Dr Mark Bennett
LECTURER IN LAW
Law
0151 291 2167
bennetm@hope.ac.uk
Bio
I joined Liverpool Hope University in September 2021.
I completed my undergraduate (LLB (Hons)) and postgraduate (LLM in 'Global Crime, Justice and Security') degrees at Liverpool John Moores University, and have recently completed a PhD at the University of Liverpool, where I was also a Graduate Teaching Assistant. My doctoral research project, for which I was awarded funding by the AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership, explores the constitutional implications of the UK's contemporary counter-terrorism response(s) through the conceptual lens of 'political' constitutionalism.
My research interests lie primarily in the fields of public and constitutional law (particularly from a UK perspective), counter-terrorism, conflict and security, and human rights. I am currently developing key aspects of my doctoral research project for publication.
At Level C, I am the course leader for Public Law and co-course leader for Legal Methods. At Level H, I am the course leader for the elective course, 'Counter-Terrorism, Security and the Law', and I also supervise Dissertation/Research Project students.
Publications
Bennett, M. (2024) Parliamentary Scrutiny of Counter-Terrorism Targeted Killings: Democratic Accountability Challenges of, and for, the Political Constitution. Public Law, Jan, pp.45-69
Bennett, M. (2022) Protecting Free Speech whilst Preventing Terrorism: The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill and the 'Prevent Duty' [blog post]. UK Constitutional Law Association Blog, 28 June 2022
Bennett, M. (2021) Exploring the Constitutional Implications of the UK's Contemporary Counter-Terrorism Response(s) through the Lens of 'Political' Constitutionalism. PhD. Thesis, University of Liverpool
Bennett, M. (2019) Book Review: Parliament's Secret War. Legal Studies, 39(4), pp.735-738
Bennett, M. (2018) The Ever-Expanding 'Emergency' Exception: Syria, the War Powers Convention, and the Bypassing of Prior Parliamentary Debate [blog post]. UK Constitutional Law Association Blog, 25 April 2018
Bennett, M. and Greally, R. (2018) A Report on the Inaugural Northern Public Law Forum [blog post]. UK Constitutional Law Association Blog, 5 March 2018