Rob Clucas

Dr Rob Clucas is an Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University's Business School, where he serves as a core member of the Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy. His research focuses on the critical intersection of law, human rights, and social justice, with particular emphasis on LGBTQ+ rights, gender and sexuality studies, children's rights, and the complex relationship between religious institutions and legal frameworks in the UK context.

Clucas holds a PhD and LLB (Hons) alongside professional qualifications (PCHE, SFHEA), grounding his work in both theoretical rigor and practical application. His scholarship examines how legal systems interact with marginalized communities, especially within Scottish law and the Church of England. Recent work analyzes evolving LGBTQ+ rights landscapes, early marriage policies, and religious exemptions to anti-discrimination legislation.

His publication trajectory reveals consistent engagement with evolving social justice issues, from foundational work on medical law (2000-2002) through detailed analyses of religious institutions' relationship with equality law (2012-2017) to current cutting-edge research on LGBTQ+ rights (2023-2025). This progression demonstrates increasing policy relevance, particularly regarding Scotland's legal landscape and contemporary human rights challenges.

Clucas actively supervises doctoral research including Ego Chidinma Ezeokoli's work on marriage age reform in Scotland, Peter Mullin's study on murder, Unite Ekwo's comparative analysis of EU and Nigerian legal procedures, and Gillian Baker's examination of women's experiences in domestic abuse-related child contact cases. He has secured funding from The Clark Foundation for Legal Education for mini-internship projects (2021-2024) providing undergraduate students practical experience in child and family law policy.

As a key contributor to the Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy, Clucas collaborates across disciplines to address systemic legal challenges affecting vulnerable populations. His work bridges academic scholarship with tangible policy impacts, particularly in Scottish family law reform and human rights protections for LGBTQ+ communities.