Dr Ray Nickson
Lecturer - Faculty of Medicine and Health; School of Psychology
Biography
Dr Nickson was awarded his PhD in Law at the Australian National University. His research examined the expectations held for transitional justice and how these expectations were frequently disappointed and proposed a normative theory for responding to expectations for justice in the wake of mass atrocity.
His current research builds upon this study, exploring the potential of non-prosecutorial responses to mass violence in addressing the needs of victims, offenders and communities in societies in transition. He is also currently working on a collaborative project examining access to justice for victims of mass crimes in diaspora communities.
Dr Nickson previously worked as a solicitor, specialising in criminal defence. He also has professional experience in the fields of international security and counter-terrorism.
Qualifications
BA (Hons) Criminology and English (Flinders University)
LLB/LP (Hons) (Flinders University)
PhD, Law (Australian National University)
Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of South Australia
Teaching Areas
CRIM101 The Australian Criminal Justice System
Research Interests
- Transitional justice, international criminal justice and peacebuilding
- Human rights
- Restorative justice
- Terrorism
- Dark tourism, particularly at sites of mass atrocity and war crimes
- Crime in popular culture
Publications
Nickson, R and Braithwaite, J (2014) ‘Deeper, Broader, Longer Transitional Justice’, 11(4) European Journal of Criminology, 445-463
Braithwaite, J and Nickson, R (2012) ‘Timing Truth, Reconciliation, and Justice after War’, 27 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 443-446
