Stevie Martin is a College Assistant Professor at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge though aspects of the book were written while she was a Senior Lecturer at the T.C Beirne School of Law (University of Queensland). Stevie is also joint General Editor of the European Human Rights Law Review. Her research into human rights and medical law has been relied upon in courts nationally and internationally and she has given evidence to Parliament, including the Joint Human Rights Committee. Stevie's research has been awarded the Yorke Prize and has been referred to in media reports on end-of-life issues.

Stephanie Palmer has taught for many years at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law and also at Harvard Law School. She is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, a joint General Editor of the European Human Rights Law Review, a Fellow of Girton College and the Lauterpacht Centre, Cambridge. She is a member of the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk and on the Advisory Board of the Pro Bono organisation, the Law Corner. Her published work on official secrecy and freedom of information has been translated into French, Spanish, Ukrainian and Russian. She has given advice to the Parliament of Ukraine on constitutional issues and given evidence before a UK Parliamentary Select Committee on behalf of Liberty.