Staff profile

Roger Masterman is Professor of Constitutional Law at Durham Law School and - with Aileen McHarg - Joint General Editor of the journal Public Law (@PL_PublicLaw). Since 2024 he has been one of the legal advisers to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. 

His teaching and research interests lie in constitutional law and reform, particularly in the Human Rights Act 1998 and in the relevance of the separation of powers doctrine to the United Kingdom's constitution. He has a particular interest in the relationship between the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts, and is well-known for his work on the mechanics and application of s.2(1) of the Human Rights Act.

Roger is a graduate of King’s College London, and has worked previously at the Constitution Unit, University College London. He serves on the Executive Committee of the UK Constitutional Law Association and contributes to the UK Constitutional Law Association blog: http://ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog/. 

Teaching Areas

UK Constitutional Law

Comparative Constitutional Law

Advanced Issues in Public Law

• Comparative Constitutional Law
• UK Constitutional Law
• Constitutional Reform
• The Human Rights Act 1998
• The Judiciary