University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law

Dr Sarah L. Steele

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College Contact Details

Room

 : New Quad, 3/26

Tel

 : 01223334924

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 : 01223334973

Associated Lecturers

Christ's College

DPhil (Oxon), MA, LLB (Hons, 1st), BA (Flinders)

Fellow, Lecturer and Director of Studies (Part IB,II, LLM), Christ's College

Interests

  • Gender (esp. Masculinities)
  • Transnational Criminal Law and Criminology
  • Media and Constructions of Criminality
  • Victimhood, Race, and Gender
  • Human and Organ Trafficking
  • Death Tourism
  • Law and Social Movements

CV / Biography

Sarah read Law, International Studies, Criminology and  Women's Studies at the Flinders University of South Australia, and then completed a DPhil in Law at University of Oxford. Her doctorate examined men in the human trafficking context. Her research continues to explore the interaction between law, victimhood, inequality, race, and gender.

Sarah is interested specifically with the constructing of men and masculinities. Her work considers Othering, as well as gender discrimination, indirectly through the criminal law. Her work makes policy-relevant suggestions regarding new ways to formulate and speak about transnational crimes like trafficking, organ trafficking, death tourism, as well as other global health and labour issues.

Sarah currently teaches Criminal Law and Criminology, Sentencing and the Penal System for the Law Faculty. She also teaches Ethics in World Politics and various topics in Sociology at the University of Cambridge. She has also taught Administrative Law, Human Rights and Health, International Criminal Law, International Relations Theory, Medical Law and Ethics, and Jurisprudence (with a focus in gender theories) in past posts. She worked as a lecturer and researcher for universities in the UK, Australia and USA in Criminology, Politics, Sociology, Law, and International Relations.

Lecturing & Supervising
Tripos
Publications
Book Chapters
Articles

Publication 3121 "Secession, Sovereignty and the Quest for Legitimacy" St Antony’s International Review

Published Jun 2010
Co Authors with Grace Bolton and Laurence McGivern
Case Notes
Conference Papers