Dr Elodie Van der Berg is a Lecturer of Law on the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law pathways at the University of Staffordshire. She is an early career researcher and brings professional and practical expertise to her role. Her focus is on international law in areas of human rights and state governance in statehood.
On the postgraduate provisions, her teaching and research is centred around international law and international criminal law. She has taught on all levels of the undergraduate pathways and she particularly enjoys her involvement in mooting activities.
She has worked on research with the United Nations to assess the rights of persons with rare diseases in the United Kingdom.
Professional memberships and activities
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Academic qualifications
- PhD 'Modernising the Montevideo Convention: A Redefined Concept for the 21 st Century' University of Staffordshire
- LLB (Hons) University of South Africa
- BA Law and Political Science North West University (South Africa)
Expertise
- Public International Law
- Statehood
- Human Rights
- State Recognition
- Minority and Indigenous Peoples Rights
- Sovereignty
Research interests
Teaching
Undergraduate experience:
- Contract Law
- International Human Rights Law
- Employment and Equality
- Business and Commercial Law
- Foundations of Law
- English Legal Systems
- Administrative Law
- Mooting and Advocacy.
Postgraduate experience:
- Public International Law
- International Criminal Law
Publications
Publications Spence, SC, Fellows, E, Miti-Drummond, M, Mbuli-Robertson, S, 'Study on the Representations of Persons with Albinism in the UK: Challenges to Human Rights Protections for Persons with Albinism' (forthcoming July 2023)