Jeremy Gans
Australian author and academic
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Jeremy Gans is an Australian author and academic. He is currently Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School.[1]
His expertise is in the criminal justice system, and has particular expertise on the law of evidence, the jury system,[2] human rights, as well as animal law.[3]
Early life and education
Jeremy completed his tertiary studies at the Australian National University, obtaining both an LLB and a BSc in theoretical physics. His interest in law was in part cultivated by constitutional law classes under Gary Rumble. He then completed a master's degree in criminology at the University of Toronto, and a PhD at University of New South Wales. His thesis focused upon the issue of standard of proof in child sexual abuse trials.[4]
Academic career
In 2016 Jeremy served as a human rights advisor for the Victorian Parliament.[4]
In addition to his formal academic writing, he is a semi-regular contributor to the Australian culture magazine Inside Story and The Conversation.[5][6]
In recent years he has been regularly quoted in Australian crime reporting drawing upon his expertise. This has included commentary regarding the trials of Chris Dawson,[7] George Pell, and the 'Lawyer X' affair.[8][9][10]
Personal life
He is the brother of Joshua Gans, an economics professor at the University of Toronto.[11]
Bibliography
- Modern Criminal Law of Australia (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
- The Ouija Board Jurors: Mystery, Mischief and Misery in the Jury System (Waterside Press, 2017)
- Uniform Evidence (Oxford University Press, 2019)
- Guilty Pigs: The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law (Black Ink Books, 2022)