Newcastle University

Roles and Responsibilities

Undergraduate Selector

Member and Deputy Convenor of the University's Student Disciplinary Panel

HaSS Faculty Representative on the University's Fair Access Committee 

Qualifications

LLB (Newcastle) 1973
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales 1976
MA (Newcastle) 2003
PhD (Newcastle) 2008

Research Interests

Legal and political consequences of globalisation; human rights and Tibet, especially with reference to self-determination; fragmentation of and violence within states.

Other Expertise

Property law and equity; public law.

Current Work

I am currently engaged in research arising from my PhD thesis entitled 'Self-Determination, Minority Rights and Oppression: A Chinese Tibetan Perspective'.

Postgraduate Supervision

If you would like information on reading for a research degree at Newcastle Law School please see www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/postgraduate/research/index.htm

Industrial Relevance

Solicitor previously practising in partnership in Northumberland, with extensive experience particularly in conveyancing.

Undergraduate Teaching

Land Law
 

Postgraduate Teaching 

Foundations of Public International Law

Contemporary Problems of International Law and International Dispute Settlement

• Dickinson RA. The Global Reach and Limitations of Self-Determination. Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law 2012, 20(2), 367-398.
• Dickinson RA. Universal Human Rights: A Challenge Too Far. In: Dickinson, R.A., Katselli, E., Murray, C., Pedersen, O, ed. Examining Critical Perspectives on Human Rights. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, pp.175-190.
• Dickinson RA. Twenty-First Century Self-Determination: Implications of the Kosovo Status Settlement for Tibet. Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law 2009, 26(3), 547-582.
• Dickinson RA, Katselli-Proukaki E, Murray C, Pedersen O, ed. Examining Critical Perspectives on Human Rights. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.