Dr. Rebecca Williams

Biography

Rebecca Williams is a Professor of Public Law and Criminal Law at Pembroke College, Oxford. She previously held a fellowship at Robinson College, Cambridge, and earned her PhD from the University of Birmingham. Her academic journey includes being an undergraduate BCL student at Worcester College, Oxford. Rebecca's principal teaching focuses on criminal law and public law. Her research interests span a range of areas including the Law and Computer Science, Criminal Law (particularly in the context of EU criminal law), Public Law (with an emphasis on EU public law and comparative approaches), and the interrelationship between public law and unjust enrichment. Increasingly, her work investigates the relationship between law and technology, especially in how legal frameworks can adapt to keep pace with technological advancements, particularly in algorithmic decision-making. She has contributed research that has been cited by the European Court of Justice, Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeal in England and Wales, as well as the High Court in Australia.

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