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A/PROF JEREMY GANS



Contact Details

Organization: Law
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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Homepage: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/staff/Jeremy%20Gans
Work: +61 3 834 41099
Fax: +61 3 9349 4287
Room: 0820
Level: 08
Building: Law Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
DNA in criminal investigation Policing, Identification, Consent Australia, United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany
Criminal appeals Evidence, Sentencing, High Court of Australia Australia
Rape Trials DNA, Evidence, Credibility Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science The Australian National University 30-Apr-1994
Bachelor of Laws The Australian National University 30-Apr-1994
Master of Arts University of Toronto 30-Apr-1999
Doctor of Philosophy University of New South Wales 15-Oct-1999
Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice Leo Cussen Institute 31-Jan-2005

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Barrister & Solicitor Supreme Court of Victoria Admitted to practice 30-Apr-2005

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Scholarship The Australian National University National Undergraduate Scholarship 31-Dec-1993
Scholarship University of New South Wales Australian Postgraduate Award 31-Dec-1998
Scholarship University of Toronto Connaught Scholarship 31-Dec-1999

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Developing a regulatory framework for mass DNA screenings: a comparative study of public requests by crime investigators for bodily samples Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2004

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Book Chapters

  • Evidence
    Year: 2009
    Book: Appealing to the Future: MIchael Kirby and his Legacy
    Publisher: Thomson Lawbook Co(North Ryde)
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Journal Articles

  • The charter's irremediable remedies provision
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Melbourne University Law Review
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 105-131
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Evidence law under Victoria's Charter : Responsibilities and remedies - Part II
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 285-307
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  • Evidence law under Victoria's Charter: Rights and goals - Part I
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 197-214
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  • Silence in the High Court
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Public Law Review
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 5-11
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  • Transition Trouble
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Law Institute Journal
    Volume: 82
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 54-57
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Catching Bradley Murdoch: Tweezers, Pitchforks & the Limits of DNA Sampling
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Current Issues in Criminal Justice
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 34-48
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  • DNA identification, privacy and the irrelevance of Australian law
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Privacy Law Bulletin
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 110-116
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  • Much Repented: Consent to DNA Sampling
    Year: 2007
    Journal: University of New South Wales Law Journal
    Volume: 30
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 579-608
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  • The Peter Falconio Investigation: Needles, Hay and DNA
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Current Issues in Criminal Justice
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 415-430
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Similar facts after Phillips
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Criminal Law Journal
    Volume: 30
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 224-245
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • DNA identification and rape victims
    Year: 2005
    Journal: University of New South Wales Law Journal
    Volume: 28
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 272-285
    Publisher: Star Printery
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Publications in 2004

Books

  • Australian principles of evidence
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: Cavendish Publishing(Sydney)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • DNA Identification in the Criminal Justice System.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
    Volume: 226
    Page numbers: 1-6
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminology
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  • The Case of the Improbable Murderer: De Gruchy v R.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Sydney Law Review
    Volume: 24
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 123-134
    Publisher: LBC Information Services
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  • The Quiet Devolution: How the Model Criminal Code Officers' Committee Botched New South Wales's DNA Law.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Current Issues in Criminal Justice
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 210-223
    Publisher: University of Sydney, Law School
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The Suspect Database: Right Answers, Wrong Questions.
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Eighth International Criminal Law Congress.
    Conference Publication: The Criminal Lawyer and Human Rights.
    Page numbers: 1-6
    Publisher: Criminal Bar Association(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Something to Hide: DNA, Surveillance and Self-incrimination
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Current Issues in Criminal Justice
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 168-184
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