Dr Lynch is a graduate of UCC's School of Law (BCL 2003; LLM, 2004), and spent most of her career to date in New Zealand, first as a Humanities Scholar for her PhD at the University of Otago, and then from 2008 to 2022 as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. From 2022 - 2024, she held a senior leadership role in New Zealand Police.
She is a Research Fellow and adjunct faculty at the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Dr Lynch's scholarly work is high impact globally and locally, and her expertise is sought after in the government, judicial and non-governmental fields. She was the Academic Advisor for the Youth Court Education Committee for New Zealand's Institute of Judicial Studies. She has spent time on secondment at the New Zealand Ministry of Justice's Sector Strategy group, and was a member of the New Zealand Law Commission's Expert Advisory Group on the review of DNA legislation which reported in December 2020. She was a special advisor to New Zealand Police on facial recognition technology in 2021, and member and then Chair of the New Zealand Government's Data Ethics Advisory Group which provides advice on ethical use of data in the public sector in New Zealand. She was the independent advisor on the New Zealand Cross-Government Biometrics Group in 2020-2021. She has consulted for a range of government and non-governmental agencies on matters such as data ethics and technology assurance.
Currently, she is a member of New Zealand Police's Emerging Technologies Independent Panel, and an expert advisor to the New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission's Systemic Enquiry on visual identification evidence.
Dr Lynch is also a leading expert on youth justice law and policy. Recent work focusses on the use of developmental science and neuro-science to law and policy, particularly in age-boundaries in law and in culpability assessments in sentencing for serious offending. Her book on New Zealand youth justice is in its third edition, and she has collaborated with leading experts around the globe.
She combines her two primary research interests in thinking about how emerging technology affects children and young people in the justice system, with recent publications examining the use of technology in youth justice during the Covid-19 pandemic, and how facial recognition technology may impact children and young people in the criminal justice context.
Biography
Dr Lynch holds the Matheson Lectureship in Law, Innovation and Technology at University College Cork, Ireland. With this generous support from Matheson LLP, she will be building the research, teaching and engagement capabilities of the School and the wider University in the law and technology sphere.Dr Lynch is a graduate of UCC's School of Law (BCL 2003; LLM, 2004), and spent most of her career to date in New Zealand, first as a Humanities Scholar for her PhD at the University of Otago, and then from 2008 to 2022 as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. From 2022 - 2024, she held a senior leadership role in New Zealand Police.
She is a Research Fellow and adjunct faculty at the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Dr Lynch's scholarly work is high impact globally and locally, and her expertise is sought after in the government, judicial and non-governmental fields. She was the Academic Advisor for the Youth Court Education Committee for New Zealand's Institute of Judicial Studies. She has spent time on secondment at the New Zealand Ministry of Justice's Sector Strategy group, and was a member of the New Zealand Law Commission's Expert Advisory Group on the review of DNA legislation which reported in December 2020. She was a special advisor to New Zealand Police on facial recognition technology in 2021, and member and then Chair of the New Zealand Government's Data Ethics Advisory Group which provides advice on ethical use of data in the public sector in New Zealand. She was the independent advisor on the New Zealand Cross-Government Biometrics Group in 2020-2021. She has consulted for a range of government and non-governmental agencies on matters such as data ethics and technology assurance.
Currently, she is a member of New Zealand Police's Emerging Technologies Independent Panel, and an expert advisor to the New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission's Systemic Enquiry on visual identification evidence.
Research Interests
Dr Lynch has two main research areas: The first is emerging technology and law, particularly in biometrics and surveillance, and new technologies in policing. She has led influential research on facial recognition technology in New Zealand, particularly in policing.Dr Lynch is also a leading expert on youth justice law and policy. Recent work focusses on the use of developmental science and neuro-science to law and policy, particularly in age-boundaries in law and in culpability assessments in sentencing for serious offending. Her book on New Zealand youth justice is in its third edition, and she has collaborated with leading experts around the globe.
She combines her two primary research interests in thinking about how emerging technology affects children and young people in the justice system, with recent publications examining the use of technology in youth justice during the Covid-19 pandemic, and how facial recognition technology may impact children and young people in the criminal justice context.
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology -enabled surveillance - towards a unified theory of limits on state power | Enterprise Irl | 28-FEB-24 | 27-FEB-26 | €15,131.00 | |
| Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System: A Principled Framework for Reform | 01-JAN-21 | 31-DEC-22 | €16,910.00 | ||
| New Zealand Police – Facial Recognition Technology Independent Review | 01-JAN-21 | 31-DEC-21 | |||
| Facial Recognition Technology in New Zealand: Developing a Legal and Ethical Framework for its Use | 01-JAN-19 | 31-DEC-20 | €40,835.00 | ||
| Contemporary Issues for Children's Rights | 01-JAN-19 | 31-DEC-19 | €40,508.00 | ||
| Crime and Justice Meet-up | 01-JAN-19 | 31-DEC-19 | €1,000.00 | ||
| Pre-Trial Collection and Retention of DNA in New Zealand | 01-JAN-12 | 01-JAN-15 | €52,988.00 |
Publications
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | 'Principled Regulation of Facial Recognition Technology A View from Australia and New Zealand' Nessa Lynch & Liz Campbell (2024) 'Principled Regulation of Facial Recognition Technology A View from Australia and New Zealand' In: Rita Matulionyte & Monika Zalnieriute (eds). The Cambridge Handbook of Facial Recognition in the Modern State. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2023) | 'Facial Recognition Technology: The Particular Impacts on Children' Lynch, N and Gordon, F and Campbell, L (2023) 'Facial Recognition Technology: The Particular Impacts on Children' In: Andrew Roberts, Joe Purshouse, Jason Bosland (eds). Privacy, Technology, and the Criminal Process. London: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Introduction' Lynch, N and Brink, YVD and Forde, L (2022) 'Introduction' In: Responses to Serious Offending by Children Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives. London: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Towards Principled and Evidence-Based Practices' Forde, L and Brink, YVD and Lynch, N (2022) 'Towards Principled and Evidence-Based Practices' In: Responses to Serious Offending by Children Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives. London: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Penal responses to children who commit homicide: A view from the southern hemisphere' Gordon, F and Lynch, N (2022) 'Penal responses to children who commit homicide: A view from the southern hemisphere' In: Responses to Serious Offending by Children Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives. London: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (2022) | '‘Beyond the Ban' – Principled regulation of facial recognition technology' Lynch, N (2022) '‘Beyond the Ban' – Principled regulation of facial recognition technology' In: More Zeros and Ones Digital Technology, Maintenance and Equity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books. [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Restorative justice and children's rights in Aotearoa New Zealand - Convergence and divergence' Parosanu, A and Lynch, N (2022) 'Restorative justice and children's rights in Aotearoa New Zealand - Convergence and divergence' In: Restorative justice from a children's rights perspective. The Hague: Eleven International Publishing. [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in New Zealand' Lynch, N (2021) 'Incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in New Zealand' In: Ursula Kilkelly & Laura Lundy (eds). Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child into National Law. Cambridge: Intersentia. [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'The Youth Justice System' Lynch, N (2021) 'The Youth Justice System' In: The Aotearoa Handbook of Criminology. Auckland: Auckland University Press. [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Protective measures for children accused or convicted of serious crimes' Lynch, N (2019) 'Protective measures for children accused or convicted of serious crimes' In: Wendy O'Brien & Cedric Foussard (eds). Violence Against Children in the Criminal Justice System. London: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Human Rights for 'Hard Cases': Alternatives to Imprisonment for Serious Offending by Children and Youth' Lynch, N (2018) 'Human Rights for 'Hard Cases': Alternatives to Imprisonment for Serious Offending by Children and Youth' In: Elizabeth Stanley (eds). Human Rights and Incarceration. London: Springer. [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Youth justice' Lynch, N (2007) 'Youth justice' In: Julia Tolmie & Warren Brookbanks (eds). Print Criminal Justice in New Zealand. Wellington: Lexisnexis. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | Penal Responses to Serious Offending by Children Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives Nessa Lynch, Yannick van den Brink, Louise Forde (Ed.). (2022) Penal Responses to Serious Offending by Children Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives London: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Children’s Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Nessa Lynch (Ed.). (2019) Children’s Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Wellington: Law Foundation of New Zealand. [Details] |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2019) | Youth Justice in New Zealand (3rd Edition). Lynch, N (2019) Youth Justice in New Zealand (3rd Edition). : Thomson Reuters. [Details] | |
| (2016) | Youth Justice in New Zealand (2nd Edition). Lynch, N. A. (2016) Youth Justice in New Zealand (2nd Edition). : Thomson Reuters. [Details] | |
| (2015) | The Collection and Retention of DNA from Suspects in New Zealand. Lynch, N. and Campbell, L. and Flaus, A. and Mok, E. (2015) The Collection and Retention of DNA from Suspects in New Zealand. : Victoria University Press. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Youth Justice in New Zealand. Lynch, N. (2012) Youth Justice in New Zealand. : Thomson Reuters. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Handbook for the Law Commissioners of Tokelau. Angelo, T. and Lynch, N. and Suveinakama, L. (2008) Handbook for the Law Commissioners of Tokelau. : Government of Tokelau. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2021) | '“Zooming In” on Children’s Rights During a Pandemic: Technology, Child Justice and covid-19' Nessa Lynch and Ursula Kilkelly (2021) '“Zooming In” on Children’s Rights During a Pandemic: Technology, Child Justice and covid-19'. International Journal of Children's Rights, 29 (2):286-304 [Details] | |
| (2021) | ''Decidedly but Differently Accountable'? – Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System' Lynch, N and Woodwark, S (2021) ''Decidedly but Differently Accountable'? – Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System'. New Zealand Law Review, 1 :109-140 [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Beyond the Life Sentence – A Children’s Rights Lens on Sentencing for Murder' Lynch, N and van den Brink, Y (2021) 'Beyond the Life Sentence – A Children’s Rights Lens on Sentencing for Murder'. International Journal of Children's Rights, 29 (4):972-1005 [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'What is Left in the “Too Hard Basket”? Developments and Challenges for the Rights of Children in Conflict with the Law' Lynch, N and Liefaard, T (2020) 'What is Left in the “Too Hard Basket”? Developments and Challenges for the Rights of Children in Conflict with the Law'. International Journal of Children's Rights, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2018) | ''The Other Child' - The rights of the child victim in the youth justice system' Lynch, NA (2018) ''The Other Child' - The rights of the child victim in the youth justice system'. International Journal of Children's Rights, 26 (2) [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Towards a Principled Legal Response to Children Who Kill' Lynch, N (2018) 'Towards a Principled Legal Response to Children Who Kill'. Youth Justice: An International Journal, 18 (3):211-229 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Manifest Injustice? The Judiciary as Moderator of Penal Excess in the Sentencing of Youth for Murder' Lynch, NA (2018) 'Manifest Injustice? The Judiciary as Moderator of Penal Excess in the Sentencing of Youth for Murder'. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 57 (1):57-76 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Playing Catch-up? Recent Reform of New Zealand's Youth Justice System' Lynch, N. (2012) 'Playing Catch-up? Recent Reform of New Zealand's Youth Justice System'. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 12 :507-526 [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Competing Paradigms? The Use of DNA Powers in Youth Justice' Lynch, N. and Campbell, L. (2012) 'Competing Paradigms? The Use of DNA Powers in Youth Justice'. Youth Justice: An International Journal, 12 (1):3-18 [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Competing Paradigms? The Use of DNA Powers in the Youth Justice System: A Comparative Analysis' L Campbell & N Lynch (2010) 'Competing Paradigms? The Use of DNA Powers in the Youth Justice System: A Comparative Analysis'. Youth Justice: An International Journal, 12 (1):3-18 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Restorative Justice Through a Children's Rights Lens' Lynch, N. (2010) 'Restorative Justice Through a Children's Rights Lens'. International Journal of Children's Rights, 18 :161-183 [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Respecting legal rights in the New Zealand youth justice family group conference' Lynch, N. (2007) 'Respecting legal rights in the New Zealand youth justice family group conference'. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 19 (1):75-89 [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | 'To Have And To Have Not': The Retention Of DNA For Criminal Justice Purposes In New Zealand' Lynch, N. A. and Campbell, E. (2016) 'To Have And To Have Not': The Retention Of DNA For Criminal Justice Purposes In New Zealand' New Zealand Law Review, (2) :319-356. [Details] | |
| (2014) | ''Girls Behaving Badly?' Young Female Violence in New Zealand' Lynch, N (2014) ''Girls Behaving Badly?' Young Female Violence in New Zealand' Victoria University of Wellington Law Review: Special issue in honour of Harriette Vine, first woman law graduate 1913, 45 (3) :509-524. [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Balancing Rights and Interests: The Power to Compulsorily Acquire DNA from Suspects in New Zealand' Lynch, N. A. (2014) 'Balancing Rights and Interests: The Power to Compulsorily Acquire DNA from Suspects in New Zealand' New Zealand Universities Law Review, 26 (2) . [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'A Statutory Vetting Scheme for the Children's Workforce in New Zealand: Rights, Responsibilities and Parameters' Lynch, N (2013) 'A Statutory Vetting Scheme for the Children's Workforce in New Zealand: Rights, Responsibilities and Parameters' Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, 44 (3/4) :539-558. [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'The Pushback of Child Offending Cases to the Family Court' Lynch, N (2013) 'The Pushback of Child Offending Cases to the Family Court' New Zealand Family Law Journal, 7 (12) :1-6. [Details] | |
| (2013) | '\dqContrasts in Tolerance\dq in a Single Jurisdiction: the case of New Zealand' Lynch, N. (2013) '\dqContrasts in Tolerance\dq in a Single Jurisdiction: the case of New Zealand' International Criminal Justice Review, 3 :217-232. [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'Doli Incapax' Lynch, N. (2011) 'Doli Incapax' New Zealand Law Journal, . [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Changes to Youth Justice' Lynch, N (2010) 'Changes to Youth Justice' New Zealand Law Journal, :129-130. [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'A Change in the Law for Child Offenders: The Children, Young Persons, and their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Act 2010' Lynch, N. (2010) 'A Change in the Law for Child Offenders: The Children, Young Persons, and their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Act 2010' New Zealand Family Law Journal, 6 :289-292. [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'Young suspects' Lynch, N. (2008) 'Young suspects' New Zealand Law Journal, :357-358. [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Respecting legal rights in the New Zealand youth justice family group conference' Lynch, N (2007) 'Respecting legal rights in the New Zealand youth justice family group conference' Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 19 (1) :75-89. [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'The citation of overseas authority in rights litigation in New Zealand: How much bark? How much bite?' Allan, J and Huscroft, G and Lynch, N (2007) 'The citation of overseas authority in rights litigation in New Zealand: How much bark? How much bite?' Otago Law Review, 11 (3) :433-467. [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Clearing the mist from retrospectivity' Lynch, N. (2006) 'Clearing the mist from retrospectivity' New Zealand Law Journal, :89-90. [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Principled Framework for Reform. Lynch, N (2022) Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Principled Framework for Reform. Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation, Wellington. [Details] | |
| (2021) | Four Urgent Law Changes for the Youth Justice System. Lynch, N., Becroft, A., Lambie, I., & Wilson-Tasi, T. (2021) Four Urgent Law Changes for the Youth Justice System. Office of the Children's Commissioner, Wellington. [Details] | |
| (2018) | Young female offenders – focus group report. Lynch, N., Fortune, C., Ward, N., De Bes, F., Shearar, A., Bevan, M., & McGlue, H (2018) Young female offenders – focus group report. VUW, Wellington. [Details] | |
| (2021) | Facial recognition technology - considerations for use in policing. Lynch, N and Chen, A (2021) Facial recognition technology - considerations for use in policing. New Zealand Police, Wellington. [Details] | |
| (2021) | Four Urgent Law Changes for the Youth Justice System. Lynch, N and Becroft, A and Lambie, I and Wilson-Tasi, T (2021) Four Urgent Law Changes for the Youth Justice System. Office of the Children's Commissioner, Wellington. [Details] | |
| (2020) | Facial Recognition Technology in New Zealand: Towards a Legal and Ethical Framework. Lynch, N and Campbell, L and Purshouse, J and Betkier, M (2020) Facial Recognition Technology in New Zealand: Towards a Legal and Ethical Framework. Law Foundation of New Zealand, Wellington. [Details] | |
| (2020) | De strafmaat voor jeugdige daders van ernstige gewelds- en zedenmisdrijven in internationaal perspectief. Asscher, JJ and van den Brink, Y and Creemers, HE and Huls, E and Lynch, N and Rap, SE (2020) De strafmaat voor jeugdige daders van ernstige gewelds- en zedenmisdrijven in internationaal perspectief. Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid, The Netherlands. [Details] | |
| (2016) | Neurodisability in the Youth Justice System in New Zealand: How Vulnerability Intersects with Justice. Lynch, N. A. (2016) Neurodisability in the Youth Justice System in New Zealand: How Vulnerability Intersects with Justice. Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand, Wellington. [Details] |
Blog
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2020) | ‘Be strong and be kind’: New Zealand’s response to Covid-19. Lynch, N and Woodwark, S (2020) ‘Be strong and be kind’: New Zealand’s response to Covid-19. Blog [Details] | |
| (2020) | Facial Recognition Technology is here. New Zealand's Law is Nowhere near ready. Lynch, N (2020) Facial Recognition Technology is here. New Zealand's Law is Nowhere near ready. Blog [Details] |
Book Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | The Age of Culpability: Children and the Nature of Criminal Responsibility, written by Gideon Yaffe. Lynch, N (2018) The Age of Culpability: Children and the Nature of Criminal Responsibility, written by Gideon Yaffe. Book Reviews [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | Book Review: Zimrig, F E, Langer M, \& Tanenhaus, D S (eds) (2015) Juvenile justice in global perspective. Lynch, N. A. (2016) Book Review: Zimrig, F E, Langer M, \& Tanenhaus, D S (eds) (2015) Juvenile justice in global perspective. Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2014) | Book Review: Antonella Invernizzi and Jane Williams, The Human Rights Of Children: From Visions To Implementation. Lynch, N. A. (2014) Book Review: Antonella Invernizzi and Jane Williams, The Human Rights Of Children: From Visions To Implementation. Book Reviews [Details] | |
| (2007) | Review of youth justice and child protection. Lynch, N (2007) Review of youth justice and child protection. Book Reviews [Details] |
Invited Lectures
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2021) | Facial recognition technology: great enabler or threat to liberty?. Lynch, N and Dodgson, N (2021) Facial recognition technology: great enabler or threat to liberty?. Invited Lectures [Details] |
Guest Speaker
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Safety valves in mandatory sentencing for murder - Guest Speaker at Seminar, Sutherland School of Law, University College, Dublin. Lynch, N (2018) Safety valves in mandatory sentencing for murder - Guest Speaker at Seminar, Sutherland School of Law, University College, Dublin. Guest Speaker [Details] | |
| (2017) | The other child? The rights and interests of the child victim in youth justice proceedings - seminar for the Centre for Children's Rights, QUB Belfast. Lynch, NA (2017) The other child? The rights and interests of the child victim in youth justice proceedings - seminar for the Centre for Children's Rights, QUB Belfast. Guest Speaker [Details] | |
| (2012) | Putting Youth Justice Legislation into Practice: Divergent Approaches from New Zealand and Ireland - Seminar at University College Cork, Ireland. Lynch, NA and Kilkelly, U (2012) Putting Youth Justice Legislation into Practice: Divergent Approaches from New Zealand and Ireland - Seminar at University College Cork, Ireland. Guest Speaker [Details] |
Journal Volume Edited
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | Victoria University of Wellington Law Review: Special Issue in Honour of Dr George Barton. Angelo, A and Atkin, W and Lynch, N (2012) Victoria University of Wellington Law Review: Special Issue in Honour of Dr George Barton. Journal Volume Edited [Details] | |
| (2011) | Victoria University of Wellington Law Review Special Issue in Honour of Professor David McLauchlan. Various (2011) Victoria University of Wellington Law Review Special Issue in Honour of Professor David McLauchlan. Wellington: Journal Volume Edited [Details] |
Policy Contribution
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | Expert witness for the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice - General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023 -Joint Committee on Justice. Nessa Lynch (2024) Expert witness for the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice - General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023 -Joint Committee on Justice. Policy Contribution [Details] | |
| (2022) | Expert evidence/research report for R v Brown (a murder sentencing appeal to the Court of Appeal. Nessa Lynch (2022) Expert evidence/research report for R v Brown (a murder sentencing appeal to the Court of Appeal. Policy Contribution [Details] | |
| (2019) | Submission to the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing- Inquiry of the Scottish Parliament on facial recognition technology (. Purshouse, J., Campbell, E., Lynch, N., Betkier, M. (2019) Submission to the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing- Inquiry of the Scottish Parliament on facial recognition technology (. Policy Contribution [Details] | |
| (2020) | Select Committee Submission on the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 review by the Finance and Expenditure Committee. Geiringer C., Knight, D., Clark, E., Lynch, N, McLay G, (2020) Select Committee Submission on the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 review by the Finance and Expenditure Committee. Policy Contribution [Details] |
Technical Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | Youth Justice – Brooker’s Child Law. Lynch, N (2024) Youth Justice – Brooker’s Child Law. Technical Publication [Details] | |
| (2021) | Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in a Forensic Context - A Literature Review Commissioned by ESR. Peoples, T and Lynch, N (2021) Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in a Forensic Context - A Literature Review Commissioned by ESR. Technical Publication [Details] | |
| (2017) | Youth Court Procedure – Adams on Criminal Law. Lynch, N (2017) Youth Court Procedure – Adams on Criminal Law. Technical Publication [Details] | |
| (2016) | International standards for youth justice – Relevance and application. Youth Court Bench Book. Lynch, NA (2016) International standards for youth justice – Relevance and application. Youth Court Bench Book. Technical Publication [Details] | |
| (2016) | Child offenders. Youth Court Bench Book. Lynch, NA (2016) Child offenders. Youth Court Bench Book. Technical Publication [Details] |
Working Paper
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Youth Justice at The Margins –The Conceptual and Practical Implications of Including 17 Year Olds in the Youth Justice System. Lynch, NA and Bruce, K (2016) Youth Justice at The Margins –The Conceptual and Practical Implications of Including 17 Year Olds in the Youth Justice System. Working Paper [Details] | |
| (2016) | Including 17-year olds in the youth justice system- the facts. Lynch, NA and Bruce, K (2016) Including 17-year olds in the youth justice system- the facts. Working Paper [Details] |
Professional Activities
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission - Systemic Inquiry on Visual Identification Evidence | Independent Expert Advisor | 2024 / | |
| New Zealand Police - Independent Panel on Emergent Technology | Independent Panel Member | 2024 / | |
| Australia and New Zealand Policing Advisory Authority | Member: Working Group on Artificial Intelligence Guidelines for Policing in New Zealand and Australia | 2022 / 2024 | |
| New Zealand Police | Chair of Training Approvals and Quality Board | 2022 / 2024 | |
| New Zealand Government Data Ethics Advisory Group | Member/Chair | 2019 / 2022 | |
| Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand | Kāpuhipuhi––Wellington Uni-Professional: Micro-Credential Advisory Group | 2021 / 2022 | |
| Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand | Director of Postgraduate Studies | 2019 / 2022 | |
| Youth Court of New Zealand | Chair of Research Advisory Group on young female offenders | 2018 / 2020 | |
| Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand | Member of the University’s ‘Improving Health and Well-being in Our Communities’ Steering Group | 2015 / 2019 | |
| New Zealand Government Cross-Government Biometrics Group | Independent Observer | 2021 / 2022 | |
| Youth Court Education Committee of the Institute of Judicial Studies | Academic Advisor | 2014 / 2022 | |
| Civil Aviation Authority - New Zealand | Chair of Advisory Group on trial of biometric technology in airport settings | 2021 / 2022 | |
| Law Commission of New Zealand: Enquiry on DNA | Expert Advisor | 2016 / 2021 | |
| Independent Police Conduct Authority - New Zealand | Independent Advisory Group for the Optional Protocol to the International Convention Against Torture Joint Thematic Review of Children and Young Person's Detention Issues | 2011 / 2012 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Police | Director | 01-MAR-22 / 16-FEB-24 | |
| Victoria University of Wellington | Associate Professor/Reader in Law | 28-APR-08 / 01-MAR-22 | |
| Victoria University of Wellington | Research Fellow | 01-MAR-22 / 01-MAR-26 | |
| Ministry of Justice, New Zealand | Secondment - Principal Advisor | 01-FEB-18 / 07-FEB-18 |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | Government Law in Review Conference, Nessa Lynch (2024) Emerging International and National Issues in Law and Technology. [Keynote Speaker], Government Law in Review Conference, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2022) | Facial Recognition in the Modern State, Nessa Lynch (2022) Principled Government Use of FRT: A View from Australia and New Zealand. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Facial Recognition in the Modern State, Online . [Details] | |
| (2022) | Aotearoa AI Summit, Nessa Lynch (2022) Panel contribution on AI ethics and impending regulation. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Aotearoa AI Summit, Auckland . [Details] | |
| (2022) | AUSCL Event: Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology and Law Enforcement, Nessa Lynch & Carla Gilmore (2022) The New Zealand experience Facial Recognition Technology and Law Enforcement: In Search of a Good Governance Framework. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], AUSCL Event: Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology and Law Enforcement, Online . [Details] | |
| (2021) | Government Law in Review, McLay, G and Clark, E and Stephens, M and Lynch, N and Knipe, P (2021) Reflections on the Pandemic. [Plenary Lecture], Government Law in Review, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2021) | Australasian Youth Justice Conference “Delivering Youth Justice for the Community by the Community, Lynch, N (2021) A Principled Approach to Children and Youth Who Commit Serious Offences. [Oral Presentation], Australasian Youth Justice Conference “Delivering Youth Justice for the Community by the Community, Online . [Details] | |
| (2021) | Origins and Implementation of the Children Act 2001 - Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand, Lynch, N (2021) The Children Act at 20: Reflections on Progress and the Future. [Oral Presentation], Origins and Implementation of the Children Act 2001 - Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand, Online . [Details] | |
| (2021) | European Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, N and Gordon, F (2021) Children accused of murder: Comparing Legal Responses in Australia and New Zealand. [Oral Presentation], European Society of Criminology Conference, Online . [Details] | |
| (2021) | European Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, N and van den Brink, Y (2021) Beyond the life sentence- A children’s rights lens on sentencing for murder. [Oral Presentation], European Society of Criminology Conference, Online . [Details] | |
| (2019) | SLSA Annual Conference, Lynch, N (2019) A Principled Framework for Serious Violent Offending by Children. [Oral Presentation], SLSA Annual Conference, Leeds, England . [Details] | |
| (2019) | In IJCR UNCRC 30th Anniversary Conference: Thirty Years of Children's Rights Scholarship: Taking Stock and Thinking Ahead, Lynch, N and Liefaard, T (2019) What is left in the too-hard basket? Children’s rights when in conflict with the law. [Plenary Lecture], In IJCR UNCRC 30th Anniversary Conference: Thirty Years of Children's Rights Scholarship: Taking Stock and Thinking Ahead, London . [Details] | |
| (2019) | State Surveillance and New Technologies, Lynch, N (2019) Privacy and State Surveillance in New Zealand. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], State Surveillance and New Technologies, University of East Anglia . [Details] | |
| (2019) | Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Lynch, N (2019) What is a judge’s role where actuarial risk assessment is before the court? A comparative case-law analysis. [Oral Presentation], Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC . [Details] | |
| (2019) | Youth Court Judges’ Triennial Conference, Lynch, N and Fortune, C-A (2019) Young female offenders – an update. [Keynote Speaker], Youth Court Judges’ Triennial Conference, Auckland . [Details] | |
| (2019) | Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Convergent roads, bridges and new pathways in criminology, Lynch, N (2019) Innovations in diversionary procedures in the New Zealand youth justice system. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Convergent roads, bridges and new pathways in criminology, Ghent, Belgium . [Details] | |
| (2019) | European Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, N (2019) A Children’s Rights Compliant Approach to Homicide Cases – A Comparison of Civil and Common Law Jurisdictions. [Oral Presentation], European Society of Criminology Conference, Ghent, Belgium . [Details] | |
| (2019) | Youth Court Judges’ Triennial Conference, Lynch, N (2019) Principles to Practice. [Keynote Speaker], Youth Court Judges’ Triennial Conference, Auckland . [Details] | |
| (2019) | ANZ Criminology Conference – Justice Reimagined: The Intersection between Academia, Government, Industry and the Community, Lynch, N (2019) Facial Recognition Technology in New Zealand – legal and ethical parameters. [Oral Presentation], ANZ Criminology Conference – Justice Reimagined: The Intersection between Academia, Government, Industry and the Community, Perth, Western Australia . [Details] | |
| (2018) | 18th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Crimes Against Humans and Crimes Against Humanity, Lynch, NA (2018) Safety Valves: Judicial Discretion in the Context of Mandatory and Presumptive Sentencing for Murder. [Oral Presentation], 18th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Crimes Against Humans and Crimes Against Humanity, Sarajevo, Bosnia . [Details] | |
| (2018) | South Pacific Council of Youth and Children’s Courts Conference, Lynch, N and Fortune, C-A (2018) Young female offenders. [Keynote Speaker], South Pacific Council of Youth and Children’s Courts Conference, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2018) | Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, N (2018) Judicial rebellion? How New Zealand’s three strikes sentencing law has been applied. [Oral Presentation], Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Melbourne . [Details] | |
| (2018) | Cross-National Strategies to Advance Systems of Youth Justice and Child Protection, Lynch, N (2018) Youth Justice in New Zealand. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Cross-National Strategies to Advance Systems of Youth Justice and Child Protection, Leiden, Netherlands . [Details] | |
| (2018) | Frontiers of Children’s Rights and Family Law Workshop, Lynch, N (2018) A Globally Leading Blueprint For A Transformation - What Does Recent Legislative Reform Mean For Children’s Rights In New Zealand?. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Frontiers of Children’s Rights and Family Law Workshop, University College Cork, Ireland . [Details] | |
| (2017) | European Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, NA (2017) Child Victims, Child Perpetrators. [Oral Presentation], European Society of Criminology Conference, Cardiff, Wales . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Lynch, NA (2017) Young perpetrators and child victims: The scope of human rights standards. [Oral Presentation], Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Canberra, Australia . [Details] | |
| (2017) | Human Rights and Imprisonment Symposium, Lynch, NA (2017) Locking up the Most Vulnerable – the use of adult sentences of imprisonment for children and youth. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Human Rights and Imprisonment Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2016) | Youth Court Judges’ Triennial Conference “Half the Numbers, Twice the Complexity, Lynch, NA (2016) International Standards for Youth Justice – Relevance and Application in the Youth Court of New Zealand. [Keynote Speaker], Youth Court Judges’ Triennial Conference “Half the Numbers, Twice the Complexity, Christchurch, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2016) | ALTA 2016 Advancing Better Government, Sustainable Economies, Vibrant Communities: Law's Role, Lynch, NA (2016) Judicial Innovations in the District Court of New Zealand – Addressing Inequality and Over Representation. [Oral Presentation], ALTA 2016 Advancing Better Government, Sustainable Economies, Vibrant Communities: Law's Role, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2016) | Cyber-aggression and Restorative Responses Roundtable, Lynch, NA (2016) The Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 – Legal Responses to Cyber-aggression Cases. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Cyber-aggression and Restorative Responses Roundtable, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2016) | 29th Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, NA (2016) The sentencing of children and youth for murder in New Zealand. [Oral Presentation], 29th Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Hobart, Tasmania . [Details] | |
| (2015) | Youth Offender Symposium 2015, Lynch, NA (2015) YCAP Strategic Overview. [Keynote Speaker], Youth Offender Symposium 2015, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2015) | Crime, Justice and Social Democracy: 3rd International Conference, Lynch, NA (2015) Balancing Rights and Interests – the collection and retention of DNA from suspects in New Zealand. [Oral Presentation], Crime, Justice and Social Democracy: 3rd International Conference, Brisbane, Australia . [Details] | |
| (2014) | British Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Lynch, NA (2014) A Tale of Two Murders – Responses to violent and extraordinary youth offending in New Zealand. [Oral Presentation], British Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Liverpool, England . [Details] | |
| (2014) | Symposium on Current Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice: A Dialogue between the Pacific and the Greater China Region, Lynch, NA (2014) Exploring the divergence between New Zealand’s adult and youth systems. [Keynote Speaker], Symposium on Current Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice: A Dialogue between the Pacific and the Greater China Region, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2013) | Australasian Youth Justice Conference—Changing trajectories of offending and, Lynch, NA (2013) The 2010 reforms of the New Zealand youth justice system: From progressive to punitive?. [Oral Presentation], Australasian Youth Justice Conference—Changing trajectories of offending and, Canberra, Australia . [Details] | |
| (2013) | Triennial Youth Court Judges’ Conference, Lynch, NA (2013) The CYPF Act’s Child Offender Provisions: An analysis of their application since 2010. [Keynote Speaker], Triennial Youth Court Judges’ Conference, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2012) | BASPCAN Triennal Congress, Lynch, NA (2012) Keeping children safe through vetting schemes – A view from the Antipodes. [Oral Presentation], BASPCAN Triennal Congress, Belfast . [Details] | |
| (2011) | Crime and Punishment 'The Rising Punitiveness' Joint Conference of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law and the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiat, Lynch, N (2011) From Progressive to Punitive? Recent reform of the New Zealand youth justice system. [Oral Presentation], Crime and Punishment 'The Rising Punitiveness' Joint Conference of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law and the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiat, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2011) | Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference 'Ceremonies of Law: Doctrine, Ritual, Ceremonial, Lynch, N (2011) The ancient doctrine of doli incapax in modern criminal law. [Oral Presentation], Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference 'Ceremonies of Law: Doctrine, Ritual, Ceremonial, Woollongong, Australia . [Details] | |
| (2010) | National Youth Law and Juvenile Justice Forum, Lynch, N (2010) Changes to youth justice in New Zealand and implications for Australia. [Keynote Speaker], National Youth Law and Juvenile Justice Forum, Melbourne, Australia . [Details] | |
| (2010) | American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Lynch, N (2010) Vetting schemes in child protection. [Oral Presentation], American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA . [Details] | |
| (2010) | Critic and Conscience 27th Annual Conference of the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand, Lynch, N (2010) Vetting and barring schemes in child protection - relationships between children, parents and the state. [Oral Presentation], Critic and Conscience 27th Annual Conference of the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2009) | Child and Youth Law Conference, Lynch, N (2009) The rights of the young person in the Youth Justice Family Group Conference (FGCs). [Oral Presentation], Child and Youth Law Conference, Auckland, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2009) | Children and the Law: International Approaches to Children and their Vulnerabilities, Lynch, N (2009) Restorative justice and children's rights. [Oral Presentation], Children and the Law: International Approaches to Children and their Vulnerabilities, Prato, Italy . [Details] | |
| (2008) | 21st Annual Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, N (2008) Youth Justice Reform in New Zealand. [Oral Presentation], 21st Annual Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Canberra, Australia . [Details] | |
| (2007) | 20th Annual Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Lynch, N (2007) The rights of the young person in the New Zealand youth justice conference. [Oral Presentation], 20th Annual Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Adelaide, South Australia . [Details] | |
| (2007) | Working Together - Ma Tini Ma Mano Ka Rapa Te Whai (A Practical Conference on Offending by Young People in New Zealand, Lynch, N (2007) The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: relevance to the New Zealand youth justice system. [Oral Presentation], Working Together - Ma Tini Ma Mano Ka Rapa Te Whai (A Practical Conference on Offending by Young People in New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand . [Details] | |
| (2007) | Australia New Zealand Postgraduate Criminology Conference, Lynch, N (2007) Youth justice conferences in New Zealand: How restorative in practice?. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Australia New Zealand Postgraduate Criminology Conference, Adelaide, South Australia . [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Engagement Excellent Award | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 2014 | Early Career Research Excellence Award | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | University College Cork | BCL | Law | |
| 2004 | University College Cork | LLM | Law | |
| 2009 | University of Otago, New Zealand | PhD | Law |
Consultancy
| Client | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Terre des Hommes | ||
| European Union |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Justice: An International Journal | Member of Editorial Board | - |
Contact details
- Nessa Lynch
- Nessa.Lynch@ucc.ie
- +353-21-490-3000
- Matheson Lectureship in Law, Innovation and Technology