Dr Elizabeth Shaw
PhD, LLM (dist.), LLB (hons)
Senior Lecturer
- About
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Biography
Elizabeth Shaw joined the law school at Aberdeen University as a lecturer in September 2012. She received her LLM by research (on the topic of the criminal responsibility of psychopaths) and LLB from Aberdeen University. She undertook her PhD at Edinburgh University on the implications of free will scepticism for the criminal justice system and successfully defended her thesis in November 2013. Her research interests are interdisciplinary, involving criminal law, philosophy and neuroscience.
- Research
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Research Overview
- moral enhancement
- criminal responsibility
- free will
- theories of punishment
- criminal law
- moral uncertainty
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Criminal Law Honours (co-ordinator)
Criminal Law LLM (co-ordinator)
Criminology Honours (co-ordinator)
Criminological Theories LLM (co-ordinator)
English Criminal Law Ordinary (co-ordinator)
Core Skills for Research Students (temporary, joint co-ordinator)
- Publications
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Neurodoping in Chess to Enhance Mental Stamina
Neuroethics, vol. 14, no. SUPPL 2, pp. 217-230Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Epistemic Argument Against Retributivism
Journal of Legal Philosophy, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 155–160Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/jlp.2021.02.08
Neuroscience, Criminal Sentencing, and Human Rights
William & Mary Law ReviewContributions to Journals: ArticlesLegal Responsibility: Psychopathy, a Case Study
The Oxford Handbook of Moral Responsibility. Nelkin, D., Pereboom, D. (eds.). 1 edition. Oxford University PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Should prisoners’ participation in neuroscientific research be considered when making decisions about early release?
Medical Research Ethics. Weisstub, D., Zima, T. (eds.). SpringerChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersIntroduction
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment. Focquaert, F., Shaw, E., Waller, B. N. (eds.). 1st edition. Routledge, 2 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment
Routledge, New York. 428 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksJustice Without Retribution: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Stakeholder Views and Practical Implications
Neuroethics, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-3Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-019-09413-8
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Determinism, Moral Responsibility and Retribution
Neuroethics, vol. 13, pp. 99-113Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntroduction: The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Forewords and Postscripts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429507212-1
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