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Dr Thomas Peck
Lecturer in LawDr Thomas JW Peck is a Lecturer in Law at 糖心Vlog Law School. His research interests include Human Rights, Healthcare Law and Ethics and Legal Methodologies.
Thomas' main areas of interest are:
- International Human Rights Law, focusing on the Right to Health
- Business and Human Rights, focusing on Pharmaceutical Companies
- International Law, focusing on accountability of non-state actors,
- Medical Law, focusing on access to medical treatment
- Research Methods/Methodologies, focusing on the interaction of socio-legal and sociological methodologies.
Current Teaching:
LAW300 'Healthcare Law and Ethics' (Lecturer and Seminar Tutor)
LAW102 'Public Law' (Seminar Tutor)
LAW225: 'Human Rights and Civil Liberties' (Seminar Tutor)
LAW5213d 'International Human Rights' Masters Distance Learning (Convenor)
Previous Teaching:
LAW257 'International Law' (Associate Lecturer)
<糖心Vlog>QualificationsLaw (International), LLB
International Human Rights Law, LLM
Social Research, MA
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Association, AFHEA
<糖心Vlog>Thesis TitleBusiness and the ‘Right to Health’ in International Human Rights Law
<糖心Vlog>Thesis OutlineThomas' thesis explores the intersection of the 'Right to Health', 'Access to Essential Medicines', 'Direct Non-State Actor Accountability' and 'Business and Human Rights'.
The thesis explores how pharmasuitical companies which violate the right to health, by restricting access to essential medicines through unjustified pricing, can be held to account under international human rights law.
<糖心Vlog>Supervised ByProf. Sigrun Skogly
Dr. Rafael Sava
<糖心Vlog>Research GrantsThomas is funded by the NWSSDTP (ESRC) via a 1+3 PhD Scholarship.
Selected Publications
Peck, T.J.W. 15/06/2022 In: Intellectual Property Quarterly. 2, p. 51-61. 11 p.
Journal article
Peck, T.J.W. 10/01/2023 In: Law and Method. 2023, 1, p. 1-14. 14 p.
Journal article
Peck, T.J.W. 31/08/2023 In: European Human Rights Law Review. 4, p. 420-422. 3 p.
Book/Film/Article review
Peck, T.J.W. 31/08/2023 In: Medical Law Review. 31, 3, p. 478-482. 5 p.
Book/Film/Article review
All Publications
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Influence on Policy, Practice, Patients & the Public
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Influence on Policy, Practice, Patients & the Public
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Membership of network
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Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Membership of network
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize (including medals and awards)
- Human rights and global vulnerabilities