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Research

ANU is a research-intensive institution. It is one of only two Australian universities currently to have an Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) top ranking of 5 for law. As Australia’s national law school, the ANU College of Law has an outstanding reputation both at home and internationally. Its success reflects the high national and international standards that the College’s researchers aspire to and achieve. Amongst its members are scholars acknowledged in Australia and around the world as leaders in their fields. The College’s strong research culture finds expression not only in scholarly publications but also in teaching and in contributions to public debates and decision-making.

Learn more about research in the ANU College of Law.

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Australian Centre for Environmental Law

When members of the legal profession, government, business or media seek expert information, they regularly turn to the Environmental law researchers at the ANU College of Law.

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Centre for Climate Law & Policy

Our reseach helps inform developments in policies and legislation surrounding climate change and renewable resources, the relationship between federal, state and local climate measures.

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Centre for Military & Security Law

Criminal law, administrative law, constitutional law and international law all have a place in military law, which is influenced by the origins of law relating to defence, the prerogative power to defend the realm.

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Centre for International & Public Law

CIPL offers a base for Visiting Fellows, postgraduate students and all public and international law teachers in the College. Academic members undertake research projects, teach in the ANU College of Law and play active roles on government committees, in community organisations, and in the media.

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National Centre for Indigenous Studies

Led by Professor Mick Dodson, NCIS promotes and initiates cross-disciplinary research and teaching in a wide range of areas of relevance to Indigenous Australians.

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Centre for Commercial Law

The Centre for Commercial Law researches emerging commercial law areas, particularly corporatisation, privatisation, government contracting, globalisation and international aspects of commercial law.

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Centre for Law & Economics

As a centre of excellence in the application of economic analysis to law in the Asia Pacific, CLE research focuses on: Publiy Policy, Law, Finance & Management; Competition Law, Industry and Business Regulation; and Social Policy, Finance and Management.

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Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture

An important partnership with Griffith University, the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture fosters research and scholarship aimed at improving and enhancing global food security.

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Australian Network for Japanese Law

An initiative of ANU, Bond University and the University of Sydney, ANJEL is a network of over 350 scholars, practitioners, policy makers, senior students and others interested in Japanese Law.

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Updated: 15 August 2012/ Responsible Officer:  College General Manager, ANU College of Law / Page Contact:  Manager, Web Applications