Yr Athro Urfan Khaliq
Dirprwy Is-Ganghellor a Phennaeth Coleg y Celfyddydau, y Dyniaethau a'r Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol
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Trosolwyg
Urfan Khaliq is Professor of Public International and European Laws. He first joined the Law School in 1996 as a Lecturer and was subsequently Senior Lecturer and Reader before being appointed a Professor. 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. He is a member of the Cardiff University Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for European Law and Governance: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/celag/
Professor Khaliq has taught, given conference papers or been a Research Fellow in numerous countries around the world. 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 has developed post graduate courses in this area as part of the Cardiff LLM programme. He is a regular contributor to both BBC Wales and the BBC World Service on his areas of expertise. As an experienced PhD supervisor he always welcomes enquiries from potential research students in his areas of interest. He has also acted as an advisor to a number of NGOs and bodies such as the European Commission on various matters.
Professor Khaliq is an Advocate of the Punjab High Court, Pakistan and is part of various ongoing projects which seek 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. He routinely provides expert evidence before courts in his areas of expertise. He is currently a member of the Research Consultants Panel at Matrix Chambers, Gray's Inn, London where he has been part of a team working on numerous cases before the UK Court of Appeal, UK Supreme Court, European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. He is also Professeur Invité in Public Law at the Université de Picardie- Jules Verne, Amiens.
He is writing two major books: a monograph on general principles of international law due for completion in 2020 and further a major textbook for Cambridge University Press due for completion after 2017.
Cyhoeddiad
2021
- Hartmann, J. and Khaliq, U. eds. 2021. The achievements of international law: essays in honour of Robin Churchill. London: Hart Publishing.
- Emon, A. M. and Khaliq, U. 2021. Jurisdictional exceptionalisms. Law in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (10.1017/9781108938693)
2019
- Langford, M. and Khaliq, U. 2019. Article 26: The right to social security. In: Tobin, J. ed. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Commentary. Oxford Commentaries on International Law Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 985-1019.
2018
- Khaliq, U. 2018. The European Union's foreign policies: An external examination of the capabilities - expectations gap. In: Blockmans, S. and Koutrakos, P. eds. Research Handbook on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. Research Handbooks in European Law Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 459-495., (10.4337/9781785364082.00031)
- Khaliq, U. ed. 2018. International human rights law documents. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2015
- Khaliq, U. 2015. Jurisdiction, ships and human rights treaties. In: Ringbom, H. ed. Jurisdiction over Ships: Post-UNCLOS Developments in the Law of the Sea., Vol. 80. Publications on Ocean Development Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, pp. 324-360., (10.1163/9789004303508_014)
2013
- Khaliq, U. 2013. The EU and the European Social Charter: Never the twain shall meet?. Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies 15, pp. 169-196. (10.5235/152888713809813431)
- Khaliq, U. 2013. The International Court of Justice and its use of Islam: between a rock and a hard place?. Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 2(1), pp. 98-118. (10.1093/ojlr/rwt001)
2012
- Khaliq, U. 2012. Treaty Conflict and the European Union or Conflicting Perspectives on the Union. European Law Review 37(4), pp. 492-503.
- Khaliq, U. 2012. The external action of the European Union under the Treaty of Lisbon. In: Trybus, M. and Rubini, L. eds. The Treaty of Lisbon and the Future of European Law and Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 239-261.
- Khaliq, U. 2012. Freedom of religion and belief in international law: a comparative analysis. In: Emon, A. M., Ellis, M. and Glahn, B. eds. Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 183-225.
- Khaliq, U. and Churchill, R. 2012. The protection of economic and social rights: a particular challenge?. In: Keller, H. and Ulfstein, G. eds. UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Law and Legitimacy. Studies on Human Rights Conventions Vol. 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 199-260.
2011
- Fennell, P. W. H. and Khaliq, U. 2011. Conflicting or complementary obligations? The UN Disability Rights Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights and English law. European Human Rights Law Review 2011(6), pp. 662-674.
2010
- Khaliq, U. 2010. The European Union and the Middle East: Pragmatism, Post-normativity, and International Law. European Foreign Affairs Review 15(5), pp. 697-715.
2009
- Khaliq, U. and Churchill, R. 2009. The European Committee on Social Sights: putting flesh on the bare bones of the European Social Charter. In: Langford, M. ed. Socio-Economic Rights Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends in International and Comparative Law. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 428-452.
2008
- Khaliq, U. 2008. Ethical dimensions of the foreign policy of the European Union: a legal appraisal. Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2007
- Churchill, R. R. and Khaliq, U. 2007. The complaints mechanism of the European Social Charter. In: Baderin, M. and McCorquodale, R. eds. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Action. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 195-240.
2005
- Khaliq, U. and Churchill, R. R. 2005. Seafarers' rights at the national level. In: Fitzpatrick, D. and Anderson, M. eds. Seafarers' Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 131-167.
2004
- Churchill, R. R. and Khaliq, U. 2004. The Collective Complaints System of the European Social Charter - an effective mechanism for ensuring compliance with economic and social rights?. European Journal of International Law 15(3), pp. 417-456. (10.1093/ejil/15.3.417)
- Khaliq, U. 2004. Ethical values and foreign policy in practice: humanitarian aid and the European Union. Presented at: EU law and national legal systems, Cardiff, UK, 2004EU law and national legal systems. Cardiff: Cardiff Law School and Faculty of Law Charles University pp. 25-51.
- Khaliq, U. 2004. Islam and the European Union: Report on the United Kingdom. In: Potz, R. and Wieshaider, W. eds. Islam and the European Union. Leuven: Peeters Publishers, pp. 219-262.
2002
- Khaliq, U. 2002. The accommodation and regulation of Islam and Muslim practices in English law. Ecclesiastical Law Journal 6(31), pp. 332-351. (10.1017/S0956618X00004725)
2001
- Khaliq, U. and Young, J. R. 2001. Cultural diversity, human rights and inconsistency in the English courts. Legal Studies 21(2), pp. 192-225. (10.1111/j.1748-121X.2001.tb00571.x)
- Khaliq, U. 2001. Protocol 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights: a step forward or a step too far?. Public Law(Aut), pp. 457-464.
Articles
- Khaliq, U. 2013. The EU and the European Social Charter: Never the twain shall meet?. Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies 15, pp. 169-196. (10.5235/152888713809813431)
- Khaliq, U. 2013. The International Court of Justice and its use of Islam: between a rock and a hard place?. Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 2(1), pp. 98-118. (10.1093/ojlr/rwt001)
- Khaliq, U. 2012. Treaty Conflict and the European Union or Conflicting Perspectives on the Union. European Law Review 37(4), pp. 492-503.
- Fennell, P. W. H. and Khaliq, U. 2011. Conflicting or complementary obligations? The UN Disability Rights Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights and English law. European Human Rights Law Review 2011(6), pp. 662-674.
- Khaliq, U. 2010. The European Union and the Middle East: Pragmatism, Post-normativity, and International Law. European Foreign Affairs Review 15(5), pp. 697-715.
- Churchill, R. R. and Khaliq, U. 2004. The Collective Complaints System of the European Social Charter - an effective mechanism for ensuring compliance with economic and social rights?. European Journal of International Law 15(3), pp. 417-456. (10.1093/ejil/15.3.417)
- Khaliq, U. 2002. The accommodation and regulation of Islam and Muslim practices in English law. Ecclesiastical Law Journal 6(31), pp. 332-351. (10.1017/S0956618X00004725)
- Khaliq, U. and Young, J. R. 2001. Cultural diversity, human rights and inconsistency in the English courts. Legal Studies 21(2), pp. 192-225. (10.1111/j.1748-121X.2001.tb00571.x)
- Khaliq, U. 2001. Protocol 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights: a step forward or a step too far?. Public Law(Aut), pp. 457-464.
Book sections
- Langford, M. and Khaliq, U. 2019. Article 26: The right to social security. In: Tobin, J. ed. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Commentary. Oxford Commentaries on International Law Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 985-1019.
- Khaliq, U. 2018. The European Union's foreign policies: An external examination of the capabilities - expectations gap. In: Blockmans, S. and Koutrakos, P. eds. Research Handbook on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. Research Handbooks in European Law Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 459-495., (10.4337/9781785364082.00031)
- Khaliq, U. 2015. Jurisdiction, ships and human rights treaties. In: Ringbom, H. ed. Jurisdiction over Ships: Post-UNCLOS Developments in the Law of the Sea., Vol. 80. Publications on Ocean Development Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, pp. 324-360., (10.1163/9789004303508_014)
- Khaliq, U. 2012. The external action of the European Union under the Treaty of Lisbon. In: Trybus, M. and Rubini, L. eds. The Treaty of Lisbon and the Future of European Law and Policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 239-261.
- Khaliq, U. 2012. Freedom of religion and belief in international law: a comparative analysis. In: Emon, A. M., Ellis, M. and Glahn, B. eds. Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 183-225.
- Khaliq, U. and Churchill, R. 2012. The protection of economic and social rights: a particular challenge?. In: Keller, H. and Ulfstein, G. eds. UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Law and Legitimacy. Studies on Human Rights Conventions Vol. 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 199-260.
- Khaliq, U. and Churchill, R. 2009. The European Committee on Social Sights: putting flesh on the bare bones of the European Social Charter. In: Langford, M. ed. Socio-Economic Rights Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends in International and Comparative Law. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 428-452.
- Churchill, R. R. and Khaliq, U. 2007. The complaints mechanism of the European Social Charter. In: Baderin, M. and McCorquodale, R. eds. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Action. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 195-240.
- Khaliq, U. and Churchill, R. R. 2005. Seafarers' rights at the national level. In: Fitzpatrick, D. and Anderson, M. eds. Seafarers' Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 131-167.
- Khaliq, U. 2004. Islam and the European Union: Report on the United Kingdom. In: Potz, R. and Wieshaider, W. eds. Islam and the European Union. Leuven: Peeters Publishers, pp. 219-262.
Books
- Hartmann, J. and Khaliq, U. eds. 2021. The achievements of international law: essays in honour of Robin Churchill. London: Hart Publishing.
- Emon, A. M. and Khaliq, U. 2021. Jurisdictional exceptionalisms. Law in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (10.1017/9781108938693)
- Khaliq, U. ed. 2018. International human rights law documents. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Khaliq, U. 2008. Ethical dimensions of the foreign policy of the European Union: a legal appraisal. Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Conferences
- Khaliq, U. 2004. Ethical values and foreign policy in practice: humanitarian aid and the European Union. Presented at: EU law and national legal systems, Cardiff, UK, 2004EU law and national legal systems. Cardiff: Cardiff Law School and Faculty of Law Charles University pp. 25-51.
Ymchwil
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I am currently involved in the following projects:
A project on religious freedom under international law being organised by a number of major international research institutions.
A project on children's rights, international law and religious conflicts which is being funded by a number of governments with a view to changing the direction of the law.
I am further writing two major books: a monograph on general principles of international law due for completion by 2020 and further a major textbook for Cambridge University Press due for completion after 2017.
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Winner 2009 UACES Book Prize for Outstanding Contribution to European Studies
Short listed for the 2009 SLS Peter Birks Prize for Oustanding Contribution to Legal Studies
Short listed for the 2008-2010 ESIL Book Prize for best book in the field of international law.