Graduate Teaching Fellow
Liverpool Law School
Biography
Demi-Lee has been a PhD in law candidate and a Graduate Teaching Fellow since September 2021. Demi-Lee holds an LLB (2013-2016) and an LLM in International Human Rights Law (2017-2018) from the University of Liverpool. For the latter, she was awarded the Deans Prize in recognition of the ‘Best Overall Performance on the LLM’. Following her LLM studies, she worked as a Paralegal, specialising in Civil Liberties. In 2019, she also completed a Traineeship at the European Court of Human Rights under the supervision of Judge Ganna Yudkivska. Since 2021, Demi-Lee has been the Copyeditor and Editorial Assistant of the European Convention on Human Rights Law Review.
Research
Demi-Lee’s research interests primarily lie in public international law and international human rights law.
Research clusters
Working thesis title
State Responsibility Under the European Convention on Human Rights: Deciphering the European Court of Human Rights’ Approach to Attribution.
Dates of study
PhD Start Date: September 2021
PhD Completion Date: September 2025
Supervisors
Dr Vassilis Tzevelekos and Dr Antal Berkes
Research Summary
Demi-Lee’s PhD research will consist of a comprehensive examination and critical analysis of the European Court of Human Rights’ approach to attribution.