Manuel Gonzalez is a new Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary. Manuel talks to us about himself and his work.
Hailing from Santiago, Chile, I first studied law, receiving my LLB, at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Since that time, I have done a bit of everything in the legal world, from volunteering for NGOs, to working in litigation, to becoming an academic. I first came to the UK years ago to study for an MSc in Law, Anthropology, and Society at LSE. It was an extraordinary academic experience that expanded my interests and changed the way I approach legal studies. Between that course and starting now at Queen Mary, I taught and pursued researched at LSE, Birmingham, and Oxford. My research interests during this time have been in private-law theory and comparative private law.
My main task in this moment is to finish my DPhil at the University of Oxford. This project deals with illegal profits, advancing a critique of the ways in which the private-law regulation of illegal transactions interacts with the law of confiscation of proceeds of crime.
Alongside this, I will be teaching contract law and equity and trusts. I am thrilled to be joining Queen Mary, where I very much look forward to meeting my new students and colleagues and participating in this outstanding academic community.