Catherine Stanton

Catherine Stanton is a Lecturer in Medical Law and Bioethics. She holds a B.D.(Hons) from St Andrews, an M.A. from Manchester, and a PhD from Manchester. Her career includes non-practising solicitor status since 1998 and significant contributions to healthcare law education.

• Education: B.D.(Hons) (St Andrews), M.A. (Manchester), PhD (Manchester)
• Teaching: MA/LLM/PG Diploma in Healthcare Ethics and Law (Distance Learning & on-campus), undergraduate law, and dental school instruction

Catherine's research focuses on the intersection of healthcare law with genetic ethics and criminal law. Key projects include the ESRC-funded 'Criminalising contagion: legal and ethical challenges of disease transmission and the criminal law' (ES/J021555/1) and co-editorship of Criminalising Contagion (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and Pioneering Healthcare Law (Routledge, 2015).

Her recent publications analyze legal harms in genetic disease transmission, AI's role in healthcare compensation systems, and HIV-related maternal criminal liability. Collaborative work spans disease transmission criminalization, public health policy, and data protection frameworks.

Teaching Expertise: Healthcare law, bioethics, and criminal law intersections. Supervises PhD candidates in healthcare law.

UN Sustainable Development Goals: Contributions to healthcare ethics, patient rights, and legal frameworks align with global health equity and justice objectives.