Dr. Cressida Auckland

Biography

Cressida Auckland is an Associate Professor specializing in Medical Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on issues relating to mental capacity and end-of-life decision-making. She has a particular interest in the interplay of psychiatry, philosophy, and law, which is encapsulated in her forthcoming monograph, 'Values and Disorder in Mental Capacity Law.' This work interrogates the challenges presented by mental disorders in decision-making under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. In her teaching, she covers the full spectrum of medical law, currently convening undergraduate and LLM courses on these subjects. Before joining LSE, Cressida was a lecturer at Merton College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and served as a guest teacher at LSE. She completed her doctorate on 'The Cusp of Capacity' at Merton College, Oxford, where she also obtained her undergraduate degree in Law. Additionally, she holds a Master's in Medical Law and Ethics from King's College, London. Cressida is an Academic Fellow of Middle Temple and serves on the editorial committee of the Modern Law Review as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Medical Ethics.

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