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Personal profile
Personal Statement
Dr Lynsey Mitchell teaches and researches in the area of human rights law and gender. She joined Strathclyde Law School in 2022.
She is the book review editor for the feminist journal Feminist Legal Studies.
Research Interests
Dr Mitchell's research interests straddle critical approaches to human rights law, women’s rights, reproductive rights, and feminist legal theory. Her research explores how narratives of women are constructed in law. Her current focus is on the narratives around abortion law in Scotland.
She is involved in individual and collaborative projects that contribute to feminist understandings of women's rights in both domestic and international law. She is currently working on a number of projects that explore how reproductive rights are understood within human rights law.
She was the PI on a funded project 'Mainstreaming Women's Rights' that explored how human rights law is taught in law schools and looks specifically at whether content on reproductive rights is included. She was also awarded a SULI fellowship (2023-2024) for her research project 'Scotland's Abortion Law: Past Present and Future'.
She welcomes applications from perspective PhD candidates in the area of women’s rights, reproductive rights, international human rights law, critical approaches to human rights, gender, sexuality and the law, and feminist legal theory in general.
Expertise & Capabilities
Human rights
Reproductive rights
Women and law
Gender, sexuality and law
Feminist legal theory
Women, conflict and law
Academic / Professional qualifications
PostGraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE (University of Strathclyde)
PhD (University of Strathclyde)
Diploma in Legal Practice (Glasgow Graduate School of Law)
LLM international Law (University of Glasgow)
LLB Law (University of Strathclyde)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Scotland Commissioner, European Commission on Sexual Orientation Law
20 Oct 2023 → …
Deputy Examiner, University College London
1 May 2021 → …
Executive Committee, Abortion Rights Scotland
25 Jan 2021 → …
Keywords
- human rights
- women's rights
- feminist legal theory
- gender and sexuality
- women and conflict
- reproductive rights
- law and literature
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Scotland’s Abortion Laws: Understanding the Past to Inform Future Reform
Mitchell, L. (Principal Investigator)
Scottish Universities Law Institute Limited
1/09/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research Fellowship
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Decriminalisation of Abortion in Scotland
Mitchell, L. (Principal Investigator)
3/04/23 → 3/07/23
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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R (on the application of A and B) v Secretary of State for Health (United Kingdom): what is the cost of reproductive rights?
Mitchell, L., 5 Feb 2025, Queer Judgments Project. Ferreira, N., Moscati, M. F. & Raj, S. (eds.). Oxford, 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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What would a progressive abortion law look like in Scotland
Mitchell, L., 15 Nov 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Thesis
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How was the military intervention in Afghanistan legally justified?
Mitchell, L. (Author), 11 Feb 2016Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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Strathclyde University Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Mitchell, L. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference 2025
Mitchell, L. (Speaker)
15 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Queer Judgments Project Book Launch
Mitchell, L. (Participant)
11 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course