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Biography
Following Dr Sean Whittaker’s graduation from the University of Dundee LLM Programme in Environmental Law, he began his doctoral studies in University College Cork, Ireland. He was awarded his doctorate in 2018, which was titled “Legal Transplants and Regimes Governing Access to Environmental Information in England and Wales, the United States and China”. Before being appointed as a lecturer Dr Whittaker worked as a judicial assistant in the High Court of Ireland under Judge Caroline Costello and as a post-doctoral research at the University of Dundee for the “Uncovering the Environment: The Use of Public Access to Environmental Information” project. He is currently the Executive Director of the Centre for Freedom of Information at the University of Dundee, and has a keen interest in issues relating to environmental law, the Aarhus Convention and comparative legal theory.
Research Interests
Dr Whittaker’s research interests focus on the following areas:
Dr Whittaker is particularly interested in conducting comparative and empirical research on these topics.
Teaching
Undergraduate – Public Law, English Property Law
Other teaching has covered a wide range of subject, including Scots Property Law, Scots Family Law, Scots Criminal Law, EU Commercial Law and Legal History.
Websites
Centre for Freedom of Information
Uncovering the Environment: The Use of Public Access to Environmental Information
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Laws, University College Cork
2013 → 2017
Award Date: 15 Jun 2018
Master of Laws
2012 → 2013
Award Date: 21 Nov 2013
Bachelor of Laws
2008 → 2012
Award Date: 20 Jun 2012
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Whittaker, Sean (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Whittaker, Sean (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Whittaker, Sean (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Whittaker, Sean (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Sean Whittaker (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Sean Whittaker (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Colin Reid (Speaker) & Sean Whittaker (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Colin Reid (Participant), Jonathan Mendel (Participant) & Sean Whittaker (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Colin Reid (Contributor), Sean Whittaker (Contributor) & Jonathan Mendel (Contributor)
Activity: Other activity types › Other