Profile
Nabil is a 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 Religion. 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 social justice organisation dedicated to representing the underserved.
Prior to moving to academia, Nabil practised in the field of international dispute resolution, with a focus on European Union Law and the European Convention on Human Rights. He regularly acted on matters relating to Business and Human Rights, Natural Resources, Competition and State Aid, Trade and Governmental work.
In his free time, Nabil enjoys playing tennis, guitar and chess.
Education
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. After his studies, Nabil took up a visiting research post at Harvard Law School during which he compared aspects of federalism in the United States and Europe.
Selected publications
Khabirpour, N. (2024) ‘To Thine Own Self be True: Identity, Fundamental Rights and the External Autonomy of the EU’, European Law Review, Issue II, pp. 150 -167.
[Forthcoming] Khabirpour, N. and Barnard, C.S. (2024), 'The Services Directive: A Legislative Overview’, Oxford Principles of European Union Law - Volume II: The Internal Market. Oxford University Press.
Khabirpour, N. (2023), ‘The Principles of Effectiveness, Effective Judicial Protection and the Rule of Law’, European Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 5, pp. 477- 482.
Khabirpour, N. (2015), ‘Gold Reserve Inc v The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’, Eur. Int’l Arb. Rev., Vol. 4:2, pp. 111–125.
Khabirpour, N. (2014), ‘Do not rush the river: A Common Frame of Reference, the Restatements of the Law, and the Court of Justice of the European Union’, Int. J. Private Law, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.103–128.
