Dr. Richard Martin

Biography

Richard Martin is an Associate Professor at the London School of Economics (LSE), specializing in socio-legal studies with a focus on the intersection of criminal justice, human rights, and public law. He teaches courses on Criminal Justice Sentencing, Criminal Law, and Public Law. Richard's notable publication, 'Policing Human Rights' (Oxford University Press, 2021), examines the role of human rights norms in everyday police practices through extensive fieldwork with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. He addresses how human rights law is interpreted and applied by police officers in the context of their routine duties. His research interests include exploring statutory reforms related to policing, such as the Policing Crime Act 2017, and conducting comparative analyses of statutory duties concerning equality commitments in different jurisdictions. Richard is a qualified barrister in England and Wales (non-practicing) and holds degrees from the University of Bristol (LLB) and the University of Oxford (MSc, DPhil). Before joining LSE, he was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford. Richard has also held visiting fellowships and serves as the Managing Editor of the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog. His work has received several awards and recognitions for its contributions to legal scholarship and human rights discourse.

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