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School of Law

Dr Elizabeth Shaw

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Dr Elizabeth Shaw
Dr Elizabeth Shaw
Dr Elizabeth Shaw

PhD, LLM (dist.), LLB (hons)

Senior Lecturer

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Email Address
eshaw@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272417
School/Department
School of Law

Biography

Elizabeth Shaw received her LLM by research (on the topic of the criminal responsibility of psychopaths) and LLB from the 51cg. She undertook her PhD at the University of Edinburgh on the implications of free will scepticism for the criminal justice system, supported by scholarships from the and the . Her research interests are interdisciplinary, involving criminal law, philosophy and neuroscience. She is a co-editor of (Cambridge University Press, 2019), and (Routledge, 2021). She is the author of (Cambridge University Press 2026), which was based on research that was supported by a personal research fellowship. She is currently working on her book The Ethics of Crime-Preventing Neurointerventions, which is based on research funded by . She is a co-director of the Justice Without Retribution Network:

Research

Research Overview

  • moral enhancement
  • criminal responsibility
  • free will
  • theories of punishment
  • criminal law
  • moral uncertainty
Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Elizabeth teaches on: 

Critical Legal Thinking and Scholarship (a co-ordinator)

Criminology Honours

Philosophy of Criminal Law

Her previous teaching included:

Criminal Law Honours (co-ordinator)

Criminal Law LLM (co-ordinator)

Issues in Criminal Justice (co-ordinator)

Criminological Theories LLM (co-ordinator)

English Criminal Law Ordinary (co-ordinator)

 

 

Publications

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  • A Moral Obligation to Dope? The Example of Sport Referees

    Shaw, E.
    The Oxford Handbook of Sports Ethics. Petersen, T. S., Holmen, S. J., Ryberg, J. (eds.). Oxford University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

  • Punishment and Moral Uncertainty: Seeking Convergence on Criminal Justice

    Shaw, E.
    Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 220 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
    • [ONLINE]

  • Neuroprediction: The Future of Crime Prevention or Fostering Injustice?

    Shaw, E., Caruso, G.
    Neuroscience in Criminal Justice Systems: The Positive Impact of Neurojustice. Wishart, H., Berryessa, C. M. (eds.). Routledge, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • Moral Responsibility Scepticism, Epistemic Considerations and Responsibility for Health

    Shaw, E.
    Responsibility and Healthcare. Davies, B., de Marco, G., Savulescu, J., Levy, N. (eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 76-99, 25 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Expanding the scope of the epistemic argument to cover nonpunitive incapacitation

    Shaw, E.
    Diametros: A Journal of Philosophy, vol. 21, no. 79, pp. 132-145
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Should Prisoners’ Participation in Neuroscientific Research Always Be Disregarded When Making Decisions 51cg Early Release?

    Shaw, E.
    Medical Research Ethics. Zima, T., Weisstub, D. N. (eds.). Springer, pp. 151-171, 21 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Legal Responsibility: Psychopathy, a Case Study

    Shaw, E.
    The Oxford Handbook of Moral Responsibility. Nelkin, D., Pereboom, D. (eds.). 1 edition. Oxford University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Neuroscience, Criminal Sentencing, and Human Rights

    Shaw, E.
    William & Mary Law Review, vol. 63, pp. 1409-1443
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • Neurodoping in Chess to Enhance Mental Stamina

    Shaw, E.
    Neuroethics, vol. 14, no. SUPPL 2, pp. 217-230
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Epistemic Argument Against Retributivism

    Shaw, E.
    Journal of Legal Philosophy, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 155–160
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Introduction

    Focquaert, F., Shaw, E., Waller, B. N.
    The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment. Focquaert, F., Shaw, E., Waller, B. N. (eds.). 1st edition. Routledge, 2 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment

    Focquaert, F. (ed.), Shaw, E. (ed.), Waller, B. N.
    Routledge, New York. 428 pages
    Books and Reports: Books
    • [ONLINE]

  • Justice Without Retribution: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Stakeholder Views and Practical Implications

    Focquaert, F., Caruso, G., Shaw, E., Pereboom, D.
    Neuroethics, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-3
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • Determinism, Moral Responsibility and Retribution

    Shaw, E., Blakey, R.
    Neuroethics, vol. 13, pp. 99-113
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Introduction: The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment

    Focquaert, F., Shaw, E., Waller, B. N.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Forewords and Postscripts
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [ONLINE]

  • Counterproductive criminal rehabilitation: Dealing with the double-edged sword of moral bioenhancement via cognitive enhancement

    Shaw, E.
    International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, vol. 65, 101378
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]

  • The Right to Bodily Integrity and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Through Medical Interventions: A Reply to Thomas Douglas

    Shaw, E.
    Neuroethics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 97-106
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
    • [ONLINE]

  • Justice Without Moral Responsibility?

    Shaw, E.
    Journal of Information Ethics, vol. 28, no. 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • The Implications of Free Will Skepticism for Establishing Criminal Liability

    Shaw, E.
    Free Will Skepticism in Law and Society: Challenging Retributive Justice. Shaw, E., Pereboom, D., Caruso, G. D. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 192-206, 15 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:
    • [OPEN ACCESS]

  • Introduction

    Caruso, G., Shaw, E., Pereboom, D.
    Free Will Skepticism, Law and Society: Challenging Retributive Justice. Shaw, E., Caruso, G., Pereboom, D. (eds.). Cambridge University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Against the Mandatory Use of Neurointerventions in Criminal Sentencing

    Shaw, E.
    Treatment for Crime: Philosophical Essays on Neurointerventions in Criminal Justice. Birks, D., Douglas, T. (eds.). Oxford University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Retributivism and the Moral Enhancement of Criminals Through Brain Interventions

    Shaw, E.
    Moral Enhancement: Critical Perspectives. Hauskeller, M., Coyne, L. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 251-270, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • The Treatment of Psychopathy: Conceptual and Ethical Issues

    Shaw, E.
    Neurolaw and Responsibility for Action: Concepts, Crimes and Courts. Donnelly-Lazarov, B., Raynor, P., Patterson, D. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 244-263, 20 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
    • [ONLINE] DOI:

  • Moral Worth, Biomedical Moral Enhancement and Communicative Punishment

    Shaw, E.
    Journal of Law, Information & Science, vol. 25, pp. EAP1-EAP31
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]

  • Psychopathy, Moral Understanding and Criminal Responsibility

    Shaw, E.
    European Journal of Current Legal Issues, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 1-25
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
    • [ONLINE]
    • [OPEN ACCESS]
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