Academic staff member

Area of Interest

Anton, Don

International law, international environmental law, human rights, international climate law, marine and coastal Law, international trade and the environment, US comparative law

Bailey, Peter

Human rights in domestic and international law, discrimination law, government law especially Executive Power

Barker, George

Law and economics

Blank, Graeme

Communication (and particularly advocacy/public speaking but also writing/drafting, interviewing and negotiation) bankruptcy, insolvency & civil litigation procedure

Bonyhady, Tim

Environmental law

Boreham, Kevin

International law, particularly human rights and the use of force, international humanitarian law and international criminal law

Bottomley, Stephen

Corporate law, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, government corporations, law and regulation

Bruce, Alex

Competition and consumer protection regulation, medico-legal ethics, interreligious philosophy and dialogue, animals and the law

Cane, Peter

Administrative law, tort law and legal theory

Charlesworth, Hilary

International Law, Human Rights Law, Feminist Legal Theory, Transitional Justice and peacekeeping / peacebuilding

Collins, Craig

Defamation, legal history, legal eduction, copyright, bankruptcy and civil litigation.

Connolly, Tony

Legal Theory/Philosophy of Law, Indigenous Rights Law and Theory, Constitutional Law, Public Law 

Coper, Michael

Constitutional Law, judicial process, history and role of Australian law schools and legal education

Davis, James

Contracts, Torts, Conflict of Laws

Dalla-Pozza, Dominique

Australian Public Law, Australian Legislative Process, Australian Counter Terrorism Law, Australian Constitutional Law

Dickie, Marianne

Australian migration law and refugee and humanitarian law and policy

Dodson, Mick

Native Title Law, mediation in Indigenous contexts, International Law and human rights issues for Indigenous peoples, intellectual property and Indigenous traditional knowledge, Indigenous community governance, Indigenous family violence and child protection, Indigenous criminal justice issues

Du Moulin, Lyn

E-Commerce (includes public key technology and related issues, contracting on line etc), Government legal practice generally and in particular, government commercial and IT legal work and legal education for the many types of legal practice

Eburn, Michael

Law relating to emergency management and the emergency services, medical law, torts and criminal law

Faunce, Thomas

Nanotechnology regulation, intersection of public health and environmental law and policy with trade and investment agreements, solar fuels governance and energy security.

Fitzpatrick, Daniel

Law and development, land tenure in developing countries, land and conflict studies, Indonesian Law, law in East Timor, Land Law in the South Pacific. Corporate governance in East Asia

Foley, Tony

Intersection of legal justice and restorative justice, young people and the justice system, lawyers and lawyering, legal ethics, legal clinics, legal interpreting

Ferguson, Anneka

Trust Accounting for the Legal Profession, Uniform regulation of the Legal Profession. Also interested in the application of International Human Rights 'Laws' in the Domestic context and International Law more generally. Training an ethical profession and Practical Legal Training

Gani, Miriam

Criminal Law, Federal Criminal Law (including cyber crime and terrorism), Statutory Interpretation, Crinimal Code Interpretation

Hall, Kath

Corporate governance, corporate law, transnational corruption, legal ethics, the psychology of decision making, white collar crime

Hambly, David

Torts, Criminal Law, sentencing and parole

Heathcote, Sarah

Public International Law and international organisations generally

Holmes, Vivien

Legal ethics, teaching of legal ethics, legal profession and Inhouse Counsel

Jones, Judith

Environmental Law, Australian Legal History and use of science in environmental decision making

Kukulies-Smith, Wendy

Criminal Law, sentencing and gender

Macintosh, Andrew

Environmental law and policy, particularly climate change

Manderson, Desmond

Legal theory, law and literature, law and the humanities; continental philosophy; law and art; law and popular culture; history and philosophies of justice; legal history

McDuff, Anne

Legal theory (particularly feminist and cultural theory), Legal Education, Tenancy Law and Family Law

McDonald, Leighton

Administrative Law, public law theory and legal philosophy

McLaughlin, Robert

Maritime law enforcement operations, Law of Armed Conflict, the application of Australian criminal and administrative law to military operations

McNaugton, Anne

Contracts, European Law, regulation, Comparative and International Law, Commercial Law

Monson, Rebecca

Critical and socio-legal approaches to law and development, in particular legal geography, legal anthropology, and postcolonial and feminist legal theories.  Law in the South Pacific.  
 Law and development, Legal geography, Postcolonial legal theory, Feminist legal theory as it relates to gender and development

Morgan, Wayne

Human rights (both international and domestic), critical legal theory including feminism and postmodernism and sexuality and gender identity

Nasu, Hitoshi

Public International Law, Migration Law, International Security Law, International Humanitarian Law, the law of peacekeeping and nanotechnology regulation. Asia-Pacific security and international law

Nolan, Mark

Legal psychology, jury research (especially Australian and Japanese reform), Criminal Law, criminal justice, legal and social psychological theories of justice and human rights, social psychology of identity and intergroup relations, Military Discipline law and Citizenship Law

O'Brien, Molly

Education law and policy, Human Rights in Australia, Evidence Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, United States Constitutional Law

 Refugee law, human rights law, litigation, access to justice, feminist legal scholarship and socio-legal research

Pearce, Dennis

Legislation and Administrative Law

Prest, James

Environmental Law and litigation (particularly relating to climate change and the law, energy law, biodiversity law), regulatory theory, compliance and enforcement

Rice, Simon

Anti-discrimination law, human rights law, access to justice, law reform, legal aid, lawyers and lawyering, legal education

Ridge, Pauline

Equity, restitution and law and religion (particularly the regulation of gifts motivated by religious faith), legal history and contracts

Rimmer, Matthew

General fields: Intellectual property law, copyright law, patent law, plant breeder's rights, trademark law, access to essential medicines, the plain packaging of tobacco products, media and information technology law, biotechnology law, clean technology law, Indigenous intellectual property, trade, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Particular topics: I am particularly interested in supervising research students working on the following several fields: Intellectual Property and Climate Change; the Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products; mash-ups, culture-jamming, and adbusting; and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Roberts, Heather

Constitutional Law, judicial biography, High Court of Australia and women lawyers

Roles, Cameron

Labour Law, Occupational Health and Safety Law and Public Sector Labour Law

Rothwell, Don

Public International Law generally, Law of the Sea, International Polar Law (Antarctica/Arctic), International Law and Australian Law

Rowe, Margie

Family Law, access to justice, child abuse prevention, clininal training of law students and graduates, distance learning

Rubenstein, Kim

Citizenship, nationality, feminist approaches to Constitutional Law and Public Law

Saunders,Skye

Foundations of Australian Law or Practice Management with a particular interest in Gender Discrimination.

Selby, Hugh

Advocacy technique, expert evidence law and practice, Coronial Law

Spender, Peta

Corporate and Securities Law, corporate social responsibility, Insolvency Law, litigation, particularly mass torts and class actions

Stapleton, Jane

Private law of obligations, liability and compensation systems, comparative law, and the philosophical foundations of the common law

Steed, Aliya

Learning and teaching, professional and legal education

Stellios, James

Constitutional Law, constitutional rights, trial by jury, federal jurisdiction, Ch III of the Constitution

Stewart, Daniel

The intersection of public and private law, regulation

Tamsitt, Gary

Succession, real estate, commercial practice, legal profession, legal education

Thai, Pauline

Labour law and contract law 

Thornton, Margaret

Anti-discrimination Law and Policy, feminist legal theory, legal education and legal profession

Townsend, Ruth

Regulation of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Healthcare whistle blowing, Bioethics and Health Law, Public Health Law and Policy, Health professional regulation, emergency law

Young, Katie

Comparative Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory, International Human Rights Law, Economic and Social Rights

Wheeler, Fiona

Constitutional Law, courts and the judicial system, High Court of Australia

Wood, Asmi

International law and terrorism, Indigenous legal issues

Zagor, Matthew

Public Law, Refugee and Migration Law, Environmental Law, International Human Rights Law and Comparative Constitutional Law