PhD, LLM (dist.), LLB (hons)
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- eshaw@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272417
- School/Department
- School of Law
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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Moral Responsibility Scepticism, Epistemic Considerations and Responsibility for Health
Responsibility and Healthcare. Davies, B., de Marco, G., Savulescu, J., Levy, N. (eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 76-99, 25 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersExpanding the scope of the epistemic argument to cover nonpunitive incapacitation
Diametros: A Journal of Philosophy, vol. 21, no. 79, pp. 132-145Contributions to Journals: ArticlesShould Prisoners’ Participation in Neuroscientific Research Always Be Disregarded When Making Decisions About Early Release?
Philosophy and Medicine. Zima, T., Weisstub, D. N. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media B.V., pp. 151-171, 21 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12692-5_9
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Legal 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)Neuroscience, Criminal Sentencing, and Human Rights
William & Mary Law Review, vol. 63, pp. 1409-1443Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNeurodoping 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 DebatesShould 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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Counterproductive criminal rehabilitation: Dealing with the double-edged sword of moral bioenhancement via cognitive enhancement
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, vol. 65, 101378Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Right to Bodily Integrity and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Through Medical Interventions: A Reply to Thomas Douglas
Neuroethics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 97-106Contributions to Journals: ArticlesJustice Without Moral Responsibility?
Journal of Information Ethics, vol. 28, no. 1Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Implications of Free Will Skepticism for Establishing Criminal Liability
Free Will Skepticism in Law and Society: Challenging Retributive Justice. Shaw, E., Pereboom, D., Caruso, G. D. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 192-206, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108655583.010
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Introduction
Free Will Skepticism, Law and Society: Challenging Retributive Justice. Shaw, E., Caruso, G., Pereboom, D. (eds.). Cambridge University PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAgainst the Mandatory Use of Neurointerventions in Criminal Sentencing
Treatment for Crime: Philosophical Essays on Neurointerventions in Criminal Justice. Birks, D., Douglas, T. (eds.). Oxford University PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersRetributivism and the Moral Enhancement of Criminals Through Brain Interventions
Moral Enhancement: Critical Perspectives. Hauskeller, M., Coyne, L. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 251-270, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1358246118000383
The Treatment of Psychopathy: Conceptual and Ethical Issues
Neurolaw and Responsibility for Action: Concepts, Crimes and Courts. Donnelly-Lazarov, B., Raynor, P., Patterson, D. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 244-263, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108553339.013
Moral Worth, Biomedical Moral Enhancement and Communicative Punishment
Journal of Law, Information & Science, vol. 25, pp. EAP1-EAP31Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPsychopathy, Moral Understanding and Criminal Responsibility
European Journal of Current Legal Issues, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 1-25Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Use of Brain Interventions in Offender Rehabilitation Programs: Should It Be Mandatory, Voluntary, or Prohibited?
Handbook of Neuroethics. Clausen, J., Levy, N. (eds.). Springer Netherlands, pp. 1381-1398, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4707-4_169
Automatism and Mental Disorder in Scots Criminal Law
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 210-233Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOffering surgical castration to sex offenders: the significance of the state's intentions
Journal of Medical Ethics, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 594-595Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2013-101506
Neuroscience in Justice
Scottish Justice Matters, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 19-20Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDirect Brain Interventions and Responsibility Enhancement
Criminal Law and Philosophy, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1-20Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCognitive Enhancement and Criminal Behaviour
Cognitive Enhancement: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Hildt, E., Franke, A. (eds.). SpringerChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersFree Will, Punishment and Neurotechnologies
Technologies on the Stand: Legal and Ethical Questions in Neuroscience and Robotics. van den Berg, B., Klaming, L. (eds.). Wolf Legal Publishers, pp. 177-194, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPsychopaths and criminal responsibility
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 497-502Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3366/E136498090900064X