Elaine Craig

Elaine Craig

Professor of Law; Dorothy Killam Foundation Research Fellow; Distinguished University Research Professor

20042024

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Elaine Craig is a Professor of Law at Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University.  She teaches and researches in the areas of constitutional law, evidence law, law and sexuality, feminist legal theory and queer legal theory. 

She received her doctorate in law from Dalhousie University in October, 2010. Her doctoral research focussed on legal conceptions of sexuality, and the role of sexual integrity in law. She also holds a master’s degree in law from Yale University, a bachelor’s degree in law from Dalhousie Law School and a bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Alberta. 

She has published articles on sexual assault law, the criminal regulation of sex work, censorship, sexual minority equality, feminist legal theory and queer legal theory and is the author of the following books: Troubling Sex: Towards A Legal Theory of Sexual Integrity, Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession, and Mainstreaming Porn: Sexual Integrity and the Law Online.

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Schulich School of Law
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Education/Academic qualification

LLB, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law

JSD, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law

BA, University of Alberta

LLM, Yale University

Research Interests

  • Evidence
  • Sexual Assault Law
  • Criminal Law Ethics
  • Constitutional Law
  • Feminist Legal Theory

Disciplines

  • Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Evidence
  • Law and Gender

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