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Heather Douglas

Reader   Office: W335 Forgan Smith building, St Lucia campus Phone: +61 7 336 56605 Fax: +61 7 33651454 Email: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au Consultation: Tuesday 12-2pm

 Biography

Heather Douglas researches in the areas of criminal law and legal history. She is particularly interested in the relationship between Indigenous people and the criminal law and the way the criminal law impacts on and constructs women. She has also explored the work of Justice Martin Kriewaldt, the sole judge of the Northern Territory Supreme Court during the 1950s. Her writing has been published in Canada, Europe and Australia. Heather was a part-time commissioner with the Queensland Law Reform Commission from 2001-2007. In 2004 Heather was a visiting scholar at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University.

Heather currently teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Evidence.
In 2005, Heather won an award for teaching excellence.

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