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Dr James Garfield Mehigan

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Department: Faculty of Law

Email: james.mehigan@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3691270

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Language: English

About
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Fields of Research

  • Criminal law
  • Criminology
  • International Criminal Law
  • International human rights law
  • Higher education in prison

Researcher Summary

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. He is currently working on a book (with Prof Neil Boister and Dr Richard Burchill) about the criminal justice responses to the Christchurch Shootings. It will be published by Canterbury University Press in 2021.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Law: Criminal Law; International Law; Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Prizes and Awards

  • Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy ( 2018 - present )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Authored Books
  • Mehigan J., Burchill R. and Boister N. (2022) Processing Tragedy: Criminal Justice Responses to the Christchurch Mosque Shootings [In Press]. Canterbury University Press.
  • Mehigan J. and Cecil J. (2020) Secondary Liability and Joint Enterprise post-Jogee. London: Law Brief Publishing.
Chapters
  • Mehigan J. (2019) The Prosecution on Trial. In Scott D; Drake D; Nightingale A (Ed.), Introduction to Criminology: 105-139. Milton Keynes: Open University.
  • Mehigan J. (2019) What are the police for? In Scott D; Drake D; Nightingale A (Ed.), Introduction to Criminology: 37-70. Milton Keynes: Open University.
  • Mehigan J. and Earle R. (2019) Open universities, closed prisons: critical arguments for the future. In Earle R; Mehigan J (Ed.), Degrees of Freedom: The Open University in Prison: 73-94. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Mehigan J. and Earle R. (2019) Opening and Introductions: Education for the many, prison for the few. In Earle R; Mehigan J (Ed.), Degrees of Freedom: The Open University in Prison: 1-10. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Mehigan J. (2018) Criminal justice and social inequality. In Cooper V; Phoenix J (Ed.), Criminological Theories and Concepts: Book 2: 111-142. Milton Keynes: The Open University.
  • Mehigan J., Blaxland QC H. and Cecil J. (2017) Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedure. In Clarry D; Sargent C (Ed.), UK Supreme Court Yearbook: 324-335. London: Appellate Press.
  • Mehigan J., Walters R. and Westmarland L. (2009) Justice, globalisation and human rights. In Drake D; Muncie J; Westmarland L (Ed.), Criminal justice: Local and global: 213-251. Cullompton: Willan.
  • Mehigan J. and Rowe A. (2007) Problematizing prison privatization: an overview of the debate. In Jewkes Y (Ed.), Handbook on Prisons: 356-376. Cullompton: Willan.
Journal Articles
  • Mehigan J. (2022) David Baker (2021) Police-Related Deaths in the United States. Lanham MD: Lexington Books. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 11(1): 247-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.2205.
  • Mehigan J., Lloydd M., Cormier M., Fowler A., Gregory T., Guilfoyle D., Mohammad AR., Moradi K., Nelson F. and O'Brien M. (2022) Comparing Australia's Brereton Inquiry with New Zealand's Burnham Inquiry: A Discussion. New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law 19(1).
  • Mehigan J. (2021) [Book Review] Police-Related Deaths in the United States. International Journal of Criminal Justice and Social Democracy.
  • Mehigan J. (2021) The Open Access Law Book in Aotearoa New Zealand: Radicalising the Funding of Future Publishing. Journal of Australasian Legal Academics Association.
  • Mehigan J. and Gledhill K. (2021) The Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019. New Zealand Criminal Law Journal.
  • Mehigan J., Earle R., Pike A. and Weinbren D. (2021) The Open University and Prison Education in the UK – the first 50 years. Journal of Prison Education and Reentry 7(1): 70-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.25771/yq2e-xc25.
  • Mehigan J. (2018) Deaths after police contact: constructing accountability in the 21st century. Policing and Society 28(4): 503-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2018.1406443.
  • Mehigan J. (2008) Transformations of Policing. Edited by Alistair Henry and David J.Smith (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, 336pp.  55.00). British Journal of Criminology 48(4): 567-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azn021.
  • Mehigan J. and Brady ADP. (2008) Universal Jurisdiction for International Crimes in Irish Law. Irish Jurist XLIII: 59-88.
  • Mehigan J. (2007) Security Officers and Policing: Powers, Culture and Control in the Governance of Private Space. British Journal of Criminology 47(6): 976-978. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azm055.
  • Mehigan J. (2006) Bringing Cases Against War Criminals: Universal Jurisdiction in Ireland. Law Society Gazette 100(6): 6-9.
Edited Volumes
  • Mehigan J; Earle R (Ed.) (2019) Degrees of Freedom: Prison Education at The Open University. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Mehigan J; Murray E (Ed.) (2018) Defending Hope: Dispatches from the Front Lines in Palestine and Israel. Dublin: Veritas.
Reports
  • Mehigan J. (2016) Qatar, civil society and human rights: Lack of civil society space hinders work of human rights defenders.Gulf Centre for Human Rights.
Other
  • Mehigan J. (2021) The sentencing of George Floyd’s killer has lessons for policing in Australia and New Zealand too. The Conversation.
  • Mehigan J. and Burchill R. (2021) Lessons from Christchurch: Recognising the Victims of Terrorist Acts. Abu Dhabi: Hedayah Centre.
  • Mehigan J. and Tseloni A. (2017) Fact Check: do the police spend over a million hours a year fighting cannabis? The Conversation.
  • Mehigan J. and Williams P. (2017) Fact Check: have the Conservatives protected police and counter-terrorism budgets? The Conversation.
  • de Londras F., Balch A., Davis N. and Mehigan J. (2016) Snooping, policing, immigration and drugs: Theresa May’s controversial Home Office legacy. .
  • Mehigan J. (2016) Legal aid cuts prevent the police from being held accountable for their actions. The Conversation.

Editorial Work

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  • Journal of Prison Education and Reentry Editorial Board Member ( 2019 - 2022)
  • New Zealand Criminal Law Review Editorial Board Member ( 2019 - 2022)
  • Trinity College Law Review Editorial Board Member ( 2000 - 2001)

Future Research

  • Child life sentences
  • Counter Terrorism in New Zealand
  • Universal jurisdiction for international crimes
  • Higher education in prisons
  • Death penalty in Palestine
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