Isra Black

Isra Black is a Lecturer in Health Law and Research Impact and Engagement Lead at University College London's Faculty of Law. Their work bridges health law with normative jurisprudence and moral philosophy, focusing on adolescent medical treatment rights, mental capacity law, end-of-life decisions, and health-related human rights. They hold an Associate Membership at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy (Western University) and serve as Commentaries Editor for Medical Law International (2022–). Active in interdisciplinary legal scholarship, Isra's research emphasizes the unique role of legal norms in healthcare contexts while engaging with ethical frameworks from philosophy.

• Roles: Lecturer in Health Law, Research Impact Lead, Rotman Institute Associate Member
• Committees: AHRC Peer Review College (2022–), SLS Research Grants Committee (2023–)

Research interests include legal methodologies intersecting healthcare, particularly how normative ethics informs medical law. Their work critiques treating health law as merely a subset of medical ethics, advocating for contextual legal analysis. Recent publications address transformative experiences in treatment refusal, adolescent autonomy, and ethical dilemmas in end-of-life care.

Publications span over a decade, focusing on assisted dying frameworks, legal safeguards in euthanasia jurisdictions, and palliative care ethics. Collaborations include work on pandemic vaccine policies and motivational interviewing in healthcare settings.

Professional contributions extend to policy analysis, including submissions to UK Parliament on compulsory vaccination and briefing papers for the Commission on Assisted Dying.