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About Emeritus Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD

Ivan's research interests include: Public international law; the law of the sea; the law of armed conflict; international humanitarian law; human rights law; national security law; extradition law.

Selected publications

Book Chapters
  • Shearer, I, "Human Rights in an Age of Terrorism" in G Doeker-Mach & K A Ziegert (eds), Law and Legal Culture in Comparative Perspective, Franz Steiner Verlag: Stuttgart (2004), 125-141.
  • Shearer, I, "Oceans Management Challenges for the Law of the Sea in the First Decade of the 21st Century" in A G Oude Elferink & D R Rothwell (eds), Oceans Management in the 21st Century: Institutional Frameworks and Responses, Martinus Nijhoff: Leiden (2004), 1-17.
  • Shearer, I, " Military Activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone: The case of aerial surveillance" in E Mann Borgese, A Chircop & M McConnell (eds), Ocean Yearbook, 17, University of Chicago Press: USA (2004), 548-562.
  • Shearer, I, "Enforcement of law against delinquent maritime vessels in Australia's maritime zones" in D Sherwood & D MacKinnon (eds), Policing Australia's Offshore Zones: Problems and Prospects, Centre for Maritime Policy: Wollongong (1997), 239-253.
  • Shearer, I, "Jurisdiction" in R Piotrowicz, S Blay & M Tsamenyi (eds), Public International Law: An Australian Perspective, OUP: Melbourne (1997), 161-192.
  • Shearer, I, "The relationship between international law and domestic law" in D Rothwell & B Opeskin (eds), International Law and Australian Federalism, MUP: Melbourne (1997), 34-68.
Journal Articles
  • Shearer, I, 'Australia, the United States and the Rule of Law in International Affairs: Comparisons and Contrasts' (2006) 26(2) Adelaide Law Review 191-209.
  • Shearer, I, 'In Fear of International Law' (2005) 12 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 345-378.
  • Shearer, I, 'International Legal Relations Between Australia and Taiwan: Behind the façade' (2001) 21 Australian Yearbook of International Law 113-132.
  • Shearer, I, 'A Pope, two Presidents and a Prime Minister' (2001) 7 ILSA Journal of International Law 429-440.
  • Shearer, I, 'Book review - Osterdahl, I, "Threat to the Peace: The Interpretation by the Security Council of Article 39 of the UN Charter" in H Charlesworth & R.McCorquodale (eds)' (2001) 21 The Australian Yearbook of International Law 166-168
Conference papers
  • Shearer, I, 'The debate to assess the need for new accords', presented to Naval War College, Rhode Island, USA, (1997).
  • Shearer, I, 'The Proposed International Criminal Court', presented to Australian National University, Canberra, (1998).
  • Shearer, I, 'How humane is humanitarian law', presented at New Zealand Defence Forces Seminar on International Law, Wellington, (1999).
  • Shearer, I, 'The Pinochet Case', presented at Australasian Model United Nations Conference, Sydney, (1999).
  • Shearer, I, 'The relationship between International Law and National Law', presented at LAWASIA conference, Seoul, South Korea, (1999).
  • Shearer, I, 'The role of the law', presented at Preservation & Protection of the Marine Environment Conference, Wollongong, (2000).
  • Shearer, I, 'The UN Human Rights Committee: Impressions of a new member', presented at Human Rights and Global Challenges, Monash University, Melbourne, (2001).