Dr Mark Searl

I am a Lecturer in Canadian Law at Leicester Law School.  In this capacity I contribute to teaching Canadian law modules to students enrolled in the School’s LLB (Canadian stream) and JD Pathway LLB programs.  I also provide pastoral support and careers advice to Canadian students.

I am a specialist in international legal theory, public international law (with an emphasis on international human rights law), Canadian human rights law and jurisprudence.

I joined Leicester Law School in August 2022.  Prior to this, I worked for several years as a lawyer in the federal public service in Canada, most recently at the Department of Justice, practising in the areas of Canadian and international human rights law.

• International legal theory
• Public international law, especially international human rights law
• Jurisprudence

• Canadian Constitutional Law (module convenor)
• Foundations of Canadian Law
• Analysing Law
• International Law
• General Principles of International Law (LLM)

• International human rights law
• Human rights protection in Canada

PhD in Law (international legal theory), London School of Economics and Political Science

LLM (international law), University of Cambridge

LLB, BCL, McGill University

Member of the Law Society of Ontario