Dr Emily Kakoullis
Darlithydd yn y Gyfraith
Ysgol y Gyfraith a Gwleidyddiaeth
- KakoullisE@caerdydd.ac.uk
- +44 29208 75082
- Adeilad y Gyfraith, Ystafell 3.12, Rhodfa'r Amgueddfa, Caerdydd, CF10 3AX
Trosolwyg
Dr Emily Kakoullis (LLB (Kent), LLM (Maastricht), PhD (Bristol)) is a Lecturer in Human Rights Law at the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University, where she specialises in International Disability Human Rights Law focusing on the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Prior to taking up this role she was a Research Fellow at the University of Exeter working on the GW4 Project The ‘Delegalized Space’ & ‘DIY’ Family Justice, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol where she was Principal Investigator (PI) on the interdisciplinary Project Investigating Disabled People’s and their Organization's Involvement in Decision Making at local authority level, in view of Article 4(3) CRPD in the UK (Bristol) context.
Emily completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Bristol, A Shift from Welfare to Rights: A Case Study of the Ratification Process for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Cyprus, which was interdisciplinary and empirical and focused on the interaction of the CRPD with the Cypriot domestic cultural context (Kakoullis, 2015). During her doctoral research she also worked as a Research Assistant on projects on the CRPD together with Professor Kelley Johnson, Professor Rachel Murray and Dr Judy Laing at the Human Rights Implementation Centre at the University of Bristol. Prior to her return to academia she worked as a Legal Researcher at the Ministry of Justice in the UK, and for a disability non-governmental organisation in Cyprus engaged in advocacy work with people with disabilities. During her LLM she also worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Trans-national Legal Research (METRO) at the University of Maastricht.
Dr Kakoullis and Professor Kelley Johnson are currently co-editing a book on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Cyhoeddiad
2023
- Kakoullis, E. 2023. Language in international treaties: linguistic and cultural challenges in translating and implementing international multilingual treaties. Cambridge International Law Journal
2021
- Rotarou, E. S., Sakellariou, D., Kakoullis, E. J. and Warren, N. 2021. Disabled people in the time of COVID-19: identifying needs, promoting inclusivity. Journal of Global Health 11(1), article number: 3007. (10.7189/jogh.11.03007)
2020
- Kakoullis, E. J. and Johnson, K. eds. 2020. Recognising human rights in different cultural contexts: the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Palgrave Macmillan.
2019
- Kakoullis, E. J. 2019. Monitoring mechanisms designed to serve persons with intellectual disabilities: exploring the implementation of article 16 CRPD in Cyprus. International Journal of Law in Context 15(1), pp. 33-50. (10.1017/S1744552318000101)
2018
- Kakoullis, E. and Ikehara, Y. 2018. Article 1 purpose. In: Bantekas, I., Stein, M. A. and Anastasiou, D. eds. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Commentary. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 35-62.
2017
- Kakoullis, E., Series, L. and Tarrant, A. 2017. Comments on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Draft General Comment No. 5 (2017) Article 19 CRPD: Living independently and being included in the community. Documentation. United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. Available at: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/WSArticle19.aspx
Articles
- Kakoullis, E. 2023. Language in international treaties: linguistic and cultural challenges in translating and implementing international multilingual treaties. Cambridge International Law Journal
- Rotarou, E. S., Sakellariou, D., Kakoullis, E. J. and Warren, N. 2021. Disabled people in the time of COVID-19: identifying needs, promoting inclusivity. Journal of Global Health 11(1), article number: 3007. (10.7189/jogh.11.03007)
- Kakoullis, E. J. 2019. Monitoring mechanisms designed to serve persons with intellectual disabilities: exploring the implementation of article 16 CRPD in Cyprus. International Journal of Law in Context 15(1), pp. 33-50. (10.1017/S1744552318000101)
Book sections
- Kakoullis, E. and Ikehara, Y. 2018. Article 1 purpose. In: Bantekas, I., Stein, M. A. and Anastasiou, D. eds. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Commentary. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 35-62.
Books
- Kakoullis, E. J. and Johnson, K. eds. 2020. Recognising human rights in different cultural contexts: the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Palgrave Macmillan.
Monographs
- Kakoullis, E., Series, L. and Tarrant, A. 2017. Comments on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Draft General Comment No. 5 (2017) Article 19 CRPD: Living independently and being included in the community. Documentation. United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. Available at: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/WSArticle19.aspx
Ymchwil
Research Interests:
- International Disability Human Rights Law, focusing on the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
- The interaction between the CRPD and domestic cultural contexts;
- Participation and Inclusion; and
- Access to Justice.
Research Centres
- Member of the Centre for Human Rights and Public Law (CHRPL);
- Member of the Centre for Health and Social Care Law (CHSCL).
Addysgu
LLM Modules:
- Module Leader and Tutor for Human Rights Law: Health & Disability
- Module Tutor for Social Care Rights and the Law
LLB Modules:
- Module Tutor for Human Rights Law
School of Medicine Modules:
- Module Tutor for Global Health
Supervision:
- Supervision of LLM Dissertations
Bywgraffiad
Education and Qualifications
2015: PhD in Law, University of Bristol.
A Shift from Welfare to Rights: A Case Study of the Ratification Process for the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities in Cyprus (Kakoullis, 2015).
2006: LLM in European Law, University of Maastricht.
2005: LLB in Law, University of Kent.
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
Member of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA)
Member of the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR)
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
- Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
- Editorial Board, International Journal of Disability and Social Justice
- Journal Reviewer, Laws
- Steering Group, Welsh Government's Strengthening and Advancing Equality and Human Rights Steering Group