Academic staff
Dr Damien Short
Director, Human Rights Consortium
Dr. Damien Short is the Director of the Human Rights Consortium and Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. His research interests focus on indigenous peoples, reconciliation and the social construction of land rights; sociological and anthropological approaches to human rights, indigenous rights, reconciliation initiatives and genocide studies.
Dr David James Cantor
Director, Refugee Law Initiative
Dr. David James Cantor provides overall strategic direction to the RLI. He conducts research on the practical protection of refugees and other displaced persons, particularly during situations of armed conflict. He has carried out in-depth fieldwork on displacement and armed conflict in Colombia and is a recognised specialist in this field. David has a particular interest in refugee law, human rights law and certain areas of the international law of armed conflict. He previously worked for the Refugee Legal Centre and UNHCR.
