Biography

Jane joined the School of Law in August 2005.  She was awarded her PhD in 2000 for research into the effects of election campaign finance regulation on freedom of political expression.

Research Interests

• Comparative constitutional law, with a particular focus on the English and American jurisdictions but encompassing Canada and Australia also
• American constitutional law
• Election law
• Campaign finance regulation
• Theoretical approaches to the issues of political equality, expressive rights generally and expressive and participatory rights in democratic processes particularly
• SLAPP suits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) as they affect freedom of expression

Publications

'The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing?' [2010] 5 WebJCLI

'Walking the Eighth Amendment Tightrope: Time Served in the United States Supreme Court' in Yorke (Ed) Against the Death Penalty: International Initiatives and Implications 2008, 159-185 

'Citizenship or Civic Death?  Extending the Franchise to Convicted Prisoners' [2007] 5 WebJCLI

'Alarmist or Relaxed? Election Expenditures Limits and Free Speech' [2005] Public Law 764-784

'The Human Rights Act, Representative Standing and the Victim Culture' [1998] European Human Rights Law Review 730-741

Teaching

Public Law

Constitutional Law of the United States of America