- 2020 Invited speaker at an interdisciplinary, international conference organised by the Université de Lille, France on the regulation of genomic medicine, 6th October 2020. Her paper has been published in a special issue of the Revue Générale de Droit Medical.
- 2019 Enduring inequalities: the story of financial inequality upon relationship breakdown at the ‘100 Years of Women Symposium’ at the University of Reading, November 15th 2019.
- 2019 L’autonomie, l’altruisme ou autre? Typologie des actes médicaux dans l’intérêt d’autrui in Les actes médicaux dans l’intérêt d’autrui, International Workshop of the International Academic Network on Bioethics under the auspices of The British University in Egypt, Research Centre on Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Cairo 4th-6th November 2019.
- 2019 La vulnérabilité en droit anglais : quelle(s) réalité(s) ? in La Vulnérabilité en droit international, européen et comparé, Invited paper, International Conference on Vulnerability in International, European and Comparative Law, Université de Paris-X, France 11th October 2019.
- 2016 La libre disposition du corps: un principe qui survit dans l'au-délà ? Presentation for International Workshop of the International Academic Network on Bioethics, University of Shiga, Japan, December 2016.
- 2015 Sharing Fruits and Labours: financial provision on divorce, Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, University of York, September 2015.
- 2015 Le principe de la non-patrimonialité du corps humain - International Workshop of the International Academic Network on Bioethics, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2015 (participation in round table via skype and written paper)
- 2014 La realité du principe de la dignité humaine, presentation for the International Workshop of the International Academic Network on Bioethics, Université de Monaco, France, December 2014
- 2012 Changing perceptions of parenthood, paper presented at the Workshop of the International Academic Network on Bioethics, University of Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 2012.
- Invited paper: 'Rflexions sur l'autonomie, la libert et la responsabilit en droit anglais' (The Female Body and Biomedicine : Reflections on Autonomy, Liberty and Responsibility in English law) at the fourth international workshop of the International Academic Network on Bioethics on the Female Body and Bioethics in Tozeur, Tunisia, December 2011.
- Invited paper: 'La conservation du sang de cordon au Royaume-Uni'.(Storage of umbilical cord blood in the UK) at an international multi-disciplinary conference on the anthropological, ethical, legal, and political implications of the use of human blood, Le sang : enjeux anthropologiques, thiques, juridiques et politiques, University of Marseille, France, 12th-14th October 2011
- Public lecture : La procration mdicalement assiste et l'anonymat du don, Les midis du Centre de droit mdical et biomdical, Universit Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 11th May 2011.
- Les proches et fin de vie mdicalise en droit anglais, invited paper at the International Workshop of the International Academic Bioethics Network, Universit de Rennes I, France, 27th -28th May 2010
- Lesbian co-parents: a pilot study, paper presented at the SLSA Annual Conference 2009, De Montford University, Leicester, 7th April 2009.
- L'adolescent et l'acte mdical: l'approche du droit anglais, Invited paper at the Second International Workshop of the Rseau Universitaire Internationale de Biothique, University of Kyoto, Japan, 5th-6th January 2009 (presented by video).
- 'Parents' in same-sex families: status or role? Paper presented at the Gender, Family Responsibility and Legal Change, an international, interdisciplinary conference, University of Sussex, 10-12th July 2008.
Thérèse Callus

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+44 (0) 118 378 5396
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Professor of Law
- Member of School Management Committee
- Member of School Research Committee
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Invited professor, Centre de droit médical et biomédical, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Areas of interest
Thérèse works predominantly in the areas of family and biomedical law, focusing on the private law aspects of both familial structures and the doctor-patient relationship. She has specialist expertise in the regulation of assisted conception, and in particular in its implications for parental status and the institution of parenthood. She also works on the principles underlying medical decision-making and the role of the patient’s family in decisions.
As the UK Representative in the International Academic Network on Bioethics, Thérèse has co-edited a number of comparative law collections in biomedical law and ethics.
Teaching
- LLB Family Law (Module Convenor)
- LLB Medical Law
- LLB Legal Research Writing Credit
- LLB Child Law
- LLM Comparative Law
Background
A former graduate of the dual Law and French Law LLB degree from the University of Reading, Thérèse Callus pursued a postgraduate degree (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies (D.E.A.)) in private law at the Université de Paris-X, Nanterre. Inspired by a comparative approach, she returned to the Université de Paris-X to prepare a doctoral thesis which she completed in December 2001. The thesis compares the construction of a legal framework for the regulation of assisted conception in France and England. During the preparation of her thesis at Paris-X, she lectured on the dual French and Anglo-American law degree.
Thérèse continues to be associated with the comparative and European law research group at Paris-X, the Centre d'Etudes Juridiques Européennes et Comparées: Cejec.
Publications
- Callus, T. (2022) La vulnérabilité en droit anglais – quelle(s) réalité(s)?. In: Boujeka, A. and Roccatti, M. , (eds.) La vulnérabilité en droit international, européen et comparé. Presses Universitaires de Paris Nanterre , Nanterre. ISBN: 9782840163879
- Callus, T. (2022) Le consentement à l’acte médical en droit anglais: de la protection du médecin à la promotion des choix personnels du patient. In: Aouij Mrad, A. , Feuillet-Liger, B. , Rissel, A. , (eds.) Le consentement à l’acte médical, autonomie réelle ou fictive?. Panorama International , Bordeaux. ISBN: 9782848748337
- Callus, T. (2022) Regulating family behaviour in sharing genetic information: advocating a ‘purposive abstention’ of the law. In: Sherpe, J. and Gilmore, S. , (eds.) Family Matters: Essays in honour of John Eekelaar. Intersentia , Cambridge. pp. 997-1010. ISBN: 9781839701894
- Callus, T. (2021) Rationaliser l'irrationnel: la place reconnue mais limitée de la religion dans les questions relatives au corps humain en droit anglais. In: Feuillet-Liger, B. and Rissel, A. , (eds.) Corps et religions - panormama international. Sciences des Re Presses Universitaires de Rennes , Rennes. pp. 113-127. ISBN: 9782753582057
- Callus, T. (2020) La construction d’un encadrement de la médecine génomique en Angleterre: désirs, défis et dangers. Revue générale de droit médical (77). pp. 163-178. ISSN: 2105-2247
- Callus, T. (2020) Spanner in the works or cogs in a wheel? Parents and decision-making for critically ill young children. In: Danbury, C. , Newdick, C. , Rucke-Keene, A. , (eds.) Law and Ethics in Intensive Care. , 2. Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780198817161
- Callus, T. (2019) What's the point of parenthood? The agreed parenthood provisions under the HFE Act 2008 and inconsistency with intention. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law , 41 (4). pp. 389-405. ISSN: 1469-9621 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2019.1663002
- Callus, T. (2018) Towards a Libertarian Application of Dignity in English Law: A Case Law Analysis. In: Feuillet-Liger, B. and Orfali, K. , (eds.) The Reality of Human Dignity in Law and Bioethics. Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice Springer (71). pp. 129-140. ISBN: 9783319991115
- Callus, T. (2018) ‘One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple’— Rethinking DNACPR at a national level. Journal of public health , 40 (2). pp. 404-408. ISSN: 1741-3850 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx047
- Callus, T. (2016) La conservation du sang de cordon au Royaume-Uni. In: Chiaroni, J. , Chevé, D. , Berland-Benhaim, C. , Le Coz, P. , (eds.) Le sang: donner et recevoir. CNRS Editions , Paris. pp. 250-262. ISBN: 9782271090263
- Callus, T. (2015) Principes généraux de protection du corps en droit anglais: protection et pragmatisme. In: Feuillet-Liger, B. and Schamps, G. , (eds.) Principes de protection du corps et biomédecine: étude internationale. Collection Droit, Bioéthique et Société Bruylant , Brussels. pp. 205-217. ISBN: 9782802749837
- Feuillet-Liger, B. , Callus, T. , Orfali, K. , eds. (2014) Reproductive technology and changing perceptions of parenthood around the world. Collection Droit, Bioéthique et Société Bruylant , Brussels. ISBN: 9782802747550
- Callus, T. (2014) Changing conceptions of parenthood in English law. In: Feuillet-Liger, B. and Crespo-Brauner, M. , (eds.) Reproductive Technology and Changing Perceptions of Parenthood around the world. Collection Droit, Bioéthique et Société Bruylant , Brussels. pp. 163-176. ISBN: 9782802747550
- Callus, T. (2014) La parenté au Royaume-Uni: un droit en évolution face à l’essor des pratiques biomédicales. In: Crespo-Brauner, M. and Feuillet-Liger, B. , (eds.) Les incidences de la biomédecine sur la parenté : approche internationale. Collection Droit, Bioéthique et Société Bruylant , Brussels. pp. 159-172. ISBN: 9782802745693
- Callus, T. , Feuillet-Liger, B. , Orfali, K. , eds. (2013) The female body: a journey through law, culture and medicine. Collection Droit, Bioéthique et Société Bruylant , Brussels. ISBN: 9782802745037
- Callus, T. (2013) The female body in English law: reflections on vulnerability, responsibility and freedom. In: Callus, T. , Feuillet-Liger, B. , Orfali, K. , (eds.) The Female Body: A journey through Law, Culture and Medicine. Collection Droit, Bioéthique et Société Bruylant , Brussels. pp. 147-162. ISBN: 9782802745037
- Callus, T. (2013) Réflexionx sur la vulnerabilité, la liberté et la responsibilité en droit Anglais. In: Aouij-Mrad, A. and Feuillet-Liger, B. , (eds.) Corps de la Femme et Biomédecine: approche internationale. Collection Droit, Bioéthique et Société Bruylant , Brussels. pp. 147-162. ISBN: 9782802738022
- Callus, T. (2013) Proches et fin de vie médicalisée en droit anglais: un rôle limité des proches qui vise à renforcer l’autonomie du patient. In: Feuillet-Liger, B. , (eds.) Les proches et la fin de vie médicalisée. Droit, bioéthique et société Bruylant (5). , Brussels. pp. 127-140. ISBN: 9782802735649
- Callus, T. (2012) The relative autonomy of the 'mature minor' in English law. In: Feuillet-Liger, B. , Ida, R. , Callus, T. , (eds.) Adolescents, autonomy and medical treatment: divergence and convergence across the globe. Droit, bioéthique et société Bruylant (4). , Brussels. pp. 237-250. ISBN: 9782802736141
- Callus, T. (2012) A new parenthood paradigm for twenty-first century family law in England and Wales?. Legal Studies , 32 (3). pp. 347-368. ISSN: 0261-3875 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121X.2011.00224.x
- Callus, T. (2011) The ethics deficit: does the UK need a national bioethics committee?. Essays in Honour of Penelope Agallopoulou. , 1. Ant. N.Sakkoulas Publisher , Athens. pp. 265-285. ISBN: 9789601525112
- James, G. and Callus, T. (2011) Child welfare and work-family reconciliation policies: lessons from family law. In: James, G. and Busby, N. , (eds.) Families, Care-giving and Paid Work: Challenging Labour Law in the 21st Century. Edward Elgar pp. 173-188. ISBN: 9781849802628
- Callus, T. (2011) L’autonomie relative du 'mineur mûr' en droit anglais . In: Feuillet-Liger, B. and Ida, R. , (eds.) Adolescent et Acte médical: regards croisés. Collection droit, bioéthique et soc Bruylant (3). , Belgium. ISBN: 9782802730460
- Callus, T. (2011) Ensuring operational compliance and ethical responsibility in the regulation of ART: the HFEA, past, present, and future. Law, Innovation and Technology , 3 (1). pp. 85-111. ISSN: 1757-997X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5235/175799611796399858
- Callus, T. (2011) From total to partial anonymity: the (r)evolution of English law in ART. In: Feuillet-Liger, B. , Orfali, K. , Callus , T. , (eds.) Who is my genetic parent? Donor anonymity and assisted reproduction: a cross-cultural perspective. Collection droit, bioéthique et société Bruylant (2). , Belgium. pp. 175-188. ISBN: 9782802729990
- Callus, T. (2011) Pluralisme familial et parentalite: le principe d'egalite et le juge anglais. Reflexions sur le pluralisme familial. Université Paris Ouest , Nanterre La Défense, Paris. ISBN: 9782840160656
- Callus, T. (2009) De l’anonymat assuré à l’anonymat affaibli : la (r)évolution du droit anglais en matière de procréation médicalement assistée . In: Feuillet-Liger, . , (eds.) Procréation Médicalement Assistée. Panorama International , Bruylant, 2009. pp. 179-193. ISBN: 9782802726890
- Callus, T. (2009) La 'filiation' en droit anglais. "La réforme de la filiation" . Recherches Familiales , 7
- Callus, T. (2008) Invited book review on R. Deech, A. Smajdor From IVF to immortality: Controversy in the era of reproductive technology. Family Law , 180 ISSN: 0014-7281
- Callus, T. (2008) First 'designer babies', now à la carte parents. Family Law pp. 143-147. ISSN: 0014-7281
- Callus, T. (2007) Vers la création d’un régime matrimonial européen? Leçons du droit comparé, Chronique de droit européen et comparé No. XIV. Les Petites Affiches , 241 pp. 15-21.
- Callus, T. (2007) Patient perception of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority . Medical Law Review pp. 62-85. ISSN: 0967-0742 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwl021
- Cooke, . , Callus, T. , Barlowe, . (2006) Community of property: a regime for England and Wales?. The Nuffield Foundation pp. 52.
- Cooke, E. , Akoto, A. , Callus, M. , Barlow, A. (2005) Community of property: a regime for England and Wales: Interim report. International Family Law pp. 133 - 137. ISSN: 1369-5762
- Callus, M. (2005) Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis: towards a principled construction of law?. In: Garwood-Gowers, . , Tingle, . , Wheat, . , (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics. Butterworth-Heinemann , Elsevier. pp. 133 - 147. ISBN: 9780750688321
- Callus, T. (2004) A qualified right to know one's genetic origin: Odievre v. France. Modern Law Review , 67 pp. 658-683. ISSN: 0026-7961 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2230.2004.00504.x
- Barlow, . , Callus, T. , Cooke, . (2004) Community of property - A study for England and Wales. Family Law pp. 47-52. ISSN: 0964-9069
- Callus, T. (2003) Omnis definition periculosa est: on the definition of the term "embryo" in the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 1990. Medical Law International , 6 pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 0968-5332
- Barlow, . , Callus, T. , Cooke, . (2003) Community of Property - A Study for England and Wales. International Family Law pp. 117-170. ISSN: 1369-5762