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Research Interests
Professor Mallinder's research interests relate to the fields of international human rights law, international criminal law, and law and politics in political transitions. Within these areas of research, she has a longstanding and internationally recognised expertise in amnesty laws, and in recent years, she has worked on projects relating to the role of lawyers as transitional actors, dealing with the past in Northern Ireland, and socio-legal research methods related to transitional justice. As part of multiple collaborative research projects, she has carried out fieldwork in a number of transitional contexts including Cambodia, Chile, South Africa, Israel, Palestine, Tunisia, Argentina, Uruguay, Uganda and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Her research has been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Nuffield Foundation, the Socio-Legal Studies Association, and the Department for International Development.
Teaching
Professor Mallinder's current teaching focuses on international human rights law, human rights practice, research methods and theories, and constitutional law. She also has extensive experience of teaching transitional justice.
Achievements
Professor Mallinder is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Higher Education Academy. She has been awarded the British Society of Criminology Book Prize (jointly awarded) and the Hart Socio-Legal Studies Association Early Career Prize. She is also a member of the Institute for Integrated Transitions Law and Peace Practice Group, the Royal Irish Academy's Ethical, Political, Legal, and Philosophical Committee, and the ESRC and AHRC Peer Review Colleges. In addition, she was Chair of the Committee on the Administration of Justice, a human rights non-governmental organisation based in Belfast, Northern Ireland from (2015-2020) and is serving as Vice-Chair in 2020.
Particulars
Louise Mallinder is Professor of Law at Queen's University Belfast, appointed in 2018. She was previously a Professor of Human Rights and International Law at the Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University. She holds a PhD, an LLM in human rights law, and BA in economic and social history and politics, all from Queen's University Belfast. She also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice from Ulster University.
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Research Output
Prosecutions, Imprisonment and the Stormont House Agreement: A Critical Analysis of Proposals on Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland
McEvoy, K., Holder, D., Mallinder, L., Bryson, A., Gormally, B. & McKeown, G., 09 Apr 2020, 52 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Amnesties and Inclusive Political Settlements
Mallinder, L., 08 Jan 2019, Edinburgh: Global Justice Academy, University of Edinburgh. 84 p. (PA-X Report: Transitional Justice Series)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Commission for Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland)
Mallinder, L., 31 May 2019, (Accepted) Encyclopedia of Transitional Justice. Stan, L. & Nedelsky, N. (eds.). 2nd ed. Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Metaconflict and international human rights law in dealing with Northern Ireland’s past
Mallinder, L., 01 Jun 2019, In : Cambridge International Law Journal. 8, 1, p. 5-38 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Observations by Queen’s University Belfast Human Rights Centre as amicus curiae on the appeal of Pre-Trial Chamber II’s 'Decision Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute on the Authorisation of an Investigation into the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan' of 12 April 2019: Submission to the International Criminal Court in the Afghanistan Situation
Moffett, L., Dempster, L., Narayan, N., Suarez Vargas, D., Mallinder, L. & Stahn, C., 15 Nov 2019, QUB Human Rights Centre.Research output: Other contribution
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Prizes
British Society of Criminology Book Prize (jointly awarded)
Mallinder, Louise (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Mallinder, Louise (Recipient), 19 Mar 2019
Prize: Election to learned society
Hart Socio-Legal Studies Association Early Career Prize
Mallinder, Louise (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Ukrainian Scenario of Transitional Justice: How to Avoid Repeating Other People’s Mistakes
Louise Mallinder (Invited speaker)
26 May 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Negotiating justice with unconventional armed actors
Louise Mallinder (Invited speaker)
15 May 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Transitional Justice in Ukraine: What Might it Look Like?
Louise Mallinder (Invited speaker)
10 Jul 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
The Experts’ Guide to Effective Mentoring in Higher Education Settings
Louise Mallinder (Organiser), & Conor McCormick (Organiser)
11 Feb 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Amnesties and National Accountability for International Crimes
Louise Mallinder (Speaker)
19 Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Press / Media
Rethinking Peace and Justice Symposium: Concluding Reflections
Louise Mallinder & Ron Slye
02/05/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Television panel discussion on Northern Ireland legacy issues
04/03/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Television interview on the legacy consultation in Northern Ireland
14/05/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment