Natasha Gooden

Natasha Gooden

Birmingham Law School
Teaching Fellow in Law

Contact details

Address
Birmingham Law School
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Natasha is a Teaching Fellow in Law at Birmingham Law School teaching on several undergraduate modules.

Alongside teaching, she also supports students at the BLS Skills Academy and is a member of CEPLER's placement team. In addition, Natasha is a panel member of the College Misconduct Committee and a member of a working group addressing generative AI and education.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Law (University of Leeds)
  • International Law LLM (University of Sheffield)
  • International and European Law LLB (University of Sheffield) with a year studying at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Biography

Natasha joined Birmingham Law School in 2022 as a Teaching Fellow.

Natasha completed her PhD at the University of Leeds in 2024 where her research addressed; the effectiveness of the international legal regime in regulating and protecting international human rights during cyber-operations under the Law of Armed Conflicts.

Before joining the University of Birmingham, Natasha completed both her LLB and LLM at the University of Sheffield. During her LLB she also spent a year studying at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

Natasha also undertook a Research Fellowship at the University of Milan, Information Society Law Centre during 2022-2023. The multidisciplinary fellowship is devoted to the study of 'Digital Transformation of the Law’.

Teaching

Natasha currently teaches on several modules which include; Criminal Law, Legal Foundations of the European Union, International Criminal Law and Justice and is the co-module leader on the Legal Communications and Writing module.

Natasha has previously taught Legal Skills and Methods, Legal Theory, International Law and Global Governance. 

Natasha also supervises dissertation students within the remit of her research interests. 

Research

Natasha’s research interests are in areas of public international law which include; the Use of Force Regime, International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law. Natasha is interested in how the different legal regimes interact with each other and also the wider political and social ramifications the regimes have on the international community.

Early in her legal studies, she became captivated by the emergence of cyber activities and the reaction of the international legal regime to the new domain. Her interest stems from the evolving nature of cyberspace, where legal hurdles are created due to technological advancements and the reliance on the traditional application of international law.

Natasha’s current research focuses on the adequacy of the current regulatory framework that governs and enforces international law in cyberspace during cyber conflicts. It also seeks to address the increasing nature of cyber capabilities being used as military tools and assess the international community’s responses to such threats. In particular, her research seeks to assess the implications of human rights obligations under the International Human Rights regime as well as 'emerging online human rights issues’ during cyber conflicts.