Researchers investigating legality of detention in the Palestinian Occupied Territories

  Law researchers are investigating whether Israel is contravening international law by detaining Palestinians without trial. Academics at Edge Hill University are finalising research into the administrative detention of hundreds of Palestinian men, women and children in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. The team visited Palestine and interviewed Palestinians formally held by the Israeli authorities under […]

The ‘X’ Factor

There’s not much you can do in just five minutes. You could take a
shower, perhaps, make a cuppa,…

European Commission asks lecturer to train judges on enforcing war crimes

University lecturer asked by The European Commission to train judges and prosecutors on enforcing war crimes legislation. Triestino Mariniello, a Senior Lecturer in Law at Edge Hill University, has been asked by the European Commission to help enforce international and domestic war crimes legislation. As a former barrister and expert in international criminal and humanitarian […]

Seeking new horizons in Criminology

Andrew Millie, Professor of Criminology at Edge Hill, is the editor of a prestigious new book series for Policy Press entitled New Horizons in Criminology.

Truth, Justice and Hillsborough: A Personal Reflection

Dr Howard Davis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology worked as a social worker for Liverpool City Council’s Hillsborough Team between 1989 and 1993. Here he reflects on his experiences and how the Hillsborough disaster relates to his current research