Professor Tom Campbell

Professor Tom Campbell was Professor of Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Law, University of Glasgow from 1980 - 1990. He then joined the Faculty of Law at the ANU in 1990 where he was Professor of Law until 2001. During his time at the Faculty he was Dean of Law from 1994 until 1997. Professor Campbell specialises in the areas of Philosophy of Law, Justice, Rights, Business and Professional Ethics and Adam Smith.

Professor Campbell is a Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University, Canberra. Professor Campbell is planning to continue research on the role of corporations in relation to human rights.

Recent publications:

"Legislative Intent and Democratic Decision-Making" in N Naffine and R Owens, eds, Intention in Law and Philosophy, Dartmouth 2001

"Democratising Human Rights" in B Leiser and T Campbell, eds, Human Rights: From Philosophy to Practice, Dartmouth 2001

"Grounding Theories of Interpretation" in J Goldsworthy and T Campbell, eds, Legal Interpretation in Democratic States, Dartmouth 2001

"Incorporation by Interpretation" in Sceptical Essays on Human Rights, Oxford University Press 2001

Research:

"Freedom of Communication in Australia" with W Sadurski, Large ARC project, 1995 - 1997

"Judicial Activism in Australia" with J Goldsworthy, Large ARC project, 1998 - 2000

Public Lectures:

Professor Campbell presented a public lecture on "Judicial Activism: Justice or Treason", in May 2002. The lecture was part of the Faculty of Law Alumni, Inaugural and Valedictory Public Lecture Series.