Charlie Tye

Profile

Biography

Charlie Tye

Associate Lecturer

I’m an Associate Lecturer at York Law School, you’ll likely see me teaching on a range of modules, and I’m increasingly appearing in plenaries. My main areas of interest are crime, tort, and family law, although I find myself drifting towards public law on occasion (Having the spectre of the Administrative Court hanging over you will do that I’m afraid).

At time of writing, I’m coming to the end of my PhD which focused on whether members of online groups should be responsible for the real-world harm they influence, with a focus on extreme misogynistic groups.

Outside of YLS, I have a portfolio of decision-making regulatory positions. I work for the Institute of Chartered Accountants, sit as a Lay Member of the Health Care Professions Council Tribunal Services, and am a Lay Chair for the Nursing and Midwifery Council. These roles centre on public protection and upholding confidence in regulated professions. In addition I am a member of a Railway Appeals Body, and sit as Lay Justice in the Adult and Family Courts. All of these tend to result in a fairly practical approach to teaching, focusing on application and applying skills in a real-world context.

Research

Overview

I’m currently in the final stages of my PhD which is investigating whether online extremists are liable for real-world harm, with a focus on extreme misogyny. For instance, I examine whether extreme groups of the ‘Manosphere’ are liable for encouraging mass-casualty attacks should they manifest. Or whether those who give dangerous dating/romantic advice online are liable if it results in real world harm.

Prior to this I researched the criminal liability of cult members and leader for acts of extreme violence for my LLM, with a focus on Jonestown. I argued that cult leaders should be liable for the actions of their subordinates in a ‘totalist’ system, and sought to understand whether the Jonestown Tragedy ought to be characterised as murder or suicide.

Publications

Selected publications

• Charlie Tye, Inside the warped world of Incel Extremists, The Conversation, August 2021
  
  
• Charlie Tye, Understanding Jonestown: The Criminal Liabilities of the Port Kaituma Airstrip Shooting and Jonestown Massacre 2 York L. Rev. 6 (2021)

Teaching

Undergraduate

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