Planning and Co-Organiser of three day short course, ‘Beyond Law: The UN mechanisms for the protection of human rights’

Human Security and International Law: the role of the United Nations
McClean, E. 2025. Human Security and International Law: the role of the United Nations. London Routledge.

Hard Evidence: Who uses veto in the UN Security Council most often - and for what?
McClean, E. 2024. Hard Evidence: Who uses veto in the UN Security Council most often - and for what? The Conversation.

Gaza War: Deadlock in the security council shows that the UN is no longer fit for purpose
McClean, E. 2023. Gaza War: Deadlock in the security council shows that the UN is no longer fit for purpose. The Conversation.

The Responsibility to Protect: A 'just' intervention?
McClean, E. 2020. The Responsibility to Protect: A 'just' intervention? SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3757796

The ECHR, the HRA and Protecting Human Rights in the UK: A view from international law
McClean, E. 2020. The ECHR, the HRA and Protecting Human Rights in the UK: A view from international law. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3757784

Research Target and Strategies
Kathrani, P. Forthcoming. Research Target and Strategies.

'Please Alexa': are we beginning to recognise the rights of intelligent machines?
Kathrani, P. 2018. 'Please Alexa': are we beginning to recognise the rights of intelligent machines? The Conversation.

Using Art to Teach
Kathrani, P. 2018. Using Art to Teach.

Can Robots Ever be Persons?
Kathrani, P. 2018. Can Robots Ever be Persons?

Serious Games as a Way of Augmenting Legal Education
Kathrani, P. 2018. Serious Games as a Way of Augmenting Legal Education . Westminster International University in Tashkent.

The Use of Computer Games in Teaching Law
Kathrani, P. 2018. The Use of Computer Games in Teaching Law .

'Robot Rights, Now!?’ A Conversation on the Possibility of ‘Machine Rights'
Kathrani, P. 2018. 'Robot Rights, Now!?’ A Conversation on the Possibility of ‘Machine Rights'.

Should robots have the same rights as humans?
Kathrani, P. 2018. Should robots have the same rights as humans? THE TIMES.

My ‘Other’ Journey: From the Persecution of Refugees to the Misapprehension of Artificial Intelligence
Kathrani, P. 2018. My ‘Other’ Journey: From the Persecution of Refugees to the Misapprehension of Artificial Intelligence .

The Law Firm, the Legal Services Market and Law Tech
Kathrani, P. 2018. The Law Firm, the Legal Services Market and Law Tech.

Emerging Pedagogies: Using Serious Computer Games for the Purposes of Teaching Law
Kathrani, P. 2018. Emerging Pedagogies: Using Serious Computer Games for the Purposes of Teaching Law.

Do Androids Dream of Asylum? The Blade Runner Films (1982, 2017) and Fear of the ‘Other’
Kathrani, P. 2018. Do Androids Dream of Asylum? The Blade Runner Films (1982, 2017) and Fear of the ‘Other’. Entertainment and Sports Law Journal. 6 1. https://doi.org/10.16997/eslj.213

Speaker on the ‘Conceptual Analysis and Theory of Refugee Protection’ on the Refugee Law Initiative Short Course: The International Protection of Refugees and Other Displaced Persons
Kathrani, P. Forthcoming. Speaker on the ‘Conceptual Analysis and Theory of Refugee Protection’ on the Refugee Law Initiative Short Course: The International Protection of Refugees and Other Displaced Persons.

Artificial Intelligence in Legal Services: the boundary between disruption and evolution
Kathrani, P. and Cranfield, S. 2017. Artificial Intelligence in Legal Services: the boundary between disruption and evolution.

A Human Rights-Based Approach in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Europe and the Maghreb
Kathrani, P. Vega Gutiérrez Ana María (ed.) 2017. A Human Rights-Based Approach in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Europe and the Maghreb. Spain Thomson Reuters.

Gamification and Legal Education
Kathrani, P. 2017. Gamification and Legal Education . Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe: Training of Lawyers, Challenges and Opportunities . Brussels, Beligium 14 - 14 Dec 2017

Bottish: Digital Online Conference
Kathrani, P. 2017. Bottish: Digital Online Conference .

Could intelligent machines of the future own the rights to their own creations?
Kathrani, P. 2017. Could intelligent machines of the future own the rights to their own creations? The Conversation.

Speaker on LawTech at 'The London Law Fair: Navigate your path through a changing profession
Kathrani, P. 2017. Speaker on LawTech at 'The London Law Fair: Navigate your path through a changing profession.

Into the Future…The October 2017 ‘Growing AI in the UK’ Report
Kathrani, P. 2017. Into the Future…The October 2017 ‘Growing AI in the UK’ Report.

Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact In Law
Kathrani, P. 2017. Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact In Law.

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Law
Kathrani, P. 2017. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Law .

REVRLaw: Virtual Reality in Legal Education
Kathrani, P. and Mentzelopoulos, M. 2017. REVRLaw: Virtual Reality in Legal Education.

Opportunities and Challenges for Managing Legal Services: Making LegalTech Succeed for You
Kathrani, P. 2017. Opportunities and Challenges for Managing Legal Services: Making LegalTech Succeed for You.

'Kandinsky-fying’ the law: A translaborative use of abstract art in the law classroom
Kathrani, P. 2017. 'Kandinsky-fying’ the law: A translaborative use of abstract art in the law classroom. Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts. 3 (3), p. 370–387. https://doi.org/10.1075/ttmc.3.3.06kat

Technology and Legal Practice… How Disruptive Can It Possibly Be?
Kathrani, P. 2017. Technology and Legal Practice… How Disruptive Can It Possibly Be?

Object or Subject? The Ongoing 'Objectification' of Asylum Seekers
Kathrani, P. 2017. Object or Subject? The Ongoing 'Objectification' of Asylum Seekers. International Comparative Jurisprudence . 3 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.13165/j.icj.2017.03.001

‘Post-Truth and Time: Managing the PhD’
Kathrani, P. 2017. ‘Post-Truth and Time: Managing the PhD’.

"Hello...But you're not human...?" Exploring the Possibility of Robot Free Speech Rights in the Future
Kathrani, P. 2017. "Hello...But you're not human...?" Exploring the Possibility of Robot Free Speech Rights in the Future . In Search of the European Doctrine of the Freedom of Speech. Faculty of Law and Administration, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland 23 - 24 Mar 2017

An ‘existential’ shift? Technology and some questions for the legal profession
Kathrani, P. 2017. An ‘existential’ shift? Technology and some questions for the legal profession. Legal Ethics. 20 (1), pp. 144-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/1460728x.2017.1298324

Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing
Kathrani, P. 2016. Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing.

Consensus or Relativity? The Approach of the European Union to Humanitarian Aid.
Kathrani, P. 2016. Consensus or Relativity? The Approach of the European Union to Humanitarian Aid. Reimagining the EU: The Contemporary Value(s) of the EU. Czech Republic 13 - 14 Oct 2016

Who’s Word is it Anyway? Powers and Ethics in the Refugee Determination Process
Kathrani, P. 2016. Who’s Word is it Anyway? Powers and Ethics in the Refugee Determination Process. Translate Workshop. University of Westminster 12 - 12 Sep 2016

Virtual reality helps students to master criminal law
Mentzelopoulos, M. and Kathrani, P. 2016. Virtual reality helps students to master criminal law. THE TIMES.

Immersive Learning Research Network
Mentzelopoulos, M., Parrish, J, Kathrani, P. and Economou, D. 2016. Immersive Learning Research Network. in: Allison, C, Morgado, L, Pirker, J., Beck, D, Richter, J and Gutl, C. (ed.) Immersive Learning Research Network: Volume 621 of the series Communications in Computer and Information Science Santa Barbara, CA, USA, June 27 – July 1, 2016 Springer. pp. 73-84

Westminster Serious Games Platform (wmin-SGP) a tool for real-time authoring of roleplay simulations for learning
Economou, D., Doumanis, I., Pedersen, F.S., Kathrani, P., Mentzelopoulos, M., Bouki, V. and Georgalas, N. 2016. Westminster Serious Games Platform (wmin-SGP) a tool for real-time authoring of roleplay simulations for learning. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Future Intelligent Educational Environments. 16 (6), p. e5 e5. https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.27-6-2016.151524

A sociolegal approach to the refugee crisis, public partnerships and making use of human capital
Kathrani, P. 2016. A sociolegal approach to the refugee crisis, public partnerships and making use of human capital. Creativity in the Circular Economy . University of Westminster, London, UK 24 Mar 2016

Can we Prosecute a Robot?
Kathrani, P. 2016. Can we Prosecute a Robot?

Then and Now: The Ontological Dehumanisation of the Refugee
Kathrani, P. 2015. Then and Now: The Ontological Dehumanisation of the Refugee . Past and future issues and challenges of prevention of international crimes and rise of intolerance. Vilnius, Lithuania 10 Dec 2015

Edu-simulation: a serious games platform designed to engage and motivate students
Economou, D., Doumanis, I., Bouki, V., Pedersen, F.S., Kathrani, P., Mentzelopoulos, M. and Georgalas, N. 2015. Edu-simulation: a serious games platform designed to engage and motivate students. IMCL 2015 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning. Thessaloniki, Greece 19 Nov 2015 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCTL.2015.7359596

‘Being’ Alone: The Confluence of Asylum Law and Existential Literature
Kathrani, P. 2015. ‘Being’ Alone: The Confluence of Asylum Law and Existential Literature. 'Translaborate' Symposium . University of Westminster, London Jun 2015

Quality in a Rights-Based Approach to Education
Kathrani, P. 2015. Quality in a Rights-Based Approach to Education . Caceres ABDEM conference. Caceres, Spain Dec 2013

Quality in a Rights-Based Approach to Education (‘AQRba’)
Kathrani, P. 2015. Quality in a Rights-Based Approach to Education (‘AQRba’). Abdem Conference . Setif, Algeria Mar 2015

Debate Chair: ‘You, Robot! What Does it take to Regulate Artificial Intelligence?’ 8 October 2015
Kathrani, P. 2015. Debate Chair: ‘You, Robot! What Does it take to Regulate Artificial Intelligence?’ 8 October 2015. University of Westminster.

Panel discussion: SocialHuman lawyer in the robotic age
Kathrani, P. 2015. Panel discussion: SocialHuman lawyer in the robotic age. ARG Group.

It’s Good to be Square: The Kandinsky-fication of Law
Kathrani, P. 2014. It’s Good to be Square: The Kandinsky-fication of Law. Westminster Law School.

UWE (UK) Reflection and Analysis of Phase 1 of ABDEM Project
Kathrani, P. 2014. UWE (UK) Reflection and Analysis of Phase 1 of ABDEM Project. Logrono ABDEM Conference . Logrono, Spain Sep 2014

A dynamic role-playing platform for simulations in legal and political education
Economou, D., Doumanis, I., Bouki, V., Pedersen, F.S., Kathrani, P., Mentzelopoulos, M. and Georgalas, N. 2014. A dynamic role-playing platform for simulations in legal and political education. International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning (IMCL). Thessaloniki 13 Nov 2014 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/IMCTL.2014.7011138

Quality circles and human rights: tackling the universalism and cultural relativism divide
Kathrani, P. 2012. Quality circles and human rights: tackling the universalism and cultural relativism divide. AI and Society. 27 (3), pp. 369-375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-012-0379-1

Pamphlet for the Refugee Council and Refugee Law Initiative ‘All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees Open Debate on Refugee Integration’ (including foreword)
Kathrani, P. 2012. Pamphlet for the Refugee Council and Refugee Law Initiative ‘All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees Open Debate on Refugee Integration’ (including foreword).

Panel Member at All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees ‘Open Debate on Refugee Integration’ chaired by Julian Huppert, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, in conjunction with Refugee Council and Refugee Law Initiative
Kathrani, P. 2012. Panel Member at All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees ‘Open Debate on Refugee Integration’ chaired by Julian Huppert, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, in conjunction with Refugee Council and Refugee Law Initiative.

Chaired Panel on ‘Refugee and Asylum Law’ at Queen Mary Postgraduate Law Conference 2012: Taking Risks and Challenging Legal Thought
Kathrani, P. 2012. Chaired Panel on ‘Refugee and Asylum Law’ at Queen Mary Postgraduate Law Conference 2012: Taking Risks and Challenging Legal Thought.

Uncodified Prerogative Powers and Prerogative Powers
Kathrani, P. 2012. Uncodified Prerogative Powers and Prerogative Powers.

Co-Chaired Five Seminars in the Refugee Council and Refugee Law Initiative Seminar Series ‘New Challenges in Refugee Integration’
Kathrani, P. 2011. Co-Chaired Five Seminars in the Refugee Council and Refugee Law Initiative Seminar Series ‘New Challenges in Refugee Integration’.

The dilemma of intervention: human rights and the UN security council
McClean, E. 2011. The dilemma of intervention: human rights and the UN security council. in: Odello, M. and Cavandoli, S. (ed.) Emerging areas of human rights in the 21st century: the role of the universal declaration of human rights Taylor & Francis. pp. 24-44

Asylum law or criminal law: blame, deterrence and the criminalisation of the asylum
Kathrani, P. 2011. Asylum law or criminal law: blame, deterrence and the criminalisation of the asylum. Jurisprudence. 18 (4), pp. 1543-1554.

International Refugee Law and Legal Theory: Developing a New Global Ethic for the Contemporary Protection of Refugees
Kathrani, P. 2010. International Refugee Law and Legal Theory: Developing a New Global Ethic for the Contemporary Protection of Refugees. PhD thesis Kings College, London Law

Inside or Outside? Asylum Seekers on the Periphery of Borders
Kathrani, P. 2010. Inside or Outside? Asylum Seekers on the Periphery of Borders.

The Fourth Generation of Human Rights
Kathrani, P. 2010. The Fourth Generation of Human Rights.

Human security and international law: much ado about nothing?
McClean, E. 2010. Human security and international law: much ado about nothing? in: Banakar, R. (ed.) Rights in context: law and justice in late modern society Ashgate. pp. 253-276

Social contract theory and the international normative order: a new global ethic
Kathrani, P. 2010. Social contract theory and the international normative order: a new global ethic. Jurisprudencija. 1 (119), pp. 97-109.

Legal realism
Kathrani, P. 2010. Legal realism. in: Introduction to legal theory Vilnius Mykolas Romeris University Books.

Constructing human freedom: the refugee convention and networks of power
Kathrani, P. 2010. Constructing human freedom: the refugee convention and networks of power. Social Sciences Studies. 3 (7), pp. 115-124.

Asylum Law or Criminal Law: the Criminalisation of the Asylum Seeker
Kathrani, P. 2009. Asylum Law or Criminal Law: the Criminalisation of the Asylum Seeker.

A decade of change: a case for global morality, dialogue and transnational trust building
Kathrani, P. 2009. A decade of change: a case for global morality, dialogue and transnational trust building. Jurisprudence. 4 (118), pp. 97-104.

EU Common Asylum Policy
Kathrani, P. 2008. EU Common Asylum Policy.

Post Second World War Existential Crisis of States
Kathrani, P. 2008. Post Second World War Existential Crisis of States.

Human Rights and Education: Furthering Global Citizenship
Kathrani, P. 2008. Human Rights and Education: Furthering Global Citizenship.

Judicial Guidelines On Procedures With Respect To Vulnerable Persons
Kathrani, P. 2008. Judicial Guidelines On Procedures With Respect To Vulnerable Persons.

The responsibility to protect: the role of international human rights law
McClean, E. 2008. The responsibility to protect: the role of international human rights law. Journal of Conflict and Security Law. 13 (3), pp. 123-152. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krn012

Human security as a critique of international law
McClean, E. 2008. Human security as a critique of international law. Annual Conference of the British International Studies Association. Exeter University 15 - 17 Dec 2008

Human security and the dilemma of intervention
McClean, E. 2008. Human security and the dilemma of intervention. Emerging Human Rights in the 21st Century: Sixty years after the UDHR. University of Aberstwyth 10 Dec 2008

Developing a UN human security framework
McClean, E. 2008. Developing a UN human security framework. Annual Conference of the Academic Council for the United Nations System. Bonn, Germany 05 - 07 Jun 2008

Building bridges: the role of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in development and security
McClean, E. 2008. Building bridges: the role of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in development and security. Annual Conference of the Academic Council for the United Nations System. Bonn, Germany 05 - 07 Jun 2008

UK Asylum Law and Policy: A Tale of Four Parties
Kathrani, P. 2007. UK Asylum Law and Policy: A Tale of Four Parties.

The Relationship between the Public and the Asylum Seeker: a Meta-Ethical Perspective
Kathrani, P. 2007. The Relationship between the Public and the Asylum Seeker: a Meta-Ethical Perspective.

The responsibility to protect: towards human security?
McClean, E. 2007. The responsibility to protect: towards human security? International Law Association (British Branch) Spring Conference, "A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility: What is the role of International Law?". Sussex Law School, University of Sussex, Brighton 20 - 21 Apr 2008

The responsibility to protect: the role of international human rights law
McClean, E. 2007. The responsibility to protect: the role of international human rights law. Annual Conference of the British International Studies Association (BISA). Cambridge University 18 - 20 Dec 2007

Human security in international law: the role of the United Nations
McClean, E. 2007. Human security in international law: the role of the United Nations. PhD thesis University of Hull Faculty of Law

Achieving human security through UN human rights law: prospects and challenges
McClean, E. 2007. Achieving human security through UN human rights law: prospects and challenges. Advancing Inter-disciplinarity in Human Rights Research: Problems and Possibilities. Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics 20 Mar 2007

Security council reform: the case for human security?
McClean, E. 2006. Security council reform: the case for human security? Human Rights Law Commentary. 2, pp. 48-64.

A Guide to the Childrens Act, 2001
McClean, E. and Kilkelly, U. 2004. A Guide to the Childrens Act, 2001. Dublin, Ireland National Childrens Office.

Extending the scope of employment equality legislation: comparative perspectives on the prohibited grounds of discrimination
McClean, E., Kilcommins, S., McDonagh, M., Mullally, S. and Whelan, D. 2004. Extending the scope of employment equality legislation: comparative perspectives on the prohibited grounds of discrimination. Dublin, Ireland Stationary Office.

Detention
McClean, E. and Austin, A. 2004. Detention. in: Kilkelly, U. (ed.) ECHR and Irish law Bristol, UK Jordans. pp. 181-215

Economic sanctions: rethought entirely?
McClean, E. 2003. Economic sanctions: rethought entirely? Cork Online Law Review.