Dr Emily Kakoullis
(she/her)
PhD (Bristol), LLM (Maastricht), LLB (Kent)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Emily Kakoullis
Lecturer in Law
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Law in the School of Law and Politics. I am an International Disability Human Rights Law Socio-legal researcher, my research focuses on the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and more recently expanding to focus on the erosion of accessibility since Covid-19.
I have published articles across disciplines in journals including the Cambridge International Law Journal, the International Journal of Law in Context, and the Journal of Global Health. I have published chapters in edited volumes including for Oxford University Press; and published an edited volume on Recognising Human Rights in Different Cultural Contexts: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities together with Professor Kelley Johnson with Palgrave Macmillan.
I am an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice. I am co-founder and co-convenor for the Stream Disability Law and Social Justice at the Annual Socio-Legal Studies (SLSA) Conference, and for the Cardiff Interdisciplinary Network on Disability Research (CIND) at Cardiff University.
Publication
2023
- Kakoullis, E. J. 2023. Language in international treaties: linguistic and cultural challenges in translating and implementing international multilingual treaties. Cambridge International Law Journal 12 (2), pp.235-265. (10.4337/cilj.2023.02.05)
2021
- Rotarou, E. S. et al., 2021. Disabled people in the time of COVID-19: identifying needs, promoting inclusivity. Journal of Global Health 11 (1) 03007. (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. J. 2023. Language in international treaties: linguistic and cultural challenges in translating and implementing international multilingual treaties. Cambridge International Law Journal 12 (2), pp.235-265. (10.4337/cilj.2023.02.05)
- Rotarou, E. S. et al., 2021. Disabled people in the time of COVID-19: identifying needs, promoting inclusivity. Journal of Global Health 11 (1) 03007. (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.
Research
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 UN CRPD and domestic cultural contexts;
- Participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities;
- Monitoring mechanisms designed to serve persons with disabilities and the implementation of Article 16 - Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse (CRPD 2006).
Research Centres
- Member of the Centre for Human Rights and Public Law (CHRPL);
- Member of the Centre for Health and Social Care Law (CHSCL).
Teaching
Teaching:
- Module Leader and Tutor for the LLM module International Disability Human Rights Law
- Module Tutor for the LLM module Human Rights and Global Justice
I have previously taught on the LLB module Human Rights Law, and taught and been module leader for the LLM module Social Care Rights and the Law.
Supervision:
- Supervision of LLM Dissertations
- Supervision of PhD Dissertations
Teaching Academic Affiliations & Training:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Biography
Education and Qualifications
- 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
- LLM in European Law, University of Maastricht
- LLB in Law, University of Kent
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Member of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA)
- Member of the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR)
Academic positions
- 2016 - present: Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
- 2015-2016: Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Committees and reviewing
- Member of the Welsh Government's Human Rights Advisory Group
- Member of the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice's Editorial Board
Supervisions
I am happy to supervise postgraduate research students working on international, regional, and domestic disability human rights law, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
I am willing to speak with potential applicants about their research projects.
