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Christopher McCrudden is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom, focusing on social sciences with an emphasis on political science, international relations, and law. Their research covers various subfields including political science and international relations, sociology and political science, law, economics and econometrics, and strategy and management.

The primary research topics addressed by McCrudden include European and international law studies, Irish and British studies, European criminal justice and data protection, Asian geopolitics and ethnography, international law and human rights, political theology and sovereignty, and law, rights, and freedoms.

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with contemporary legal and political issues. Selected papers include:

  • "The Hermeneutics of the Good Friday Agreement: A Response to 'Getting Ready' by Brendan O'Leary" (2021, Irish Studies in International Affairs)
  • "Where Did 'Human Dignity' Come from? Drafting the Preamble to the Irish Constitution" (2020, American Journal of Legal History)
  • "The Gay Cake Case: What the Supreme Court Did, and Didn't, Decide in Ashers" (2020, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
  • "Resurrecting positive action" (2020, International Journal of Constitutional Law)
  • "The Franchise in Irish Unification Referendums" (2021, Irish Studies in International Affairs)

McCrudden's collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as Oran Doyle and David Kenny, with whom they have multiple joint publications. Other collaborators include Sandra Fredman, Mark Freedland, and Colin Harvey.

The scholar has contributed to several publication venues, notably:

  • Irish Studies in International Affairs
  • Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • American Journal of Legal History
  • Oxford Journal of Law and Religion

In addition to articles, McCrudden has published books with Hart Publishing eBooks and Cambridge University Press. Notable titles include "The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights" (2021) and "The Law and Practice of the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol" (2022).

Best Publications

  • Human Dignity and judicial Interpretation of Human Rights

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Using public procurement to achieve social outcomes

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Common Law of Human Rights?: Transnational Judicial Conversations on Constitutional Rights

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Buying Social Justice: Equality, Government Procurement & Legal Change

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Understanding Human Dignity

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Legal Research and the Social Sciences

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Regulation and public law

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Buying Social Justice

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Buying social justice : equality, government procurement, and legal change

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Courts and Consociations: Human Rights versus Power-Sharing

    Christopher McCrudden;Brendan O'Leary

  • Rethinking Positive Action

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Mainstreaming Equality in the Governance of Northern Ireland

    Christopher McCrudden

  • International Economic Law and the Pursuit of Human Rights: A Framework for Discussion of the Legality of ‘Selective Purchasing’ Laws under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Courts and Consociations, or How Human Rights Courts May De-stabilize Power-sharing Settlements

    Christopher McCrudden;Brendan O'Leary

  • A perspective on trade and labor rights

    C McCrudden;A Davies

  • Human rights codes for transnational corporations: what can the Sullivan and MacBride principles tell us?

    Christopher McCrudden

  • WTO Government Procurement Rules and the Local Dynamics of Procurement Policies: A Malaysian Case Study

    Christopher McCrudden;Stuart G. Gross

  • The Effectiveness of European Equality Law: National Mechanisms for Enforcing Gender Equality Law in the Light of European Requirements

    Christopher McCRUDDEN

  • Equality Legislation and Reflexive Regulation: a Response to the Discrimination Law Review's Consultative Paper

    Christopher McCrudden

  • In Pursuit of Human Dignity: An Introduction to Current Debates

    Christopher McCrudden;Christopher McCrudden;Christopher McCrudden

  • Law's Ethical, Global and Theoretical Contexts: Essays in Honour of William Twining

    Upendra Baxi;Christopher McCrudden;Abdul Paliwala

  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Procurement

    Christopher McCrudden

  • Regulation and deregulation : policy and practice in the utilities and financial services industries

    Christopher McCrudden

Frequent Co-Authors

Gráinne de Búrca
Gráinne de Búrca New York University
Brian Z. Tamanaha
Brian Z. Tamanaha Washington University in St. Louis

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