Climate law in the South PacificPacific Island countries are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, yet they have negligibly contributed to the historical emissions of greenhouse gasses. Dr Kirsten Davies and colleagues from Macquarie Law School and PACE International (pictured) have developed an ongoing research program to investigate a different aspect of climate change legislation each year. Read more.
Children in Wagga Wagga are the highest offending group in six out of 10 crime categories. Macquarie University criminology undergraduate law school students are investigating this topic through a PACE unit convened by Dr Kirsten Davies and recently visited Wagga Wagga for a two-day briefing. Read more.
The ACT and Victoria have enacted human rights laws, but can we actually tell if they have had any impact? How do you even assess if a human rights law is achieving its objective? Professor Denise Meyerson of Macquarie Law School has been working with Professor Simon Rice from the Australian National University to develop a measurement method. Read more.
Law of the Sea
Natalie’s interests in whales (and tuna) led her to collaborate on a project investigating the conservation and management of sharks under international law, which is currently supported by an ARC Discovery grant. They are among an extremely small group of international law scholars in the world working on this topic and are currently doing research for a book that seeks to improve the legal tools and approaches in shark protection. Read more. Image courtesy of Rob Harcourt.
Transitional Constitutionalism and the Peace Agreement in Colombia
Associate Professor Carlos Bernal from the Macquarie Law School suggests Colombia’s Constitutional Court should undertake the review of transitional justice measures, such as the strategies adopted in the peace agreements, by balancing the degree of infringement of constitutional principles with the degree of satisfaction of relevant transitional justice goals. Read more.
Regulating deep seabed mining
Dr Aline Jaeckel looks at the balance between mineral mining and the protection of the marine environment in the regulatory framework of the ISA. Her research has already identified a number of measures that the ISA will need to take to comply with its international legal obligations to apply a precautionary approach to deep seabed mining. Read more.
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