Dr Paul Dargue

Assistant Professor

School: Northumbria School of Law

Dr Paul Dargue completed his LLB (Hons) in 2008 and LLM (Criminal Law) in 2011.

He was awarded his PhD in 2017, with a thesis entitled 'The Impartiality of the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): A Quantitative Analysis'. Paul is broadly interested in quantitative empirical research of law and the legal system. His research focuses in particular on criminal law, criminal evidence, and judicial decision-making.

Paul teaches modules on criminal process and evidence, and legal skills.

Paul is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

He is founder and managing editor of the open access Journal of Legal Research Methodology.

Campus Address

CCE1 310
City Campus East

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Key Publications

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Unsafety, Uncertainty, and Risk in Appeals Against Conviction in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division, Dargue, P. 14 Sep 2026
Sexual Behaviour Evidence in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): Presenting the need for reform, Brewis, B., Dargue, P. 1 Dec 2025, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
The tolerability of risk in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): an empirical study of appeals against conviction 2015-2021, Dargue, P. 1 Dec 2025, In: Criminal Law Review
Court Finds that the ‘Virtually Insurmountable’ Test for Compensation as a Victim of a Miscarriage of Justice Does not Breach Article 6(2): Nealon and Hallam v United Kingdom (applications 32483/19 and 35049/19) European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber, Dargue, P. 1 Dec 2024, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
Criminal Appeal Act Section 8: Retrial and Try Again: R v Layden [2023] EWCA Crim 1207, Dargue, P. Feb 2024, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
Joint Enterprise Murder: A Missed Opportunity?: R v BKY and Others [2023] EWCA Crim 1095, Dargue, P. 1 Dec 2023, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
The Fairness Project: the role of legal educators as catalysts for change. Engaging in difficult dialogues on the impact of diversity barriers to entry and progression in the legal profession, McKee, T., Nir, R., Alexander, J., Griffiths, E., Dargue, P., Hervey, T. 3 Jul 2021, In: Law Teacher
An Analysis of Disclosure Failings in Murder Appeals against Conviction 2006–2018, Dargue, P. 14 Jul 2020, In: Criminal Law Review
Reasons to Doubt: Wrongful Convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission, Dargue, P. 13 May 2019, In: International Journal of Clinical Legal Education
The Safety of Convictions in the Court of Appeal: Fresh Evidence in the Criminal Division through an Empirical Lens, Dargue, P. 1 Dec 2019, In: Journal of Criminal Law