Dr Sylvie Bacquet

Dr Sylvie Bacquet

Dr Sylvie Bacquet joined the Westminster Law School in 2004 having completed a Masters degree in International Relations & Diplomacy at the American University of Paris and an LLM in International Human Rights Law at the University of Essex. She since completed a PhD and is currently Assistant Head of School. 

Responsibilities

  • Assistant Head of School 
  • Student experience, inclusion and wellbeing 
  • LLB Law and Religion Module Leader
  • LLB Public Law module leader 

Human Rights, in particular, freedom of religion, manifestation of belief, religious symbols, secularism, freedom of expression, hate speech. 

  • Westminster Law and Theory Lab

Sustainable Development Goals
In brief

Research areas

Law and Religion, religious dicsrimination, equality, sociology of religion, human rights, religious freedom, religious symbols, antisemitism, religious hate speech and Student Wellbeing - Wellbeing in Legal Education

Supervision interests

Law and Religion, manifestation of belief, freedom of expression, antisemitism