LLB (Hons), LLM, Dip LP, PhD, FHEA, FRSA
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- cf.moran@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Clare Frances is lecturer in law at Aberdeen Law School, where she teaches and researches international criminal law. She has published widely on the problem of defences in international criminal law, particularly that of duress, and the question of the authority of international criminal law. Her first monograph, 'The Authority of International Criminal Law: A Controversial Concept' was published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press.
Clare Frances has held visiting research positions at Columbia University, New York, and the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. She is a listed Assistant to Counsel at the International Criminal Court.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Theme Coordinator, International Law, School of Law
- PGT Policy Committee Member, School of Law
- Academic Board Member, Aberdeen University Press
- Member of the Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law
- Deputy EDI Lead, School of Law
- External Memberships
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- External Examiner for International Criminal Law and International Law and Security, University of Glasgow
- Co-convener, Interest Group on Peace and Security, European Society of International Law
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- Listed Assistant to Counsel, International Criminal Court
Latest Publications
‘Formal and Circumscribed in Time and Space’? The Authority of International Criminal Law
Fifteen Eighty FourContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesThe authority of international criminal law: A controversial concept
Cambridge University Press. 220 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108678629
Dominic Ongwen: how the case of a former child soldier exposed weaknesses in international criminal law
Contributions to Specialist PublicationsThe Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya: Does It Create Human Rights Obligations on the Part of Italy?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE] http://opiniojuris.org/2021/08/05/the-memorandum-of-understanding-between-italy-and-libya-does-it-create-human-rights-obligations-on-the-part-of-italy/
- [ONLINE] https://napier-repository.worktribe.com/output/2791558/the-memorandum-of-understanding-between-italy-and-libya-does-it-create-human-rights-obligations-on-the-part-of-italy
- [ONLINE] http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2791558
Towards a Better Migrant Protection Framework Along the Central Mediterranean Route: Human rights implications and necessary revisions of the Memorandum of Understanding Between Italy and Libya
Working Papers: Discussion Papers
Prizes and Awards
Merit Scholarship holder 2013, International Law Fund.
- Research
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Research Overview
Clare Frances' research interests relate to international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law. Her most recent project culminated in the publication of her first monograph, 'The Authority of International Criminal Law: A Controversial Concept', published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press.
Her work has also engaged with the role of defences in both domestic and the international criminal legal systems, the role of the International Criminal Court in prosecuting human trafficking, and the way in which international criminal law and human rights law can be used to support the rights of refugees.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Law, LLM By Research.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Law
Accepting PhDs
LLM By Research
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Law
- Public International Law
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Law
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
Supervisees
- MR JAMES DODGE
- Teaching
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- Publications
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‘Formal and Circumscribed in Time and Space’? The Authority of International Criminal Law
Fifteen Eighty FourContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesThe authority of international criminal law: A controversial concept
Cambridge University Press. 220 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108678629
Dominic Ongwen: how the case of a former child soldier exposed weaknesses in international criminal law
Contributions to Specialist PublicationsThe Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya: Does It Create Human Rights Obligations on the Part of Italy?
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites- [ONLINE] http://opiniojuris.org/2021/08/05/the-memorandum-of-understanding-between-italy-and-libya-does-it-create-human-rights-obligations-on-the-part-of-italy/
- [ONLINE] https://napier-repository.worktribe.com/output/2791558/the-memorandum-of-understanding-between-italy-and-libya-does-it-create-human-rights-obligations-on-the-part-of-italy
- [ONLINE] http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2791558
Towards a Better Migrant Protection Framework Along the Central Mediterranean Route: Human rights implications and necessary revisions of the Memorandum of Understanding Between Italy and Libya
Working Papers: Discussion PapersStrengthening the Principle of Non-Refoulement
International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1032-1052Contributions to Journals: ArticlesResponsibility And Freedom Of Speech Under Article 10
European Human Rights Law Review, vol. 2020, no. 1, pp. 67-80Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat next for the troubled International Criminal Court?
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesA perspective on the Rome Statute's defence of duress: The role of imminence
International Criminal Law Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 154-177Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Problem of the Authority of the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Law Review, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 883-901Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCrystallising the International Rule of Law: Trump’s Accidental Contribution to International Law
Washburn Law Journal, vol. 56, pp. 491-506Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHuman rights law.
Studying EU Law in Scotland during and after Brexit: Open Access Resource. Busby, N., Zahn, R. (eds.). First Edition edition. Scottish Universities Legal Network on Europe, pp. 81-84Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHow Donald Trump’s bull-in-a-china-shop shtick is strengthening international law
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesA comparative exploration of the defence of duress
Global Journal of Comparative Law, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 51-76Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTo Be Responsible for Ourselves: Dominic Ongwen and Defences Before the International Criminal Court
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesDefences for war crimes and crimes against humanity? Duress and the Rome Statute.
Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law. Gill, T. (ed.). T.M.C. Asser Press, pp. 205-223Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersDignity in revolution.
Essays on human rights: a celebration of the life of Dr. Janusz Kochanowski. Carby-Hall, J. (ed.). Ius et Lex FoundationChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHuman trafficking and the Rome statute of the International Criminal Court.
The Age of Human Rights Journal, vol. 3, pp. 32-45Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBeyond the state: the future of international criminal law.
Books and Reports: Other ReportsEmerging voices: the contribution of international criminal tribunals and courts to the development and promotion of international human rights law
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesDefending necessity – a critical issue for the military
Dynamiques Internationales, vol. 5Contributions to Journals: Articles
