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Professor Urfan Khaliq
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Media commentator
Overview
Prior to becoming PVC and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in 2021 I held several senior roles in the School of Law and Politics. These included: Director of Research (Law), Head of Law, Director of Recruitment and Admissions and Head of School.
Beyond my academic leadership, I have authored a number of articles in leading law journals and chapters in edited collections. My first monograph was published by Cambridge University Press and entitled Ethical Foreign Policies of the European Union: A Legal Appraisal and 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'. It was also shortlisted for the 2009 SLS Peter Birks Prize for outstanding contribution to legal scholarship and the ESIL Book Prize 2008-2010.
My most recent publications include The Achievements of International Law (Bloomsbury/Hart) and Jurisdictional Exceptionalisms (Cambridge University Press). I am – when time allows – writing two major books: a monograph on general principles of international law and a further book on the history of forced labour in international law.
I qualified as an Advocate of the Punjab High Court, Pakistan in 2004, providing 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. I regularly provide expert evidence before courts in my areas of expertise.
I have previously been a member of the Research Consultants Panel at Matrix Chambers, Gray's Inn, London where I worked on cases before the UK Court of Appeal, UK Supreme Court, European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. I am also Professeur Invité in Public Law at the Université de Picardie- Jules Verne, Amiens.
I am fortunate to have taught, given conference papers or been a Research Fellow in numerous countries around the world. I am a regular contributor to both BBC Wales and the BBC World Service and have acted as an advisor to a number of NGOs, numerous governments and international organisations on various matters.
My research and teaching interests encompass: Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, EU Law, Foreign Policy and aspects of Islamic Law. I am a member of REF 2021 sub-panel for Law (UoA 18) and also a member of the editorial board of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly.
Publication
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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
- 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.
Research
My research and teaching interests encompass: Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, EU Law, Foreign Policy and aspects of Islamic Law. I am also interested in the dialogue between International Law and International Relations and developed post graduate courses in this area as part of the Cardiff LLM/MSc programme.
I am a member of REF 2021 sub-panel for Law (UoA 18) and also a member of the editorial board of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly.
Teaching
Human Rights Law
International Affairs: Legal and Political Aspects
Human Rights and Global Justice
Public International Law
EU Law
Biography
- American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit for High Technical Craftsmanship and Utility to Practicing Lawyers and Scholars, 2020 (co-winner ).
- UACES Book Prize, 2009 for the Most Substantial and Original Contribution to Knowledge in the Area of European Studies – Winner.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 2020.
- Elected fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, 2016.
- European Society of International Law – Prize for the Best Book in the Field of International Law, 2008-2010 - Shortlisted.
- Society of Legal Scholars, 2009 Peter Birks’ Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Legal Scholarship - Shortlisted.
