Dr Gregory Messenger is Senior Lecturer in Law at theUniversity of Liverpool where he teaches world trade law,constitutionallaw,andadministrativelaw.HewaspreviouslyJunior Research Fellow in Law at the Queen's College,University of Oxford. He holds an LLB (Hons) from theUniversity of Edinburgh and BCL, MPhil, and DPhil degreesfromtheUniversityofOxford.Greg's research examines challenges arising from thedevelopment and application of international economic law.

Hisresearchinterestsareprincipallyin:publichealthandtrade,inparticular,restrictionsontheregulatoryautonomyoftheStateinpreventingnon-communicablediseases;theinterfacebetweensustainabledevelopmentandtrade,withparticularfocusonfisheriesmanagement;andtheregulationofcommoditiesininternationallaw,includingsocio-historicalchallenges.ThroughhisworkattheUniversityofLiverpoolLaw&NCDUnit,GreghasworkedwiththeWHOandUNICEFonstrategiestopreventnon-communicablediseaseswithintheframeworkofworldtradelaw.Hehasalsoworkedonanumberofprojectsconsultinggovernmentsoninternational lawmatters, fromborderdelimitation to tradeconcessions.He isanelectedMemberontheInternationalLawAssociationCommitteeonSustainableDevelopmentandtheGreenEconomyinInternationalTradeLaw.