Prof Jim Murdoch

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Professor of Public Law (Law)
Adviser of Studies (Social Sciences College Academic and Student Administration)

telephone: 01413304178
email: Jim.Murdoch@glasgow.ac.uk

Professor Jim Murdoch joined the School of Law in 1979 after qualifying as a solicitor. He read Law as an undergraduate at Glasgow and has an LLM from the University of California at Berkeley. He was Head of the School of Law between 1996 and 2000. He has taught at the Universities of Mainz and Hamburg and was a professeur stagiaire with the Directorate of Human Rights of the Council of Europe in France. His research interest are in domestic and European human rights law. He is a regular participant in Council of Europe seminar programme visits to Central and East European states and has developed a particular interest in non-judicial human rights enforcement mechanisms.

Research Interests

British public law (in particular, Scottish constitutional law, and 'incorporation' of human rights guarantees into domestic law). European human rights protection (in particular, European human rights machinery,including European Convention on Human Rights, European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, and non-judicial mechanisms for human rights protection).

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Number of items: 20.

2011

Murdoch, James, and Reed, R. (2011) Human Rights Law in Scotland. 3rd edition. Bloomsbury Professional, Edinburgh. ISBN 9781847665560

Murdoch, J. (2011) Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion: a Guide to the Implemention of Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Series: Human Rights Handbooks, 9 . Council of Europe, Strasbourg.

2010

Murdoch, James (2010) Unfulfilled Expectations: The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. European Human Rights Law Review (1). pp. 26-46. ISSN 1361-1526

2008

Murdoch, James (2008) Liberte de pensee, de conscience et de religion: Un guide sur la mise en oeuvre de l’article 9 de la Convention européenne des Droits de l’Homme. Series: Précis sur les droits de l’Homme, n 9 . Council of Europe, Strasbourg, pp. 1-62.

2006

Murdoch, J (2006) Detention Preventive et Proces dans un Delai Raisonnable. In: Cohen-Jonathon, G., Flauss, J. and Lambert, A. (eds.) De l'effectivité des recours internes dans l'application de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme. Bruylant, pp. 26-69. ISBN 2802723316

2005

Mullen, T, Murdoch, J , Craig, S , and Miller, A (2005) Human Rights in the Scottish Courts. Journal of Law and Society, 32 (1). pp. 148-168. ISSN 0263-323X

2003

Murdoch, J (2003) Comparative Law, the European Convention on Human Rights and the Scottish Judges. In: Orucu, Esin (ed.) Judicial Comparativism in Human Rights Cases. UKNCCL, BIICL, pp. 85-105. ISBN 0 904281 18 3

Murdoch, J (2003) Scots Law and Human Rights. In: Orucu, Esin (ed.) Judicial Comparativism in Human Rights Cases. British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, pp. 85-105. ISBN 0 904281 18 3

Murdoch, J. (2003) Human rights. In: The Laws Of Scotland : Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia : Reissue. Butterworths. ISBN 0406982864

2002

Murdoch, J (2002) Review: The European Convention for Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: 2001 Survey. European Law Review, 27 (Supp). pp. 47-62. ISSN 0307-5403

2000

Murdoch, J (2000) The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: Activities in 1999. European Law Review, 25 (Supp). pp. 212-226. ISSN 0307-5402

1999

Murdoch, J (1999) The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment : 1998 Survey. European Law Review, 24 (Supp). pp. 204-215. ISSN 0307-5401

Murdoch, J. (1999) CPT standards within the context of the Council of Europe. In: Morgan, R. and Evans, M.D. (eds.) Protecting Prisoners the Standards of The European Committee For The Prevention Of Torture in Context. Oxford University Press, pp. 103-136. ISBN 0198298218

1998

Murdoch, J (1998) The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment : Activities in 1996 and 1997. European Law Review, 23 (Supp). pp. 199-210. ISSN 0307-5400

Murdoch, J (1998) A Survey of Recent Case Law under Article 5, ECHR. European Law Review, 23 (Supp). pp. 31-48. ISSN 0307-5400

1997

Murdoch, J (1997) Environmental protection within scope of European Convention : Lopez-Ostra v Spain European Court of Human Rights 9th December 1994. Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, 59 . pp. 17-18. ISSN 1350-2808

Murdoch, J (1997) Scotland and the European Convention. In: Dickson, B. (ed.) Human Rights and the European Convention. Sweet and Maxwell, London, pp. 113-142. ISBN 0421531606

Murdoch, J. (1997) The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its relevance for the police. In: Human Rights and the Police : Seminar Proceedings : Strasbourg, 6-8 December 1995. Council of Europe. ISBN 9287132968