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Profiles
Ms Joanne Sellick
Associate Professor in Law
School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
- Law
- Water law
- European Union law
- Sustainability and legal education
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Biography
Biography
- Associate Head of School Education and Student Experience 2021 - present
- LLM Programme Leader 2021- present
- Law Programme Leader 2019-2021
- Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Business, 2013 - 2019
- Undergraduate Law Programme Manager , Plymouth Law School, 2004 - 2013
- Undergraduate Law Programmes Admissions Tutor, 2004 - 2013
- Stage 1 Tutor UG Law Programmes, 2006 - 2013
- Currently Module Leader and Lecturer in EU Law (UG Progammes and GDL); Lecturer previously in Constitutional and Administrative Law; Legal Skills and Systems; Public International Law
Qualifications
Qualifications
LL.M International and European Trade Law, University of Leicester
LL.B (Hons) University of Leicester
Professional Experience
2004 - present Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor, Plymouth University
1992 - 2004 Principal Lecturer, Head of the Learning Technologies Unit, School of Law, University of
Wolverhampton
1991 - 1992 Tutor (part-time), University of Leicester
Professional Awards
UPSU STARR Award University winner for Best Feedback 2013 (Plymouth University)
Faculty Academic Programme Manager of the Year 2009-2010 (Plymouth University)
University Teacher of the Year, 2002 (University of Wolverhampton)
School of Legal Studies, Teacher of the Year, 2002 (University of Wolverhampton)
Roles on external bodies
Assistant Editor Journal of Water Law
Assistant Editor Journal of Environmental Law and Management
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Law of the European Union
Public International Law
Research
Research
Research interests
- Law of the European Union
- Water Law
- Environmental Law
- Constitutional and Administrative Law
- Learning and Teaching (particularly embedding of sustainability in the legal curriculum, digital skills development)
Grants & contracts
• UKCLE (HEA for Law), Project Advisor, Education for Sustainable Development, Case Studies, 2006-7 published on UKCLE website see http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/resources/esd/cases/index.html
• UKCLE (HEA for Law), Project Mentor, Comparative Marking Project, An examination of the incidence of error variation in the grading of law assessment, 2003-4 (funded), published 2004 on UKCLE website see http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/about/publications.html
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsJ. Sellick, Inter-State Proceedings, Interim Measures and Protection of the Environment: Case C-121/21 R Czech Republic v Republic of Poland (published Jan 2022) Journal of Environmental Law and Management (2020) 32(2)
J. Sellick, Habitats, Hamsters and ‘Vacant Possession’: Case C-477/19 IE v Magistrat der Stadt Wein ECLI:EU:C:2020:517CJEU, (published Jan 2021) Journal of Environmental Law and Management (2019) 31(4)
Lowther J, Sellick J, and Payne S, Brexit: implications for UK environmental law and policy, International Journal of Environmental Sustainability (2018) 14(3)
Lowther J, Sellick J, Embedding Sustainability Literacy in the Legal Curriculum: Reflections on the Plymouth Model, International Journal of Legal Education (2016) 50(3)J. Sellick, Protecting Animals used for Scientific Purposes: The New EU Directive , Bio-Science Law Review, Vol. 11 Issue 6 (2011)
J. Sellick, Enhancing the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, Journal of Environmental Law & Management, Vol 23 (2011)
J. Sellick and J Lowther, Enhancing the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes, Journal of Animal Welfare Law, (2011)
J Lowther and J Sellick, Embedding Sustainable Development into Legal Education, International Journal of the Humanities, Vol. 7 (2009)
Sustainability as Law: Perceptions and Knowledge of Sustainable Development Concepts in Supreme Courts (with S. Payne and J. Lowther) International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability (2009) Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.305-318
The State of Europe’s Water Resources, Journal of Water Law, Vol 19 (2008)
Europe Revisits Groundwater Protection: The Proposed Groundwater Daughter Directive, Journal of Water Law, (WL) Vol 14 (2003) Issue 6
Inland Waterways: Planning for the Future, Journal of Water Law, Vol 12 (2001) Issue 1
J Sellick, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Key Facts Series, (4th Edition), 2010, Hodder Education
J Sellick and J Reynolds, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Key Facts Series, (3rd Edition), 2009, Hodder Education
J. Sellick, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Key Cases Series, 2007, Hodder Education
J. Sellick and J. Reynolds, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Key Facts Series (with J. Reynolds), (2nd Edition), 2006, Hodder Education
J. Sellick, Law of the European Union, (5th Edition), 2005, Old Bailey Press
J. Sellick and J. Reynolds, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Key Facts Series, (1st Edition), 2004, Hodder Education
J. Sellick, Law of the European Union, (4th Edition), 2003, Old Bailey Press
J. Sellick, European Union Law, Revision textbook, 2002, Old Bailey Press
J. Sellick, European Union Law, 1999-2000 Examination Questions and Suggested Solutions, University of London External Examinations, 2002, Old Bailey Press
J. Sellick, European Union Law, (3rd Edition), 2001, Old Bailey Press
J Lowther and J Sellick, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…Repair? Strengthening the Circular Economy through Enhanced End-User Opportunity’, 8th European Environmental Law Forum, Annual Conference, Social and Scientific Uncertainties in Environmental Law, Bournemouth 8-10 September 2021
‘Digital capabilities: A model to support learners’, LTSE Conference, Chartered Association of Business Schools, 14-15 May 2019
McDermott, A., Purnell, E., Sellick, J., and Sutton, C., Digital Literacy: maximising curriculum innovation and enhancing the student experience, PedRIO Conference, University of Plymouth, 20 April 2018 (poster)
McDermott, A., Purnell, E., Sellick, J., and Sutton, C., Digital Capabilities and Beyond….., 16th Vice Chancellor Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Plymouth, 14 June 2018 (workshop)
McDermott, A., Purnell, E., Sellick, J., and Sutton, C., Get Started, Keep Going - Developing Student Digital Capabilities, PebblePad Minibash Conference, 26 June, 2018 (ignite presentation)
McDermott, A., Purnell, E., Sellick, J., and Sutton, C., Digital Literacy: maximising curriculum innovation and enhancing the student experience, HEA Conference, 3-5 July 2018 (paper)
McDermott, A., Purnell, E., Sellick, J., and Sutton, C., Students are already digitally capable when they arrive at University – True or False?, Association for Learning Technology Annual Conference, 11 – 13 September 2018, (paper)
Lowther J., Sellick J., and Payne S., Potential Impacts on European Environmental and Social Sustainability in the Context of the UK’s Departure from the European Union, 13th International Conference on Environment, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19-22 January 2017 (paper)
Sellick J., and Sutton C., Models of Examination Feedback, Assessment in HE Conference, Manchester, June 2017 (paper); selected for the Transforming Assessment webinar series
Sellick J., and Sutton C., Improving Student Learning and Engagement through Examination Feedback, PedRIO Conference, University of Plymouth, 8 April 2016 (workshop)
Sellick J., Childs P., and Stevenson K., Delivering a Short, Sharp Shock: Introduction of an Immersive Module in Law, VC Teaching and Learning Conference, University of Plymouth, 27 June 2014 (paper)
Stevenson K., and Sellick J., Evaluating the Introduction of an Immersive Module in Law, PedRIO Conference, University of Plymouth, 2 April 2014 (poster)
UKCLE (HEA for Law), Project Advisor, Education for Sustainable Development, Case Studies, 2006-7, published on UKCLE website see http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/resources/esd/cases/index.html
UKCLE (HEA for Law), Project Mentor, Comparative Marking Project, An examination of the incidence of error variation in the grading of law assessment, 2003-4 (funded), published 2004 on UKCLE website see http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/about/publications.html
Specialist advisor (cited), General Editor G. Cracknell, European Union Legislation 2007/8 (2007, Routledge-Cavendish)
Specialist advisor (cited), General Editor G. Cracknell, European Union Legislation 2006/7 (2006, Old Bailey Press)