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Law

The Law, Society and Vulnerable People Hub was established in 2022. We're committed to producing critical, interdisciplinary research on how the law impacts the world around us and the people in it.

Our expertise includes:

  • Immigration and asylum law
  • Criminal law
  • Medical law
  • Criminal evidence and procedure
  • Counter-terrorism and cyber warfare
  • Information technology law
  • International humanitarian law
  • International human rights
  • Family and child law
  • Employment law
  • Legal education


We also provide regular internal and external events inviting leading speakers to share their research and knowledge, as well as providing development opportunities for members, no matter what stage of their research journey they are on.

For more information please contact us at lawsocietyvulpeoplehub@sunderland.ac.uk, or follow us on X (@LawVulnerable1) and LinkedIn.

Who we are

Head of the Law, Society and Vulnerable People Hub

Dr Pardis Tehrani

Members