Miss Lisa Cherkassky
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Job title: Senior Lecturer in Law
Email: L.Cherkassky@derby.ac.uk
Room: E818
Experience in Industry
Lecturer in Law at Bradford School of Management between 2007-2012.
Faculty: Business, Computing and Law
School: School of Law and Criminology
Subject Area: Law
Teaching responsibilities
- Criminal Law
- Legal Skills
- Tort law
Research interests
- Medical Law
- Medical Ethics
- Organ Transplantation (regulations and ethics)
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- Association of Law Teachers;
- Society of Legal Scholars;
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy;
- Registered at the UK Centre for Legal Education;
- American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics;
- Institute of Medical Ethics
Recent Conferences
Textbooks:
- Cherkassky, L. (et al). (2011) Legal Skills. Palgrave Macmillan (9780230230088).
- Cherkassky, L. (2012) Course Notes: Criminal Law. Hodder Education (9781444146547).
- (Series Editor) Carr, C. (2013) Course Notes: Medical Law. Hodder Education (9781444146547).
- Cherkassky, L. (2014) Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials. Pearson Longman (under construction).
Peer Reviewed Articles:
- Cherkassky, L. Kennedy and unlawful act manslaughter: an unorthodox application of the doctrine of causation [2008] The Journal of Criminal Law, vol. 72 (5), 387.
- Cherkassky, L. What distinguishes the evil of genocide and how should we respond to it? [2008] The International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing, vol. 4(3), 110.
- Cherkassky, L., Gale, C., and Guth, J. Engaging New Law Lecturers and Reflections on the Engagement [2009] The Law Teacher, vol. 43 (2).
- Cherkassky, L. Genocide: Punishing a Moral Wrong [2009] International Criminal Law Review, (9) 301-319.
- Cherkassky, L. The Meaning of 'Wrong' in the M'Naghten Test [2009] Criminal Lawyer, No.189 (8).
- Cherkassky, L. Presumed consent in organ donation: is the duty finally upon us? [2010] European Journal of Health Law, vol. 17(2), 149.
- Cherkassky, L. Being informed: the complexities of knowledge, deception and consent when transmitting HIV. [2010] The Journal of Criminal Law, vol. 74 (3), 242.
- Cherkassky, L. Rational rejection? The ethical complications of assessing organ transplant candidates in the UK and the USA. [2010] Journal of Law and Medicine, vol. 18 (1).
- Cherkassky, L. Does the U.S. do it better? A comparative analysis of liver allocation protocols in the United Kingdom and the United States. [2011] Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, vol.20(3).
- Cherkassky, L. The Secret World of Liver Transplant Candidate Assessment, [2011] Medical Law International, vol.11(2).
- Cherkassky, L. A Fair Trial? The Assessment of Liver Transplant Candidates with Psychiatric Illnesses, [2011] Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol.37(12), 739-742.
Case Notes:
- Cherkassky, L. R v Hendy: Intoxication and Diminished Responsibility [2007] The Journal of Criminal Law, 71(3), 203-208.
Conferences and Presentations:
- Cherkassky, L. & Prof. Gale, C. 'Engaging Law Lecturers and Reflections on the Engagement' Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, 17th March 2008, Oxford University.
- Cherkassky, L. 'E-Learning in Law: are we doing enough?' Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, Amsterdam, 7th April 2009.
- Cherkassky, L. 'Ethical Challenges Behind the Allocation of Scarce Organs' The Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, 7th September 2009, Keele University.
- Cherkassky, L. 'International Ethical Challenges Behind the Allocation of Scarce Organs' Centre for Social Ethics and Policy Senior Seminar Series, 2009 - 2010 Session, 24th February 2010, The University of Manchester.
- Cherkassky, L. 'Does the U.S. do it better? A comparative analysis of liver allocation protocols in the United Kingdom and the United States' International Bioethics Retreat, 20th-26th June 2011, Cambridge University.
Additional Interests and Activities
Chief Editor: The Journal of Medical Law and Ethics.
Undergraduate qualifications
- LL.B (Hons)
Postgraduate qualifications
- PGCE(PCE)
- LLM
- PGC(HEP)
- FHEA
