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Associate ProfessorJames Mehigan

Associate Professor

Faculty of Law

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Law
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BIO

James is broadly interested in how the state and other powerful actors are held accountable for the harms they cause. This includes the struggle for justice for, amongst others, prisoners, victims of police brutality and other marginalised groups.

He has published books on prison education, joint criminal enterprise and human rights defenders in Israel and Palestine.

TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAITAHA - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Canterbury, Faculty of Law1 Oct 2019 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Barrister
    Garden Court Chambers, London2013 - present
  • Barrister
    Tooks Chambers - The Chambers of Michael Mansfield QC and Patrick Roche, London1 Jan 2008 - 1 Jan 2013
  • Researcher
    Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRiS), London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2005 - 1 Jan 2005
  • Researcher
    Front Line Defenders, Dublin, Ireland1 Jan 2001 - 1 Jan 2004
  • Research Consultant
    International Council on Human Rights Policy, Geneva, Switzerland1 Jan 2003 - 30 Jun 2003

DEGREES

  • LLB (Hons)
    Dublin University, Dublin, Ireland
  • MPhil (Criminological Research)
    Cambridge University, United Kingdom
  • PhD
    The Open University, United Kingdom
  • Barrister
    Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, England
  • Barrister
    Honorable Society of the Kings' Inns, Ireland
  • Barrister
    Inns of Court of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland

LANGUAGES

  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Law

GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION

  • Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students