Graeme Simpson
Lecturer in Law
Courses/Current Research
Graeme Simpson is working as an independent consultant and Senior Advisor to the Director General of Interpeace, a global peacebuilding organization headquartered in Geneva. Interpeace is working in 18 conflict and immediate post-conflict zones around the world. He has worked extensively on issues related to transitional justice, including work with the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and on the transformation of criminal justice institutions in South Africa.
He has an LLB and a history Masters degree from the
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has worked
extensively on issues related to transitional justice, including work
with the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and on the
transformation of criminal justice institutions in South Africa. Mr.
Simpson was a founder and, from 1995-2005, executive director of the
Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, in Johannesburg.
He was one of the drafters of the National Crime Prevention Strategy,
adopted by the South African cabinet in May 1996, as well as being a
member of the drafting team for the South African White Paper on Safety
and Security. Mr. Simpson has worked as a consultant to both
governmental and non-governmental organizations in various countries.
