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Gerard Conway is a Senior Lecturer at Brunel Law School, Brunel University London, within the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. He has been affiliated with Brunel since 2007, previously holding a Lectureship in Public Law sponsored by the City Solicitors' Educational Trust (2007-2010). His academic journey included completing his PhD at Brunel, supported by scholarships from the Department of Education & Learning of Northern Ireland (2005-2008) and the Modern Law Review (2006-2008). Prior academic roles include Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University (2006-2007) and Tutor at Queen's University Belfast (2005-2006), along with visiting positions at the University of Buckingham (2009-2010) and Greenwich School of Management (2013-2018).
Education
- BA in Law & European Studies from University of Limerick (1998)
- BL (Barrister-at-Law) from King's Inns (2000)
- M.Juris in International & Comparative Law from Uppsala University (2001)
- PhD from Brunel University (2011)
- PGCertLTHE (Professional Graduate Certificate in Legal Teaching and Higher Education) from Brunel (2010)
Research Interests focus on European constitutional law, legal reasoning of the European Court of Justice, EU criminal law, and the interaction between EU law and international law. His work explores ne bis in idem/res judicata principles, comparative criminal justice systems, and the governance of migration in Europe. He has co-authored EU Law in Context (2021) with Herlin-Karnell and Ganesh, and written The Limits of Legal Reasoning and the European Court of Justice (2012). Current projects include analyzing taxation in outer space and mutual recognition models post-Brexit.
Scientific Awards
- Fees scholarship from the Department of Education & Learning of Northern Ireland (2005-2008)
- Modern Law Review Doctoral Scholarship (2006-2008)
Publications Trends reveal sustained engagement with EU legal reasoning, Brexit implications, and comparative criminal law. His 15 most recent works span 2015-2025, addressing topics like the European Court of Justice reform, mutual recognition post-Brexit, and international criminal law principles. Articles appear in journals such as European Law Journal and Criminal Law Forum, with book chapters published by Hart Publishing and Cambridge University Press.
Professional Activities include serving as a reviewer for publishers like Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, editorial board membership for the New Journal of European Criminal Law, and associate editorship for the Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. He has held visiting research positions at institutions including the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (2019) and iCourts Centre (2015). As a member of the Bruges Group and European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN), he contributes to policy discussions on European legal integration.
