Conor Gearty

I'm a professor of Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics, as well as a barrister at Matrix Chambers.

My books and articles are in the field of terrorism, but also civil liberties and human rights. These are my main academic interests.

Publications

Gearty, C. (2020). British Torture, Then and Now: The Role of the Judges. The Modern Law Review, 84(1), 118–154.
Gearty, C. (2019). States of denial: what the search for a UK Bill of Rights tells us about human rights protection today. European Human Rights Law Review.
Gearty, C. (2016). On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe, and Human Rights. Oxford University Press.
Gearty, C. (2013). Liberty and Security. Polity.
Gearty, C. (2009). Chapter 3. Truth, Free Speech and Knowledge: The Human Rights Contribution. In S. H. Saw & D. Quah (Eds.), The Politics of Knowledge (pp. 34–56). ISEAS Publishing.
Gearty, C. (2007). Terrorism and Human Rights. Government and Opposition, 42(3), 340–362.

Can Human Rights Survive?

On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe, and Human Rights

Liberty and Security