Student Research Projects

Doctor of Juridical Studies (SJD)

Student

Thesis title

Supervisor/s

Raymond Max Brazil

The Evolution of the Duties, Powers and Responsibilities of the NSW Coroner. Human Rights in the Coroner's Court Savell, K & Cashman, P

Nicholas Chen

Revisiting Notions of Discretionary Justice: Finding the way forward for procedural fairness in Australia

Crock, M & Allars, M

Alexandra Fowler The Right to Reparation for Victims of Armed Conflicts: Theory and Practice Triggs, G & Saul, B 
Andrew Stuart Murray Expert Evidence and the Problem of Privilege Peden, E & Cashman, P

Sanchana Ranjan 

The Regulation of Labour Standards in and through International Trade - A Focus on the Impact of the Free Trade Agreements and Social Clauses 

Kinley, D  & Riley, J

Julie Anne Zetler

E-health: The Legal and Ethical Implications of Computerised Patient Records on Confidentiality and Privacy for Patients with Health Disabilities

Bennett, B

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Student

Thesis title

Supervisor/s

Ross Abbs Criminal Justice in the High Court Loughnan, A & Crofts, T 
Philip George Adey The law on negligently occasioned pure psychiatric harm in Australia following the landmark Annetts decision and the contemporaneous civil liability Acts Bennett, B
Jude Amos The Taxation of Foreign Direct Investment in a Globalising World: The Sub-Saharan African Position Vann, R & Cooper, G
Pamela Angus-Leppan The Financial Abuse of the Property of Elderly People Carney, T

Fady Aoun

Look Not Lest Ye Be Offended - Jesus JuiceTM, Redskins®, and Black Tail®: An Analysis of the Law relating to Offensive and Scandalous Trade Marks

Rolph, D

Elisa Arcioni

'The people' in the Australian Constitution

Irving, H

Elena de Lemos Pinto Aydos 

Carbon Tax and Emissions Trading Scheme: Assessing Concerns with Carbon Leakage and International Competitiveness in Australia and New Zealand 

Lyster, R & Black, C

Richard Bailey

Legal and Non-Legal Strategy Opposing Mandatory Detention of Asylum Seekers 

Johns, F

Martha Barnett The Pressures in Australia to The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: a new procedure?  Parkinson, P & Shackel, R
Luke Beck Section 116 of the Constitution  Irving, H & Twomey, A
Julie Beesley Organised Chaos: Organised Crime Through a Chaotic Lens Lee, M & Findlay, M 
Felicity Bell Independent Children's Lawyers Inside and Outside the Family Courts Cashmore, J & Parkinson, P
Laurie Berg Crossing Borders: Temporary Migrant Workers and the Limits of Human Rights Crock, M & McCallum, R
Nicola Bodor   Equitable Compensation - A Model for its Assessment? McDonald, B & Glister, J 

Tony Bogdanoski 

Mobilising Health Rights Along the Life Cycle: Difference, Personhood, Corporeality 

Stewart, C & Savell, K

Mark Levinge Brabazon

Principles of International Trust Taxation  

Burns, L & Vann, R
Louise Cauchi Cosmetic Surgery and the Law of Negligence: An infectious passion for beauty?  Bennett, B & Stewart, C
Garner Clancey What is Crime Prevention? A Place-based Analysis  Lee, M & O'Malley, P
Rebecca Connolly  The Fragmentation of International Law has Given Rise to a Conflict  of Jurisdiction for Trade Disputes Involving Agricultural Biotechnology Products - Impact on Developing Countries Lyster, R & Triggs, G 
Penelope Crossley  The Role of Law in the Development of the Renewable Energy Sector - A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of the Regulatory Support Mechanisms Offered to Participants in the Renewable Energy Sector in Australia, China and United Kingdom  Triggs, G & Stephens, T
Nuncio D'Angelo  The trust: from guardian to entrepreneur. Why the changing role of the trust demands a better legal framework for allocating stakeholder risks McCracken, S & Riley, J 

Mojarrieta Castaneda Darlis

European Union Migration Policy Towards Highly Skilled Migrants

Crock, M & McCallum, R

Robert Davis

The Law and Econom(etr)ics of Corruption

Hill, J & Findlay, M

Mark De Silva

International Conflict related Environmental Claims - A Critical Analysis of the UN Compensation Commission Experience

Boer, B, Johns, F & Stephens, T

Michelle de Souza

Pre-implantation Genetic Testing: A Comparative Analysis of the Regulatory Systems of Three Countries Stewart, C

Nicole Dicker

The Complementarity of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and Development Programming: A Comparative Analysis of the Relationship between Transitional Justice Processes and Development Programming in Post Conflict Countries 

Saul, B & Kinley, D

Alexandra Evans

Is Present Entitlement an Appropriate Factor for Determining whether a Trustee or Beneficiary Bears Tax on Trust Income under Division 6 of Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth)?

Burns, L

Katherine Fallah

Making War and Making Law: The Relationship between International Law and Industry-Led Initiatives to Regulate the Private Military Industry

Triggs, G & Saul, B

Rebecca Faugno

Remedying Remedies: Towards the Clarification and Development of Judicial Remedies for Corporate Human Rights Violations

Kinley, D, Carney, T & Fridman, S

Pota Forrest-Lawrence The Media's Representation of Methamphetamines and its influence on Australian Illicit Drug Policies, and regulations Mason, G & Lee, M 

Katrina George

Autonomy at the Death Bed: The Impact of Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide on Patient Autonomy

Magnusson, R & Stewart, C

Daniel Ghezelbash

Mexican waves or copy-cat law making? The transfer of migration law and policy between states

Crock, M

Md Mostafa Haider

Global Poverty Elimination: Enacting Anti-equality Law Johns, F & Saul, B
Monica Hayes  Improving Gender Equality at Work: Can Legislation Intended to Encourage and Promote Structural Change in Organisations Succeed in Promoting Gender Equality? Smith, B & Riley, J 
Justin Adrian Hogan Doran Private International Law Jurisdiction in Cyberspace Triggs, G

Nana Rebecca Howard

The Commodification of Human Beings

Bennett, B & Kinley, D

Sunita Jogarajan

Tax and Trade Treaty History Vann, R & Burns, L

Keith Jones

Uncovering Complexity Management Patterns: The Case of Politics Law & Science

Ziegert, A

Keith Kendall

A Tax Adviser's Privilege for Australia

McCallum, R

Richard Kocsis

An Empirical Examination of Crime Scene Behaviours and Offender Characteristics in Kidnapping for Ransom Crime

Mason, G

Stefan Lo

In Search of Corporate Accountability: Liabilities of Corporate Participants

Hill, J

Carlos Lopez

Managing Complex Law Reform: Applying a Best Practice Framework to Western Australia's Public Health Law Reform Efforts and Better Serving Australia's Indigenous Peoples 

Magnusson, R

Lin Lu

Film Censorship Law: A Comparative Study

Rolph, D

Caroline Lumby  Cruising Women: The Death of Dianne Brimble and the Problem of Individual Responsibility Mason, G & Walton, K 

Allan McCay

Behavioural Genetics, Free Will and Retributive Desert in Sentencing

Findlay, M

Nicola McGuire The Quest for Legitimization of Corporate Charitable Donations in a Capitalist Society. Encouraging Corporate Kindness: Are we balancing the social books or just cooking them? Hill, J & Riley, J
Carolyn McKay The Principle of Orality and the Posthuman Courtroom  Mason, G & Gibson, R
Jingyuan Meng  Analysis of Optimal Income Taxation of Married Couples in a Life Cycle Model  Apps, P 
Tanya Mitchell Rough Justice in the Counter-World? Procedural Protections of the Accused in the Summary Jurisdiction Findlay, M & Loughnan, A
Marie Nagy Implications of Brain Research for Criminal Law Hamer, D & Findlay, M 

Thi Thanh Hai Nguyen

Corporate Social Responsibility for Human Rights in Vietnam Kinley, D & Saul, B

Michael Christoph O'Connor

Medical Complicity with Torture Johns, F, Shearer, I & Carney, T
Tashina Orchiston (Ser)Vice Work: Commercial Sex and Labour Regulation  McCrystal, S & Crofts, T
Katherine Owens  The Water Market Oasis? Lyster, R & Shearing, S 
Amanda Porter  Aboriginal Night Patrols, Streetbeats and Alternative Policing  O'Malley, P
Belinda Helen Reeve  The Role of Responsive Regulation in Chronic Disease Prevention: Regulating Alcohol, Food and Tobacco Advertising Magnusson, R
Catherine Renshaw The Socialization of States and the New ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Kinley, D, Mowbray, J & Saul, B 

Lorraine Rivlin

Carer's Discrimination Complaints in NSW under the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977: An assessment of complaints made

Smith, B

Hannah Robert

The Cuckold's Cause - What do "paternity fraud" disputes tell us about legal constructions of parentage in the age of DNA testing?

Graycar, R

Philippa Ryan

A New Classification for Barnes v Addy

McDonald, B & Glister, J

Caroline Saint Legal and Ethical Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza: Issues of Resource Allocation and how Social Disruption might be limited Bennett, B & Carney, T
Amanda Sapienza Non-Perogative Executive Power: Limitations and Judicial Review  Allars, M & Twomey, A

I Gede Eka Sarjana

Internalising the Precautionary Principle in Indonesian Environmental Legal Regime and Policy: Learning from Indonesia's Environmental Conflicts

Boer, B

Blanche Sas

Utility, Problems and Limitations of Public International Law in the Regulation of Oil and Gas Projects in a Sensitive Maritime Region, the Arctic Ocean

Stephens, T, Shearer, I & Triggs, G

Elen Seymour

A Review of Taxation of Charities

Cooper, G & Black, C

Ahmed Shahid

Human Rights- Based Approach to Development Policy: Assessing the Impact of Social Welfare in Enhancing Capabilities from a Human Rights Perspective 

Kinley, D & Mowbray, J

Anu Singh

Offending Women: Toward a Greater Understanding of Female Criminality in Australia

Mason, G

Linda Roslyn Steele

The Dangerous Individual: A Critique of the Diversion of the People Identified as Having Intellectual Disability or Acquired Brain Injury from the NSW Local Courts Savell, K, Findlay, M & Loughnan, A
Madeleine Claire Suttie A Critical Analysis of Gutmann and Thompson's Model of Deliberative Democracy as Applied to Public Advisory Committees Considering New Biotechnologies Savell, K

Christopher Taylor

The Development of Australian Double Taxation Treaty Policy and Practice and the Future of Bi-Lateral Double Taxation Treaties

Vann, R & Burns, L

Shih-Ning Then  Regenerative Tissue Transplantation from Children: Legal Protection, Medical Ethics and Practice  Carney, T & Bennett, B 

Lee Walker 

Omar Al-Bashir's Immunities in the ICC, US Attitudes to the Court, and the Verticalisation of International Criminal Law 

Saul, B & Brown, C 

Alexis Wallace 

The Identity Dilemma

Crock, M 

Helen Warner

Australia's Binding Public Rulings System for Income Tax and GST Matters

Dirkis, M & Millar, R

James Watson

The Equitable Remedy of Account

Peden, E & Tolhurst, G

Sonya Willis

Case Management is a Requirement of Procedural Fairness in Complex Commercial Litigation

Allars, M & Cashman, P

Michael Young

Constructing Covered Bonds - A Legal Analysis 

Tolhurst, G & Stumbles, J

Master of Laws (LLM) by Research

Student

Thesis title

Supervisor/s

Paul Hayes

Resolution of Sporting Disputes in Australia - A Uniform Sporting Code

Fridman, S

Yarran Hominh

How to do Things with Constitutions: A Performative Analysis of the US and Australian Constitutions

Irving, H & Walton, K

Mark MacDiarmid

The Concept of "Property" in the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Parkinson, P & Lane, P

Shannon Torrens

International criminal law and the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law: fulfilling aspirations towards the restoration and maintenance of peace and security, international justice and national reconciliation 

Findlay, M

Lesley Townsley

Unchain My Heart: The Role of Emotion in Legal Ethical Decision Making

Mason, G & Walton, K

Anna Walsh

The Legal Status of Pre Natal Life in Australia

Bennett, B & Graycar, R

Gregory Walsh

The Merits of the Pluralist Model in Guiding the Appropriate Operation of Anti-Discrimination

Parkinson, P & Smith, B

Master of Criminology (MCrim) by Research

Student Thesis title Supervisor/s

Finoa Mary Tait

Evaluation of the Victim Impact Statement Processes in NSW with regard to the Therapeutic Consequences for Victims of Crime Shackel, R