Institute Research

The Institute’s focus has been on international law, comparative constitutional law, and international and domestic human rights law. Recent publications by Institute staff have included the following:

Professor Spencer Zifcak

Books:

Globalisation and the Rule of Law, London: Routledge, 2005.

United Nations Reform: Heading North or South? London: Routledge  2009

Virtue, Ethics and Human Rights, (Editor), Melbourne: Australian Catholic University.  

Monographs:

Wrongs, Rights and Remedies: A Human Rights Act for Australia? Melbourne: The Australian Collaboration, 2009 (with Alison King).

Book Chapters and Articles:

‘Western and Islamic Conceptions of the Rule of Law’ in Azra A. and Hudson W. (2008), Islam Beyond Conflict: Indonesian Islam and Western Political Theory, London: Ashgate.

‘Combining Community Reconciliation and Local Justice: A Modest Proposal for Reform’, in Binchy W. (2009), Timor-Leste: Challenges for Justice and Human Rights in the Shadow of the Past, Dublin: Clarus Press.

‘Reconciling Legal and Social Work Practice’ in Rice S. and Swain P. (eds) (2009) In the Shadow of the Law, Third Edition, 2009.

‘Towards a More Just United Nations’, in Sykes H. (ed) ,  Future Justice, Melbourne: Future Leaders, 2010. 

‘The Responsibility to Protect’ in Evans, M. International Law, Third Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2010).

‘Globalization and the Rule of Law’, in Zifcak S. (Ed) Virtue, Ethics and Human Rights, Melbourne: Australian Catholic University, 2010.

‘The Responsibility to Protect at the United Nations’, in Sampford C. and Thakur R. Implementing the Responsibility to Protect, London: Ashgate, 2011 (forthcoming).

‘Thinking Through a Global Rule of Law’ in Andenas M. and Alexander K. The Rule of Law in International Affairs, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011 (forthcoming).

‘The Responsibility to Protect in International Law’, Global Change, Peace and Security, (forthcoming), 2011.

 Invited International Papers:

 ‘Truth, Reconciliation and Justice in East Timor, Or Not? Public Lecture, Trinity College, Dublin, April 2007.

 ‘A Global Rule of Law’, Invited Lecture, The Oxford Roundtable, University of Oxford, September 2008.

 ‘Reforming the United Nations: Problems and Prospects’, Invited Public Lecture, Faculty of Law, University of Bristol, UK, February 2009.

 ‘United Nations Reform: When Shall We Get There and How?’ Invited Lecture, School of International Relations and International Organization, Columbia University, New York, September 2009.

 ‘North –South problems with United Nations Reform’, The International Law Association (UK), March 2010.

‘The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Mental Health Law in the United Kingdom and Australia’, The Norah Fry Research Centre and School of Social Policy, University of Bristol, April 2010.

‘The Responsibility to Protect as International Law’, Public Lecture, Faculty of Law, University of Bristol, May 2010.

‘United Nations Reform: Heading North or South? International Law and Society Conference, Chicago, May 2010.

 ‘A Global Common Ethic and its Relevance to International Peace and Security under International Law’, Paper prepared for the conference Faith, Wisdom and International Law, Kuala Lumpur, October 2010.

 ‘United Nations Reform: Heading North or South’, Public Lecture, Centre for International and Public Law, Australian National University, Canberra, October, 2010.

Dr Dominique Allen

 Journal Articles

  ‘Against Settlement? Owen Fiss, ADR and Australian Discrimination Law’ (2010) 10(4) International Journal of Discrimination and the Law (forthcoming 2010)

  ‘Victoria Paves the Way to Eliminating Discrimination’ Australian Journal of Labour Law (forthcoming 2010)

  ‘Voices in the Human Rights Dialogue: the Individual Victim and the Australian Human Rights Commission’ (2010) 35(3) Alternative Law Journal 159

  ‘Remedying Discrimination: Limits of the Law and the Need for a Systemic Approach’ (2010) 29(1) University of Tasmania Law Review 87

  ‘Dealing with Employment Discrimination’ (2010) 35(2) 109 Alternative Law Journal 109

  ‘Book Review: Law and Rights: Global Perspectives on Constitutionalism and Governance Edited by Penelope E. Andrews and Susan Bazilli’ (2010) 15(2) Australian Journal of Human Rights 151

 Alison King

Monographs

 Wrongs, Rights and Remedies: A Human Rights Act for Australia? Melbourne: The Australian Collaboration, 2009 (with Spencer Zifcak)

 Hugh Crosthwaite

 List of publications will be added shortly