Mr Nabil Khabirpour

Nabil serves as Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and as Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Lucy Cavendish College. His research interests cover the fields of European Union Law, Human Rights, Access to Justice and Philosophy of Law. 

In addition to his research and teaching, Nabil serves on the Editorial Board of the European Human Rights Law Review and is the Founder and Director of the Law Corner, a pro bono and public interest organisation dedicated to widening access to justice, empowering students and contributing to prevalent discourses surrounding law and justice in society.  

Prior to moving to academia, Nabil was a full time practitioner in the field of international dispute resolution, conducting litigation in the civil courts and arbitration in various fora. He regularly acted on cases relating to Business and Human Rights, Natural Resources, Competition, State Aid and Governmental work. He maintains a practice in EU and Human Rights Law as an independent consultant and academic expert.

Nabil read Law as an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge, following which he pursued his graduate studies at the University of Oxford, where he graduated at the top of his year across the BCL/MJur/MLF in European Union Law. Shortly before entering practice, Nabil took up a visiting research post at Harvard Law School.