Brief Bio

Dr Cian C. Murphy was the 2014/15 Academic Co-Director of the Center for Transnational Legal Studies. At CTLS he taught The Rule of Law Under Globalisation (Fall 2014), the core course Transnational Law and Governance (Spring 2015 – co-teaching with Philomila Tsoukala), and European Human Rights Advocacy (the first Practicum at CTLS).

He is currently a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers where his practice includes human rights, public law, and international law. He was previously a faculty member at the University of Bristol and, at the time of his teaching at CTLS, at King’s College London. He has also held positions at the University of Oxford, Birkbeck, City University, and University College London. He was a Fulbright-Schuman Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center and the NYU School of Law.

Dr Murphy’s research and teaching interests lie in public law, transnational law, and international law. His most recent publication is (as co-editor) By Peaceful Means: International Adjudication and Arbitration – Essays in Honour of David D. Caron. The volume is a festschrift for another former CTLS Academic Co-Director. He has previously served as co-editor of the Common Law World Review. Dr Murphy’s books in EU law include the award-winning monograph EU Counter-terrorism Law: Pre-emption & the Rule of Law and the co-edited EU Security and Justice Law: After Lisbon and Stockholm. His current publication project relates to international courts and tribunals.

Courses taught at CTLS

• Core Course: Introduction to Transnational Law (Spring 2015)
• European Human Rights Advocacy Practicum (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
• The Rule of Law Under Globalisation (Fall 2014)