Dr. Murray Hunt

Biography

Murray Hunt is a Visiting Professor of Human Rights Law at the Faculty of Law since 2011 and currently serves as the Director of the Policy and Evidence Centre on Modern Slavery and Human Rights since 2019. His work focuses on generating actionable policy recommendations grounded in evidence related to human rights law, particularly in the areas of modern slavery and human trafficking. Murray also assists the Attorney General’s Office as an Independent Adviser, providing legal policy advice concerning matters of rule of law. He became the UK's alternate member of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission in 2019, and is currently part of a Working Group reviewing the Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Checklist. Previously, he directed the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law from 2017 to 2024, where he worked to democratize the rule of law and enhance democratic legitimacy. He has established several initiatives aimed at increasing rule of law literacy within Parliament and was a Legal Adviser to the Joint Committee on Human Rights in the UK Parliament from 2004 to 2017. Murray is a founding member of the legal practice Matrix, focusing on bringing together expertise across fields of law. Additionally, his academic publications explore various issues at the intersection of public law and human rights, with significant works addressing the role of parliaments in human rights protection.

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