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Michelle Lawrence’s research focuses on criminal law, particularly evidence law, with special attention to cases involving mental disorder and substance use. Her work has been published in leading law and criminology journals, including the Canadian Bar Review and the Canadian Criminal Law Review. She is a primary contributor to Canada's open-access casebook on criminal law titled 'Criminal Law: Canadian Law, Indigenous Laws & Critical Perspectives.' Lawrence has previously practiced law as a partner at a national law firm and currently holds multiple appointments, including Alternate Chair of the B.C. Review Board and Senior Associate at the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform. She has graduate degrees in law and criminology, including an LLM from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from Simon Fraser University, where she completed her doctoral work as a Trudeau Scholar.
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