Potential areas of research
Potential research areas
The areas of legal research covered by academic staff at the ANU College of Law are wide and varied.
International Law
• Private international law
• Public international law
• Human rights
• Criminal law
• Law of the sea
• Refugee law
• European law
• Trade law
• Dispute resolution
Environmental Law
Law of the Asia-Pacific
• Chinese law
• Indonesian law
• Japanese law
• South Pacific law
Criminal Law
• Criminal justice
• Criminology
• Terrorism
• Undercover policing
• Law and order politics
• Criminal law reform
Commercial Law
• Corporate and securities law
• Governance and accountability
• Competition regulation
• Property and corporations law
• Corporate insolvency
• Law and economics
Intellectual Property and Copyright Law
Public Law
• Administrative law
• Administrative tribunals
• Law of evidence
• Constitutional law
• Courts and the judicial system
• Australian legal history
Other potential research areas include:
• Aboriginal legal issues and Native Title
• Discrimination law
• Equity
• Family law
• Health law and ethics
• Law and sexualities studies
• Labour law and trade union law
• Law and psychology
• Legal philosophy
• Migration law
• Military operations law
• Privacy and security
• Restitution
• Torts
The areas of specialised study in the Graduate Program are also reflected in the work of the Law School's Centres:
Commercial Law
Environmental Law
Intellectual Property
International Law and Public Law
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