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Alexander Green
MPhil/PhD Candidate
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Alex joined the Faculty of Laws in January 2013 to research the philosophy of international law. He is particularly interested in the relationship between international law and political morality, both as a matter of legal reasoning and as a means to understand the development of the international legal system.

Alex holds an LLB in Law and an LLM in Human Rights Law from University College London. Before commencing his research he worked as a Consultant to the International Bar Association on matters of international criminal, humanitarian and human rights law. He also interned at the International Criminal Court, where he worked in the Prosecution Division of the Office of the Prosecutor.
Areas of Expertise

Jurisprudence & Legal Theory, Public International Law

Research Projects

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Research Interests

Human Rights, International Legal Theory, Legal Reasoning, Moral and Political Philosophy, Philosophical foundations of Property, Private Law Theory

UCL Associations/Academic & Professional Memberships

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Professional Experience
  • 2010 - 2011: Research Assistant, London School of Economics, Law and Financial Markets Project
  • 2011 - 2012: Consultant, International Bar Association
  • 2012 : International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor
  • 2013 : Graduate Teaching Assistant in Jurisprudence, London School of Economics
  • 2013 : Online LLM Tutor, University of Derby
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Publications
Alexander's publications include:
 
Conference Papers
 
2013
  • "Formalist Foibles" in International Graduate Legal Research Conference, Kings College London
 
Journals
 
2013
  • "Rights, Risk and the Value of Life: A critical analysis of the right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights", 20 Journal of Law and Medicine 4 (2013)
 
2012
 
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2010
  • "An Absolute Theory of Convention Rights: Why the ECHR Gives Rise to Legal Rights that Cannot Conflict with Each Other", (2010) 16 UCL Jurisprudence Review 75
 
Manuscripts in Preparation
 
2013
  • International Legal Positivism and the Idea of Statehood (Working Title)
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