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Professor Peter Bailey AM OBE

Honorary Professor

Research interests:

General Human Rights Law and Policy, Anti-Discrimination Law and Policy

Louise Baker

PhD Candidate

Amy Begley

Lecturer

Dr Dorota Anna Gozdecka SFHEA

Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

Critical legal theory, Law and Humanities, International and European Human Rights, Feminist Legal Theory, Law and Cultural Difference

Judy Harrison

Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

Access to Justice, Historical Injustice, Indigenous Perspectives on Law, Legal empowerment, Rural Issues, Law and development, Social justice, Advocacy, Lawyers and lawyering, Experiential Learning

Dr Anthony Hopkins

Senior Lecturer

Wendy Kukulies-Smith

Lecturer

Research interests:

General Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Procedure and Sentencing, Federal Criminal Law, Statutory Interpretation

Dr Anne Macduff

Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

Critical legal theory, Family law, Problem Based Learning, Wellbeing, Citizenship, Law and Cultural Difference

Dr Rebecca Monson

Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment of the Poor, Climate Change and Natural Disasters, Property Law and Development, Feminist Legal Theory, Legal Geography, Postcolonial Legal Theory, Rule of Law Reform

Associate Professor Wayne Morgan

Associate Professor

Research interests:

General Human Rights Law and Policy, Anti-Discrimination Law and Policy, Property Law, Sexuality, International trade, Critical legal theory

Kate Ogg

Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

General Human Rights Law and Policy, International and European Human Rights, Refugee Law, Forced Migration and Movement of Peoples, Evidence and Procedure

Dr Heather Roberts

Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

Constitutional Courts, Constitutional History, Constitutional Rights, Gender and Constitutional Law, The Judicial System, Property Law

Professor Kim Rubenstein FAAL

Professor

Research interests:

Constitutional Law, Constitutional Courts, Constitutional History, Constitutional Reform, Constitutional Rights, Political Theory and Constitutional Law, Federalism, Gender and Constitutional Law, Parliamentary and Electoral Democracy, Separation of Powers, The Judicial System, Citizenship, Access to Government Information

Dr Skye Saunders

Associate Professor

Research interests:

Labour Law, Rural Issues, Gender, Gender law

Professor Peta Spender FAAL

Professor

Research interests:

Corporations & Financial Markets Law, Evidence and Procedure

Professor Margaret Thornton FASSA, FAAL

Professor

Research interests:

Feminist Legal Theory, Anti-Discrimination Law and Policy, The corporatisation of Universities

Latest news

Jan

2018

Women must expose sexual harassers boldly, but also wisely

It's January 2018, and sexual-harassment commentary drips down the pages of our newspapers like brandy custard on the stale plum pudding in the back of the fridge. There is a shared intake of breath each time we learn of the un-sexy details of conduct allegedly enacted by some national icons.

Nov

2017

New ANU Law podcast is all about the vibe!

A new podcast from the ANU College of Law captures conversations about law in a way that is utterly charming and reminds listeners that lawyers are people too.

Sep

2017

I want to have a family at some stage and have lots of babies

A significant gender divide continues to exist amongst the legal community towards work life balance, impacting career paths.

Aug

2017

Explainer: with no free vote for now, where next for marriage equality?

Ryan Goss writes an explainer for The Conversation with his take on the fast-moving Marriage Equality plebiscite debate.

Jul

2017

Five more questions before you graduate: Ruohan Zhao

Skye Saunders speaks to ABC Radio

Research theme:

Law and Gender

Mar

2018

The Roundtable: Why Sexual harassment and bullying thrive in remote workplaces

Skye Saunders interviewed by ABC Radio National

Research theme:

Law and Gender

Mar

2018

The Roundtable: Why Sexual harassment and bullying thrive in remote workplaces

Skye Saunders talks to ABC RN Sunday Extra

Research theme:

Feb

2018

Former Australian Defence Force Academy cadets claim discrimination over transgender status

Wayne Morgan quoted in Canberra Times

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May

2017

Grace Under Fire

Skye Saunders speaks to SBS Radio

Research theme:

Law and Gender

May

2017

Grace under fire - a film about rural women workers

Skye Saunders talks to Law Institute of Victoria Journal

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Upcoming events

Nov

2018

Happy anniversary? Reflecting on marriage equality

9.00AM to 5.00PM

Rosemary Auchmuty, University of Reading, England
Tiernan Brady, Marriage Equality Campaigner (Australia and Ireland)

November 2018 will mark the one-year anniversary of Australia’s yes ‘vote’ in the Marriage Equality Postal Survey. This vote represented a significant moment in the fight for LGBTIQ rights in Australia, as well as in global campaigns for marriage equality.

Call for papers

Sep

2018

Film screening: RBG, and panel discussion

7.30PM to 10.30PM

Professor Margaret Thornton, ANU College of Law
Dr Heather Roberts, ANU College of Law
Prue Bindon, Barrister

RBG, a documentary directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, explores the career, legal legacy and life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the US Supreme Court.

Oct

2018

Reproducing whiteness: Feminist genres, legal subjectivity and the post-racial dystopia of 'The Handmaid’s Tale' (2017-)

1.00PM to 2.00PM

Dr Karen Crawley, Griffith University

The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-), a US television series adapted from a widely popular novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood (1985), is widely understood as a feminist intervention that speaks to ongoing and worldwide struggles over gender oppression and, in particular, reproductive rights.

Aug

2018

The contested nature of non-discrimination rights in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom

12.30PM to 2.30PM

Alice Taylor, ANU College of Law

Defining the scope and operation of prohibitions on discriminatory conduct has proven difficult in many jurisdictions.

Aug

2018

Women in Law

9.00AM to 11.00AM

Professor Gillian Triggs, Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission

Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission and legal academic, Professor Gillian Triggs, will be discussing the status of women’s rights in Australian law and the future of gender law reform.

Oct

2018

Inspiring Women of ANU: Pauline Ridge

4.30PM to 5.30PM

Professor Pauline Ridge

The association of religion with wealth-generation can provoke strong feelings. Yet, as with other not for profit entities, it is legitimate and necessary for religious groups to fund their religious activities.