Melissa Hacking

Pembroke College

The Law of Gravity: The Gravity of Crimes in International Criminal Law

Start Date: 2008/10.

End Date: 2012/09.

Degrees

2008- Ph.D. candidate, University of Cambridge

2006  LLM (International Human Rights Law), National University of Ireland, Galway

2002  BA (Law); LLB, University of Stellenbosch, with exchange at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

 

Professional Qualifications

2008 Solicitor of England and Wales

2005 Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (Cape Provincial Division)

 

Scholarships and Awards

2008-  2011 Squire Law Studentship, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

2008- 2011 Yorke Scholarship, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

2008- 2011 Ziegler Graduate Studentship in Law, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge

2007 Grant from the European Commission and the Governments of Finland, Norway and Canada (EC Grant) for duration of work at the International Criminal Court

2005-2006 International Scholarship, National University of Ireland, Galway

 

Work Experience

2007 Law Clerk at the Legal Advisory Section of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

2005 Legal Consultant, WIMSA (Working Indigenous Minorities of Southern Africa)

2004-2005 Attorney, Chennells Albertyn, Stellenbosch (law firm specialising in human rights law)

2002-2004 Candidate Attorney,Chennells Albertyn, Stellenbosch 

2000-2001 Paralegal (part-time), Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic

Dr R.M. O'Keefe