Liora Lazarus

Liora Lazarus is a Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia. Previously, she was an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford for 20 years, serving as Head of Research at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and Fellow in Law at St. Anne's College. She remains a Supernumerary Fellow at Oxford.

• Education: BA in African Economic History (University of Cape Town), LLB (London School of Economics and Political Science), DPhil in Law (Balliol College, University of Oxford)
• Current Roles: Visiting Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London; Associate of the Berlin Institute of Cultural Inquiry

Her research focuses on the interplay between security, human rights, and the rule of law. Key themes include:

• Securitization of human rights
• Autocratic populism's impact on constitutional scholarship
• Historical accountability for colonial injustices
• Coercive overreach in counterterrorism
• Security as a meta-right in international law

Scientific awards include:

• British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship
• Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations
• Policy and Evidence Centre on Modern Slavery

She has advised on high-impact legal frameworks, including:

• Council of Europe working group on online child exploitation
• UK Stern Review on rape complaints handling
• European Union Parliament on security norms

At UBC, she teaches Transnational Law, International Human Rights Law, and Security and Human Rights seminars, mentoring future legal leaders through her work.