Paul Troop

DPhil Law

Academic

Founder and convenor (with Inbar Levy), Empirical Legal Studies Discussion Group.

Research Associate, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.

Postgraduate

MA (2009) Human Values and Contemporary Global Ethics, Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, Faculty of Law, King’s College, London

Undergraduate

LLB (1996) Faculty of Law, University of Birmingham

Smalley-Baker prize for Jurisprudence for best best result in the Final LLB Part II examination in Jurisprudence

Aitchison Memorial Prize for degree result, character, qualities of leadership, zeal and width of interest in all types of University activities

Tokai Foundation Scholarship

Professional

Barrister, Called Lincoln's Inn (2001). Tenant, Tooks Chambers, the Chambers of Michael Mansfield QC

Barrister specialising in International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Employment and Equality Law, and Public Law. Listed as a 'leading junior' in the category of Civil Liberties and Human Rights (2008 to 2013) by the Legal 500 UK

Scholarships and Awards

Hardwicke Scholarship

Sir Thomas More Bursary

Notable Cases

Prosecutor v Haradinaj et al, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (2012). Former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army acquitted of all charges following retrial.

Tariq v Home Office [2011] UKSC 35. Challenge to the use of 'closed material procedures' in discrimination cases. Currently before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Balaj, Xhelladini et al HRAP/04/07. Representing victims of fatal

shooting during protest by UN peacekeeping forces before the

UNMIK Human Rights Advisory Panel for Kosovo.

Prosecutor v Seselj, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (2009). Member of court appointed amicus curiae team investigating allegations of contempt by legal representatives.

Behrami v France and Saramati v France, Germany, and Norway (2007) 45 EHRR SE10. Represented alleged victims of human rights abuses by peacekeeping forces.

Balaj, Xhelladini et al HRAP/04/07 (2007 to date). Representing victims of fatal shooting by UN peacekeeping forces during protest before the UNMIK Human Rights Advisory Panel for Kosovo.

Blecic v Croatia (2006) 43 EHRR 48 (Grand Chamber). Challenge to discriminatory cancellation of occupancy rights of Montenegrin in Croatia during confict, and issues of admissibility ratione temporis.

Application for Arrest Warrant against Doron Almog (2005). First successful application for an arrest warrant under the Geneva Conventions Act 1957.

(2006) 43 E.H.R.R. 48 curiae investigatinallegations of contempt of court in case

involving allegations war crimes and crime

Prosecutor

Prv Šešelj, IT-03-67-T, UN International Criminal

Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Court appointed amicus

curiae investigating allegations of contempt of court in case

involving allegations war crimes and crimes against humanity.Prosecutor v Šešelj, IT-03-67-T, UN International Criminal

Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Court appointed amicus

curiae investigating allegations of contempt of court in case

involving allegations war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Interests

Research: Empirical Legal Studies, Ethics, Human Rights, Conflict, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Ethics of War

Other details

Correspondence address:

St Anne's College
Woodstock Road,
Oxford,
OX2 6HS

other affiliation(s):

Oxford Human Rights Hub

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Paul Troop

DPhil Law

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Oxford Law