Steve Coughlan
Professor of Law
Connect with me
Email: stephen.coughlan@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1035
Mailing Address:
PO Box 15000 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
- Criminal law
- Criminal procedure
- Law and technology
Education
- BA (Ottawa)
- MA (Toronto)
- LLB (Dalhousie)
- PhD (Toronto)
Bar admissions
- Nova Scotia, 1986
Teaching
Professor Coughlan's primary teaching area is Criminal Law and Procedure. For many years, he coached competitive moot teams. Professor Coughlan has taught Constitutional Law, Health Law, and Medical Ethics (in the Faculty of Medicine), as well as Introduction to Law (a course offered by the Law School to non-law students).
- Criminal Justice: The Individual and the State (LAWS 1001)
- Criminal Law Problems (LAWS 2045)
- Criminal Procedure (LAWS 2091)
Areas of supervision: Criminal law and procedure
Research interests
Professor Coughlan's research interests include criminal law and procedure, as well law and technology/privacy issues as they intersect with the criminal law. Professor Coughlan has published over 30 books and roughly 200 articles and book chapters. He is co-editor of and writes regular case annotations for the Criminal Reports and is a co-author of the National Judicial Institute Criminal Law Essentials eletter. He is also co-editor of the IT.Can Newsletter on Canadian information technology law developments.
