The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of valid will making. Executing a valid will can be difficult during a pandemic in the event of the public health response, incorporating social distancing and lockdowns. Compliance with traditional presence requirements for signing and witnessing wills has, in some jurisdictions,…
I am a proud woman from the Quandamooka people of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), and I completed my Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Justice double degree in 2011. I secured a graduate role with McCullough Robertson Lawyers, and practised for five years as an Intellectual Property Lawyer. I then…
How is international humanitarianism taking on new imperatives, protagonists, investments, techniques and objects of inquiry in connection with the expanding reach of the digital? In the fourth edition of our QUT Global Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series, Professor Fleur Johns (UNSW Faculty of Law) discussed how international…
There has long been a problem with the exploitation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture in Australia. One particular issue has been the sale of ‘fake’ or ‘inauthentic’ Indigenous art products in stores. In a mystery shopping exercise conducted in 2017, the Arts Law Centre…
I started my PhD in 2013, after completing a Bachelor of Justice (Honours) at QUT. Doing a PhD through the School of Justice at QUT offered unique opportunities to work with experts in social justice and human rights. My PhD research examined the decision-making process of people seeking…
As technological advancements and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is more frequently being used to fight climate change and global pollution, an interesting question arises: Should we attempt to avoid hyping AI as the earth’s saviour? Drones are using night vision to track elephant and rhino poachers…
Two PhD scholarships are available for this Australian Research Council Future Fellowship research project led by Professor Ben White. It is intended that the PhD candidates would work primarily on the comparative case studies of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) regulation in Canada and Belgium (where VAD has been…
The Rocky Hill Mine case was a landmark legal action for Australia. The Rocky Hill Mine was the first coal mine to be rejected by an Australian Court on the basis of climate change. In the second edition of our QUT Global Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series,…
Each year the Law Faculty provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to work on cutting edge research with academic experts in the School of Law and School of Justice. The Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) is a scheme held during the summer vacation period. Students who participate will…
The world is experiencing a demographic shift as life expectancies extend and birth rates drop, and the associated economic and social transformations present numerous challenges for societies. Dr Bridget Lewis and Dr Kelly Purser (Senior Lecturers in the QUT Faculty of Law and members of the Australian Centre…
