Dr Holly Devlin
School of Justice Studies
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: H.E.Devlin@ljmu.ac.uk
Dr Holly Devlin works in the School of Justice Studies as a Lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice. Holly joined the School in September 2022.
She is module leader for 4029LAWCJ Human Rights, Social Justice and the Law, 5035LAWCJ European Criminal Law, and 5036LAWCJ Criminal Evidence. She is a module tutor for 5020LAWCJ Professional Development. Prior to joining LJMU, Holly was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Edge Hill University where she taught across a range of core undergraduate modules on the LLB (Hons) Law degree, including; Criminal Law, Tort Law, and Public Law.
Holly's research interests include international criminal law, international human rights law, public international law, and the processes of judicial dialogue and cross-fertilisation. She is a member of the International Law and Human Rights Cluster at the Centre for Study of Law in Theory and Practice (LTAP), based in the School of Law at LJMU.
She completed her PhD in April 2024, passing without corrections. Her PhD thesis considers the inconsistent treatment of the legality principle before a range of international criminal tribunals and the European Court of Human Rights.
Degrees
2024, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom, PhD, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law
2021, Edge Hill University, Lancashire, PGCert Higher Education Teaching
2019, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, LLM International Human Rights Law
2018, Edge Hill University, Lancashire, LLB (Hons) Law
Academic appointments
Lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice, Department of Criminal Justice, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Teaching Fellow, School of Justice Studies, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Law, Criminology and Policing, Edge Hill University, 2019 - 2022
Thesis/Dissertation
Devlin H. 2024. The Differing Application of the Principle of Nullum Crimen Sine Lege in International Criminal Tribunals and Human Rights Bodies Millie A, Mariniello T, Butchard P.
Chapters
Mariniello T, Devlin H. Admissibility of Evidence at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals 74
Devlin H. Commentary: Judicial Impartiality before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Klip A, Freeland S. Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals 74 Intersentia. The Hague, The Netherlands
Award:
Nomination, Rising Star Award, Faculty of Arts, Professional and Social Sciences Teaching Awards, Liverpool John Moores University. 2024
Third Place, Three Minute Thesis Competition, Teaching and Research Week, Edge Hill University. 2023
Stan Marsh Best Poster Prize 2022, Association of Law Teachers Conference. 2022
Conference presentation:
Three Minute Thesis Competition, Teaching and Research Week 2023, Edge Hill University, Poster presentation. 2023
'Do law graduates perceive that undergraduate assessment has provided them with the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace'?, Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, University of Manchester, Poster presentation. 2022
Do law graduates perceive that undergraduate assessment has provided them with the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace?, Department Staff Research Seminar, Edge Hill University, Oral presentation. 2021
The Differing Application of the Principle of Nullum Crimen Sine Lege in International Criminal Tribunals and Human Rights Bodies, Law and Criminology Postgraduate Research Afternoon, Edge Hill University, Oral presentation. 2021
Membership of professional bodies:
Member, Connecting Legal Educators (CLE). 2023
Member, Association of Law Teachers. 2022
Fellowships:
Fellow (FHEA), High Education Academy. 2021
Associate Fellow (AFHEA), Higher Education Academy. 2020
External collaboration:
https://sites.edgehill.ac.uk/ijhr/our-people/, Edge Hill University, Member - International Justice and Human Rights Centre. 2018