Visiting Fellowships at the Institute

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law welcomes applications from Visiting Research Fellows to conduct their own research whilst based in London. The objectives of the Visiting Research Fellowship are to provide scholars with an opportunity to have a base in London to carry out independent research work, which need not be directly connected with the Institute's ongoing research programme, whilst benefiting from working in proximity with the Institute's permanent research staff.

Visiting Research Fellows are provided for the duration of their stay with a work station, computer and BIICL email address. In return, a small 'bench fee' of £100 a month is charged to cover administration costs. The Visiting Research Fellow will be expected to present a seminar, if requested, and to engage appropriately with Institute events. The Visiting Research Fellow will be expected to take out Institute membership.

Please note that applicants must ensure that they are legally entitled to work in the UK in order to be considered for a Visiting Fellowship. Applicants currently in the UK on a tourist visa are not eligible for the Visiting Fellowship Programme.

To apply for a Visiting Research Fellowship, in the first instance please email the following information to the General Manager, Geoffrey Sautner, at g.sautner@biicl.org:

  • A brief biographical note;
  • A brief summary of the research you intend to carry out whilst at BIICL;
  • A short reference from an academic institution, professional body or similar; and
  • The proposed length of stay.

Current Visiting Fellows of the Institute are as follows:

  • Dr. Montse Abad, Senior Lecturer at Carlos III University, Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences.
  • Prof. Santiago Alvarez Gonzalez, Professor of Private International Law at University of Santiago de Compostela
  • Paul Barnett, Adviser on Treaty Practice and Procedures, Formerly Head of Treaty Section, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2002-2010)
  • Dr. George Barker, Director, Centre for Law and Economics, Australian National University
  • Alex Bates, Barrister, International Criminal Lawyer and Consultant
  • Tim Cowen, Barrister, Visiting Professor City of London School of Law; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, European Business School, London
  • Andrew Dickinson, Solicitor Advocate and Consultant, Clifford Chance LLP, England
  • Dr. Ferdinando Franceschelli, Avvocato, Lecturer in International Law, University G. D'Annunzio, Pescara
  • Raphael Heffron, Barrister, Doctoral candidate at University of Cambridge
  • Hugh Hollman, Attorney Advisor to Commissioner Kovacic at U.S. Federal Trade Commission
  • Professor Margot Horspool, Visiting Fellow in European Law, London
  • Oliver Jones, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers, London
  • Eunyoung Kim, Division Director, Customized Legislative Planning Division
  • Annabel Lee, Barrister, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
  • Professor Matthias Lehmann, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, School of Law and Business
  • Dr. Conor McCarthy, Investigations Officer, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
  • Joseph Perkovich, Attorney at Law, New York
  • Dr. Marta Requejo, Lecturer in Private International Law, Santiago de Compostela University
  • Professor Franco Silvano Toni di Cigoli, University of Padua
  • Sahib Singh, Consultant in Public International Law
  • Vincent Smith, Consultant, Hausfeld & Co LLP
  • Professor Jane Stapleton, Ernest E Smith Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law; Statutory Visiting Professor and Member of the Law Faculty of Oxford University; Professor, John Fleming Centre for Advancement of Legal Research, The Australian National University College of Law
  • Jane Welch, formerly Director of the Institute's European Financial and Corporate Law Centre
  • Dr. Barbara K. Woodward, Pennsylvania lawyer and independent academic consultant in Public International Law

Honorary Fellowships at BIICL

The Institute appoints a select number of Honorary Fellows each year on the basis of their outstanding and ongoing contributions to its work.

Honorary Fellows are invited by the Director to join the Institute and appointed annually. Honorary Fellows are provided with Institute email, office and computer facilities where necessary and will be eligible to apply to the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies for library access. All Honorary Fellows are invited to join the Institute at the academic rate and will be eligible to attend Institute events at that rate.

The Institute has currently three Honorary Fellows:

  • Professor Don Greig of the Australian National University
  • Professor Alan Boyle of the University of Edinburgh
  • Lady Hazel Fox CMG QC 4-5 Gray's Inn Square