Liat Levanon

Liat Levanon is a Reader in Evidence Law and Philosophy at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and an LLB from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Previously, she was a lecturer at Brunel University, held a post-doctorate at the University of Zurich's Faculty of Law, and was a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. Her career also includes work at the Israel Democracy Institute.

Her research focuses on evidence law theory (especially truth-finding mechanisms), statistical evidence interpretation, probabilistic reasoning in legal contexts, justification of criminal punishment, restorative justice, and sentencing procedures. She co-edits the Criminal Justice Theory Blog with Mark Dsouza (UCL) and teaches Evidence Law, Criminal Law, and Penology.

Levanon's publications critically analyze forensic evidence reliability, legal epistemology, and the ethical foundations of punishment. Recent work explores fingerprint analysis in trials and the relationship between evidence, respect, and truth in judicial processes. Her earlier studies address police entrapment, sexual assault evidence practices, and anti-terrorism legislation.

She currently supervises PhD candidates in law and philosophy. While no specific grants or awards are listed, her extensive academic output demonstrates sustained engagement with legal theory and practice.

Liat's office is located at SW3.12 Somerset House East Wing, London WC2R 2LS, with office hours Monday 11:00-12:00 and Thursday 12:00-14:00