Thu, 14 July 2016, 12:00 – 18:00 and Fri, 15 July, 09:00 – 14:00, Northumbria University, Great Hall, Sutherland Building, College Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
Seminar 3: Comparing the use of DNA in criminal investigations & DVI across European borders
This 2-day seminar will discuss cross-jurisdiction uses of genetic technologies in criminal justice and disaster victim identification, including the role of the UK and other member states as collaborators and within the EU.
Confirmed seminar speakers
Programme
Thursday, 14 July
12:00—13:00 Registration & buffet lunch
13:00—13:15 Welcome (Matthias Wienroth)
13:15—14:15 Session I
Chair: Robin Williams
1. Lucy Easthope: The situated realities of forensic un/certainty and political remains
2. Chris Maguire: tba
Discussion
14:15—15:15 Session II
Chair: Erica Haimes
1. Claudia Merli: Theory and bodies out of bounds: A reflection on identity politics and thanatocracy
2. Amade M’charek: When Humans and Technologies Cross Borders: Identifying Refugees Around the Mediterranean Sea
Discussion
15:15—15:45 Refreshments
15:45—16:45 Session III
Chair: Matthias Wienroth
1. Victor Toom: DVI practices after the 9/11 WTC tragedy: protocols, experts and victims’ families
2. Ingo Bastisch: Processes and cooperation in forensic DNA for investigation and identification
Discussion
16:45—17:45 Plenum discussion – Opportunities, gaps and themes for research & policy work
Chair: Ernesto Schwartz-Marin
17:45—18:00 Close
Friday, 15 July
09:00—09:30 Registration
09:30—09:35 Welcome (Matthias Wienroth)
09:35—10:30 Session I
Chair: Jackie Leach Scully
1. Helena Machado: Geopolitics & ethical challenges of DNA data exchange in the EU
2. Patrick Jeuniaux: Towards reconstructing DNA-based offending trajectories within and across the borders.
Discussion
10:30—11:30 Session II
Chair: Victor Toom
1. Ursula Naue: DNA tests as an arbiter of truth – the case of family reunification
2. Kees van der Beek: The Impact of Massive Parallel Sequencing on National Databases: Considerations, Challenges and Opportunities
Discussion
11:30—12:30 Session III
Chair: Chris Lawless
1. Peter Schneider: tba
2. Carole McCartney: tba
Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Plenum discussion – Opportunities, gaps and themes for research & policy work
Chair: Robin Williams
13:30—13:35 Close
13:35 – 14:30 Buffet lunch
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Bursaries for Early Career Researchers are available and will begranted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The bursary can cover reasonable travel costs and accommodation for together up to £250. Bursary holders will be asked to write a brief report about the seminar discussions for the seminar series website. Please contact matthias.wienroth@kcl.ac.uk for further information. |
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