Dr Richard Cornes

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Email
r.cornes@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872551
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Location
Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Mondays 15:00 - 17:00
Profile
Biography
Dr Richard Cornes - @CornesLawNZUK is a Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Essex. He is also an Associate Member of Landmark Chambers, London. His research focuses on how psychoanalytical concepts can explain and inform legal processes. He graduated BA/LLB(Hons) from Auckland University (English and Law) in 1992 and the following year was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. During his time at Auckland he studied under Professor Michael Taggart, who inspired his interest in public law. After practising law in New Zealand (Simpson Grierson, Auckland) he spent two years in Australia, working for the Constitutional Centenary Foundation, as Senior Tutor and Law Tutor at International House (a college of The University of Melbourne), and studying at Melbourne Law School, where he obtained a Graduate Diploma in International Law. In 1997 he moved to London to become a Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit in the School of Public Policy at University College London where he remained until moving to Essex in autumn 2000. While at the Constitution Unit he co-authored, an ESRC funded report on a new Supreme Court for the United Kingdom, with Professor Andrew Le Sueur. In 2012 he was awarded a Phd in Law by Essex University on the topic of comparative top courts reform (with Professors Paul Craig, Oxford, and Paul Rishworth, Auckland, as examiners). He is currently director of the core first year Public Law module. In addition he teaches on modules on Administrative Law, Human Rights in the United Kingdom, Comparative Public Law, and the role of judges. He sits on the Editorial Board of the journal Public Law, for which, since 2009, he has edited its International Survey. Recent scholarly engagements include: comment and submissions on court reform in New Zealand; a consultation draft of a paper on psychoanalysis and the judicial process; an article on communications innovations at the UK Supreme Court; an analysis of the role of the Chief Justice of New Zealand; and, an essay on Hollywoods treatment of gay narratives, specifically in the film Philadelphia He is also currently half-way through studying for an MA in Management and Organisational Dynamics, co-taught between Essex Universitys Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, and the Essex Business School
Qualifications
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BA/LLB(Hons) Auck
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Grad Dip International Law (Melb)
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Phd (Law) Essex
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Constitutional & Administrative Law
Comparative Public Law
Psychoanalysis and Law
Human Rights, esp Freedom of Expression, Hate Speech and Religion
LGTB+ rights, in particular legal recognition of same-sex relationships and marriage equality
Comparative Judicial Branch Studies
Media, Communications and Top Courts
Law and Politics
European Law, esp judicial branch issues
Teaching and supervision
Previous supervision

Degree subject: Human Rights
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/6/2018
Publications
Journal articles (15)
Sourdin, T. and Cornes, R., (2016). Implications for therapeutic judging (TJ) of a psychoanalytical approach to the judicial role — Reflections on Robert Burt's contribution. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 48, 8-14
Cornes, RM., (2016). Psychological Aspects of Outsourcing in the 'Justice Sector' in England & Wales
Cornes, RM., (2016). Making Up the Legal Mind - How Do Judges, (and Lawyers), Think? A Legal and Psychoanalytical Perspective
Cornes, RM., (2015). Philadelphia – Self, Power and Hollywood's Safe Money Agenda
Cornes, RM., (2014). Submission on the Judicature Modernisation Bill to the Justice & Electoral Committee of the New Zealand Parliament
Cornes, RM., (2014). Questions of Structure and Culture in UK Top Court Reform
Cornes, RM., (2014). Communications Innovations at the United Kingdom Supreme Court - A New Constitutional Actor Asserts Itself
Cornes, RM., (2014). Making Up the Judge's Mind – A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Legal Reasoning and the Role of the Judge
Cornes, RM., (2014). Making the Case for Better Protecting Judicial Independence in New Zealand
Cornes, R., (2013). Pérdidas y ganancias en la traducción : el liderazgo del Tribunal Supremo del Reino Unido , parámetros y perspectivas = Gains (and dangers of losses) in translation : – the leadership function in the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court , parameters and prospects. Teoría y Realidad Constitucional. 31 (31), 169-169
Cornes, RM., (2013). A Constitutional Disaster in the Making? - The Communications Challenge Facing the United Kingdom's Supreme Court
Cornes, RM., (2013). A Point of Stability in the Life of the Nation: The Office of Chief Justice of New Zealand - Supreme Court Judge, Judicial Branch Leader, and Constitutional Guardian & Statesperson
Cornes, RM., (2011). Strategies in Pursuit of Marriage Equality: Let Legislatures Lead a Law/Sociology Dialogue
Cornes, RM., (2004). There's More than One Song Worth Singing: The Supreme Court, the Legal System, and Some Thoughts About the Future"
Cornes, R., (2004). Appealing to history: the New Zealand Supreme Court debate. Legal Studies. 24 (1-2), 210-227
Book chapters (2)
Cornes, R. and Sourdin, T., (2018). Do Judges Need to Be Human? The Implications of Technology for Responsive Judging. In: The Responsive Judge International Perspectives. Editors: Sourdin, T. and Zariski, A., . Springer. 978-981-13-1023-2
Sourdin, T. and Cornes, R., (2018). Do Judges Need to Be Human? The Implications of Technology for Responsive Judging. In: The Responsive Judge. Springer Singapore. 87- 119. 9789811310225
Reports and Papers (1)
Cornes, RM., (2017). Managed Hearts on the Bench - Management(,) Psychology, and Judges
Contact
Academic support hours:
Mondays 15:00 - 17:00