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University of Durham

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5.08/20/2025

Fosters a love for lifelong learning.

5.04/30/2025

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About Gemma

Gemma Davies is Associate Professor of Criminal Law in Durham Law School at the University of Durham, where she serves as Director of the Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. She holds the position of President of the European Criminal Law Association (UK). Internationally recognised for her research on transnational and European criminal law, her work reshapes state cooperation in investigating and prosecuting cross-border crime, advancing a model of transnational criminal justice that bridges theory, policy, and practice. Operating at the intersection of criminal law and public international law, her current research focuses on extradition, mutual legal assistance, criminal jurisdiction, and the operation of Part Three of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. A former practising barrister, she combines rigorous legal analysis with empirical research and collaboration with policymakers and practitioners. Her scholarship has informed legislative and institutional reform in the UK and Ireland, shaped government policy, and bolstered international criminal justice cooperation while safeguarding accountability and fundamental rights.