Cockayne, James
Head of Office at the UN
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU Office at the United Nations
- OFFICE:
- UN University Office at the UN
- E-MAIL:
- cockayne@unu.edu
- NATIONALITY:
- Australian
Research Interests
- Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism
- Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration
- Drug Policy
- International Criminal Justice
- Mediation and post-conflict recovery
- Modern Day Slavery
- Organized Crime
- Strategy of non-state armed groups
Education
- (2015): Ph.D., War Studies, King's College London, UK
- (2005): LLM, New York University, New York City, USA(2005): LLM, New York University, New York City, USA
- (2002): LLB (Hons I), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- (2000): B.A. (Hons I + Univ Medal), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Appointments
- (2014-present) Director, International Legal Foundation
- (2013-present) Member, Global Initiative on Transnational Organized Crime
- (2006-2007) Chair, Editorial Committee, Journal of International Criminal Justice, New York City, USA
- (2005-present) Member, Editorial Committee, Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, Boston, USA
- (2013) Adjunct Lecturer, Columbia University, New York City, USA
Biographical Statement
James Cockayne is a strategist, international lawyer and writer. He focuses on the role of non-state armed groups in the international arena. A visiting lecturer at Columbia University, a Hauser scholar at New York University School of Law, and a University Medallist in government and public administration at the University of Sydney, Dr. Cockayne has worked in public service, academia and the advocacy arena. He was Co-Director of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, leading their work in New York and Africa. Earlier, Dr. Cockayne served as Principal Legal Officer in the Transnational Crime and Extradition Units in the Australian Attorney-General’s Department; as Chair of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of International Criminal Justice; and also as a civil society member of the multistakeholder group that established an oversight mechanism for the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers.
Dr. Cockayne has at various times been a consultant and adviser to the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the World Bank, the Center on Humanitarian Dialogue, International Alert, the Norwegian Peacebuilding Forum, the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, and the Global Leadership Forum.
His books include Hidden Power: The Strategic Logic of Organized Crime (Hurst, forthcoming 2016); Peace Operations and Organized Crime: Enemies or Allies? (Routledge, 2011), edited with Adam Lupel; and Beyond Market Forces: Regulating the Global Security Industry (IPI, 2009).
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Articles
- Cockayne, James and Oppermann, Julie (2017). Can we sustain peace by fighting human trafficking in conflict? Lessons from Libya. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, n/a-n/a
- Cockayne, James (2016). Women are Being Traded as Slaves on WhatsApp – Here’s How the UN Can Act. The Conversation, n/a-n/a
- Cockayne, James (2016). Is Unbridled Globalization Creating Mafia States?. The Global Observatory, n/a-n/a
- Cockayne, James (2016). There are 45.8 million people in slavery today. Where is the ICC?. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, n/a-n/a
- Cockayne, James (2016). The Hardest Job Interview in the World?. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, n/a-n/a
- Cockayne, James (2015). How the UN Made FIFA Look Well Governed – and What the UN Can Do About It. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, n/a-n/a
Books
- UN DDR in an Era of Violent Extremism: Is It Fit for Purpose?, ed. Cockayne, James and O',Neil, Siobhan (Online: United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, 2015).
- UN DDR in an Era of Violent Extremism: Is It Fit for Purpose?, ed. Cockayne, James and O',Neil, Siobhan (Online: United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, 2015).
Conference Publications
- Cockayne, James, Preventing Tomorrow's Conflicts: Final Report from a Speaker Series within the context of United Nations discussions on Sustaining Peace Preventing Tomorrow’s Conflicts, New York, 2018/04/18.
- Cockayne, James and Walker, Summer, Fighting Human Trafficking in Conflict: 10 Ideas for Action by the United Nations Security Council Fighting Human Trafficking in Conflict, New Canaan, 2016/06/30-07/01.
Reports
- Cockayne, James, Brubaker, Rebecca and Jayakody, Nadeshda (2018). Fairly Clear Risks: Protecting UN sanctions’ legitimacy and effectiveness through fair and clear procedures. United Nations University.
- Cockayne, James, de Boer, John and Bosetti, Louise (2017). Going Straight: Criminal Spoilers, Gang Truces and Negotiated Transitions to Lawful Order. Crime-Conflict Nexus Series. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
- von Einsiedel, Sebastian, Bosetti, Louise, Cockayne, James, Salih, Cale and Wan, Wilfred (2017). Civil War Trends and the Changing Nature of Armed Conflict. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
- Cockayne, James, Bosetti, Louise and Hussain, Nazia (2017). Preventing Urban Conflict: A Thematic Paper for the United Nations-World Bank Study on Conflict Prevention. Conflict Prevention Series. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
- Cockayne, James and Roth, Amanda (2017). Preventing the Rise of Crooked States: How can development and stabilization policies prevent the criminalization of governance?. United Nations University.
- Cockayne, James and Roth, Amanda (2017). Crooked States: How organized crime and corruption will impact governance in 2050 and what states can – and should – do about it now. United Nations University.
- Bosetti, Louise, Cockayne, James and de Boer, John (2016). Crime-Proofing Conflict Prevention, Management, and Peacebuilding: A Review of Emerging Good Practice. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
- von Einsiedel, Sebastian, Bosetti, Louise, Chandran, Rahul, Cockayne, James, de Boer, John and Wan, Wilfred (2016). Major Recent Trends in Violent Conflict. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
- Walker, Summer and Cockayne, James (2015). Concept Note: Identifying Common Ground on Development for UNGASS 2016. United Nations University.
- Walker, Summer and Cockayne, James (2015). Concept Note: Identifying Common Ground on Criminal Justice for UNGASS 2016. United Nations University.
- (2015). UN DDR in an Era of Violent Extremism: Is It Fit for Purpose?. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
- Cockayne, James and Panaccione, Kari (2015). Background Paper: Eradicating Modern Slavery: What Role for International Criminal Justice. United Nations University.
- Cockayne, James and Walker, Summer (2015). What Comes after the War on Drugs – Flexibility, Fragmentation or Principled Pluralism?. United Nations University.
- Cockayne, James and Dowds, Talitha (2015). Safeguarding the World’s Trust. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
- Walker, Summer and Cockayne, James (2015). Concept Note for Identifying Common Ground on Public Health. United Nations University.
- Cockayne, James (2014). The UN Security Council and Organized Criminal Activity: Experiments in International Law Enforcement. United Nations University Working Paper Series. United Nations University.
- von Einsiedel, Sebastian, Bosetti, Louise, Chandran, Rahul, Cockayne, James, de Boer, John and Wan, Wilfred (2014). Major Recent Trends in Violent Conflict. Occasional Paper. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.
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- Strengthening the Multilateral Response to Modern Slavery
- Demobilizing and Disengaging Violent Extremists
- Crime-Proofing Peace-Making: Identifying Good Practice
- Measuring the Impacts of Security Interventions
- Identifying Common Ground for UNGASS 2016
- Children and Extreme Violence (CEV)
- Fighting Human Trafficking in Conflict
- Disrupting Slavery Finance
- UNU’s Chairmanship of the GMG 2017
- Alliance 8.7 – Conflict & Humanitarian
- Organized Crime – Global Strategic Trends
- Fixing Sanctions
- Alliance 8.7 Knowledge Platform
- Support to the UN-World Bank study on Preventing Violent Conflict