Simon's research in comparative constitutional law focuses on the constitutional mechanisms for protecting human rights in national legal systems. He has particular interests in the role of parliaments and executive governments in protecting human rights and in the relationship between social democracy and the protection of property rights.

Mr Colin Fenwick
Director, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law

Colin’s research interests include international and comparative labour law, and in particular in adopting a human rights approach to the promotion and enforcement of international labour standards.

Dr Michelle Foster

 

Associate Professor Beth Gaze



Beth's human rights research interests include Australian and comparative anti-discrimination law, and tribunals and access to legal process (for example in discrimination, social security and mental health tribunals). She is affiliated with the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law
and the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies.

Associate Professor Lee Godden

Lee’s research examines relationships between the environment, development and human rights, and environmental critiques of rights.

Ms Jessica Howard

Jess is affiliated with the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law. She is currently completing a PhD on the Extra-territorial Processing and Protection of Asylum Seekers, which draws on human rights jurisprudence around the extraterritoriality of obligations, including jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Jess’s other interests include judicial review, administrative law, and the detention of asylum seekers.

 

Associate Professor Andrew Kenyon
Director, Centre for Media and Communications Law

 

Andrew's human rights related interests include defamation, free speech, fair trials, media regulation and access to diverse media.
 

Associate Professor Ian Malkin
Associate Dean (Undergraduate)

Ian’s research has focused on the treatment of marginalised groups who have HIV AIDS, including prisoners and drug users. He has recently been examining best practice litigation in the area of HIV AIDS. His work has primarily drawn from domestic tort law, though increasingly from international human rights law.

 

Shelley Marshall

Shelley is affiliated with the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law. Shelley’s work is in the area of Labour Law and Corporations Law, and examines international labour rights and the ILO standards.

Professor Tim McCormack
Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law
Director of Studies, Graduate Program in International Law

Tim McCormack is the Foundation Australian Red Cross Professor of International Humanitarian Law. His human rights related research interests include Arms Control and Disarmament, International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law. Much of this involves violations of human rights rather than IHL. Tim is also interested interaction between IHL and human rights within the context of military operations.

Professor Jenny Morgan

Mr Bruce Oswald, CSC
Associate Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law

Bruce is affiliated with the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law. His human rights research interests relate to peace operations, including the application of human rights in times of armed conflict and peacekeeping, and civilian policing and peace operations.

Mr Andrew Palmer

Andrew's primary areas of research are the law of evidence, and proof; many common law rights, such as the right to silence, are contained within the law of evidence.

Ms Lisa Sarmas

Lisa is currently conducting research on the efficacy of Australia's anti-discrimination law regime. She has practised in the area of transgender human rights and children's rights, as well as immigration law and the human rights of people with a mental illness.

Associate Professor Maureen Tehan

Maureen is currently completing a three year interdisciplinary research project, funded by an ARC linkage grant which considers the negotiation of treaties in a comparative perspective. Maureen is also interested environmental rights and development issues.  

Mr Joo Cheong Tham

Joo Cheong is affiliated with the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law. His research interests include labour law, political financing and anti-terrorism law.

Mr John Tobin

John is interested in the mechanisms and processes for the implementation and understanding of human rights at the international and domestic levels. His special research interests are the rights of children and the use of human rights as a tool for use in litigation, policy development and advocacy.

Associate Professor Kristen Walker



Kristen Walker is affiliated with the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies and is a practising barrister.  She teaches and researches in constitutional law, refugee law and law and sexuality, all of which raise human rights issues. 

Ms Amanda Whiting

Amanda is an associate director of the Asian Law Centre. She adopts a ‘contextualised’ approach to human rights. Her current research interests include National Human Rights Institutions and human rights in the Asia Pacific region, examining in particular local understandings of human rights and the way in which human rights are interpreted in local contexts.