Robert Thomas

Biography

LL.B. 1995 (Cardiff University), Ph.D. 1998 (Nottingham University)

I joined the School of Law in 1998 after undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Cardiff and Nottingham universities.

As an administrative lawyer, my research interests lie in the following areas: law and administrative organizations; administrative tribunals and other redress mechanisms; judicial review; and administrative rule-making, administrative law and institutional and constitutional design; asylum and immigration law; and administrative justice.

In 2003-04, I acted as a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Constitutional Affairs Select Committee with regard to the following inquiries: Immigration and Asylum: the Government''s proposed changes to publicly funded immigration and asylum work (2002-03 HC 1171) and Asylum and Immigration Appeals (2003-04 HC 211).

In 2011, I was appointed as Professor of Public Law.
 

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Teaching:

My teaching responsbilities include: public law; constitutional reform, and administrative law; .

I am available to supervise postgraduate research in public/administrative law and immigration and asylum law.

Media Availability:

I am willing to be consulted about topics covered by his specific research interests, above.