ProfessorTyrone Kirchengast

Dr Tyrone Kirchengast is Professor of Criminal Law and Program Director for Criminology at the University of Sydney Law School. He is a member of the Sydney Institute of Criminology. Tyrone is a global expert on crime victim rights and improving victim's access to justice. He has published widely on the integration of victims in the adversarial criminal trial, and is series co-editor for Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology.

Tyrone is admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of NSW and as a solicitor and barrister of the High Court of Australia. Prior to joining Sydney Law School, Tyrone taught criminal law and procedure at the University of New South Wales (2009-2017), Macquarie University (2007-2008) and the University of Newcastle (2003-2006). He has consulted for the Department of Justice, NSW, and been an expert advisor to commissions of inquiry on crime victim rights.

Tyrone's research examines victim participation across the criminal trial process, victim legal representation, restorative and therapeutic justice, compensation and restitution, and victim rights as human rights in international and domestic law. His research is comparative, with an interest in adversarial and inquisitorial court processes across international and domestic legal systems, including mixed and hybrid systems of justice in Europe, Asia and South America.

At Sydney Law School, Tyrone teaches across the core courses of Criminal Law and Procedure. He also offers an advanced elective in Critical Victimology. He was Associate Dean (Postgraduate Programs) from 2020-2022.