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Dr David Barrett

Lecturer

D.Barrett@exeter.ac.uk

Amory B103E

Overview

I joined Exeter Law School in September 2018. I have two primary research interests: (i) socio-economic rights and socio-economic inequality (particularly within the UK context); and (ii) mechanisms of equality and human rights enforcement beyond courts. 

I am a member of the Economic and Social Rights Academic Network: UK and Ireland (ESRAN-UKI) and the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) and I am one of the convenors for the 'Equality and Human Rights' stream at the SLSA Annual Conference. 

I am always happy to supervise PhD students in any areas around equality and human rights law, particularly socio-economic rights and the right to education. 

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Research

  • International human rights laws (particularly socio-economic and children’s rights)
  • British equality and human rights law
  • Socio-economic inequality (particularly issues of social class)
  • Regulation and the interaction of different regulators around equality/human rights
  • Implementation, particularly how public bodies implement equality and human rights norms
  • Education and schools (particularly socio-economic inequalities and Ofsted)
  • Anti-radicalisation laws and policies (particularly within schools)

Research group links

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Supervision

I enjoy supervising PhD students and I am happy to discuss any proposals with potential students within my broad field of interest (equality and human rights law). 

Research students

Current students:

Bertha Chakawarika - An Investigation into the Competing Claims Relating to the Religious Upbringing of Children within a Modern Liberal Society 

Hilal Cibik - Can the United Kingdom's Uncodified Constitution be Resilient to Contemporary Challenges arising from Populism?

Rebecca Munday - Does the Gender Reassignment Protected Characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 offer Protection to the Identities of the Non-Binary Community? 

Karolyn Place - With Reference to Access to Justice could Public Legal Education be the Key to Navigating our Systems? 

Completed students:

Obinna Edeji - The Right to Education in International Human Rights Law: Reconceptualising the Basis and Justification for its Implementation from the Perspective of its Fundamental Purpose with a Focus on Nigeia

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Publications

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2024

2023

2020

  • Edeji OC. (2020) THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: A Systematic Study of the Purpose of Education and an Argument for a Holistic Approach to Education Drawing Contextual Instances from Nigeria.
  • Barrett DA. (2020) The importance of regulators and inspectorates to the realisation of equality and human rights: Ensuring compliance and supporting mainstreaming, Public Law, volume Jan, pages 56-71.

2019

2018

2017

  • Barrett DA. (2017) The Future of the Right to Education in the UK: The Challenge of Anti-Radicalisation Measures, The Future of Human Rights in the UK, Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

2016

  • Barrett DA. (2016) In Defence of Equality Law.
  • Barrett DA. (2016) The Importance of the Right to Non-Discrimination in Tackling Economic Inequality. [PDF]
  • Barrett DA. (2016) The Importance of Equality and Human Rights Law in Addressing Socio-Economic Inequality, Equal Is Not Enough, Intersentia.
  • Barrett DA. (2016) Tackling Radicalisation: The Limitations of the Anti-Radicalisation Prevent Duty, European Human Rights Law Review.

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External impact and engagement

My research on the Equality and Human Rights Commission and regulators and inspectorates was drawn upon in a Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry into the enforcement of the Equality Act. The report can be found here.

I have worked with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Pensions Clawback. The report I submitted to the Group with James Kolaczkowski can be found here.

I have worked with Elect Her on making campaign finance more understandable to support more women to stand as candidates in elections. The guide I produced with Susan Banducci and Josh Thompson can be accessed here.

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Teaching

Modules taught

  • LAW1035 - Constitutional and Administrative Law
  • LAW2041 - Equity and Trusts
  • LAWM686 - Approaches to Research in Law (ESRC)

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Biography

I have an LLB from the University of Leicester, an LLM in Legal Research from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD from the University of Bristol. 

My PhD was entitled 'Regulating Socio-Economic Inequality Utilising Equality and Human Rights Law: An Exploration in the Context of English Primary Education'.

Prior to joining Exeter Law School, I was a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University (2015-2018). 

I am originally from Nottingham North, and I am a passionate supporter of widening participation projects.

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