Theo Gavrielides

Professor Theo Gavrielides, PhD (born Cyprus) is a legal philosopher and a restorative justice expert^[1][2]. He is the founder and director of the Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) international institute.^[3]

Career

As a criminologist, he is interested in the role of Restorative Justice^[4][5] and how it can work alongside the criminal justice^[6] and youth justice systems.^[7]

Currently, he works as the Director of the Restorative Justice for All International Institute^[8]. Gavrielides is also the editor in chief for RJ4ALL publications. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Internet Journal of Restorative Justice and the Youth Voice Journal. Gavrielides is currently a visiting professor at Buckinghamshire New University.^[9] University.

In 2001, he founded The IARS International Institute a NGO.^[10] After 20 years of running it as its director, he stepped down. In 2013, he created the Restorative Justice for All International Institute, a community-led NGO.^[11][12] He is also the founder of RJ4All Sports^[13] and RJ4All Publications^[14].

In the past, he served as a visiting professor at the School of Psychology of the University of East London,^[15] and Distinguished Policy Fellow at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (REGNet), Australian National University and as an adjunct professor at the Centre for Restorative Justice of the School of Criminology of Simon Fraser University (Canada).^[16]

Previously, he was the Human Rights Advisor of the UK Ministry of Justice^[17] and he has served on several boards including organisations such as the Anne Frank Trust, and the Community Scrutiny Panel of the Crown Prosecution Service.^[18][19] He was also the editor in chief of the International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare for 11 years.^[20]

Education

In 2005, Gavrielides received a PhD in Restorative Justice from the London School of Economics and Political Science and in 2000 a Masters in Human Rights Law from Nottingham University. He graduated from the Faculty of Laws of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He was admitted to the Bar by the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales and called to the Bar (Middle Temple Inn) in 2023.^[21][22]

Selected books

• Gavrielides, T. (2022). Introduction to Restorative Justice Art: Four steps to restoring mental health, London: RJ4All Publications. ISBN 978-1-911634-52-2. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.29019.23848.
• Valez, G. and Gavrielides, T. (2022). Restorative Justice: Promoting Peace and Wellbeing, New York: Springer.
• Gavrielides, T. (2021). Comparative Restorative Justice, New York: Springer.^[23]
• Gavrielides, T. (2021). Power, Race & Justice: The restorative dialogue we won't have. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-4724-8835-0
• Gavrielides, T. (2020). Restorative Justice Theory and Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy, 2nd Edition London: RJ4All Publications, ISBN 978-1-911634-17-1.
• Gavrielides, T. (2019). Collapsing the criminal labels of domestic violence: A social and restorative justice approach, London: RJ4All Publications.
• Gavrielides, T. and G. Loseby (2014). The Wind of Change: Comparative Lessons for Restorative Justice in South Africa and the United Kingdom, London: RJ4All Publications, ISBN 978-1-911634-04-1.
• Gavrielides, T. (2013). Reconstructing restorative justice philosophy. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-7073-1.^[24]
• Gavrielides, T. (2012). Rights and Restoration Within Youth Justice. de Sitter Publications. ISBN 978-1-897160-62-6.^[25]
• Gavrielides, T. (2007) Restorative Justice Theory & Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy, HEUNI: Helsinki. ISBN 978-952-5333-32-9.^[26]