competition and serving as Auditor of the

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Bibliography

Books

*''On Fantasy Island. Britain, Europe, and Human Rights'' (2016) *''Liberty and Security'' (2013) * *''Essays on Human Rights and Terrorism'' (2008) Cameron May *''Civil Liberties'' (2007) Clarendon Publishing *''Can Human Rights Survive?'' (2006) Hamlyn Lectures *''Principles of Human Rights Adjudication'' (2004) Oxford University Press *(with

Keith Ewing Keith David Ewing (born 29 March 1955) is professor of public law at King's College London and recognised as a leading scholar in public law, constitutional law, law of democracy, labour law and human rights. Ewing's work has been considered as ...

)''The Struggle for Civil Liberties'' *(with

) ''Freedom under Thatcher: Civil Liberties in Modern Britain'' (1990) Oxford University Press

Essays and reporting

* *"When it can be right to do wrong", '' The Tablet'' (11 October 2008)

References

External links

Gearty homepageAudio recording of lecture (Human Rights: seductive, dangerous, and necessary) given in the UCD Humanities Institute (January 2011)The Rights' Future
- an online collaboration {{DEFAULTSORT:Gearty, Conor Academics of King's College London Irish legal scholars Living people Academics of the London School of Economics People from County Longford Alumni of Wolfson College, Cambridge Members of Matrix Chambers Alumni of University College Dublin People educated at Castleknock College Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Fellows of the British Academy 1957 births