Publications

A full list of SCIL Associates' publications is included in the July-December issue of our newsletter each year.

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Submissions

• Alice Gardoll, Stefan Gruber and Fleur Johns, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Impact of Federal Court fee increases since 2010 on Access to Justice in Australia, 12 April 2013
• Mary Crock and Hannah Martin, Submisson to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Examination of the Migration (Regional Processing) package of legislation, 15 January 2013
• Luke Nottage, Submisison to AGD’s ‘Private International Law Consultation’, 22 November 2012.
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into the Assisting Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2012 and the provisions of the Social Security Amendment (Supporting Victims of Terrorism Overseas) Bill 2011, 10 April 2012.
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill, 7 March 2012
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Inquiry into the Indian Ocean Region and Australia’s Foreign, Trade and Defence Policy, 7 March 2012
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 7 March 2012
• Ben Saul, Supplementary Submission (question on notice) to the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network, 27 February 2012
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Inquiry into the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, 22 February 2012
• Ben Saul, Submission to Senate Legal and Consitutional Affairs Committee (Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012), 21 February 2012.
• Fleur Johns, Ben Saul, Claire Burke and Daniel MacPherson, Submission to the Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011, 30 May 2011
• Luke Nottage, Submission to the Productivity Commission (PC) –
  Critical Analysis of the “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” (ISDS) section in the Draft Report (16 July 2010) from the PC’s Review of Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements, 21 August 2010
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee, Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 and the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010, 20 July 2010
• Ben Saul, David Kinley and David Lewis, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Inquiry into the direction and role of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, 5 May 2010
• Fleur Johns, Ben Saul and Irene Baghoomians Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 and Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010, April 2010.
• Ben Saul, Mary Crock, Christopher Pearce and Emily Raftos, Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Inquiry into the Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2010, April 2010.
• Ben Saul, Thalia Anthony and Samuel Thampapillai Sumission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee, Inquiry into the amending bills concerning the NT intervention, February 2010.
• Ron McCallum and Mary Crock, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, Inquiry into the Migration Treatment of Disability, November 2009.
• Irene Baghoomians, Fleur Johns and Matthew Kalyk, Submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department Discussion Paper on Proposed Amendments to the National Security Legislation, October 2009
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department Discussion Paper on Proposed Amendments to the National Security Legislation, October 2009
• Mary Crock and Daniel Ghezelbash, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009, September 2009
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009, September 2009
• Fleur Johns and Callista Harris, Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill, September 2009
• Ben Saul and Sadhana Abayasekara, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Inquiry into the National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009, July 2009
• Ben Saul and Thalia Anthony, Analysis of the Native Title Amendment Bill 2009, July 2009
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into the Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, July 2009
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into the Ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, July 2009
• Ben Saul and Naomi Oreb, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into the UNESCO Convention, March 2009
• Ben Saul and Sadhana Abayasekara, Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Inquiry into the Freedom of Religion and Belief, March 2009
• Luke Nottage and Richard Garnett, Top Twenty Things to Change In and Around Australia's International Arbitration Act, Submission to the Attorney-General Department's Review of the International Arbitration Act, March 2009
• Ben Saul, Thalia Anthony and Naomi Oreb, Submission to the Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into the Uranium Royalty (Northern Territory) Bill 2008, March 2009
• Luke Nottage, Submission to the SCOCA Australian Consumer Law Consultation, March 2009
• Ben Saul, Tim Stephens and Sadhana Abayasekara, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, March 2009
• Brett Williams, Submission to the Australia-Korea FTA Taskforce, February 2009
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee Inquiry into the Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008, February 2009
• David Kinley, Ben Saul, Irene Baghoomians and Jacqueline Mowbray, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Human Rights Mechanisms and the Asia-Pacific, November 2008
• Ben Saul, Jane McAdam, Alicia Lyons and Danielle Mawer, Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Relationship Between Climate Change and Human Rights, September 2008
• Ben Saul, Alicia Lyons and Danielle Mawer, Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Inquiry into the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 (No. 2), September 2008
• Ben Saul and Virginia Lloyd, Submission on behalf of Sydney PEN to Senate Committee Inquiry into Academic Freedom, July 2008
• Mary Crock, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into Immigration Detention, July 2008
• Ben Saul, Jane McAdam and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into the Economic and Security Challenges Facing Papua New Guinea and the Island States of the southwest Pacific, July 2008
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into Academic Freedom, July 2008
• Ben Saul and Clare Gardoll, Submission to the Attorney-General's Department on the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, July 2008
• Ben Saul and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Attorney-General's Department Consultation on the Draft Report under the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, July 2008
• Ben Saul and Tim Stephens, Submission to Joint Standing Committee on Treaties in relation to the Agreement between Australia and the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes, June 2008
• Ben Saul, Jacqueline Mowbray and Irene Baghoomians, Submission to Commonwealth Attorney General's Department in relation to the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, June 2008
• Ben Saul, Submission to Joint Standing Committee on Treaties in relation to the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates Concerning Defence Cooperation, June 2008
• Ben Saul and Claire McEvilly, Submission to the Clarke Inquiry into the Case of Dr Mohamed Haneef, June 2008
• Ben Saul and Claire McEvilly, Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission Inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime
  groups, June 2008
• Ben Saul and Sue Harris-Rimmer, Submission to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs in relation to support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Ben Saul, Tim Stephens and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee Inquiry into Climate Change and the Australian Agricultural Sector
• Ben Saul, Thalia Anthony and Claire McEvilly, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Provisions of the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008
• Ben Saul, Thalia Anthony and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008, April 2008
• Ben Saul and Claire McEvilly, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008, April 2008
• Sydney Centre for International Law 2020 Summit Ideas, April 2008
• Luke Nottage, Second Submission to the Australian Government's Inquiry into Australia's Consumer Policy Framework, January 2008 (offering offers constructive criticism of the Productivity Commission's recent Draft Report, and calls for more far-reaching reforms particularly regarding unfair contracts, product safety, and consumer redress)
• Luke Nottage, National Report on Australia, to Kyoto Comparative Law Center, for the Japanese Cabinet Office Project on Representative Actions for Monetary Remedies
• Luke Nottage, National Report on New Zealand, to Kyoto Comparative Law Center, for OECD Project DTSI/CP(2006)8: ‘The Report on OECD Member Countries’ Approaches to Consumer Contracts’, 6 July 2007
• Luke Nottage, National Report on Australia, to KU Leuven, for European Commission Project SANCO 2005/B/010, ‘An Analysis and Evaluation of Alternative means of Consumer Redress other than Individual Redress through Ordinary Judicial Proceedings’, 2006-07
• Ben Saul and Lily Tsen, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Australia Philippines Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, September 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Tackling Terrorism, United Kingdom Parliament, 24 August 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Australia and the European Police Office, 16 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Treaty between Australia and the Kingdom of Thailand on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, 16 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Inquiry into the International Trade Integrity Bill 2007, 11 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Inquiry into the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007, 10 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Inquiry into the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007, 6 July 2007
• Joint Submission by the Sydney Centre, Sydney PEN and Australian Lawyers for Human Rights on the Attorney-General’s Classification Review of Material Advocating Terrorism, 29 May 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Consultation Committee for the Proposed Western Australian Human Rights Act, 16 May 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Australia Indonesia Security Cooperation Agreement, 23 February 2007 (and oral evidence in Sydney, 30 April 2007)
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Inquiry into the Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006, 19 February 2007 and supplement of 13 March 2007