Dr James Gallen
Law and Government
| Name: | Dr James Gallen |
| Department: | Law and Government |
| Role: | International Officer - Law |
| Phone Number: | 01 700 6045 |
| Email Address: | james.gallen@dcu.ie |
| Room: | C145 |
| Campus: | DCU Glasnevin Campus |
Biographical Details
James Gallen is a lecturer in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University. His PhD thesis examined the relationship between transitional justice, peace-building and economic development in international law. His research interests include human rights, international law and legal and transitional justice. His present research agenda and recent publications concern transitional justice and jus post bellum, and a transitional justice approach to historical abuse in consolidated democracies, especially child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017 he was appointed as an Expert Advisor on Transitional Justice by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to advise on a transitional justice approach to the issue of Mother and Baby Homes.