Dr Cheryl Lawther
Reader in the School of Law
School of Law, The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
Dr Lawther is an expert on issues relating to victims and survivors and the legacy of Northern Ireland conflict.
Dr Lawther has significant experience in working on a range of issues relating to the Northern Ireland conflict – dealing with the legacy of the past by way of truth and justice, reparations/the pension scheme provided by the Victims’ Payments Board, and issues pertaining to victims and survivors – particularly on the construction and politicisation of victimhood.
She is also interested in and has published on the use of contentious conflict related sites as places of tourism and sites of often contested memorialisation.
Fields
Criminal justice Law Northern Ireland Social JusticeAreas of Expertise
Transitional justice, victims and survivors, legacy, dealing with the past, truth/truth recovery/truth commissions, reparations, and memorialisation.
Media Experience
Dr Lawther has experience in working with print, online and broadcast media.
Notable coverage
Dark tourism can be voyeuristic and exploitative – or if handled correctly, do a world of good, The Conversation
A new law unites Northern Ireland - in outrage, New York Times
Associated Research Centres / Projects
Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
