Conor Gearty

Conor A. Gearty KC (Hon), FBA (born November 1957) is the Professor of Human Rights Law in the faculty of law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). From 2002 to 2009, he was Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the LSE. His academic research focuses primarily on civil liberties, terrorism and human rights.

Conor Gearty was born in Ireland and graduated in law from University College Dublin before moving to Wolfson College, Cambridge in 1980 to study for a master's degree and then for a PhD. He became a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1983. In 1990, he moved to the school of law at King's College London, where he was first a senior lecturer, then a reader and finally (from 1995) a professor.

Gearty is also a practising barrister and a founder member of Matrix Chambers. He has also been a visiting professor at Boston University, the University of Richmond and the University of New South Wales. He received honorary degrees from Brunel University and Roehampton University.