Mitchell Woolf is a solicitor specialising in human rights law and, in particular, the rights of the child. He brings public law challenges against decisions, actions or inaction of state bodies such as local authorities, health trusts and government departments.

In addition to his work at the firm, Mitchell lectures at Queen Mary, University of London and has various publications relating to human rights and child rights. He is a research associate at the Programme on the International Rights of the Child.

Authored Titles:

• Challenging Impunity for Torture , A manual for bringing criminal and civil proceedings for torture committed abroad (REDRESS, 2000).
• Human Rights Act Toolkit (with J. Watson, 2nd Edition LAG, 2008)
  
  Chapters include:
  • Chapter on ‘Taking a Case to Strasbourg’ in K. Starmer, European Human Rights Law , (LAG, 1999), as well as researcher for the book.
  • Contributor to J. Simor & B. Emerson, Human Rights Practice (Sweet
    and Maxwell, 2000)
  • Chapter on ‘ The Right to Silence ’ with K. Starmer in C. Walker & K.
    Starmer (eds.) Miscarriages of Justice , (Blackstone Press, 1999).
  • Chapter on Civil and Political Rights in Democratic Audit publication (D. Beetham et.al (eds) Democracy Under Blair (2002, Politico’s)
    

Other publications include:

• ‘ Coming of Age? The Principle of the Best Interests of the Child ’ (2003) EHRLR 207
• “Seen but Still not Heard: The Right of the Child to Participation” in Child Participation: Challenges of Empowerment 9 World Vision Spring, 2000.

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