Mr David Selfe BA (Hons), MPhil
Director of the School of Law
Contact Details -
Address: John Foster Building, 98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 231 3974
Email: D.W.Selfe@ljmu.ac.uk
Teaching -
Dave is module leader for the core Criminal Law modules on the LL.B degrees and for an option module in sexual offences on the LLB and Criminal Justice programmes, and has teaching interests in Foundations and Jurisprudence. He is the subject leader for the Extended Research Project on the GDL.
Administrative -
Dave Selfe is the Director of the School of Law, and a member of the Faculty Management Team. His many University-wide commitments include membership of the Academic Appeals Panel (of which he is a University Co-Chair), the University Late PMC Panel (of which he is a University Co-Chair), and the University Criminal Convictions Panel. He is the Chair of the University’s Assessment Regulations Working Group. He is actively involved in complaints and disciplinary procedures for both the Student Policy and Regulation Team, and the University’s HR department.
External Roles -
David has a wide experience as an External Examiner, and is currently External at the University of Glamorgan and Sheffield University. He is a Consultant Editor for the journal Current Criminal Law, and a Joint Academic Stage Board (JASB) representative on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.
Research Interests -
David’s main research interests are in Criminal Law, specifically sexual offences. His most recent publications have been on rape, assault and sexual assault.
Selected Publications -
Articles
Extreme Pornographic Images – mens rea and defences, Criminal Lawyer, No. 200, Jan/Feb 2011, 4
‘Privacy’ and ‘Underwear’ – further developments in voyeurism, The Criminal Lawyer, No. 199 Nov/Dec 2010, 3
Presence and encouragement as aiding and abetting, The Criminal Lawyer, No 195 March/April, 2010, 5
Voyeurism: the meaning of ‘privacy’ and ‘breasts’, The Criminal Lawyer, No 193 November/December, 2009, 2
Keeping Brothels: sentencing guidelines and policy, The Criminal Lawyer, No 190 May/June 2009, 4
The Meaning of Consent within the SOA 2003, The Criminal Lawyer, No 178 January 2008, 3
Voyeurism – early Developments in a New Offence, The Criminal Lawyer, No 174 July/August 2007, 4
Indecent Photographs of Children – the Scope of Indecency, The Criminal Lawyer, No 171 April 2007, 3
Mens Rea and the ‘Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Gratification’, Criminal Lawyer, No 167, December 2006, 4
Books
He is the co-author of 'Perspectives on Sex, Crime and Society' (Cavendish, 2nd ed, 2001).
Book reviews
'Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine', Simester, A & Sullivan G, Hart, (2001) in The Law Teacher, (2001), 35(1), pp129-131
General Enquiries about LLB applications contact:
Carmel Flanagan (Law Admissions and Information Officer)
Tel: 0151 231 3906
Email: C.Flanagan@ljmu.ac.uk
