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Abenaa Owusu-Bempah is an Assistant Professor of criminal law and criminal evidence at the London School of Economics. She has previously taught at City, University of London, the University of Sussex, and University College London. Abenaa holds a PhD from UCL, an LLM in Criminology and Criminal Justice from UCL, and an LLB from the University of Bristol. Abenaa’s research interests lie primarily in the areas of criminal procedure, the law of evidence and criminal law. Her current research focuses on fair trial rights and the participatory role of defendants in criminal proceedings. She is the author of Defendant Participation in the Criminal Process, which examines requirements placed on defendants to actively participate in the criminal process, despite defendants holding rights not to participate. Abenaa also has expertise in hate crime legislation, having most recently worked on a two-year EU funded project on hate crime and the legal process.
Criminal Procedure, Law of Evidence, Criminal Law