Profile of Dr Javier Oliva

Name:

Dr Javier Oliva

Position:

Lecturer in Law

Email:

j.oliva@bangor.ac.uk

Location:

Aethwy, College Road

Phone:

01248 383812

Dr Javier Oliva studied Law at the University of Cádiz , where he obtained his first degree, LLM and PhD (cum laude and European distinction). After finishing his first degree, he became a lecturer at the University of Cádiz (1996-2000) and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University (2001-2004). In this institution he taught Public Law, European Union Law and Law and Religion, amongst other subjects. He was appointed lecturer at Bangor University in 2004, where he is currently head of Public Law as well as the Course Leader of Law with Modern Languages. Dr Javier Oliva is also teaching on a part-time basis at University College London (U.C.L.) and at the Institute of European and Comparative Law (Oxford University).

Furthermore, Dr Javier Oliva is a Research Associate at the Centre for Law and Religion (Cardiff University), the convenor of the S.L.S. Public Law section and the Book Review Editor of 'Law and Justice'. He is also a member of the Research Group 'Instituciones y Derechos en el ordenamiento jurídico español' (Institutions and Rights in the Spanish Juridical System) at the University of Cádiz, Spain.

Some of his most relevant publications:

Books

‘El Reino Unido: un Estado de Naciones, una pluralidad de Naciones’, Comares, Granada [2004]

Articles/Book Chapters

‘Religion and devolution in Wales and Spain’, Law and Religion: New Horizons, Peeters [with D. Lambert] [in press]

‘Religious freedom in transition: Spain’, P. Walters (ed), 36 (3) Religion, State and Society, Routledge 269-281 [2008]

‘Public authorities and religious denominations in Italy and Spain’, R. Morris (ed), Church and State: some reflections on Church establishment in England, The Constitution Unit, University College London 41-50 [2008]

‘La cuestión de la simbología religiosa en el Reino Unido,’ Revista General de Derecho Canónico y Eclesiástico del Estado, n 16 [2008]publicada en el portal jurídico de internet Iustel.com

‘Religious symbols in the classroom: a controversial issue in the United Kingdom’, BrighamYoungUniversity Law Review n 3 877-896 [2008]

‘The legal protection of believers and beliefs in the United Kingdom’, 40 Ecclesiastical Law Journal, Cambridge University Press 66-86 [2007].

"Les confessions religieuses au Royaume-Uni", in Jean-Pierre Bastian et Francis Messner (ed.), Minorités religieuses dans l’espace européen. Approches sociologiques et juridiques, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France 321-332 [2007]

Juridical analysis of Copsey v WWB Devon Clays Ltd [2005] EWCA Civ 932, 10 Iustel [2006]

‘The Catholic Church and the Socialist Government in Spain: Irreconciliable differences?’, 37 Ecclesiastical Law Journal 299-305 [2005]

‘Sociology, law and religion in the United Kingdom’, 153 Law and Justice, 8-26 [2004]

‘Sociology, law and religion in Italy and Spain’ [with J.A. Alberca de Castro],153 Law and Justice, 44-67 [2004]

‘The Concept of National Church: the United Kingdom and Spain’ [with N. Doe], XIV Sri Lanka Journal of International Law 1-22 [2002

‘Consideraciones sobre la relación entre la Iglesia y el Estado en Inglaterra’ (Considerations on the Church of England and its relationship with the State), XVII Anuario de Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado, 363-437 [2001]

‘Compatibilidad del pluralismo religioso en Inglaterra con el modelo confesional del país’ (Compatibility of Religious Pluralism in England with the confessional model of the country), Actas del IX Congreso Internacional de Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado, San Sebastián, 491-499 [2001]

Reports

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, ‘The meaning of Public Authority under the Human Rights Act’, Seventh Report of Session 2003-04, Memorandum from N. Doe, M. Hill, F. Cranmer, J. Oliva and C. Cianitto, written evidence, 57-70 [2004]