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Darryl Robinson is a Professor at Queen's University Faculty of Law, where he has been teaching since July 2008. He holds an LLB from Western University, an LLM from New York University, and a PhD from Leiden University. His career spans academia, international institutions, and legal practice, with significant contributions to international criminal law.
Robinson earned his LLB as Gold Medalist at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, where he was a President's National Scholar. He then completed his LLM as a Hauser Scholar at NYU School of Law, receiving the Jerome Lipper Award for outstanding achievement in international law. He earned his PhD from Leiden University.
Professor Robinson's research focuses on international criminal justice, with particular expertise in crimes against humanity, command responsibility, and ecocide. His work bridges criminal law theory and international criminal law, addressing fundamental principles of justice in extreme cases. He has made significant contributions to understanding the relationship between international criminal law and broader legal and political thought.
His scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on foundational aspects of international criminal law, with recurring themes of justice, culpability, and the theoretical underpinnings of the field. Robinson's work often challenges conventional understandings and proposes innovative approaches to complex legal problems in international criminal justice.
Among his notable honors are the Antonio Cassese Prize for International Criminal Studies (2013), the Jerome Lipper Award for outstanding achievement in international law, and a Minister's Citation and Award for Foreign Policy Excellence from Canada. His work on the creation of the International Criminal Court and Canada's war crimes legislation was particularly recognized.
Robinson has secured numerous research grants including an SSHRC Insight Grant on ecocide (2022-), a Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowship at the European University Institute (2022), and multiple SSHRC Partnership and Insight Development Grants addressing various aspects of international criminal law. He has served as an instructor on international law at Foreign Affairs Canada since 2012.
Throughout his career, Professor Robinson has been actively engaged in practical applications of international criminal law, including serving as an adviser to the Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (2004-2006) and as Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2006-2008). He has submitted numerous amicus curiae briefs in important international criminal cases.
