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      Dr Michelle Coleman

      BA, JD, LLM, PhD
      ROLE: Associate Lecturer in Law
      SCHOOL: Law
      DEPARTMENT: Law
      EMAIL: M.Coleman@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Michelle Coleman is an Associate Lecturer in Law at Middlesex University. She holds a BA from Bryn Mawr College (2003), a juris doctorate (JD) from Villanova University (2007), an LLM from Utrecht University (2011), and a PhD from Middlesex University (2018).Michelle's PhD topic was the presumption of innocence. She previously practiced as a public defender in New Jersey, in the United States and she is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 

        Michelle's research interests include: criminal law, international criminal law, and human rights. 


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      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Michelle currently teaches on the following modules:

        • Legal Method (LLB, BA)
        • Criminal Law (LLB)
        • Criminal and Civil Liability (BA)
        • Evidence (LLB, BA) (Module Leader)

        In past years Michelle has taught:

        • English Legal Systems (LLB, BA)
        • Introduction to Criminal Processes (BA Criminology)
        • Justice, Punishment, and Human Rights (BA Criminology)

         

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        Research interests: Human Rights, Criminal Law, International Criminal Law, Evidence

        Publication Feed

        Stretching the golden thread: the impact of Brexit on the presumption of innocence

        Coleman, Michelle (2019) Stretching the golden thread: the impact of Brexit on the presumption of innocence. In: Contemporary Challenges to Human Rights Law and Practice. Smyth, Claire-Michelle and Lang, Richard , eds. Cambridge Scholars. (Accepted/In press)

        The tension between the presumption of innocence and victims' participation rights at the International Criminal Court

        Coleman, Michelle (2019) The tension between the presumption of innocence and victims' participation rights at the International Criminal Court. International Criminal Law Review . pp. 1-23. ISSN 1567-536X (Published online first)

        The role of acquittals at the International Criminal Court

        Coleman, Michelle (2019) The role of acquittals at the International Criminal Court. In: Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) 2019 Conference, 06-07 Sept 2019, University of Pottsdam, Germany.

        #MeToo and the presumption of innocence: the rights of victims and the accused

        Coleman, Michelle (2019) #MeToo and the presumption of innocence: the rights of victims and the accused. In: SLS 2019 Annual Conference, 03-06 Sept 2019, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

        Head of state immunity and rights of the accused

        Coleman, Michelle (2019) Head of state immunity and rights of the accused. In: The Immunity of Heads of State Before the ICC: The Al-Bashir Decision, 19 June 2019, University of Westminster.

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

      • Engagement &
        Impact

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