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Professor Jacqueline Mowbray
BA (Hons) LLB (Hons) (UQ) LLM (Melbourne) LLM (Hons) PhD (Cantab)
Professor
Address
F10 - Law School (Camperdown)
The University of Sydney
Jacqueline Mowbray is a Professor at the University of Sydney Law School. She is also the external legal adviser to the Commonwealth of Australia's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. Her work focuses on public international law and legal theory, with an emphasis on international human rights law. She has a particular interest in economic, social and cultural rights, and her book on the subject, The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases, and Materials (co-authored with Saul and Kinley) was winner of the 2015 American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit. She also works on international law and language policy, and the position of linguistic minorities under international law. Her monograph Linguistic Justice: International Law and Language Policy was published by OUP in 2012. Before joining the University of Sydney in 2008, Jacqueline practised as a solicitor with Freehills in Melbourne and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert in London, and taught on the European Masters program in human rights at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Jacqueline is a graduate of the Universities of Queensland (BA LLB (Hons)), Melbourne (LLM) and Cambridge (LLM (Hons) PhD).
- International law
- Human rights law
- Legal theory
- International Law
- International Business Law
- International Human Rights Law
- The State and Global Governance
- European Human Rights Law
| Project title | Research student |
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| Enhancing Capabilities through Legal Empowerment: Freedom for Women from Intimate Partner Violence | Lucy QUINN |
Selected publications
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases, and Materials
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
Linguistic Justice: International Law and Language Policy
(Oxford University Press, 2012)
Julius Stone: A Study in Influence
(The Federation Press, 2010)
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Publications
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Books
- Saul, B., Kinley, D., Mowbray, J. (2014). The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases, and Materials. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Mowbray, J. (2012). Linguistic Justice: International Law and Language Policy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Edited Books
- Irving, H., Mowbray, J., Walton, K. (2010). Julius Stone: A Study in Influence. Sydney: The Federation Press.
Book Chapters
- Baghoomians, I., Mowbray, J. (2023). International Human Rights Law. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 265-293). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Mowbray, J. (2021). Gender Audits and Legislative Scrutiny: Do parliamentary human rights bodies have a role to play? In Ramona Vijeyarasa (Eds.), International Women's Rights Law and Gender Equality: Making the Law Work for Women, (pp. 201-215). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
- Mowbray, J. (2021). Is There a Right to Public Education? In Frank Adamson, Sylvain Aubry, Mireille de Koning, Delphine Dorsi (Eds.), Realizing the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education: Human Rights, Public Education, and the Role of Private Actors in Education, (pp. 52-78). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Journals
- Mowbray, J. (2023). Multilingualism, Translation and International Law: Four Myths. Cambridge International Law Journal, 12(2), 190-210. [More Information]
- Jiménez-Salcedo, J., Mowbray, J. (2023). Rights, language regimes, and language policy: An international perspective. Just: Journal of Language Rights & Minorities, Revista de Drets Linguistics i Minories, 2(1), 7-19. [More Information]
- Crawford, E., Lukin, A., Mowbray, J. (2023). The Terminology of the Law of Warfare: A Linguistic Analysis of State Practice. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 14, 197-222. [More Information]
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Edited Journals
- Jiménez-Salcedo, J., Mowbray, J. (2023). Rights, Language Regimes, and Language Policy: An International Perspective. Just: Journal of Language Rights & Minorities, Revista de Drets Linguistics i Minories, 2(1). [More Information]
Exhibitions / Events
- Crawford, E., Mowbray, J., Joyce, D., Hohmann, J. (2023). At the Vanishing Point: Encounters with the Souvenirs, Merchandise and Memorabilia of International Law. Sydney, Australia: Fisher Library, The University of Sydney. [More Information]
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Mowbray, J. (2008). The End of the Age of Development. Polish Development Law Quarterly.
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2023
- Crawford, E., Mowbray, J., Joyce, D., Hohmann, J. (2023). At the Vanishing Point: Encounters with the Souvenirs, Merchandise and Memorabilia of International Law. Sydney, Australia: Fisher Library, The University of Sydney. [More Information]
- Baghoomians, I., Mowbray, J. (2023). International Human Rights Law. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 265-293). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Mowbray, J. (2023). Multilingualism, Translation and International Law: Four Myths. Cambridge International Law Journal, 12(2), 190-210. [More Information]
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2022
- Mowbray, J. (2022). Language Rights and Linguistic Justice in International Law: Lost in Translation? Just: Journal of Language Rights & Minorities, Revista de Drets Linguistics i Minories, 1(1-2), 37-68. [More Information]
- Baghoomians, I., Crawford, E., Mowbray, J. (2022). The Teaching of Public International Law in Australian Law Schools: 2021 and Beyond. Adelaide Law Review, 43(1), 7-35.
2021
- Mowbray, J. (2021). Gender Audits and Legislative Scrutiny: Do parliamentary human rights bodies have a role to play? In Ramona Vijeyarasa (Eds.), International Women's Rights Law and Gender Equality: Making the Law Work for Women, (pp. 201-215). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
- Mowbray, J. (2021). Is There a Right to Public Education? In Frank Adamson, Sylvain Aubry, Mireille de Koning, Delphine Dorsi (Eds.), Realizing the Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education: Human Rights, Public Education, and the Role of Private Actors in Education, (pp. 52-78). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
2020
- Mowbray, J. (2020). Is there a Human Right to Public Education? An Analysis of States' Obligations in Light of the Increasing Involvement of Private Actors in Education. Harvard Human Rights Journal, 33, 121-171.
2019
- Mowbray, J. (2019). "The most common form of child mortality in Australia": A human rights analysis of Australia's response to stillbirth in light of the Senate Select Committee Report on Stillbirth Research and Education. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 25(3), 448-465. [More Information]
- Mowbray, J. (2019). Enabling and Constraining: Julius Stone and the Contradictions of the Sociological Path to International Law. In Loeffler, J., Paz, M. (Eds.), The Law of Strangers: Jewish Lawyers and International Law in the Twentieth Century, (pp. 257-283). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Mowbray, J. (2019). Language and International Law: How Does International Law Protect Languages and Linguistic Rights? Japanese Yearbook of International Law, 62, 85-117.
2018
- Mowbray, J. (2018). Breton Road Signs. In Jessie Hohmann and Daniel Joyce (Eds.), International Law's Objects, (pp. 173-181). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
2017
- Mowbray, J. (2017). Translation as marginalisation? International law, translation and the status of linguistic minorities. In Gabriel Gonzalez Nunez, Reine Meylaerts (Eds.), Translation and Public Policy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Case Studies, (pp. 32-57). New York: Routledge. [More Information]
2015
- Mowbray, J. (2015). The postgraduate capstone experience: Negotiating the pedagogical tensions. Journal of Learning Design, 8(2), 43-52. [More Information]
2014
- Saul, B., Kinley, D., Mowbray, J. (2014). The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Commentary, Cases, and Materials. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2013
- Mowbray, J. (2013). Autonomy, identity and self-knowledge: a new 'solution' to the liberal-communitarian 'problem'? In David Kinley, Wojciech Sadurski, Kevin Walton (Eds.), Human Rights: Old Problems, New Possibilities, (pp. 201-216). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
- Mowbray, J. (2013). International authority, the responsibility to protect and the culture of the international executive. London Review of International Law, 1(1), 148-157. [More Information]
2012
- Mowbray, J. (2012). Linguistic Justice: International Law and Language Policy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
2011
- Mowbray, J. (2011). Linguistic Justice in International Law: An Evaluation of the Discursive Framework. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 24(1), 79-95. [More Information]
- Saul, B., Mowbray, J., Baghoomians, I. (2011). Resistance to Regional Human Rights Cooperation in The Asia-Pacific: Demythologizing Regional Exceptionalism by Learning from the Americas, Europe and Africa. In H Nasu and B Saul (Eds.), Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region: Towards Institution Building, (pp. 107-126). United Kingdom: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis. [More Information]
- Saul, B., Mowbray, J., Baghoomians, I. (2011). The Last Frontier of Human Rights Protection: Interrogating Resistance to Regional Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. Australian International Law Journal, 18, 23-52.
2010
- Mowbray, J. (2010). Auditors' Liability for Corporate Fraud: Stone & Rolls Ltd. (in liq) v Moore Stephens (a firm). Commercial Law Quarterly, 24(1), 14-20.
- Irving, H., Mowbray, J., Walton, K. (2010). Julius Stone: A Study in Influence. Sydney: The Federation Press.
- Mowbray, J. (2010). Language in the UN and EU: Linguistic Diversity as a Challenge for Multilateralism. New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law, 8(1), 91-115.
2009
- Brown, C., Mowbray, J., Stephens, T., Williams, B. (2009). Australian Cases Before International Courts and Tribunals Involving Questions of Public International Law 2007. Australian Yearbook of International Law, 28.
- Mowbray, J., Rolph, D. (2009). It's A Jungle Out There: The Legal Implications of Underbelly. Communications Law Bulletin, 28(1), 10-16.
2008
- Mowbray, J. (2008). The End of the Age of Development. Polish Development Law Quarterly.
2007
- Mowbray, J. (2007). The Right to Food and the International Economic System: An Assessment of the Rights-Based Approach to the Problem of World Hunger. Leiden Journal of International Law, 20(3), 545-569. [More Information]
2006
- Mowbray, J. (2006). Ethnic Minorities and Language Rights: The State, Identity and Culture in International Legal Discourse. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 6(1), 2-29.
Selected Grants
2022
- Blak Letter Law Podcasts, Mowbray J, Association of Commonwealth Universities (UK)/Commonwealth Peace and Reconciliation Challenge Grants
2014
- Choice of language and justice in international law: the case of international courts, Mowbray J, DVC Research/Brown Fellowships