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Biography
Javier completed his LLB (Law) and LLM (International Law) degrees at the University of Bristol (2008). He obtained his PhD from the University of Birmingham (2018) and he joined the University of Nottingham School of Law as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Law (2022).
He is the Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Research Centre, and the convener of the Criminal Law and Criminal Justice subsection for the Society of Legal Scholars.
Expertise Summary
- Criminal law (England and Wales)
- Public international law
- International criminal law
- Post-conflict law
- Legal theory
Teaching Summary
Javier convenes:
- Criminal law (LLB, compulsory)
- Critical approaches to criminal justice (LLM).
Research Summary
Javier's researches criminal law and international law.
Criminal law
Javier is working on CLRNN 5 with the Criminal Law Reform Now Network on a scoping paper for the Law Commission on the topic of international cooperation in international criminal matters.
International law
Javier is interested in post-conflict law. His research into post-conflict Spain is supported by the British Academy Small Grant Scheme. His book-length project, Mexican Revolutionary Diplomacy: International Law and Spanish Exile, builds on his PhD thesis on the jus post bellum.
Forthcoming articles:
JS Eskauriatza, 'The Legacy Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court'
JS Eskauriatza, 'Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: Mapping the fragmentation of English criminal law'
Forthcoming book reviews:
JS Eskauriatza, 'Review: Clare Frances Moran, The Authority of International Criminal Law for Jurisprudence
Recent Publications
JAVIER S. ESKAURIATZA, 2025. Robert Cryer and the Jus Post Bellum. In: EMMA BREEZE, MARK DRUMBL, GERRY SIMPSON and MARIANNE WADE, eds., The Character of International Law Hart. (In Press.)
JAVIER S. ESKAURIATZA, 2025. Review of Clare Frances Moran, The Authority of International Criminal Law - A Controversial Concept (Cambridge, CUP: 2023). Jurisprudence. (In Press.)