Dr Gary Wilson LLB (Hons), PhD

Contact Details -

Address: John Foster Building, 98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 231 3397
Email: G.Wilson@ljmu.ac.uk

Research -

Gary is an expert on the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security, and this forms the major part of his research and publication agenda. More generally his research interests include international law in general, in particular the use of force, international organisations, the relationship between international law and international relations, and human rights. He has also conducted research into legal education. Gary has published several well received articles in leading academic journals and has delivered a series of conference papers on various subjects.


Publications -

Books

Law Express Questions and Answers: English Legal System (Pearson, 2011), forthcoming


Chapters in Edited Books

‘The Impact of 9/11 on the Use of Force in International Law: Ten Years On’, in 9/11: Ten Years After, ed. Utley, R (Farnham: Ashgate, 2011), forthcoming


Journal Articles

'Self-Determination, Recognition and the Problem of Kosovo', Netherlands International Law Review, 2009, v.LVI, pp.455-481.

'Regional Arrangements as Agents of the UN Security Council: Some African and European Organisations Contrasted', Liverpool Law Review, 2008,  v.29, no.2, p.183

‘Selective Conscientious Objection in the Aftermath of Iraq: Objection to a Specific War’, International Journal of Human Rights, 2008, v.12, n.5, p.665

'The Tutorial Model for Undergraduate Law Courses: Objectives, Approaches and Outcomes', [2008] 2 Web JCLI, http://webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/2008/issue2/wilson2.html

‘The Legal, Military and Political Consequences of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Approach to UN Military Enforcement Action’, Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 2007, vol.12, no.2, pp.295-335

‘UN Authorized Enforcement: Regional Organizations versus ‘Coalitions of the Willing’, International Peacekeeping, 2003, vol.10, no.2, pp.89-106

Conference Papers

‘The Contribution of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Indicators of Success and Failure’, Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference 2010
 
‘Coalitions of the Willing: The Case of Iraq’, Conference on ‘Allied and Coalition Operations in Conflict since 9/11’, University of Leeds, March 2010

'Self-Determination, Recognition and the Problem of Kosovo', Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, London School of Economics, September 2008

‘Regional Arrangements as Agents of the UN Security Council: Africa and Europe Contrasted’, Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, 2007

‘The Tutorial Model for Undergraduate Law Courses: Objectives, Approaches and Outcomes’, Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, 2007

‘The Changing University, the Changing Student and the Changing Academic: A Personal Experience’, Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, 2006

‘The League of Nations: Lessons from its failings and their impact upon the United Nations Era’, Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, 2005

Book Reviews

Williamson, ‘Terrorism, War and International Law: The Legality of the Use of Force Against Afghanistan in 2001’, Liverpool Law Review, 2010, vol.31, no.3, p.317

Harris, ‘Education, Law and Diversity’, Liverpool Law Review, 2009, vol.30, no.1, p.89

Schabas, ‘The UN International Criminal Tribunals: The Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone’, Liverpool Law Review, 2008, vol.29, no.3, pp.345-8

Duffy, ‘‘The War on Terror’ and the Framework of International Law’, Liverpool Law Review, 2007, vol.28, no.1, pp.175-9

Sarooshi, ‘The United Nations and the Development of Collective Security’, International Peacekeeping, 2001, vol.8, no.3, pp.142-3

Duke (ed.), ‘Between Vision and Reality: CFSP’s Progress on the Path to Maturity’, European Public Law, 2001, vo1.7, no.3, pp.488-9

Teaching -

Gary is module leader for Social and Legal Studies (level 2), Power and Government in the Modern State (level 2), The United Nations and International Security (level 3), and Education Law (level 3). On the LLB programme he is also involved in the teaching of Public International Law, Human Rights, Public Law, Foundations, Legal Research and Independent Learning in Law.

At postgraduate level he is module leader for The United Nations, International Security and Global Justice on the International Criminal Justice MA programme, as well as contributing a seminar to the Contemporary Issues in International Criminal Justice module on the same programme. He teaches on the LLM Legal Practice programme and contributes to teaching on the English Legal System and Public Law modules for the Graduate Diploma in Law.

Administrative –

Gary is cohort tutor for year 3,4 and 5 part-time LLB students. He is also qualified to sit on University validation panels and has been involved in the validation of a number of programmes.

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