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Sexual harassment

A study led by eminent socio-legal and feminist scholar Emerita Professor Margaret Thornton FAAL FASSA from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law will examine the impact of costs and damages in sexual harassment cases across Australia for the federal Attorney-General's Department.

Professor Greg Weeks

New edition provides fresh, authoritative treatment of judicial review of administrative actions in Australia.

Prof Jeremy Farrall, Prof Jolyon Ford SFEA and A/Prof Imogen Saunders

Researchers to study the origins and impact of populist concerns about international law.

A research project led by three scholars from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law has been awarded funding worth $619,700 as part of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects scheme.

Diversity

A new research project led by scholars from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law aims to challenge the traditional concept of a legal education by broadening the representation of historically marginalised groups, theories and perspectives.

In a year shaped by global movements including Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, educators and researchers note the timely and practical value of embedding “critical evaluation” skills among the next generation of lawyers. 

Professor Andrew Macintosh

The New South Wales Government has recently announced a target of reducing the state’s emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 on 2005 levels. Meeting this target while driving increased prosperity requires the realisation of the cheapest sources of abatement.

Consistent with this commitment, there is an opportunity to expand the role of forests in NSW’s climate strategy by stopping logging in state forests.

The Responsible Shareholder

When companies cause harm to the environment, inflict injury on workers, or commit financial fraud, we're used to seeing directors, managers, advisers or regulators come under scrutiny. By contrast, shareholders have been relatively safe from criticism or condemnation in the eyes of the law and conventional morality.

Are shareholders passive agents whose interests start and end with dividends, or do they have a responsibility to drive ‘principled profit’ in the context of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues?

Prof Kevin Jon Heller

Professor Kevin Jon Heller, an international law scholar at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law, has joined an elite list of special advisers to Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Law and technology

By Aidan Hookey (student ambassador)

Traditionally, the legal profession hasn’t been synonymous with technological innovation; pen-and-paper contracts, complex legislation and a pyramid model of junior lawyers supporting senior associates and partners have long been the norm.

Dr Faith Gordon

Dr Faith Gordon is a senior lecturer at ANU College of Law.

1. Tell us a bit about yourself including what brought you to ANU.

Dr Akshaya Kamalnath

Dr Akshaya Kamalnath is a senior lecturer at ANU College of Law.

1. Tell us a bit about yourself including what brought you to ANU.

I'm from India and have lived in a bunch of different places. I came to ANU for the chance to work with great colleagues and students.

2. What inspired you to become an academic?

Anton Moiseienko

Dr Anton Moiseienko is a lecturer at ANU College of Law.

1. Tell us a bit about yourself including what brought you to ANU.

Following my PhD in London, I spent several years studying financial crime in a security-oriented think tank. I began to feel I miss legal academia, and ANU offered the perfect mix of coming back to the academia and the adventure of starting a new job on the other side of the world.

Professor Desmond Manderson and Associate Professor Anna Olsen

A Bill to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been welcomed by interdisciplinary scholars at The Australian National University (ANU) who have contributed to a Legislative Assembly inquiry.

University of Canterbury, Dr Jelena Gligorijevic

Dr Jelena Gligorijević FHEA, an expert on constitutional law and media law at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law, has been named the inaugural Gerard McCoy Visiting Fellow at the University of Canterbury School of Law, New Zealand.

Associate Professor Heather Roberts

A new book chapter co-authored by Associate Professor Heather Roberts has been cited in a recent Review of Sexual Harassment in Victorian Courts in its discussion of the institutional obligatio

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A chapter examining Australian administrative law co-authored by Professor Greg Weeks from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law appears in a new book published by Cambridge University Press.

New book examines fresh developments in contract law

A new textbook co-authored by two scholars from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law aims to provide students with the essential knowledge and skills in contract law to succeed in their studies and professional practice.

Social justice

Dr Faith Gordon, a Senior Lecturer at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law, has accepted an invitation to join the international editorial board of a new book series focusing on law reform.

New chapter examines ‘dark side’ of emotional AI in emerging technologies

It’s one of the final frontiers in the world of artificial intelligence (AI), separating humans from machines: our emotions. However, some suggest that this gap is increasingly closing with significant implications for the law and privacy.

Dr Cassandra Steer, ANU space law expert

Dr Cassandra Steer, a mission specialist with The Australian National University (ANU) Institute of Space (InSpace) and senior lecturer at the ANU College of Law specialising in space law, has co-edited a book with Associate Professor Matthew Hersch (Harvard University).

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Dr Faith Gordon is a senior lecturer at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law with a background in law and criminology. She is currently leading a consultancy project examining young people, online harms and regulation of social media platforms with London-based youth organisation, Catch22.