The Australian Centre for Health Law Research’s new website is now live. The website showcases ACHLR’s research strength across four research streams led by co-directors Associate Professor Fiona McDonald and Associate Professor Tina Cockburn: End of Life, which explores the legal, ethical and policy issues of death and dying.…
New book offers analysis of issues and challenges in child sexual abuse
Professor Ben Mathews’ new book, New International Frontiers in Child Sexual Abuse, offers a timely and detailed exploration and analysis of key contemporary issues and challenges in child sexual abuse, which holds great relevance for scholarly, legal, policy, professional and clinical audiences worldwide. The book draws together the…
QUT Law academic awarded funding to research governance of Queensland wetlands
In November 2018 Dr Evan Hamman was awarded $5000 from Birds Queensland to undertake empirical research into the governance of Queensland wetlands. Along with an ecologist colleague, the grant will be used to investigate the different scales of regulation that relate to impacts on the wetlands and their…
QUT academic Dr Alex Deagon’s religious freedom research cited during Senate Debate
Federal Government Minister cites Dr Alex Deagon’s religious freedom research during Senate Debate. The media’s leak of the Recommendations from the Ruddock Report on Religious Freedom in Australia prior to its official release prompted a controversial debate about the extent to which faith-based schools should have the freedom…
No room for pollies’ personal views in euthanasia debate
Whatever the opinion of the public, academics or medical professionals, QUT researchers say it will be politicians who decide on whether laws on euthanasia, or voluntary assisted dying, are changed. Politicians’ personal views on euthanasia should not drive the debate Issues of public concern, such as the impact…
Are traditional administrative law doctrines still fit for purpose in the digital age?
Dr Anna Huggins considers the implications of a recent Full Federal Court decision in AusPubLaw. Dr Anna Huggins examines the case of Pintarich which she says will have implications for the reliance that Australian taxpayers can place on computer-generated correspondence from the Australian Tax Office. It raises interesting…
Can public policy benefit from considering religious perspectives?
QUT Faculty of Law’s Dr Alex Deagon recently published an article in the prestigious Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy which considers whether religious arguments ought to have a place in modern politics. Alex responds to the common objection that religion should not contribute to law and…
Children as Tissue Donors – Dr Shih-Ning Then’s New Book
Within Australia, on average 32 children annually will act as bone marrow donors for a sick relative. Worldwide, thousands of children undergo non-therapeutic procedures removing tissue to hopefully provide treatment and cure for a sick relative. While relatively common in medical practice, the participation of children as donors raises…
Could algorithms help magistrates and judges in making sentencing decisions?
QUT Faculty of Law’s Dr Nigel Stobbs is collaborating with a team of legal experts, judges and data scientists to create a framework for the efficient and ethical use of machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence in Australia’s criminal justice system. Together with Professors Dan Hunter and Mirko Bagaric…
Dr Bridget Lewis’ new book: Environmental Human Rights and Climate Change
Dr Bridget Lewis’ recent book, Environmental Human Rights and Climate Change: Current Status and Future Prospects, is now available. Bridget’s book surveys environmental human rights protection around the world to highlight how human rights law can enhance how we respond to climate change. Bridget’s research examines environmental problems…