Edel Hughes

Dr Edel Hughes joined the School of Law in January 2020.She holds a BCL (Law and French) from University College Cork and LLM and PhD degrees from the University of Galway. Prior to joining the School of Law, Edel held lectureships at the University of Limerick, University of East London, and Middlesex University London. Edel's research interests are in the law and politics of human rights, human rights and conflict affected settings, and EU external relations and human rights. Between November 2020 and July 2023 Edel was Principal Investigator on the AHRC/FCDO funded project 'Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Invisibility on Conflict-Related Male Sex Violence in Syria', which seeks to address the gaps and limitations in how we understand and respond to conflict-related sexual violence against men. Edel welcomes PhD proposals in any areas related to her expertise.

My research interests are in the law and politics of human rights, human rights and conflict affected settings, and EU external relations and human rights. I have a regional interest in Turkey and the Middle East. Current writing projects include an Arts and Humanities/FCDO funded project on the impact of invisibility on conflict-related male sexual violence in Syria ; and a study of the EU and conflict resolution, with a focus on the EU's engagement with the Kurdish conflict in Turkey.

Edel currently teaches undergraduate Law of the European Union 1 and postgraduate The European Convention on Human Rights: Law and Politics; and EU External Relations Law.