Elizabeth Kirley
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2015 PhD
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Toronto
Dissertation title: ‘Reputational Privacy and the Internet:Can Law Help?’ SUPERVISOR: Dr. Margaret Beare
2008 LLM
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Toronto
Thesis Title: ‘The Privatization of War: normative effects at
the intersection of human rights, crime and security’
1990 JD
Western University School of Law, London ON N6A 3K7
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2021
Excellence in Teaching Award, Osgoode Hall Law School Toronto (LLM)
2019
European Research Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) Lisbon
2011
Visiting Researcher, Sciences-Po Université, Paris
2011
European Union Centre of Excellence Award, York University, Toronto
2010
Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program (2 weeks, May)
University of Oxford UK
2010
Law & Culture Colloquium Scholarship
Osnabruck University, Germany
2009
Association of Transnational Law Schools Summer Agora
London School of Economics, UK
2008 - 2015
Full Doctoral Funding, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Academic Appointments
2018 - 2023
Instructor, LLM Professional Development
Osgoode Hall Law School, 1 Dundas St. Toronto M5G 1Z3
Criminal Law and Procedure, Privacy and Cybersecurity Programs
2020 - 2024
Research Fellow
Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre for Transnational
Human Rights, Crime and Security
Osgoode Hall Law School, Keele Campus, York University M3J 1P3
2017 - 2019
Senior Lecturer
Deakin University School of Law, Melbourne Australia
Legal Method & Statutory Interpretation, Internet Law
Higher Education Supervision (LL.M. and PhD)
2009 - 2017
Sessional Professor in JD Program
Osgoode Hall Law School, Keele Campus, York University M3J 1P3
Law and Technology, Digital Crime, National Security Law
Sociology Department, York University M3J 1P3
Organized Crime and Money Laundering
Law and Sociology of Policing
2012 - 2013
Assistant Professor, Criminology Department
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), Toronto M5B 2K3
Introduction to Criminology, International Criminal Law, National
Security, Policing
Research Opportunities
2019
Canada Forces College, Toronto
Comparative Institutional Study of Police-Military Collaboration in
Emergency Crises, 10-year Update Publication
2012
Sciences-Po University, Paris (CEVIPOF - Centre for Political Research)
Scholarship funding: Canada-France Consular
Research Project: Police (Mis)use of Social Media for Frontline Security
during the G-20 Economic Summits: a qualitative comparison of Toronto
and Cannes
2008 - 2011
Defence Research & Development Canada
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Ouellet, Canada Forces College, Toronto
Field Case Study Involving Qualitative Research of SARS Pandemic
Collaboration by Police and Health Care Personnel
2021
“Redesign Online” Osgoode Professional Development
2017
Higher Education Graduate Supervision Certification, Deakin University
1991
Articles-at-Law, Goodmans LLP Toronto
2021
Alliance Francaise, Intermediate level
2012
Human Migration Certificate, European University Institute, Florence
1990
Bar Admission Certification, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
Accreditation
Law Practice
1992-2008
Elizabeth A. Kirley, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
Criminal Law, Family & Children’s Law
(Law Society status: academic)
2003-2006
Children’s Lawyer Representative
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto
2003-2007
Assistant Crown Attorney
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto
1991-2003
Legal Aid Ontario
Public Defender, Criminal & Family Law,
Central Ontario
Peer Reviewed Publications
Books
Chapters
2023
Tonita Murray, Elizabeth Kirley, Stephen Schneider (eds)
Big Crime, Big Policing: all about Big Money?
University of Toronto Press, Toronto (forthcoming 2023)
2022
Elizabeth Anne Kirley and Deborah Porter, eds.
Outsmarting The Next Pandemic: What Covid-19 Can Teach Us
Taylor & Francis UK, Routledge Imprint.
2015
Elizabeth Anne Kirley
Reputational Privacy and the Internet: A Matter for Law?
PhD Dissertation,
York University, Toronto https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/phd/8.
2023
Elizabeth Kirley
“Brushstrokes to Keystrokes: Policing Entrepreneurial Art Crime ,” in
Big Crime, Big Policing: All about Big Money?
Tonita Murray, Elizabeth Kirley and Stephen Schneider (eds)
University of Toronto Press (forthcoming).
2022
Elizabeth Anne Kirley and Deborah Porter, Chapter 1 “How Smart is COVID?” in Elizabeth Anne Kirley and Deborah Porter eds.
Outsmarting The Next Pandemic: What Covid-19 Can Teach Us
Taylor & Francis
(Routledge Imprint).
2022
Elizabeth Anne Kirley and Marilyn McMahon, “Leadership Vacuum and Mask
Deniers,” in Elizabeth Anne Kirley and Deborah Porter, eds.
Outsmarting the Next Pandemic: What Covid-19 Can Teach Us
Taylor & Francis
(Routledge Imprint).
2019
Elizabeth Kirley and Marilyn McMahon
“The Murky Ethics of Emoji: Comparative Responses to the Diversity Question,”
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology 26:1.
2019
Marilyn McMahon and Elizabeth Kirley
“When Cute Becomes Criminal: the role of emoji in sexual grooming online”
Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology (MJLST) 21.
2018
Elizabeth Kirley and Marilyn McMahon
“The Emoji Factor: Humanizing the Law of Digital Speech”
Tennessee Law Review 85:2.
2017
Elizabeth Kirley
“The Robot as Cub Reporter: Law’s Unsettled Role in Cognitive Journalism.”
European Journal of Law and Technology, 7:3.
2016
Elizabeth Kirley
“Can Digital Speech Loosen the Gordian Knot of Reputation Law?”
Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal, 32:1.
2015
Elizabeth Kirley
“Are We Ethically Bound to Use Student Engagement Technologies for Teaching Law?”
The Law Teacher: International Journal of the Association of Law Teachers 49, 219-241.
2012
Eric Ouellet and Elizabeth Kirley
Case Study of Police and Health Care Collaboration with Military Personnel for National Security Emergencies: Final Report
Centre for Security Science, DRDC CSS CR 2012-034; Defence R&D Canada – CSS; (December), as available at
2012
Elizabeth Kirley
The Progressive Convergence of Military and Policing Ethos in Post-Millennial Canada: Interim Report
Canada Forces College, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Centre for Security Science, Department of National Defence Canada.
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Commissioned Government Research Reports
Keynotes &
Invited Presentations
2021
“Emoji Law: When Cute Becomes Criminal”
Chamber of Commerce, New Tecumseth ON (November).
2020
“Understanding the Lexicon of Emoji: in Ethical Considerations with Emoji,
Memes, and GIFS"
Presentation for Duquesne University School of Law (October)
2020
“Linguistic & Evidentiary Interpretation Issues with emoji, memes, & GIFs,”
Presentation for Duquesne University School of Law (October).
2019
“The Murky Ethics of Emoji”
Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) 6-10 August, Intercontinental Hotel, Montreal.
2019
“A Re-Assessment of Military-Police Collaboration for Emergency Readiness in Light of Emerging Technological Innovation,”
European Research Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS) Biennial Conference, ISCTE Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, Portugal (June).
2018
“Your Facebook post makes me so : decoding the Murky Ethics of Emoji,”
Marine & Energy Symposium of the Americas (MESA) Luncheon Keynote, King Edward Hotel, Toronto (April).
2016
“Cart Before the Horse? Internet Exceptionalism is Really about Digital Speech”
British & Irish Law, Education & Technology Association (BILETA ’16) Annual Conference, Hertfordshire University, Hatfield UK (April).
2016
“Trashed Online: Is Law Still Relevant to Reputation?”
British & Irish Law, Education & Technology Association (BILETA ’16) Annual Conference, Hertfordshire University, Hatfield UK (April).
2016
“Trashed: A Comparative Exploration of Law’s Relevance to Online Reputation”
Invited Presentation, Quello Center of Communications and Media, Michigan State University (April). See further https://vimeo.com/162115919.
2015
“The Ethics of Student Engagement Technologies: Using Clickers & Smart Phones to Learn the Law”
Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT/ACPD)
website guest column (31 May) https://www.acpd-calt.org/tags/guest_column
2014
“Erase Me and Do Not Track Me: New Directions in Online Privacy”
Cyber Developments in International Relations Conference, American Graduate School of Paris (April).
2014
“Point and Click: Student Engagement Technologies for First Year Law Classes”
Open Doors: Teaching and Learning Law for Justice Conference, Canadian Association of Law Teachers, Winnipeg (June 12) as posted on ResearchGate.
2013
“Easing Tensions between Privacy and Transparency: Erasure Rights in 3
Cultures”
3rd Global Conference on Transparency Research, Ecole des hautes études commerciales (HEC Paris).
2012
“Social Media within the G20 Context: Police Integrated Security Units”
Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An International Workshop, University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs (March).
2009
“Social Media and the Militarization Myth in Canadian Policing” International University Seminar, Armed Forces & Society Conference, Chicago (October 28).
2009
“INTERPOL’s Expanded Role in Active Policing”
Police Governance and Accountability Conference, University of Limerick Faculty of Law, Ireland (December 15).
University Service
2019
Price Moot, (Oxford University semi-final round), Osgoode Hall team
2017-18
Faculty Council, Law Representative, Deakin Faculty of Business & Law
2017-19
Mentor for Women Indigenous Law Students, Vice Chancellor’s Professional Excellence Program, Deakin Faculty of Business & Law (2017, 2018, 2019)
2015-16
Senate Committee on Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy,
York University Toronto
2014-15
Tenure & Promotions Committee, Doctoral Representative, Osgoode Hall Law School Toronto
2012-13
Liberal Arts Faculty Committee, Ryerson University Toronto (2012-13)
2012-13
Teacher of the Year Selection Committee, Ryerson University Toronto
2012
Judge, Moot Court, Business Law Association, Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto
2003-06
Bar Admissions Course Instructor in Criminal Procedure, ADR
2018
Editorial Review, McGill Law Journal, McGill University, Montreal Quebec by invitation
2017-19
Editorial Review, European Journal of Law and Technology
University of Strathclyde, UK
2014- 15
Editorial Committee, TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, York University