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Professor John Hatchard

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Biography

John is Visiting Professor of Law at The Open University and General Secretary of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association. He has held senior academic positions at universities in Australia, the United Kingdom, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He has also served as Chief Mutual Legal Assistance Officer at the Commonwealth Secretariat, was a Senior Fellow and Company Secretary at the British Institute for International and Comparative Law and has served as Director of the University of Detroit-Mercy London Law Program.

He has published extensively in the area of criminal law, anti-corruption laws, good governance, constitutional law and human rights, with particular reference to Africa and the Commonwealth. He has undertaken consultancy work for a wide range of international organisations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth, Crown Agents and the British Council, particularly in the field of corruption, good governance and human rights.

He is the Editor of the Corruption Case Law Reporter and Commonwealth Legal Education, former Joint Editor of the Journal of African Law and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education.

 

Publications

Journal papers
Hatchard, J  (2008)  'Recent Developments in Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials: Some Good News and Bad News', University of Detroit-Mercy Law Review, vol. 85, pp. 101-128.
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'Strengthening presidential accountability: Attorney General of Zambia v Meer Care & Desai & Others', vol. 5, issue 1, pp. 69-76.
Hatchard, J  (2006)  'Combating Transnational Crime In Africa: Problems And Perspectives', Journal of African Law, vol. 50, pp. 145-160.
Hatchard, J  (2006)  'Recent Developments in the Law on Corruption and the Regulation of Conduct in Public Life: Implications for Law Teachers and Legal Research in the Commonwealth', Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, vol. 4, issue 2, pp. 137-155.
Slapper, GJ, Hatchard, J  (2006)  'The role of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Associations in strengthening administrative law and justice', Acta Juridica, vol. 2006, JUTA, pp. 405-423. Abstract
Hatchard, J  (2004)  'Access to Justice in the Commonwealth: Some Current Trends', Commonwealth Law Bulletin, vol. 30, pp. 552-565.
Hatchard, J, Slinn, P  (2004)  'Constitutional Developments in the Commonwealth: Emerging Trends and Implications for Westminster-style Governance', Commonwealth Law Bulletin, vol. 30, pp. 535-551.
Hatchard, J  (2004)  'Incorporating Transnational Crime Issues into the Law Curriculum', Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, pp. 89-96.
Hatchard, J  (2000)  'Developing appropriate institutions to meet the challenges of the new millenium', Asia Pacific Law Review, vol. 8, pp. 27-52.
Hatchard, J  (2000)  'Presidential removal: unzipping the constitutional provisions', Journal of African Law, vol. 44, pp. 01/01/16.
Hatchard, J  (1998)  'Perfecting imperfections: amending constitutions in Commonwealth Africa', Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 36, issue 3, pp. 381-398.
Books
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'Directory of Commonwealth Law Schools (4th edition)', London, Commonwealth Legal Education Association.
Nicolls, C, Daniel, T, Polaine, M, Hatchard, J  (2006)  'Corruption and misuse of public office', Oxford University Press, pp. 800. Abstract
Hatchard, J, Ndulo, M, Slinn, P  (2004)  'Comparative Constitutionalism and Good Governance in the Commonwealth: an Eastern and Southern African perspective', Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, pp. 388. Abstract
Hatchard, J, Ogowewo, TI  (2003)  'Addressing Unconstitutional Overthrows of Government: the Commonwealth response', Commonweath Secretariat, pp. 175.
Hatchard, John (ed)  (2003)  'Directory of Commonwealth Law Schools 2003-2004', London, UK, Cavendish Publishing. Abstract
Hatchard, J  (2003)  'An Introduction to Law and Human Rights in the Commonwealth', Commonwealth Secretariat, pp. 93.
Hatchard, J  (2003)  'Law and development: facing complexity in the 21st Century', London, UK, Cavendish Publishing, pp. 312. Abstract
Hatchard, J, Ogowewo, TI  (2003)  'Tackling the unconstitutional overthrow of democracies', Commonweath Secretariat, pp. 212. Abstract
Hatchard, J  (2002)  'An Introduction to law and human rights for young people in the Commonwealth', Great Britain, Commonwealth Secretariat, pp. 192. Abstract
Book chapters
Hatchard, J  (2006)  'Legal techniques and agencies of accountability: human rights commissions in Commonwealth Africa', Ndulo, M (ed.) Democratic Reform, Governance and Poverty Alleviation, James Currey Ltd, pp. 32-54.
Hatchard, J  (2006)  'Tackling the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials: Can the Developing World Fight Back?', Raj Kumar, C. and Srivastava, D.K. (eds) Human Rights and Development: Law, Policy and Governance, Hong Kong, Lexis Nexis, pp. 419-436.
Hatchard, J  (2004)  'Legal techniques and agencies of accountability: human rights commissions in Commonwealth Africa', Democratic Reform, Governance and Poverty Alleviation, London, James Currey, pp. 32-54.
Conference papers
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'Countering corruption and enhancing human rights: responsibility of the corporate sector in the African context', Business, Accountability and Human Rights Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'Countering Corruption: Eesponsibilities of the Corporate Sector: some international trends', International Conference on Combating Corruption in the Corporate Sector, University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, USA, March.
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'The impact and importance of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption for Civil Society', Integrity Reform: Strategies and Approaches Conference, Central European University Summer School, Budapest.
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'Recent developments in legal education in the Commonwealth', Commonwealth Legal Education Association conference, Nairobi, Kenya.
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'Review of the Prevention of Corruption Bill 2007 (Tanzania)', Paper prepared for the donor community in Tanzania and the Parliament of Tanzania on the development of appropriate anti-corruption legislation.
Hatchard, J  (2007)  'Supporting the Constitution-Building Process: Developing New Mechansms on Presidential Accountability', International Workshop on "Sharing and Division of Power in Post-Conflict or Democratic Transitions", International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hatchard, J  (2006)  'The Financial and Administrative Independence and Accountability of the Judiciary: some lessons from the Commonwealth', Paper prepared for the Foundation for Human Rights, Pretoria, South Africa.
Hatchard, J, Slinn, P  (2005)  'Constitutional Developments in the Commonealth: Emerging Trends and Implications for Westminster-Style Governance', Paper for Meeting of Commonwealth Law Ministers, Accra, Ghana.
Hatchard, J  (2005)  'Strengthening just and honest government: tackling the bribery of foreign public officials', International Conference on Human Rights and Development: Approaches to the Reform of Governance in Asia, City University, Hong Kong.