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Dr Caleb Wheeler
(he/him)
Senior Lecturer in Law
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am an internationally known expert in international criminal justice, having written extensively on international criminal courts and tribunals, international criminal trials and the rights of trial participants. I have published two books, Fairness and the Goals of International Criminal Trials: Finding a Balance (Routledge 2023) and The Right to be Present at Trial in International Criminal Law (Brill 2018), as well as more than 25 journal articles, book chapters and blog posts. I have travelled all over the world to deliver invited talks and conference papers about my research. I also chair the organizing committee of the European Society of International Law’s Interest Group on International Criminal Justice. Before entering academia, I practiced law in the United States for five years.
I lead and teach two postgraduate modules and one undergraduate module at Cardiff. I am also the Second Year Academic Lead, a member of the Research Leave Panel for the School of Law and Politics and the Coordinator of the LLB Study Abroad Programme at the University of Münster.
Publication
2024
- Wheeler, C. H. 2024. Trial in all but name: Continuing proceedings in contravention of the right to be present at trial. Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 23(2), pp. 283-309. (10.1163/15718034-bja10116)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2024. Strange bedfellows: The relationship between the International Criminal Court and the United States. Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy 14(1), pp. 35-84.
2023
- Wheeler, C. 2023. Trials. In: Caeiro, P. et al. eds. Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice. Edward Elgar
- Wheeler, C. 2023. Fairness and the goals of international criminal trials: finding a balance. Routledge.
2021
- Wheeler, C. H. 2021. Shifting priorities: are attitudes changing at the international criminal court about trials in absentia?. International Criminal Law Review 21(1), pp. 97-125. (10.1163/15718123-bja10036)
2020
- Wheeler, C. H. 2020. Unquestioned testimony: how the diminution of live testimony threatens the accused’s right to be present during international criminal trials. Cornell International Law Journal 52(3), pp. 546-590.
2019
- Wheeler, C. H. 2019. Human rights enforcement at the borders: International Criminal Court Jurisdiction over The Rohingya situation. Journal of International Criminal Justice 17(3), pp. 609-631. (10.1093/jicj/mqz029)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2019. The scales of justice: balancing the goals of international criminal trials. Criminal Law Forum 30(2), pp. 145-180. (10.1007/s10609-019-09367-9)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2019. Justice in the absence of the accused: can the rights of victims be fully vindicated without the participation of the accused?. Journal of International Criminal Justice 17(2), pp. 413-430. (10.1093/jicj/mqz016)
2018
- Wheeler, C. H. 2018. The right to be present at trial in international criminal law. International Criminal Law Series Vol. 13. Brill.
- Wheeler, C. H. 2018. Re-examining corporate liability at the International Criminal Court through the lens of the article 15 communication against Chiquita Brands International. Melbourne Journal of International Law 19(1), pp. 369-388.
- Wheeler, C. H. 2018. Rights in conflict: The clash between abolishing the death penalty and delivering justice to the victims. International Criminal Law Review 18(2), pp. 354-375. (10.1163/15718123-01801002)
2017
- Wheeler, C. H. 2017. Right or duty? Is presence at trial a right or a duty in international criminal law?. Criminal Law Forum 28(1), pp. 99-127. (10.1007/s10609-016-9298-z)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2017. Virtually there: Technology and the right to be present at trial in international criminal law. Queen Mary Law Journal 9(2), pp. 78-88.
2016
- Wheeler, C. H. 2016. No longer just a victim: the impact of victim participation on trial proceedings at the international criminal court. International Criminal Law Review 16(3), pp. 525-546. (10.1163/15718123-01603002)
Articles
- Wheeler, C. H. 2024. Trial in all but name: Continuing proceedings in contravention of the right to be present at trial. Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 23(2), pp. 283-309. (10.1163/15718034-bja10116)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2024. Strange bedfellows: The relationship between the International Criminal Court and the United States. Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy 14(1), pp. 35-84.
- Wheeler, C. H. 2021. Shifting priorities: are attitudes changing at the international criminal court about trials in absentia?. International Criminal Law Review 21(1), pp. 97-125. (10.1163/15718123-bja10036)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2020. Unquestioned testimony: how the diminution of live testimony threatens the accused’s right to be present during international criminal trials. Cornell International Law Journal 52(3), pp. 546-590.
- Wheeler, C. H. 2019. Human rights enforcement at the borders: International Criminal Court Jurisdiction over The Rohingya situation. Journal of International Criminal Justice 17(3), pp. 609-631. (10.1093/jicj/mqz029)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2019. The scales of justice: balancing the goals of international criminal trials. Criminal Law Forum 30(2), pp. 145-180. (10.1007/s10609-019-09367-9)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2019. Justice in the absence of the accused: can the rights of victims be fully vindicated without the participation of the accused?. Journal of International Criminal Justice 17(2), pp. 413-430. (10.1093/jicj/mqz016)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2018. Re-examining corporate liability at the International Criminal Court through the lens of the article 15 communication against Chiquita Brands International. Melbourne Journal of International Law 19(1), pp. 369-388.
- Wheeler, C. H. 2018. Rights in conflict: The clash between abolishing the death penalty and delivering justice to the victims. International Criminal Law Review 18(2), pp. 354-375. (10.1163/15718123-01801002)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2017. Right or duty? Is presence at trial a right or a duty in international criminal law?. Criminal Law Forum 28(1), pp. 99-127. (10.1007/s10609-016-9298-z)
- Wheeler, C. H. 2017. Virtually there: Technology and the right to be present at trial in international criminal law. Queen Mary Law Journal 9(2), pp. 78-88.
- Wheeler, C. H. 2016. No longer just a victim: the impact of victim participation on trial proceedings at the international criminal court. International Criminal Law Review 16(3), pp. 525-546. (10.1163/15718123-01603002)
Book sections
- Wheeler, C. 2023. Trials. In: Caeiro, P. et al. eds. Elgar Encyclopedia of Crime and Criminal Justice. Edward Elgar
Books
- Wheeler, C. 2023. Fairness and the goals of international criminal trials: finding a balance. Routledge.
- Wheeler, C. H. 2018. The right to be present at trial in international criminal law. International Criminal Law Series Vol. 13. Brill.
Research
My research to date has been in the areas of international criminal law and international human rights law, with a particular focus on international criminal trials and their participants. On a macro level, my work is engaging with the connection between fairness and justice, and how they are intrinsically linked concepts. I tend not to associate my research with a single methodology so as to avoid limiting my work by viewing it through the lens of a particular ideology. This lends itself to a more comparative approach as it allows me to take in a wide-range of different perspectives. I generally try to centre my work on practical rather than theoretical problems because I believe that the law needs to be useable and comprehensible. I also think it is important to offer solutions to difficult legal issues rather than just offer a critique.
Teaching
I lead and teach the following modules:
- LL.B. - Public International Law
- LL.B. - International Law and Transnational Challenges
- LL.M. - International Criminal Law
- LL.M. - International Humanitarian Law
I also have experience teaching international human rights law, criminal law, contract law, tort law and legal research skills.
Biography
I was awarded a PhD in law from Middlesex University London in 2018 for my thesis, The Right to be Present at Trial in International Criminal Law. Prior to that, I received an LLM in public international law in 2011 from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and a JD from Villanova University in the United States. I also hold a BA from Kenyon College in the United States.
Previous Academic Positions
2018-2021 - Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University London
2015-2018 - Hourly Paid Lecturer, Middlesex University London
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the following areas:
- International Criminal Law
- International Human Rights Law
- Public International Law
- Transitional Justice
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- International criminal law
- Public international law
- International humanitarian and human rights law
- Criminal law
