Natasha Gooden

Natasha joined Birmingham Law School in 2022 as a Teaching Fellow. Alongside teaching, she is a member of CEPLER's employability team. Natasha is also the Law Schools communication lead. In addition, Natasha is a panel member of the College Misconduct Committee and a member of a working group addressing generative AI and education.

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’.

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.