Research

I offer thorough and critical legal research in English Law and Public International Law.

For three years I supported the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief as a senior researcher and project manager.

I am currently undertaking studies toward qualification at the Bar of England and Wales as a Lincoln’s Inn Scholar. Since 2023, I am also working part-time toward a Doctor of Philosophy in Law at the University of Oxford.

Tutoring and Human Rights Education

I have tutored in Land and Contract Law at Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford. I am happy to provide tutoring in all core areas of English public or private law, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law.

I am also actively engaged in human rights education. I had the pleasure of designing and, for several years, leading the Defending Human Rights trainings for peace workers at the Centre for Training and Networking on Nonviolence, Kurve Wustrow.

I am happy to develop bespoke trainings and workshops on human rights and international human rights standards and international humanitarian law.

Strategic Consultancy

Much of my work has involved facilitation of capacity-building and strategy development for human rights organisations, with a primary focus on developing protection strategies in contexts of risk. In turn, this led to a broadening of scope to issues of strategy more generally. Much of my current work now concerns the latter.

Conflict management and team development are also closely related to these processes. Having trained in mediation, I relish helping teams identify, analyse, and generate solutions to the challenges which naturally arise in these processes.

Holistic Protection Strategies

I support charities in developing creative strategies to continue their work in violent contexts. Along with a diverse group of dedicated and passionate experts, I contributed to the development of what is now sometimes called ‘holistic security‘ and have published academic and praxis-oriented writings in this regard.

ABOUT ME

Cóir

n. Irish Gaelic: Justice, Equity.

Daniel Cloney BA (Hons, Dub Cty), MSt (Oxon).

I am a legal scholar and consultant with 16 years of experience in the charity and inter-governmental sectors. My career to date spans strategic advisory and senior legal research positions in international human rights law; funding strategic litigation on human rights; consultancy on security and protection for charities and journalists at risk; and mediation and conflict management in organisations.

I hold a BA (Hons.) in International Relations from Dublin City University (2009), an MSt with Distinction in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford (2022) and a Graduate Diploma in Law from Birkbeck, University of London (2026).

I have undertaken certification in Mediation and Conflict Management in Organisations and Multi-Track Peace Mediation at Inmedio Berlin.

I offer my services in English, Catalan, German, and Spanish.

Contact me: daniel[at]coirservices.org

Photograph: Aleksandra Majak.

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