Overview

Rachel completed her LLB at the University of Sussex. Minoring in American Studies she participated in a year abroad at UC Berkeley in California. She also completed her LLM at Sussex, specialising in International Criminal Law. Her PhD drew on a range of research topics including criminal justice, criminology comparative criminal law, international criminal law, social media, trial by media and legal history.

Prior to starting at the University of Exeter she was a Lecturer in Law at the Mauritius branch of the University of Aberystwyth. Here she taught a variety of subjects including criminal law, criminology, public law and legal systems.

Her research considers the impact of social media on the criminal justice system. She is particularly interested in how eyewitness footage can alter perceptions of guilt and the role of the defendant, both for domestic trials and trials at the international criminal law level. She also researches crime news and the trial by media phenomenon.

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Research

Rachel's research considers the impact of social media on the criminal justice system. She is particularly interested in how eyewitness footage can alter perceptions of guilt and the role of the defendant, both for domestic trials and trials at the international criminal law level. She also researches crime news and the trial by media phenomenon.

Her research draws on a range of disciplines including criminal law, criminal procedure, criminology, media studies, international criminal law and legal history.

Research group links

• Bracton Centre for Legal History Research (BCLHR)
• Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter (SCuLE)
• Law School

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Supervision

Rachel is willing to supervise students looking to research in criminal law; specifically criminal legal history, criminal proceedure, criminology and perceptions of justice.

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Publications

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2022

• Gimson R, Bouwer K. (2022) Provoking McAuslan: Planning Law and Property Rights, Taking English Planning Law Scholarship Seriously, UCL Press, 249-267.

2020

• Gimson RM. (2020) The Mutable Defendant: From Penitent to Rights-Bearing and Beyond, Legal Studies, volume 40, no. 1, pages 113-130, DOI:10.1017/lst.2019.20.

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Teaching

Modules taught

• LAW1003 - Criminal Law
• LAW2017 - Land Law

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More information

My office hours are Thursdays 9-11. If you would like to book an appointment, please follow this link: https://calendly.com/r-m-gimson/office-hour

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