Biography
Mark Bell is Regius Professor of Laws (a Chair founded in 1668) and a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin. After undergraduate studies at the University of Ulster, Mark completed a PhD at the European University Institute. He worked at the University of Leicester 1999-2014, including being Head of the School of Law 2011-2014. After joining Trinity in 2015, he was Head of the School of Law 2018-2021 and he is currently Director of Research in Law.
Mark is a member of: the Advisory Board of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law; the Board of Directors of the Irish Centre for European Law; the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law; and the Advisory Board of the University of Bergen project 'Life and Work in Balance: Legal Responses to Working Life in Times of Change and Crisis'. Previously, he was a member of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission's Future of Equality Law Advisory Committee and the European Commission's Network of Legal Experts on Non-Discrimination.
Mark has published extensively on Anti-Discrimination Law and Labour/Employment Law, particularly in relation to EU Law. He is the author of three monographs: Catholic Social Teaching and Labour Law: An Ethical Perspective on Work (OUP 2023); Racism and Equality in the European Union (OUP 2009); Anti-Discrimination Law and the European Union (OUP 2002). He is also co-editor of International and European Labour Law: A Commentary (Nomos 2018) and Cases, Materials and Text on National, Supranational and International Non-Discrimination Law (Hart Publishing 2007). His current research focuses on the relationship between religion and labour law.
See further: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark_Bell21
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Equal Treatment in, editor(s)Teun Jaspers, Frans Pennings, and Saskia Peters , European Labour Law, Cambridge, Intersentia, 2024, pp253 - 326, [Mark Bell and Ann Numhauser-Henning]
Ireland in, editor(s)Luca Ratti, Elisabeth Brameshuber and Vincenzo Pietrogiovanni , The EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages: Context, Commentary and Trajectories, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2024, pp475 - 489, [Mark Bell and Alan Eustace]
Mark Bell, Religious Ordination Requirement and Mliitary Chaplains in Ireland, International Labor Rights Case Law, 10, 2024, p67 - 71
Accommodations in, editor(s)Guy Davidov, Brian Langille, and Gillian Lester , The Oxford Handbook of the Law of Work, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2024, pp547 - 560, [Mark Bell]
Mark Bell, Catholic Social Teaching and Labour Law: An Ethical Perspective on Work, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2023, 1 - 240pp
Mental Health, Discrimination and Employment Law in, editor(s)Brendan D Kelly and Mary Donnelly , Routledge Handbook of Mental Health Law, Routledge, 2023, pp403 - 420, [Mark Bell]
More than an Afterthought? Equality Law in Ireland during the Pandemic in, editor(s)Shreya Atrey and Sandra Fredman , Exponential Inequalities: Equality Law in Times of Crisis, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2023, pp145 - 160, [Mark Bell]
International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 23, 1, (2023), 4 - 180p, Mark Bell and Laverne Jacobs, [eds.]
Non-Discrimination Sexual Orientation, Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law, Online, Oxford University Press, 2022, pp1-16 , [Mark Bell]
Non-Discrimination Religion/Belief, Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law, Online, Oxford University Press, 2022, pp1-12 , [Mark Bell ]
Lisa Waddington, Mark Bell , The right to request flexible working arrangements under the Work-Life Balance Directive - a comparative perspective, European Labour Law Journal, 12, 2021, p508 - 528
EU Anti-Discrimination Law: Navigating Sameness and Difference in, editor(s)Paul Craig and Gráinne de Búrca , The Evolution of EU Law, OUP, 2021, pp651 - 677, [Mark Bell]
Mark Bell, Lisa Waddington , Similar yet different: the Work-Life Balance Directive and the expanding frontiers of EU non-discrimination law, Common Market Law Review, 58, 2021, p1401 - 1432
Article 20 - Equality Before the Law in, editor(s)Steve Peers, Tamara Hervey, Jeff Kenner, Angela Ward , The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights , Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2021, pp597 - 612, [Mark Bell]
Desmond Ryan and Mark Bell, Disability, Reasonable Accommodation and the Employer's Obligations: Nano Nagle School v Daly, Modern Law Review, 83, 2020, p1059 - 1071
Mark Bell , Fratelli Tutti: Pope Francis' Encyclical and Implications for Labour Law , 2020, -
Mark Bell , Bridging a Divide: A Faith-Based Perspective on Anti-Discrimination Law, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 9, 2020, p56 - 78
Mark Bell , People with intellectual disabilities and labour market inclusion: What role for EU labour law?, European Labour Law Journal, 11, 2020, p3-25
Rachael Walsh and Sarah Hamill (chapter authors) Deirdre Ahern and Suryapratim Roy (report editors), Policy Responses to Covid-19 In Ireland: Supporting Individuals, Communities, Businesses, and the Economy, COVID-19 Legal Observatory, Trinity College Dublin, December, 2020, p1 - 108
Equal Treatment in, editor(s)Teun Jaspers, Frans Pennings, and Saskia Peters , European Labour Law, Cambridge, Intersentia, 2019, pp131 - 200, [Mark Bell and Ann Numhauser-Henning]
Mark Bell , People with Intellectual Disabilities and Employment Discrimination Law: A US Case Study, International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, 35, 2019, p401 - 426
EU Equality Law and Precarious Work in, editor(s)Uladzislau Belavusau and Kristin Henrard , EU Anti-Discrimination Law Beyond Gender, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2019, pp75 - 94, [Mark Bell ]
Mark Bell , Adapting Work to the Worker: the Evolving EU Legal Framework on Accommodating Worker Diversity, International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 18, 2018, p124 - 143
Mark Bell , The Principle of Equal Treatment and the European Pillar of Social Rights, Giornale di Diritto del Lavoro e di Relazioni Industriali, 160, 2018, p783 - 810
Mark Bell , Pitfalls and Progress: Reasonable Accommodation for Workers with Disabilities in Ireland, Dublin University Law Journal, 41, (1), 2018, p77 - 100
Mark Bell , Leaving Religion at the Door? The European Court of Justice and Religious Symbols in the Workplace, Human Rights Law Review, 17, 2017, p1-13
Sexual Identity, Law and Social Change in, editor(s)Ivana Bacik and Mary Rogan , Legal Cases that Changed Ireland, Dublin, Clarus Press, 2016, pp63 - 70, [Mark Bell]
Mark Bell , Disability, rehabilitation and the status of worker in EU Law: Fenoll, Common Market Law Review, 53, (1), 2016, p197 - 208
Mark Bell , Mental Health, Law and Creating Inclusive Workplaces, Current Legal Problems , 69, 2016, p1 - 34
Mark Bell and Lisa Waddington, The Employment Equality Directive and supporting people with psychosocial disabilities in the workplace: a legal analysis of the situation in the EU Member States, Brussels, European Commission, December , 2016, p1 - 131
Mark Bell , Mental Health at Work and the Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments, Industrial Law Journal, 44, 2015, p194 - 221
Mark Bell , Sickness Absence and the Court of Justice: Examining the Role of Fundamental Rights in EU Employment Law, European Law Journal, 21, 2015, p641 - 656
Article 20 in, editor(s)S Peers, T Hervey, J Kenner and A Ward , The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: A Commentary, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2014, pp563 - 577, [Mark Bell ]
Constitutionalization and EU Employment Law in, editor(s)H Micklitz , The Constitutionalization of European Private Law, Oxford, OUP, 2014, pp137 - 169, [Mark Bell ]
Occupational Health and Safety in the UK: At a Crossroads? in, editor(s)E Ales , Health and Safety at Work: European and Comparative Perspective, Alphen aan den Rijn, Kluwer Law International , 2013, pp375 - 410, [Mark Bell ]
Mark Bell , Between Flexicurity and Fundamental Social Rights: The EU Directives on Atypical Work, European Law Review, 37, 2012, p31 - 48
Mark Bell , Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Alternative Pathways in EU Equality Law, American Journal of Comparative Law , 60, 2012, p127 - 146
Mark Bell, Achieving the objectives of the Part-Time Work Directive? Revisiting the Part-Time Workers Regulations, Industrial Law Journal, 40, 2011, p254 - 279
Lisa Waddington and Mark Bell, Exploring the boundaries of positive action under EU law: a search for conceptual clarity, Common Market Law Review, 48, 2011, p1503 - 1526
British developments in non-discrimination law: the Equality Act in, editor(s)R Schulze , Non-Discrimination in European Private Law, Tubingen, Mohr Siebeck, 2011, pp209 - 231, [Mark Bell ]
The principle of equal treatment: widening and deepening in, editor(s)P Craig and G de Búrca , The evolution of EU law, Oxford, OUP, 2011, pp611 - 639, [Mark Bell ]
Mark Bell , Judicial enforcement of the duties on public authorities to promote equality, Public Law, 2010, p672 - 687
U Archibong, M Bell and L Waddington, Exploring positive action from a legal perspective in EU and non-EU countries', International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations , 9, 2009, p43 - 53
Mark Bell , The implementation of European anti-discrimination Directives: converging towards a common model?, The Political Quarterly, 79, 2008, p36 - 44
Mark Bell, Racism and Equality in the European Union, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008, 1 - 227pp
Dagmar Schiek, Lisa Waddington and Mark Bell (eds), Cases, Materials and Text on National, Supranational and International Non-Discrimination Law, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2007, 1 - 1118pp
Mark Bell , Civic citizenship and migrant integration', European Public Law, 13, 2007, p311 - 334
Mark Bell , Employment law consequences of the Civil Partnership Act 2004', Industrial Law Journal, 35, 2006, p179 - 185
Mark Bell , Equality and the European Union Constitution', Industrial Law Journal, 33, 2004, p242 - 260
Mark Bell , Holding back the tide? Cross-border recognition of same-sex partnerships within the European Union', European Review of Private Law, 5, 2004, p613 - 632
Mark Bell , A hazy concept of equality, Feminist Legal Studies , 12, 2004, p223 - 231
Mark Bell , A patchwork of protection: the new anti-discrimination law framework', Modern Law Review, 67, 2004, p465 - 477
Mark Bell , Implementing the EU Racial Equality Directive: implications for immigration law', Tolley's Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law , 18, 2004, p37 - 46
Mark Bell and Peter Cumper, Section 28 after the Human Rights Act, Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 25, 2003, p215 - 228
Mark Bell and Lisa Waddington, Reflecting on inequalities in European equality law', European Law Review, 28, 2003, p349 - 369
Peter Cumper and Mark Bell, Reforming Section 28: Lessons for Westminster from Holyrood, European Human Rights Law Review, (4), 2003, p400 - 409
Mark Bell , Anti-Discrimination Law and the European Union, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2002, 1 - 269pp
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Mark Bell, Unleashing Potential: Reasonable Accommodations at Work, ILO Global Business and Disability Network Webinar, Online, 17 April, 2024
Mark Bell, Religious Discrimination at the Workplace and Recent CJEU Case-Law, EU Equality Law Seminar, Belfast, 19 February, 2024, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Mark Bell, Dignity Amid Digitalization: Bringing Catholic Social Teaching to the Platform Economy, European Academy of Religion Annual Conference, Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose, Palermo, 20 May, 2024
Mark Bell, Ireland, Care as a Constitutional Value, TriCON webinar, 28 February , 2024
Mark Bell, An Interactive Relationship: Equality, Ireland, and EU Law, 2023, -
Mark Bell , The Enduring Relevance of Catholic Social Teaching, Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, 112, 2023, p394 - 402
Mark Bell , Ethics of Work, Trinity Arts and Humanities Research Festival, Trinity College Dublin, 27 September, 2023
Mark Bell, Definition of Key Concepts in EU Gender Equality Law, EU Gender Equality Law, Vienna, 9 November, 2023, Academy of European Law (ERA)
Mark Bell, Achieving Work-life Balance for Carers of Persons with Disabilities - Rights for Carers in EU and National Law, Life and Work in Balance: Legal responses to working life in times of change and crisis, Norway, 26 October, 2023, University of Bergen
Mark Bell , The right to request flexible working arrangements under the Work-Life Balance Directive, Current Reflections on EU Gender Equality Law, Trier, 5 December, 2022
Mark Bell, Fit for Flexible Working? The EU Work-Life Balance Directive , EU Law Research Cluster, Webinar, 15 September, 2021, University of Leicester
Mark Bell, The Promotion of Diversity and EU Social Policy Instruments , 143rd Conference of the Japan Association for Social Policy Studies, Webinar, 16 October, 2021
Mark Bell, The Personal Scope of the Equality Acts , Equality Action: the Review of the Equality Acts, Webinar, 5 November, 2021, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and Free Legal Advice Centres
Mark Bell , More Than an Afterthought? Equality Law in Ireland During the Pandemic, Exponential Inequalities: Equality Law in Times of Crisis, University of Oxford (online), 15 February, 2021
Mark Bell, Equality Law in Ireland Beyond the Pandemic, Status Check: 20 Years of the Equal Status Acts, Webinar, 22 June, 2021, Free Legal Advice Centres
Mark Bell, Smart Law for Smart Working? The EU Work-Life Balance Directive, A New Law for a Changing Family and Society, Webinar, 17 June , 2021, University of Florence
Mark Bell , Responding to the 'Rapidification' of Working Life: the Right to Disconnect, Studies - an Irish Quarterly Review, 110, 2021, p425 - 436
Mark Bell, Alan Eustace, Marta Lasek-Markey, Thomas Pahlen, A Right to Disconnect: Irish and European Legal Perspectives, Dublin, Covid-19 Law and Human Rights Observatory, Trinity College Dublin, May, 2021, p1 - 33
Mark Bell, Equal Rights, European Citizens' Panel , Online, 6 November, 2021, Conference on the Future of Europe
Mark Bell, Definition of Key Concepts in EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Applying EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Webinar, 19 January, 2021, Academy of European Law
Mark Bell, Definition of Key Concepts in EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Applying EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Webinar, 29 June, 2020, Academy of European Law
Mark Bell , Mental Health and Employment: the Role for Disability Discrimination Law, Ulster University Public Lecture Series, Law Society of Northern Ireland, 11 February, 2020
Mark Bell , Definition of Key Concepts in EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Applying EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Webinar, 28 September, 2020, Academy of European Law
Mark Bell , Reasonable Accommodation and Fostering the Employment of People with Intellectual Disabilities, EU Instruments to Foster Employment of People with Intellectual Disabilities, Webinar, 15 September, 2020, Inclusion Europe
Mark Bell, The Principle of Equal Treatment and the European Pillar of Social Rights , Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference, Stockholm University, 17 June, 2019
Mark Bell , EU Anti-Discrimination Law: Navigating Sameness and Difference, Employment Law in a Time of Uncertainty, University College Dublin, 6 December, 2019
Mark Bell, The Equality Provisions of the EU Charter and their Potential in Relation to Domestic Law, FLAC: The EU Charter and the ECHR: Practice and Potential, The Law Society of Ireland, 18 October, 2019
Mark Bell , The Future of EU Labour Law: Insights from Christian Ethics, Regulating the Future of Human Work: a Christian Ethics Perspective, Trinity College Dublin, 4 October, 2019
Mark Bell , Brexit: where are we now and what happens next? Politics, Trade and Labour Law, Brussels European Employee Relations Group, Brussels, 30 January, 2019
Mark Bell, Regulating the Future of Human Work: A Christian Ethics Perspective, 4 October, 2019, Trinity College Dublin
Mark Bell , Using Law to Foster Labour Market Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Research Seminar, National University of Ireland Galway, 1 April, 2019
Mark Bell , The Definition of Key Concepts in EU Anti-Discrimination Law, Academy of European Law: Applying EU Anti-Discrimination Law , Barcelona, 24 October, 2019
Mark Bell , The Future of EU Labour Law: Insights from Christian Ethics, Studies - an Irish Quarterly Review, 108, (432), 2019, p458 - 468
Mark Bell , Adapting Work to the Worker: The Evolving EU Legal Framework on Accommodating Worker Diversity, EU Employment Law Update, Dublin, 25 January, 2018, Irish Centre for European Law
Mark Bell , Can Anti-Discrimination Law Improve the Position of People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Labour Market? Learning from Experience in the USA, Berkeley Comparative Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference, University of Melbourne, 11 June, 2018
Mark Bell , Workers on the Margins: People with Intellectual Disabilities and Labour Law, Industrial Relations in Europe 2018, KU Leuven, 12 September, 2018
Edoardo Ales, Mark Bell, Olaf Deinert, Sophie Robin-Olivier (eds), International and European Labour Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, Baden Baden, Nomos/Beck/Hart Publishing, 2018, 1 - 1678pp
Mark Bell, Reflecting on the Effectiveness of EU Anti-Discrimination Law, University of Luxembourg, 13 July, 2018
Art 10 TFEU (pp 21-23), Art 19 TFEU (pp 23-26), Art 20 CFREU (pp 200-203), Art 21 CFREU (pp 203-209), Art 15 RESC (pp 307-310), Art 20 RESC (pp 316-319), Art 14 ECHR (pp 461-465). Co-author of General Introduction (pp XXXIII-XLVII) and introductions to Part 1 (Fundamental Provisions) (pp 1-6) , Part 2 (Equality Law) (pp 431-432), Part 3 (Workers' Mobility) (pp 641-642). in, editor(s)Edoardo Ales, Mark Bell, Olaf Deinert, Sophie-Robin Olivier. , International and European Labour Law: Article-by-Article Commentary, Baden Baden, Nomos/Beck/Hart Publishing, 2018, pp1 - 1678, [Mark Bell]
Mark Bell, Freedom of Religion and the Right to Non-Discrimination, Human Rights and Religions Summer School, Trinity College Dublin, 21 June 2017, 2017
Mark Bell , Religion, Reasonable Accommodation and the Hesitancy of European Courts, Faculty Colloquium, Boston, USA, 27 October, 2017, Boston College Law School
Mark Bell , The European Pillar of Social Rights and EU Employment Law: a New Horizon or False Dawn? , Employment Law Distinguished Guest Lecture 2017, UCD Sutherland School of Law, 29 November, 2017
Mark Bell , Pitfalls and Progress: Reasonable Accommodation for Workers with Disabilities in Ireland, Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, University College Dublin, 7 September 2017, 2017
Mark Bell , Accommodating Workplace Diversity - Towards An Overarching Duty in EU Equality Law?, Rethinking EU Equality Law, Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, London, 19 May 2017, 2017
Mark Bell , Pitfalls and Progress: Reasonable Accommodation for Workers with Disabilities in Ireland, Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group, Online Seminar, 14 September, 2017
Mark Bell , Religion, Reasonable Accommodation and European Anti-Discrimination Law, Irish Society for European Law, European Equality Law Seminar, Dublin, 26 January 2017, 2017
Mark Bell , When Can the Charter be Applied? The View from the CJEU, Using the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Trinity College Dublin, 12 January 2017, 2017
Mark Bell , Freedom of Religion and the Right to Non-Discrimination: European Perspectives , Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, BerkeleyLaw, University of California, Berkeley, 13 September , 2017
Mark Bell , EU Employment Law: Dead End, U-Turn, or New Road Ahead?, University of Leicester, 4 February 2017 , 2017
Mark Bell, Annual Conference, Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Study Group, 15-16 June 2017, 2017, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Mark Bell, Data Collection in Relation to LGBTI People, Brussels, Publications Office of the European Union, 2017, p1 - 22
Mark Bell , Seeking Employment and the Legal Protection of People with Mental Health Problems, Empowering Young Adults with Disabilities, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, 21 June 2016, 2016
Mark Bell, The Right to Non-Discrimination and European Law, Universita degli Studi di Genova, 8 November 2016, 2016
Equality , A Wiesand, K Chainoglou, A Sledzinska-Simon, Y Donders, Culture and Human Rights: The Wroclaw Commentaries, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, 2016, pp154 - 156, [Mark Bell]
Mark Bell, Promoting diversity and inclusion through workplace adjustments: a practical guide, Promoting diversity and inclusion through workplace adjustments, Geneva, 2 December 2016, 2016, International Labour Organisation
Mark Bell , Mental Health, Law and Creating Inclusive Workplaces, Berkeley Comparative Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group, Online Seminar, 9 March 2016, 2016
Mark Bell , Mental Health and Employment in Ireland: Is Equality Law the Solution?, Inaugural Lecture, Trinity College Dublin, 26 January, 2016
Mark Bell , EU Migrants and the Racial Equality Directive, EU Discrimination Law and Intra-EU Mobility, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 9 September 2016, 2016
Mark Bell and Lisa Waddington, The Employment Equality Directive and supporting people with psychosocial disabilities in the workplace, European Commission Non-Discrimination Legal Seminar , Brussels, 25 November 2016, 2016
Mark Bell, When Can the Charter be Applied? The View from the CJEU, Workshop on Using the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, London, 6 July 2016, 2016
Mark Bell , Zero-Hours Contracts: Retention and Reform in the UK, Zero-Hours Contracts, Trinity College Dublin, 2 February 2015, 2015, Employment Law Association of Ireland
Mark Bell , EU Equality Law and Precarious Work, EU Anti-Discrimination Law: 15 Years After, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 18 September 2015, 2015
Mark Bell , Collective Bargaining and Fundamental Rights for Atypical Workers: The Contribution of EU Law, Collective Bargaining for Atypical Workers in the Live Entertainment and Audiovisual Sectors, Dublin, 8 September 2015, 2015
Mark Bell , Mental Health, Law and Creating Inclusive Workplaces, Current Legal Problems, University College London, 19 November 2015, 2015, University College London
Mark Bell, An Update on the Working Time Directive, ICEL Employment Law Conference, Dublin, 11 December 2015, 2015
Mark Bell, Mental Health and the Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments, Challenges for Labour Law, London, 9 May 2014, 2014, Kingston University
Mark Bell , LGBT Rights at Work: Recent Developments in EU Law and the ECHR, International Law Congress, Ankara, Turkey, 10 January 2014, 2014, Ankara Bar Association
Mark Bell, In Sickness and in Health? Illness and EU Employment Law, UACES 44th Annual Conference, Cork, 1-3 September 2014, 2014, pp24
Mark Bell , Anti-Discrimination Law: Using European and International Instruments, Anti-Discrimination Law: Using European and International Instruments, Tallin, 14 October 2014, 2014, Estonian Human Rights Centre
Mark Bell, Overview of the Legal Protection under EU and UK Law, Agency Workers Protection Seminar, Belfast, 17 January 2013, 2013, Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities
Mark Bell, Ageing Gracefully? The evolution of EU law on age discrimination, Research Seminar, Brighton, 27 March 2013, 2013, University of Sussex
Mark Bell , Can we rely on Europe? Is Europe the answer?, Equality 2015 - Setting the Agenda, London, 21 October 2013, 2013, Discrimination Law Association
Mark Bell , The Equality Act 2010: two steps forward, one step back?, Current Developments in Employment Law, Leicester, 10 May 2013, 2013, University of Leicester
Research Expertise
Description
Mark's research interests lie primarily in the areas of equality and work. His current research is focused on the relationship between religion and employment/labour law, including analysis of the contribution that religious beliefs can bring to ethical reflection on justice in working life. He has published extensively on anti-discrimination law, employment/labour law, and EU law. Recent research on equality has explored the rights of persons with disabilities, especially those with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities. In relation to employment/labour law, his recent research has focused on work-life balance and the extent to which employers should make adjustments for workers' personal situations and identities. His research has also addresses the legal regulation of non-standard forms of work, such as temporary or part-time work. Mark welcomes inquiries from potential research students in areas broadly related to anti-discrimination law and employment/labour law. He has experience of supervising doctoral research in these fields dealing with domestic law, comparative law, and EU law.Projects
- Title
- The Employment Equality Directive and Supporting People with Psychosocial Disabilities in the Workplace
- Summary
- This project produced a report for the European Commission, jointly authored with Professor Lisa Waddington, Maastricht University. It examined the role that EU Law, specifically Directive 2000/78, plays in providing support in the labour market for those who experience mental health problems amounting to a psychosocial disability. It examined the definition of disability found in EU and national law, and the extent to which the concept of reasonable accommodation has been applied to persons with psychosocial disability. It also explored the role playing by stigma in creating barriers for those with mental health problems and evidence of measures adopted by Member States to combat this phenomenon: http://www.equalitylaw.eu/downloads/3966-the-employment-equality-directive-and-supporting-people-with-psychosocial-disabilities-in-the-workplace-a-legal-analysis-of-the-situation-in-the-eu-member-states
- Funding Agency
- European Commission via Human European Consultancy
- Date From
- May 2016
- Date To
- November 2016
- Title
- Don't knock on the wrong door: Charter Click
- Summary
- The project involves a consortium of European universities, together with governmental and non-governmental agencies that provide advice to citizens on the enforcement of rights. The project will examine the practice of national courts, and the EU courts, in applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights. This only applies if the factual scenario falls within the scope of EU law, which is a frequent source of confusion and uncertainty. The project aims to create an online resource that can assist citizens in understanding whether the Charter applies to their individual situation.
- Funding Agency
- European Commission
- Date From
- February 2015
- Date To
- February 2017
- Title
- European Network of Legal Experts in Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination
- Summary
- The Network conducts analysis of the implementation of EU anti-discrimination legislation within the Member States, the EEA states, and certain candidate countries for EU membership. During 2015, Mark is the acting coordinator for disability issues, which entails analysing the draft national reports as well as other contributions to the functioning of the Network. See further: http://www.non-discrimination.net
- Funding Agency
- European Commission
- Date From
- 2015
- Title
- Promoting Diversity and Inclusion Through Workplace Adjustments: A Practical Guide
- Summary
- Mark played a key role in finalising a guide for the International Labour Organisation on promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace through the provision of workplace adjustments. The guide aims to identify the steps that employers should take, such as putting in place a procedure for handling requests from workers for accommodation. It provides examples of accommodations that might be considered for workers with physical or mental disabilities, those affected by HIV, those with family responsibilities or workers who need an accommodation due to a particular religious practice: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_536630.pdf
- Funding Agency
- International Labour Organisation
- Date From
- August 2015
- Date To
- December 2016
- Title
- Analysis of Comparative Review of Equality Data Collection Practices in the EU
- Summary
- Mark Bell is a Senior Expert in the team of researchers in this project. It is gathering information on the extent to which data relating to equality is gathered across the 28 EU Member States. This might include data on complaints of discrimination, individual experiences of discrimination or outcomes for minority groups in areas like employment and education.
- Funding Agency
- European Commission via Human European Consultancy
- Date From
- 31/8/15
- Date To
- 30/8/16
Recognition
Awards and Honours
European University Institute Law Prize for doctoral thesis
Jean Monnet Fellowship, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Memberships
Employment Law Association of Ireland
Society of Legal Scholars
Discrimination Law Association
Irish Association of Law Teachers