Catherine Briddick is the Andrew W Mellon Associate Professor of International Human Rights and Refugee Law at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Her work on protection, published in leading academic journals and collections, cuts across subjects and regimes, including UK immigration and public law, non-discrimination and equality law, European Union law, and public international law. Catherine is also a barrister (currently non-practicing). Before entering academia, she managed and delivered legal advice services in the not-for-profit sector.