Yr Athro Simon Hoffman

• Developing Welsh Law to protect the liberty of the mentally ill. (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Caroline Jones

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Caroline Jones

• ‘Falling through the gaps: Evaluating how the law, policies and practice of the devolved Welsh government impacts the ability of learning-disabled and/or autistic children and young people and their parent-carers, to realise their human rights.’ (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Anthony Charles

• An Analysis of Children’s Rights to Benefit from Clinical Research (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Hayley Hutchings

• To what extent does the existing Welsh devolution settlement enable youth offending teams to develop bespoke and innovative approaches to youth justice in Wales? (dyfarnwyd 2023)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Rick Lines

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Anthony Charles

• LAA228 Human Rights & Social Justice

  Are you interested in human rights and how human rights relate to the problems of poverty and inequality? Do you want to know more about the relevance of human rights for law and public policy in areas such as housing, health or food security? This module will focus on international and European human rights law protections for economic and social rights. It will examine how social and economic rights, such as the right to an adequate standard of living, education or social security, are given effect and enforced through the system of international human rights law and treaty monitoring, as well as in the European system of human rights. The emphasis in this module is on enhancing and strengthening students' understanding of human rights, and to help students appreciate how human rights can make a difference.

• LAA329 Human Rights & Social Justice

  Are you interested in human rights and how human rights relate to the problems of poverty and inequality? Do you want to know more about the relevance of human rights for law and public policy in areas such as housing, health or food security? This module will focus on international and European human rights law protections for economic and social rights. It will examine how social and economic rights, such as the right to an adequate standard of living, education or social security, are given effect and enforced through the system of international human rights law and treaty monitoring, as well as in the European system of human rights. The emphasis in this module is on enhancing and strengthening students' understanding of human rights, and to help students appreciate how human rights can make a difference.

• LAAM08 Human Rights Implementation

  This module will provide students with advanced knowledge on the obligations of States for implementation of rights under human rights treaties, and will introduce students to practical tools to translate international human rights norms into practice at regional, national or sub-national level, and to hold States to account for compliance with their human rights obligations. The module will examine how human rights may be given effect through law and policy, and will include a focus on tools and mechanisms for use to translate international norms to practice, for example, legislation, human rights approaches and human rights impact assessment (HRIA). HRIA will be discussed and evaluated in the context of international human rights, focusing on its contribution to the development of government policy, and meeting State obligation to give effect to human rights. Also discussed will be an integral or holistic approach to human rights, and elements of a comprehensive and systematic approach to the design of a 'rightsbased approach' to government policy and programmes. The module will examine the use of outcome frameworks, human rights indicators and accountability mechanisms as tools to support implementation of human rights in State policy and action.

• LAAM11 Research Project

  This compulsory module provides students with the opportunity to undertake an in-depth and critical examination of an area of law in which they are particularly interested. Supervision will be provided in accordance with the procedures set out in the LLM Human Rights Handbook. Students should refer to the Handbook for information on supervision.

• LAAM33 Transforming Law and Policy

  This module will equip students with the knowledge and skills to advocate for meaningful and lasting change to law and policy in relation to global challenges. Students will learn and practice relevant skills, including advocacy, applying for funding, presenting at conferences, policy structures, media strategy, and communicating the findings of research to a wider audience. Students will learn how to transform their research findings into policy recommendations, and how to advocate for change through relevant local, national, and international channels. Working as a team, students will design an advocacy strategy to address a global challenge of their choice.

• Strengthening and Advancing Equality and Human Rights in Wales 2020

  , with Llywodraeth Cymru, £90,000 (circa)

• Examining Compliance with the UNCRC in Jersey, Legislative Gap Analysis 2019 - 2020

  , £90,000 (circa)

• The Impact of Legal Integration of the UNCRC in Wales 2018

  , with EHRC Cymru, £20,000 (circa)

• Children’s Rights Approach Statement 2016 - 2016

  Comisiynydd Plant Cymru

• An Older People’s Rights Approach 2016 - 2016

  Comisiynydd Pobl Hŷn Cymru

• Safeguarding Children’s Rights in Times of Austerity 2015

  Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Cyngor Europ)

• Evaluation of Welsh Government’s Child Rights Impact Assessment 2015

  Llywodraeth Cymru , £10,650

• An Evaluation of the Welsh Government’s Budget Equality Impact Assessment 2012

  Comisiwn Cydraddoldebau a Hawliau Dynol , £11,000

• Swansea’s Tiered Approach to Youth Anti-Social Behaviour Welsh Government New Ideas Fund 2009 - 2010

  , with Stuart Macdonald, £9625

• Grŵp Monitro Cymru ar Gonfensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau'r Plentyn
• Llywodraeth Cymru (Ysgrifenyddiaeth), Grŵp Cynghori ar Hawliau Plant
• Llywodraeth Cymru (Ysgrifenyddiaeth), Grŵp Cynghorol y Gyllideb ar Gydraddoldeb
• Llywodraeth Cymru (Ysgrifenyddiaeth), Grŵp Rhanddeiliaid Hawliau Dynol
• Grŵp Monitro Cymru ar Gonfensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau'r Plentyn
• Grŵp Rhanddeiliaid Hawliau Dynol Cymru
• Swyddfa Comisiynydd Plant Jersey, Panel Cynghori Oedolion

Yn ogystal â'r gweithgareddau a restrir o dan 'Arloesi ac Ymgysylltu' mae Simon yn cynghori ar nifer o brosiectau ymchwil, ar gyfer canolfannau ymchwil sydd wedi'u lleoli mewn sefydliadau eraill, ac ar gyfer comisiynwyr plant a phobl ifanc yn ogystal â chyrff anllywodraethol.