Dr Urfan Khaliq
Position: Reader
School: Law
Tel: +44 (0)29 208 75462
Fax: +44 (0)29 208 74097
Email: Khaliq@cf.ac.uk
Ext: 75462
Point of contact:
Emma Williams
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Introduction
Dr. Urfan Khaliq is a Reader in Public International and EU Laws. He first joined the Law School in 1996 as Lecturer and was subsequently a Senior Lecturer. Prior to joining Cardiff University he was a Research Assistant to Professor Christine Chinkin (now Professor of International Law, London School of Economics) at the Law Faculty of Southampton University. He is the author of a number of articles in leading law journals, chapters in edited collections as well as a monograph published by Cambridge University Press entitled "Ethical Foreign Policies of the European Union: A Legal Appraisal". This book was awarded the 2009 Universities Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) Book Prize for the work which makes 'the most substantial and original contribution to knowledge in the area of European Studies'. The book was also short-listed for the 2009 SLS Peter Birks Prize for outstanding contribution to legal scholarship.
Dr. Khaliq has taught or given conference papers in a number of countries around the world and has been a Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. His research and teaching interests encompass: EU Law, Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, Foreign Policy and aspects of Islamic Law. He is also interested in the dialogue between International Law and International Relations and is developing post graduate courses in this field. He is a regular contributor to both BBC Wales and the BBC World Service on his areas of expertise. As an experienced PhD supervisor Dr Khaliq always welcomes enquiries from potential research students in his areas of interest. He is also an admissions tutor for students from outside the EU and Assistant Director for International Relations for the Law School. He has also acted as an advisor to a number of NGOs and bodies such as the European Commission on various matters.
Dr Khaliq is an Advocate of the Punjab High Court, Pakistan and is part of an ongoing project which seeks to provide pro bono legal advice to street children in conflict with the law as well as helping with the training in international human rights law of the Pakistani judiciary and legal profession. He is also currently working with an NGO seeking to ensure certain groups of workers have their rights under international law enforced and upheld. Dr Khaliq is currently a member of the Research Consultants Panel at Matrix Chambers, Gray's Inn, London and Professeur Invité in Public Law at the Université de Picardie- Jules Verne, Amiens.
Selected Publications
- Ethical Dimensions of the Foreign Policy of the European Union: A Legal Appriasal,
Khaliq U, Cambridge University Press (2008) pp554 ISBN 9780521870757 - Conflicting or Complementary Obligations? The
UN Disability Rights Convention, the European
Convention on Human Rights and English Law,
Fennell P and Khaliq U, European Human Rights Law Review (6) (2011) 33-45 - The European Union and the Middle East: Pragmatism, Post-normativity, and International Law,
Khaliq U, European Foreign Affairs Review, 15 (5) (2010) 697-715 ISSN 1384-6299 - Common Principles and Influences? The International Court of Justice, Islam and the General Principles of International Law’ ,
Khaliq U, Islam in English Law: Rights and Responsibilities (Editors R. Griffith-Jones), Cambridge University Press (2012) - Freedom of Religion in International Law: A Comparative Analysis’,
Khaliq U, Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law: Searching for Common Ground ? (Editors A. Emon, M. Ellis and B. Glahn), Oxford University Press (2012) - The protection of economic and social rights:
a particular challenge?,
Khaliq U and Robin Churchill, UN HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES: Law and Legitimacy (Editors H. Keller and G. Ulfstein), Cambridge University Press (2012), 199-260 ISBN 978-1-107-00654-6
