Peter Burns' biography
Peter Burns, Q.C., was a Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia, where he was Dean of Law from 1981 to 1992. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984. His primary areas of teaching and research include criminal law, torts, victimology, international criminal law and international human rights.
He has also served on the B.C. Law Reform Commission and was a board member of the B.C. International Commercial Arbitration Centre for ten years.
Professor Burns has been a consultant to various branches of government, particularly in the field of law reform. He was appointed Chair of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy (Vancouver) in 1993, is a former President of the Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, and was a member of the UN Organization Committee Against Torture from 1987 to 2003, serving as Chair from 1988 to 2003.
