Biography

Shane Kilcommins is a full professor in Law at the University of Limerick, and currently works as Provost and Deputy President (since 2022). Prior to that, he worked as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. His areas of expertise are criminal law, evidence law, criminal procedure, penology and legal philosophy. He has been head of the School of Law since 2014, and sits on other university reviews/committees such as Tenure Track Development Review, Executive Campus Infrastructural Committee (2018-), and the Research Rankings Sub Committee (2018). He is a Fulbright scholar, has been appointed an expert with European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. He has also worked as part of a team of inspectors for the Inspector of Prisons, and being invited by the then Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, to chair the Consultative Council to advise on issues relating to penal policy. He has also chaired the consultative forum on the Victims' Charter, as part of its relaunch by the Minister for Justice and Equality. He has also acted as an expert adviser to Transparency International Ireland. In 2020, he was appointed to An Garda Síochána's Expert Review Group on Recruit Education and Entry Pathways and Learning and Development, to provide strategic advice and make recommendations on the delivery of learning and development interventions in the organisation. He has obtained circa 2.6 million in competitive funding, and has supervised 19 Ph.D. students and 2 postdoctoral students to completion. He is an examiner for the Law Society of Ireland, and sits on the board of the Victims' Rights Alliance. He has authored or edited 9 books with publishers such as Manchester University Press, Willan, Clarus Press and Routledge. He has also published reports and numerous articles in leading journals such as the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, International Journal of Evidence and Proof, International Review of Victimology, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, European Journal of Criminology, and Criminology and Criminal Justice. In addition, he has contributed 25 chapters to edited books, and presented over 75 conference papers.

Research Interests

My research orientation is heavily focused on the interface that exists between criminal law, penology, and history. I am interested in tracing and examining histories of the present of conceptual ideas and governing principles that shape our current penal and criminal complex. This necessarily involves a fusion of legal, historical and sociological thinking.

I have developed strong links with various organisations including the Fulbright Commission, An Garda Siochana, Criminal Assets Bureau, CEPOL, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Mental Health Commission, the Inspector of Prisons, the IPRT, ACJRD, ICCL, the National Disability Authority, the Victims of Crime Unit in the Department of Justice and Equality, and Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime.

Peer Reviewed Journals

2022

The collaborative development through multidisciplinary and advocate consensus of an accessible notice of rights for people with intellectual disabilities in police custody.

Gulati G;Cusack A;Lynch B;Murphy V;Carey M;Bogue J;O'Connor AB;Foley V;Dee C;Dunne BE;Sutton PL;Kelly BD;Fistein E;Kilcommins S;Dunne CP; (2022) The collaborative development through multidisciplinary and advocate consensus of an accessible notice of rights for people with intellectual disabilities in police custody.. International Journal Of Law And Psychiatry

2021

'Challenges for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Law Enforcement interactions in Ireland: Thematic Analysis informed by 1537 Person-years' Experience'

Gautam Gulati; Alan Cusack; John Bogue; Áine O'Connor;Valerie Murphy; Darius Whelan; Walter Cullen; Cliona McGovern; Brendan D. Kelly; Elizabeth Fistein; Shane Kilcommins; Colum P. Dunne CP; (2021) 'Challenges for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Law Enforcement interactions in Ireland: Thematic Analysis informed by 1537 Person-years' Experience'. International Journal Of Law And Psychiatry

2002

An Old Doctrine of Insurance Law revisited in the light of recent calls for further legislative reform: mapping the duty of disclosure in Irish Insurance Law from the perspective of what need not be disclosed

shane kilcommins, (2002) An Old Doctrine of Insurance Law revisited in the light of recent calls for further legislative reform: mapping the duty of disclosure in Irish Insurance Law from the perspective of what need not be disclosed . Journal Of International Insurance Journal Of International Insurance :355-412

Books

2022

Criminal Law in Ireland

Campbell, L; Cusack, A, Kilcommins, S and O'Sullivan, C. (2022) Criminal Law in Ireland. Dublin : Clarus Press

Book Chapters

2023

Crime in Ireland

Coffey, G. and Kilcommins, S. (2023) Crime in Ireland. London : Elgar Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice

2021

Crime in Ireland

Coffey, G. and Kilcommins, S. (2021) Crime in Ireland. London : Elgar Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice :XX-XX

2019

Foreword

S Kilcommins (2019) Foreword. Dublin : Clarus Press Arrest, Detention and Questioning: Law and Practice

2017

‘Taxing Crime: a new power to control

Kilcommins, S and Friel R (2017) ‘Taxing Crime: a new power to control. London : Palgrave The Palgrave Handbook of Criminal and Terrorism Financing Law (London: Palgrave 2017). :252-282

2016

Regulatory Crime

Kilcommins, S and Spain, E (2016) Regulatory Crime . Oxford : Oxford University Press Criminal Litigation :15-45

2015

Capstone Modules

Shane Kilcommins (2015) Capstone Modules. London : Routledge Integrative Learning: International Research and Practice :143-157

2015

Victims Rights in Ireland

Kilcommins, Leahy, Spain (2015) Victims Rights in Ireland. Dublin : Law Society of Ireland Criminal L:itigation :46-65

2015

Regulatory Crime

Kilcommins, S and Spain, E (2015) Regulatory Crime. Dublin : Law Society of Ireland Criminal Litigation (3rd ed) :43-55

2015

Victims of Crime in Ireland

Kilcommins, S and Moffitt, Luke (2015) Victims of Crime in Ireland. London : Routledge Irish Handbook of Criminology

2014

Introduction

Blackshields D.;Cronin J.G.R.;Higgs B.;Kilcommins S.;McCarthy M.;Ryan A. (2014) Introduction. Integrative Learning: International Research and Practice :1-10

2014

Conclusion

Blackshields D.;Cronin J.;Higgs B.;Kilcommins S.;McCarthy M.;Ryan A. (2014) Conclusion. Integrative Learning: International Research and Practice :300-304

2011

Regulatory Crime

shane Kilcommins, (2011) Regulatory Crime. OxfordOxford : OUPOUP M Butler, ed, Criminal Litigation, 3rd ed

2011

Criminal Evidence

shane kilcommins, (2011) Criminal Evidence. DublinDublin : Thomson round HallThomson round Hall J Schweppe and T Mohr, eds, IALT Collection of Essays (Dublin: Thomson, Round Hall)

2010

Introduction, pp. 1-11

Shane Kilcommins and Ursula Kilkelly, (2010) Introduction, pp. 1-11. Dublin : First Law Regulatory Wrongdoing in Ireland (Dublin: First Law),

2009

The law of Evidence

Maura Butler, (2009) The law of Evidence. OxfordOxford : OUPOUP Criminal Litigation, 2nd ed. (Oxford: OUP), pp. 33-63. (update)

2008

Irish Law

P Cane and J Conaghan, (2008) Irish Law. OxfordOxford : Oxford University PressOxford University Press The New Oxford Companion to Law (Oxford: OUP) ,pp 637-638

2004

Historical Jurisprudence

shane kilcommins, (2004) Historical Jurisprudence. DublinDublin : Round HallRound Hall Western Jurisprudence Sweet and Maxwell, Dublin 144-167

2003

Reconstructing the image of the Habitual Drunkard

Kilcommins, S, (2003) Reconstructing the image of the Habitual Drunkard . London London : Barry Rose Law Publishers Barry Rose Law Publishers Alcohol, society and Law London: Barry Rose Law Publishers pp. 60-103.

Edited Books

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Other Journals

Conference Publications

Conference Contributions

Published Reports

2014

An International Review of Legal Provisions and Supports for People with Disabilities as Victims of CrimeAn International Review of Legal Provisions and Supports for People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime

Kilcommins, S., Edwards, C. and O'Sullivan, T. (2014) An International Review of Legal Provisions and Supports for People with Disabilities as Victims of CrimeAn International Review of Legal Provisions and Supports for People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime. DublinDublin : Irish Council for Civil Liberties/Equality AuthorityIrish Council for Civil Liberties/Equality Autho

2007

(2007) Sexual Violence in Ireland: the criminal justice system ¿ a guide for victims pp. 72(2007) Sexual Violence in Ireland: the criminal justice system ¿ a guide for victims pp. 72

Mary Crilly and shane kilcommins, (2007) (2007) Sexual Violence in Ireland: the criminal justice system ¿ a guide for victims pp. 72(2007) Sexual Violence in Ireland: the criminal justice system ¿ a guide for victims pp. 72. (Cork: Sexual Violence Centre), (Cork: Sexual Violence Centre), : CorkCork

Editorials

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Book Reviews

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Other Publications

2015

A prisoner's right to vote in Ireland' Challenges to Implementing the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: Dialogues on Prisoner Voting. (Supported by the PluriCourts Project, and the Council of Europe) Moscow, 30 October 2015.

Eimear Spain and Shane Kilcomins (2015) A prisoner's right to vote in Ireland' Challenges to Implementing the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights: Dialogues on Prisoner Voting. (Supported by the PluriCourts Project, and the Council of Europe) Moscow, 30 October 2015..

2013

‘Terrorism, Constitutional Justice and the Security State in Ireland' Justice Academy of Turkey International Symposium on the Balance between Freedom and Security in fighting against Terrorism, Istanbul, 30th October-2 November, 2013.

shane kilcommins (2013) ‘Terrorism, Constitutional Justice and the Security State in Ireland' Justice Academy of Turkey International Symposium on the Balance between Freedom and Security in fighting against Terrorism, Istanbul, 30th October-2 November, 2013..

2010

The Security State and Constitutional Justice: the dangers of ignoring a rights based conception of the Rule of Law that ensures that the majority cannot travel as far or as fast as it would like, Irish Jurisprudence Society, UCC, 17th April, 2010

shane kilcommins (2010) The Security State and Constitutional Justice: the dangers of ignoring a rights based conception of the Rule of Law that ensures that the majority cannot travel as far or as fast as it would like, Irish Jurisprudence Society, UCC, 17th April, 2010.