Thomas MacManus is a lecturer in state crime at Queen Mary University of London's School of Law. He holds a BA (Hons) in Law and Accounting from the University of Limerick, which included one year at Tilburg University, an LLM (with Distinction) in International Law from the University of Westminster, and a PhD in Law and Criminology from King’s College London. MacManus was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2004 and the Role of Solicitors of Ireland in 2008.