Sam Fowles
Sam Fowles is an English and Scottish barrister, academic, and writer. He is an expert on constitutional law, international law, international trade, Brexit, freedom of information, data protection, privacy, and planning and environmental law.[1].
Early life[edit]
Fowles was educated at Pershore High School, a state school in Worcestershire. He attended the University of St Andrews, graduating with a first class “Master of Arts” degree in Modern History.
While at St Andrews, Fowles was elected Director of Representation for the Students’ Union. He led campaigns on tuition fees, access to education, and gender equality, working closely with the Lord Rector, Alistair Moffat. Fowles spoke at Moffat’s Rectorial Installation at the Rector’s personal request[2].
While serving as Director of Representation, Fowles campaigned successfully to end the exclusion of women from the Kate Kennedy Club, which is responsible for maintaining the university’s traditions.
Writer and Activist[edit]
After graduating, Fowles attended law school at the University of Birmingham before undertaking a PhD at the University of London. While at the University of London, Fowles worked as a researcher at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law under its (then) director Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC.
Fowles was a member of the Bar Human Rights Council (BHRC) working group on violence against women. He co-authored its reports on Female Genital Mutilation[3] and on Violence Against Women[4]. The BHRC report on FGM recommended the introduction of FGM Protection Orders, which subsequently became law. Fowles subsequently published (with Theodora Christou) an analysis and defence of the new law on FGM, arguing in favour of the offence of “failure to protect girls from FGM”[5].
While at the University of London, Fowles also published a study of violence against women accused of witchcraft in the Congo basin[6]. Throughout his time at the University of London, Fowles wrote regularly for the Huffington Post[7] and the New Statesman[8] covering a range of political and legal issues.
Fowles was a leading liberal pro-EU voice during the 2016 Brexit referendum working as a spokesperson for Another Europe is Possible[9]. Fowles appeared as a speaker at “AEIP” events throughout the referendum campaign. In March 2016 he debated Professor Danny Nicol, a leading exponent of the left-wing case for “leave”, on the pages of the UK Constitutional Law Blog. Fowles argued: “The future of progressivism in the UK simply cannot be divorced from the future of progressivism on a global scale. In providing for cooperation and legislation beyond state level, the EU is essential for a more democratic world.” He also criticised the left-wing case for “leave” as confusing “law with policy”[10].
Academic[edit]
Fowles is currently a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Centre, where his work covers international law, trade, privacy, Brexit, international political economy, and Brexit[11]. He was previously a Fellow at Birmingham Law School. He has made the case for a market approach climate change, arguing that fossil fuels are only economically viable because they are supported by government subsidies. Fowles suggests that renewable energy is, in practice, far less supported by subsidy[12].
Fowles has held visiting positions at the University of London Institute in Paris and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies[1].
In 2015, Fowles undertook a major research project examining the impact of Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) on the UK constitution. The project was funded by Mishcon de Reya LLP and based in London and Washington DC. Fowles argued in favour of trade agreements but suggested that many ISDS provisions were less compliant with the norms of the “rule of law” than domestic courts because they individual citizens from the legal protection afforded to transnational companies. He also suggested that, by requiring states to abide by certain provisions even after an agreement ended, certain trade and investment agreements undermined the principal of Parliamentary Sovereignty[13]. In a subsequent paper for the Foreign Policy Centre Fowles argued that trade agreements should be encouraged but criticised agreements that prioritised the interests of certain individuals or companies over protections for the environment and human rights. He argued for agreements that offer “equality of arms”, treating the interests of investors and companies the same as environmental rights and human rights[14]
Fowles subsequently advised the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a trade and investment agreement between Canada and the EU, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)</ref>.
Barrister[edit]
Fowles joined Cornerstone Barristers in October 2017, initially as pupil and subsequently as a full member of Chambers. His work at the Bar includes on freedom of information, data protection, privacy, public and constitutional law, and planning and environmental law[1]. He was counsel to 38 Degrees during the NGO’s campaign on the Trade Bill 2017-2019. 38 Degrees supported an amendment giving Parliament a greater say in post-Brexit trade agreements. This led to a significant constitutional change[15].
Fowles appeared as counsel for Another Europe is Possible when the NGO was sued by the businessman Christopher Chandler. The two parties reached a settlement. He has also advised on Brexit litigation. He appeared as junior counsel for Braintree District Council successfully resisting planning permission for a major development near a historical conservation area[1].
TV[edit]
Fowles regularly appears in national and international media speaking on information, data protection, and privacy law, international trade, constitutional law, and Brexit. He has appeared on BBC Business, BBC World and Al Jazeera[1]
External Links[edit]
- Official website
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References[edit]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Cornerstone".
- ↑ "Rector Alistair Moffat Installation". 2014-01-15.
- ↑ http://www.barhumanrights.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/FGM-report.pdf
- ↑ http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/human-rights-committee/violence-against-women-and-girls/written/7032.html
- ↑ Christou, Theodora A.; Fowles, Sam (2015). "Failure to Protect Girls from Female Genital Mutilation". The Journal of Criminal Law. 79 (5): 344–357. doi:10.1177/0022018315603593.
- ↑ "Hybridity: Law, Culture and Development (Hardback) - Routledge".
- ↑ https://guce.oath.com/collectConsent?brandType=eu&.done=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk%2Fauthor%2Fsam-fowles%2F%3Fguccounter%3D1%26guce_referrer_us%3DaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8%26guce_referrer_cs%3DfteDUO4fTBxVU_D1yMARMA&sessionId=3_cc-session_bc705edd-f726-4ae4-8bc8-8ebbf120c506&lang=en-gb&inline=false
- ↑ "Writers - Sam Fowles". New Statesman America. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Spokespeople – Another Europe is Possible".
- ↑ "Sam Fowles: In Defence of Europe". 2016-03-09.
- ↑ "Dr Sam Fowles, Author at the Foreign Policy Centre".
- ↑ "FPC Briefing: The capitalist case for renewables". 2017-11-24.
- ↑ https://www.mishcon.com/assets/managed/docs/downloads/doc_2850/TTIP_Project_v6_PJ_PROOF.pdf
- ↑ "FPC Briefing: How Investment Treaties have a chilling effect on Human Rights". 2017-05-11.
- ↑ "Sam Fowles: The Trade Bill 2018: A Step Towards Parliamentary Control of Treaty Making?". 2018-09-14.
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