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A Day in the Life of ... Claire Fenton-Glynn (lecturer, University of Cambridge)
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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
I am a lecturer in law at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Jesus College. When I'm not teaching (family law and criminal law) I spend my time researching and writing. My main focus is on children's rights and I am currently writing a book on the way in which the European Court of Human Rights has dealt with claims by children and alleged violations of their rights. I am also working on the issue of international surrogacy and the legal implications on a domestic regional and international level.
Over the past few years I have also done a lot of work with the United Nations working with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on issues relating to children and youth. This has allowed me to work on overarching issues of policy such as sexual exploitation of children online investing in children's rights and systems of birth registration.
How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?
I am originally...
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