Anna Lawson | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Holyhead, Wales |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Leeds Jesus College, Oxford |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Legal scholar |
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Institutions | University of Leeds |
Anna Lawson, FBA, FAcSS (born 1966) is a British legal scholar specialising in disability and law. Since 2013, she has been Professor of Law at the University of Leeds. She was additionally joint director of the university's Centre for Disability Studies from 2015 to 2023.[1][2][3] She has also served as a special advisor to the House of Commons' Women and Equalities Committee and an expert advisor to the Council of Europe.[4]