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Personal profile
Biography
Liz is expert in corporate crime, organised crime, corruption, and biometric evidence. Her research is socio-legal in considering the law in context, and often involves a comparative dimension. There is an empirical element to some of her work, such as in the project on “Corporate Vehicles – Understanding the use of ‘Licit’ Corporate Entities by Transnational Organised Crime Groups in the Concealment, Conversion and Control of Illicit Finance”.
Liz publishes widely in leading international journals. Her publications include a research monograph on Organised Crime and the Law (Hart, 2013), the fifth edition of The Criminal Process (formerly by Professor Andrew Ashworth and Professor Mike Redmayne) (OUP, 2019), an edited collection on Corruption in Commercial Enterprise (Routledge, 2018), a jointly written book on The Collection and Retention of DNA from Suspects in New Zealand with Nessa Lynch (Victoria University Press, 2015) and a textbook on Criminal Law in Ireland (Clarus Press, 2020 and 2010).
She sits on a number of editorial boards and is an Assessor for the Australian Research Council and a member of the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council Peer Review College.
Liz's research has significant impact outside academia. Her research has been cited by the Irish Supreme Court and relied upon in argument before the UK Supreme Court. Her work has also been cited in reports of various law reform commissions.
Liz is an appointed member of the Law Council of Australia's Foreign Corrupt Practices Working Party. She was an appointed member of the Australian Law Reform Commission's Advisory Board for its Review into Australia’s Corporate Criminal Responsibility Regime. She was a member of the UK Home Office Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (2017-23), and chaired Durham Constabulary's Ethics Committee and sat on the NHS Research Ethics Committee (Scotland).
Research interests
- Criminal justice
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Criminal law
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Law of evidence
- Organised crime
Funding for research
Professor Campbell's research has been funded by the Research Council UK’s Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security, the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Law Foundation of New Zealand, the Fulbright Commission, the Modern Law Review, and the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.
She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Maryland in 2011-2012, and Principal Investigator for an Arts and Humanities Research Council network on “Corruption in commercial enterprise” (2015-17). Through these collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects and networks, she has developed and enhanced key connections with global scholars.
Supervision interests
Professor Campbell welcomes potential students interested in researching any area of criminal law/justice, particularly organised crime, corruption, corporate/white collar crime, the presumption of innocence, and biometrics. She especially welcomes students from Asia and the global south.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal law
- bribery
- corporate crime
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Australian public attitudes toward AI, data science & society
Selwyn, N., Andrejevic, M. & Campbell, L.
1/11/19 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
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Enhancing Corporate Accountability
Campbell, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Clough, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hill, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Welsh, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lord, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Varottil, U. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Puchniak, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lan, L. L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
2/09/19 → 30/12/23
Project: Research
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Facial Recognition Technology In New Zealand: Developing A Legal And Ethical Framework For Its Use
Lynch, N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Campbell, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Betkier, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Purshouse, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/05/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Corporate misuse of legal professional privilege: concealing and constituting crimes
Campbell, L., 2025, Evil Corporations: Law, Culpability and Regulation. Crofts , P. (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 172-186 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Analysing the impact of the failure to prevent Bribery offence on corporate compliance reporting in the United Kingdom–towards a better model of corporate accountability?
Harris, H. & Campbell, L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Griffith Law Review. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Facial recognition technology: the particular impacts on children
Lynch, N., Gordon, F. & Campbell, L., 2024, Privacy, Technology, and The Criminal Process. Roberts, A., Purshouse, J. & Bosland, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 136-155 20 p. (New Advances in Crime and Social Harm).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Principled regulation of facial recognition technology: a view from Australia and New Zealand
Lynch, N. & Campbell, L., 2024, The Cambridge Handbook of Facial Recognition in the Modern State. Matulionyte, R. & Zalnieriute, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 253-266 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research
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The principled and practical limits to unexplained wealth orders
Campbell, L. & Clancy, Á., Oct 2024, In: University of Western Australia Law Review. 52, 1, p. 29-52 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Recreating corporate accountability
Liz Campbell (Organiser)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Submission to the UK Justice and Home Affairs Committee’s first inquiry on “New technologies and the application of the law”
Liz Campbell (Contributor), Nessa Lynch (Contributor), Joe Purshouse (Contributor) & Marcin Betkier (Contributor)
2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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TCLG submission on ALRC Discussion Paper 87 on Corporate Criminal Responsibility
Liz Campbell (Contributor), Jonathan Clough (Contributor) & Joanna Kyriakakis (Contributor)
31 Jan 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Liz Campbell (Contributor)
14 Jan 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Submission to Scottish Justice Sub-Committee on Policing - "Facial Recognition: How Policing in Scotland Makes Use Of This Technology"
Liz Campbell (Contributor), Nessa Lynch (Fellow), Joe Purshouse (Contributor) & Marcin Betkier (Fellow)
29 Oct 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Press/Media
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“Special Criminal Court should be used sparingly if at all”
24/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Police use of facial recognition technology must be governed by stronger legislation
Liz Campbell & Joe Purshouse
8/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Why regulating facial recognition technology is so problematic - and necessary
26/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Experts concerned as facial recognition technology expands
21/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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