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Dr Jamal Barnes

Jamal is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice in the School of Arts and Humanities.

Current teaching

  • CRI3109 - International Human Rights
  • CRI3120 - Aboriginal Australians in the Criminal Justice System
  • CRI3301 - Criminology and Justice Practicum Placement

Background

Jamal is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice and the coordinator for the Criminology and Justice Practicum Program. He specialises in human rights and international relations, with a specific focus on torture and inhuman treatment, migration and refugee issues, and international human rights norms and laws. Jamal is the author of the book, A Genealogy of the Torture Taboo (Routledge), which traces a history of the torture taboo from the eighteenth century to the present day.

Research areas and interests

  • Human rights
  • Torture and Inhuman Treatment
  • Detention Conditions
  • Asylum seekers and refugees
  • Migration
  • International norms and law
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