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Biography
Dr Hemi Mistry joined the School of Law as an Assistant Professor in September 2015. She holds an LLB (Hons) and an LLM (with distinction) in International Criminal Justice and Armed Conflict, both from the 海角黑料. She was awarded a PhD by the 海角黑料 in 2016 for her thesis on the topic of dissent by international judges.
Hemi's research focuses upon how judicial procedure within international courts and tribunals affects the manner in which those institutions pursue 'international justice'. Currently she is working on projects that explore the nature of judicial authority in international law, an in particular how that authority is established and reproduced through visual and material performance and ritual.
Previously, Hemi has worked with the International Law Programme at Chatham House and she has also interned at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
In April 2014, she was awarded the for her paper 'The Paradox of Dissent: Judicial Dissent and the Project of International Criminal Justice'.
Hemi has a diverse range of teaching interests. She currently or has recently taught Trusts, Tort and International Criminal Law on the Undergraduate Programme, and Principles of Public International Law on the LLM.
Teaching Summary
Hemi is module convenor of Foundations of International Criminal Law on the Undergraduate Programme and contributes to teaching in Foundations of Tort, delivering both tutorials and lectures.
In recent years Hemi has also contributed to teaching Public International Law on the LLM Programme and The Law of Trusts on the Undergraduate Programme.
Recent Publications
HEMI MISTRY, 2025. Journal of International Dispute Settlement. 16(3),
HEMI MISTRY, 2023. Modern Law Review. 86(3),
HEMI MISTRY, 2023. . In: H脡L脠NE RUIZ FABRI, ed., Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law Oxford University Press.
HEMI MISTRY, 2021. Referral by the United Nations Security Council (ICC). In: H脡L脠NE RUIZ FABRI, ed., Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law Oxford University Press. (In Press.)
I am interested in supervising students in the broad field of international law, and particularly projects in the areas of international criminal justice, general public international law, international law theory, international courts and tribunals, and judicial procedure. I welcome enquiries from potential PhD students, please get in touch via email with a proposal and a brief CV.
Information about the School of Law PhD programme and how to apply can be found here: /law/study/postgraduate-research/index.aspx.
Information about scholarships can be found here: /law/study/postgraduate-research/funding.aspx