Jeremy Gans Explained

Jeremy Gans is an Australian author and academic. He is currently Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School.^[1]

His expertise is in the criminal justice system, and has particular expertise on the law of evidence, the jury system,^[2] human rights, as well as animal law.^[3]

Early life and education

Jeremy completed his tertiary studies at the Australian National University, obtaining both an LLB and a BSc in theoretical physics. His interest in law was in part cultivated by constitutional law classes under Gary Rumble. He then completed a master's degree in criminology at the University of Toronto, and a PhD at University of New South Wales. His thesis focused upon the issue of standard of proof in child sexual abuse trials.^[4]

Academic career

In 2016 Jeremy served as a human rights advisor for the Victorian Parliament.

In addition to his formal academic writing, he is a semi-regular contributor to the Australian culture magazine Inside Story and The Conversation.^{[5] [6]}

In recent years he has been regularly quoted in Australian crime reporting drawing upon his expertise. This has included commentary regarding the trials of Chris Dawson,^[7] George Pell, and the 'Lawyer X' affair.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Personal life

He is the brother of Joshua Gans, an economics professor at the University of Toronto.^[11]

Bibliography

• Guilty Pigs: The Weird and Wonderful History of Animal Law (Black Ink Books, 2022)
• Modern Criminal Law of Australia (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
• The Ouija Board Jurors: Mystery, Mischief and Misery in the Jury System (Waterside Press, 2017)
• Uniform Evidence (Oxford University Press, 2019)

References

1. Web site: Lindsay . Jessica . 2023-01-27 . Professor Jeremy Gans . 2023-05-05 . Melbourne Law School . en.
2. Web site: 2019-08-13 . Jurors behaving badly . 2023-05-05 . ABC Radio . en-AU.
3. Web site: 2022-06-13 . Guilty Pigs: A Conversation with Katie Barnett and Jeremy Gans . 2023-05-05 . Areo . en-US.
4. Web site: Staff Interviews: Getting to Know Jeremy Gans . 2023-05-05 . De Minimis . en.
5. Web site: Jeremy Gans Archives • Inside Story . 2023-05-05 . Inside Story . en.
6. Web site: Gans . Jeremy . The Lawyer X scandal is a massive blow to the criminal justice system: here's why . 2023-05-05 . The Conversation . en.
7. Web site: 2022-08-30 . Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette Dawson - ABC Radio . 2023-05-05 . PM - ABC Radio . en-AU.
8. News: Milligan ‘ignores key facts on Pell’ . . 2023-05-05.
9. Web site: Gans . Jeremy . 2019-08-22 . Was he guilty? Read the Pell documents and make up your mind . 2023-05-05 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
10. Web site: Mills . Tammy . 2019-04-11 . 'No other case like it': The unique case of Lawyer X . 2023-05-05 . The Age . en.
11. Web site: Gans . Author Joshua . 2009-06-04 . The Bright Side of Plagiarism . 2023-05-05 . Core Economics . en.