Personal profile
Particulars
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) Candidate
Research Assistant
Tutor in Criminal Law
Irish Association of Law Teachers member
Lex Connect: All-Ireland Law PhD Conference, Treasurer and member of Steering Committee
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Degree of Barrister-at-Law (2020)
PgDip Professional Legal Studies, QUB (2020)
Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), QUB (2017)
European Union Law Prize (2015)
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Alongside my research interests, I was involved in legal practice since 2018, being Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2020. I stepped back from practice in 2024 to complete my doctoral studies.
During that time in practice, I was involved in criminal defence work, criminal appeals to the country court and the Court of Appeal, and judicial review matters.
Research Interests
My present doctoral research concerns the relationship between emotion and morality, and their combined effect and influence on criminalisation decisions.
My particular interest relates to the revival of legal moralism theory in modern criminalisation debates, and in particular the use of moral discourse to guide current criminal policies.
My current research relates to a wider interest in criminalisation theory and criminal law philosophy, moral emotions, and moral philosophy.
Other
Publications:
Rea, E, What happened in there? Confessions, credibility and automatic exclusion: the case of Artt and confession admissibility (2022) 73(1) NILQ 1
Presented Papers:
Phantom of the Courtroom: The Emotion of Disgust (Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference, 2021)
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: The Return of Intolerance, Indignation, and Disgust (QUB School of Law Conference, 2024)
Back from the Dead: Re-thinking Disgust’s Suitability as a Criminalisation Guide (Lex-Connect: All-Ireland Law PhD Conference, 2024)
Memberships:
Lex Connect All-Ireland PhD Law Conference
Irish Association of Law Teachers
Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL)
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