Sandra Fredman

Sandra Fredman FBA, KC (hon) is a professor of law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.

Early life and education Fredman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and received her undergraduate degree in mathematics and philosophy from Witwatersrand University. Funded by the university's Higher Studies Fund, this will be used to develop a focal point for a research and policy network in the comparative human rights law of these jurisdictions. The aim is to integrate academics, policy-makers, judges and students, in Oxford, in developed countries and also in many developing countries in the British Commonwealth which have had little exposure to academic research. The network will initially be focussing on two substantive themes, gender equality, and poverty and human rights.

Academic interests and teaching Fredman's academic interests include discrimination law, labour law, and human rights law. She teaches constitutional law, administrative law, European human rights law and labour law.

Private practice Fredman also practises as a barrister and is a member of Old Square Chambers in London.

Fredman founded the Oxford Human Rights Hub (OxHRH), an organisation that aims to bring together academics, practitioners, and policy-makers from across the globe to advance the understanding and protection of human rights and equality.

Selected publications Fredman, Sandra (2018). Comparative Human Rights Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . Fredman, Sandra; Campbell, Meghan; Taylor, Helen eds. (2018). Human Rights and Equality in Education: Comparative perspectives on the right to education for minorities and disadvantaged groups. Bristol: Policy Press. .