Professor Matthew Stubbs

Professor Matthew Stubbs
 Position Professor
 Org Unit Adelaide Law School
 Email matthew.stubbs@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 3530
 Location Floor/Room 3 ,  Ligertwood ,   North Terrace

  • Biography/ Background

    Biography

    Professor Matthew Stubbs is a member of the faculty of the Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide, where he serves as Editor in Chief of the Adelaide Law Review and Program Coordinator of Postgraduate Coursework Programs and Military Law Programs.

    His research and teaching is focussed in the areas of space law, international law, human rights and constitutional law. Dr Stubbs has received prizes for his outstanding teaching, and for his extensive work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law students, at Faculty (2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020), University (2008, 2012, 2013, 2016) and National level (2009, 2013, 2020).

    Professor Stubbs is involved with professional bodies in the law and academia, and is a member and former Chair of the Space Law Committee and Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of South Australia and a member of the Law Council of Australia's National Human Rights Committee. Matthew was awarded the Law Society of South Australia President's Medal in 2023.

    Background

    Matthew was educated at the University of Adelaide and Australian National University, completing undergraduate degrees in Finance and Economics, a First Class Honours degree in Law, a Graduate Certificate of Military Law, Graduate Diplomas in Legal Practice and in Military Law, and is admitted to legal practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia and the High Court of Australia.

    Matthew returned to academic life, taking the FA and MF Joyner Scholarship in Law, completing his PhD in Australian Constitutional Law at Adelaide Law School under the supervision of Professors Rosemary Owens AO and John Williams AM. Matthew has taught at the University of Adelaide since 2003. After teaching in the School of Commerce in 2007, Matthew took up his current position at Adelaide Law School in 2008.

    Matthew was the Law School's Indigenous Students Liaison Officer and has a keen interest in the legal education of Indigenous people.

  • Qualifications

    Ph.D. in Law (University of Adelaide)
    Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia and High Court of Australia
    G.D.Mil.L (University of Adelaide)
    G.C.Mil.L (Australian National University)
    G.D.L.P. (Law Society of South Australia)
    Hons.LL.B. (First Class) (University of Adelaide)
    B.Ec.
    B.Fin.

  • Teaching Interests

    Teaching Prizes

    2022

    • Adelaide Law School Dean's Award, Teaching (Open)

    2020

    • Australian Awards for University Teaching, Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning ('For enlivening first-year law students' spirit of discovery in a large compulsory course through an authentic inquiry-based learning experience enabled by flipped classroom pedagogy')
    • 2020 University Award for Outstanding Achievement: A Connected and Enriched Community, University of Adelaide (with Peter Burdon, Margaret Castles, Anne Hewitt, Cornelia Koch, Laura Grenfell, Anna Olijnyk, David Plater, Alexander Reilly, Kellie Toole and Francesco de Zwart)
    • Special Commendation – COVID 19 Emergency Teaching Response, University of Adelaide (with Peter Burdon, Panita Hirunboot and Corinne Walding)
    • Executive Dean's Award (Transition Back to Campus), Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide

    2019

    • Executive Dean's Award (Embedding Indigenous Knowledges), Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide (with Laura Grenfell, Alex Reilly, Francesco de Zwart, Peter Burdon and Michelle Lim)

    2017

    • Executive Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching (Academic Staff), Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide

    2016

    • Student-led Teaching Award, Adelaide University Union
    • Beacon Commendation for the Enhancement and Innovation of Student Learning, University of Adelaide (with Cornelia Koch and Adam Webster)

    2014

    • Executive Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide (with Anne Hewitt)

    2013

    • Office for Learning and Teaching, Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning ('For respect and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law students, achieving individual student development, improved academic experiences and outcomes, and increased social awareness')
    • Vice-Chancellor and President's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Engagement, University of Adelaide

    2012

    • Executive Dean's Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Undergraduate), Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide
    • Commendation for Excellence in Support of the Student Experience, University of Adelaide

    2009

    • Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning ('For the development of a suite of law courses designed to facilitate student learning of legal theory by immersion in simulated legal practice') (with Margaret Castles, Anne Hewitt, Cornelia Koch and Andrew Ligertwood)

    2008

    • Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Teaching (Team) (with Margaret Castles, Anne Hewitt, Cornelia Koch and Andrew Ligertwood), University of Adelaide
    • Executive Dean of the Professions' Prize for Teaching (Undergraduate) (with Margaret Castles, Anne Hewitt, Cornelia Koch and Andrew Ligertwood), Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide

     

    Teaching Grants

    2020 - 'Design of blended learning tools and assessment to enable flipped learning pedagogy in Principles of Public Law' (Learning Development Grant, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide)(with Cornelia Koch)

    2019 - 'Incorporating South Australian Aboriginal Voices in Foundations of Law' (Diversity & Inclusion Grant, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide)(with Alex Reilly, Laura Grenfell and Francesco de Zwart)

    2018 - ‘An Engaging and Flexible Indigenous Perspectives Module for All First-Year Law Students' (Learning Development Grant, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide)(with Francesco de Zwart and Alexander Reilly)

    2018 - ‘Enhancing Academic Integrity in Commercial Law' (Learning Development Grant, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide)(with Michelle Lim and Nengye Liu)

    2017 - 'Refreshing the LLB: Structure, Pedagogy and Assurance of Learning Outcomes' (Curriculum Renewal Grant, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide)

    2015 - 'Enriching the Online Learning Environment in Principles of Public Law - Part II' (Learning Development Grant, Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide)

    2013-15 - Office for Learning and Teaching, Innovation and Development Grant: 'Filling the Social Justice Gap' (with Susan Banki and Paul Duffill (Sydney), Simon Rice (ANU), Mary Anne Kenny and Lisa Hartley (Curtin), Phil Orchard (Queensland), Laurie Berg (UTS) and Peggy Kerdo (La Trobe); lead institution: University of Sydney; total value $220,000, cat. 1)

    2013-14 - ‘Developing Online Content for Principles of Public Law to Enrich the Online Learning Environment and Increase Teaching Efficiency to offer Small Group Discovery Experiences’ (University of Adelaide)

    2012-13 - e-learning development grant (University of Adelaide)(with Anne Hewitt)

    2011 - Teaching Large and Diverse Classes Project - Small Grant (Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide) (with Dr Chad Habel)

     

    Teaching Experience

    I have been teaching at the University of Adelaide since 2003. My current teaching includes our courses Foundations of Law, Principles of Public Law, International Law, International Law Moot, and Adelaide Law Review.

    I have previously taught Australian Legal History, Civil and Criminal Procedure, Litigation Practice, Evidence, Legal Research and Writing, and Introduction to Advocacy. In 2007 in the School of Commerce, I taught Commercial Law I(S), Commercial Law II and Corporate Law (M).

     

    PhD Supervisions - Completed

    • Dr Samaneh Hassanli, A Proposal for the Implementation of Human Rights Treaty Obligations in Armed Conflict (2014)
    • Dr Damian Etone, African States and the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism: A Study of Effectiveness and the Potential for Acculturation (2017)
    • Dr Stacey Henderson, Permission to Intercede or Sovereignty Supreme?: The Influence of R2P on Non-Forceful Responses to Atrocity Crimes (2018)
    • Dr Sue Peukert, Increasing the Participation of Persons with Mental Illness in Mental Health Treatment Decision-Making (2021)
    • Dr Samuel White, Countering Influence Operations - International and Domestic Law Remedies (2023)
    • Dr Glenn Kolomeitz, How long the shadow? Command responsibility for war crimes in Australian law (2023)

     

    Videos about Teaching:

    Flipping the Public Law Classroom

    Putting Human Rights into Practice

    Engaging Students in Large Lectures through Small Group Discussions and Voting

  • Research Interests

    Space Law, Public International Law, Human Rights, Constitutional Law.

    Matthew serves as a Core Expert in the Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Operations.

  • Publications

    Books:

    Jack Richardson's 'Australia's Constitutional Government' (edited by Matthew Stubbs) (LexisNexis, 2016).

    The Law of Naval Warfare (edited by Dale Stephens and Matthew Stubbs) (LexisNexis, 2019).

    Digital Resilience - International and Domestic Legal Responses to Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence (edited by Dale Stephens, Matthew Stubbs and Samuel White) (Springer, forthcoming 2024). 

     

    Book Chapters:

    'From Passive to Active Space Powers: Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand' in Saadia Pekkanen and PJ Blount (eds), Oxford Handbook of Space Security (Oxford University Press, 2024) 533-554 (with Desislava Gancheva).

    'Military Law' in Michael Kirby (ed), The Laws of Australia (Thomson Reuters, 2023) (with Dale Stephens).

    'Opportunities for Enhancing Naval Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region in the Presence of Strategic Competition' in John F Bradford et al (eds), Maritime Cooperation and Security in the Indo-Pacific Region: Essays in Honour of Sam Bateman (Brill, 2022) 253-275 (with Dale Stephens).

    'The Legality of Keep-Out, Operational and Safety Zones in Outer Space' in Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch (eds), War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy and Ethics (Oxford University Press, 2021) 199-226.

    ‘Protecting Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: Dixon’s Ch III Legacy’ in John Eldridge and Tim Pilkington (eds), Sir Owen Dixon’s Legacy (Federation Press, 2019) 80-97.

    'Naval Warfare Zones: Immediate Area of Naval Operations and Maritime Exclusion Zones' in Dale Stephens and Matthew Stubbs (eds), The Law of Naval Warfare (LexisNexis, 2019) 127-141 (with Dale Stephens).

    'Case Studies on the Law of Maritime Neutrality' in Dale Stephens and Matthew Stubbs (eds), The Law of Naval Warfare (LexisNexis, 2019) 255-266.

    'The Law of Naval Warfare - Timeless Rules, Modern Challenges' in Dale Stephens and Matthew Stubbs (eds), The Law of Naval Warfare (LexisNexis, 2019) 1-10 (with Dale Stephens). 

    'Developing Effective Space Traffic Management to Promote Sustainable Uses of Outer Space' in Michael Spencer (ed), Project Asteria 2019: Space Debris, Space Traffic Management and Space Sustainability (Air Power Development Centre, 2019) 113-128 (with Melissa de Zwart).

    'The Woomera Manual: Clarifying the Law of Military Space Operations to Promote Sustainable Uses of Outer Space' in Michael Spencer (ed), Project Asteria 2019: Space Debris, Space Traffic Management and Space Sustainability (Air Power Development Centre, 2019) 99-112 (with Dale Stephens).

    ‘Human Rights Obligations as a Collateral Limit on the Powers of the Security Council’ in Paul Babie and Dale Stephens (eds), Imagining Law: Essays in Conversation with Judith Gardam (University of Adelaide Press, 2016) 61-99.

    'Decolonising Indigenous Water ‘Rights’: Flow, Difference and the Limits of Law' in Timothy Neale and Stephen Turner (eds), Other People’s Country: Law, Water and Entitlement in Settler Colonial Sites (Routledge, 2016) 58-73 (with Peter Burdon, Georgina Drew, Adam Webster and Marcus Barber).

    ‘Editor’s Note’ in Matthew Stubbs (ed), Jack Richardson’s ‘Australia’s Constitutional Government’ (LexisNexis, 2016) xi-xii.

     

    Articles in Refereed Journals:

    ‘Embracing a New Digital Era for the Adelaide Law Review' (2022) 43(1) Adelaide Law Review 299-300.

    ‘Remembering James Crawford' (2022) 43(1) Adelaide Law Review 1-6 (with Rebecca LaForgia).

    '‘Really Engages Students': Flipped and Inquiry Learning in Law in the 21st Century' (2022) 8(1) Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law 38-70 (with Eamonn Carpenter and Cornelia Koch).

    'Legal Perspectives on Border Closures and Freedom of Movement in Australia's COVID-19 Response' (2021) 32(2) Public Law Review 106-111.

    'Targeting in Outer Space: An Exploration of Regime Interactions in the Final Frontier' (2020) 85(4) Journal of Air Law and Commerce 609-665 (with Caitlyn Georgeson).

    ‘The Constitution and Outer Space' (2020) 31(1) Public Law Review 123-31 (with Joel Lisk).

    'Disclosure, Not Disqualification: A Democratic Proposal to Promote the Fidelity of Elected Representatives to the People' (2019) 30(3) Public Law Review 190-210 (with Adam Webster).

    'Law, War, Ethics and Conscience: An Enduring Conundrum' (2019) 40(2) Adelaide Law Review 419-26 (with Dale Stephens).

    'Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD FAAL RAN (Rtd) 1938 - 2019' (2019) 40(2) Adelaide Law Review 389-92 (with Dale Stephens).

    '‘Finally an academic approach that prepares you for the real world’: Simulations for Human Rights Skills Development' (2019) 2(1) Human Rights Education Review 71-93 (with Fiona McGaughey, Lisa Hartley, Susan Banki, Paul Duffill, Phil Orchard, Simon Rice, Laurie Berg and Paghona Peggy Kerdo).

    'The Adelaide Law Review at (Volume) 40: Reflections and Future Directions' (2019) 40(1) Adelaide Law Review 1-14.

    'Book Review: Blackstone and His Critics, edited by Anthony Page and Wilfrid Prest' (2019) 7 Comparative Legal History 100-107.

    'Supporting law students' skills development online - a strategy to improve skills and reduce student stress?' (2017) 25 Research in Learning Technology (with Anne Hewitt).

    'Dredge Your Way to China? The Legal Significance of Chinese Reclamation and Construction in the South China Sea' (2017) 2 Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 25-51 (with Dale Stephens).

    'Substantive Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Constitution' (2016) 8(25) Indigenous Law Bulletin 9-14.

    'Book Review: Kris Gledhill, Human Rights Acts: The Mechanisms Compared (Hart, 2015)' (2016) 22 Australian Journal of Human Rights 203-8.

    'Refining the Model for Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' (2015) 26 Public Law Review 150-4.

    'Decolonising Indigenous Water ‘Rights’ in Australia: Flow, Difference and the Limits of Law' (2015) 5 Settler Colonial Studies 334-49 (with Marcus Barber, Peter Burdon, Georgina Drew and Adam Webster).

    'The Constitutional Validity of State Chief Justices Acting as Governor' (2014) 25 Public Law Review 197-219.

    'Book Review: Sir Richard Hanson by Greg Taylor' (2014) 35(1) Adelaide Law Review 193-202.

    'Mobile Phone Voting for Participation and Engagement in a Large Compulsory Law Course' (2014) 22 Research in Learning Technology (with Dr Chad Habel).

    'Zentai and the Troubles of Extradition' (2013) 39(3) Monash University Law Review 894-914.

    'The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Safely in Judicial Hands?' (2013) 24 Public Law Review 81-6 (with Dr Gabrielle Appleby).

    'A Brief History of the Judicial Review of Legislation under the Australian Constitution' (2012) 40(2) Federal Law Review 227-252.

    'Book Review: Dewigged, Bothered and Bewildered: British Colonial Judges on Trial, 1800-1900 by John McLaren' (2012) 35 Australian Bar Review 302-306.

    'The Acquisition of Indigenous Property on Just Terms: Wurridjal v Commonwealth' (2011) 33 Sydney Law Review 119-136.

    'Arbitrary Detention in Australia: Detention of Unlawful Non-Citizens under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)' (2006) 25 Australian Year Book of International Law 273-308.

    'From Foreign Circumstances to First Instance Considerations: Extrinsic Material and the Law of Statutory Interpretation' (2006) 34 Federal Law Review 103-125.

    'Case Note: Prosper the Government, Suffer the Practitioner: The Graham Barclay Oysters Litigation' (2003) 26 University of New South Wales Law Journal 727-740.

     

    Research Reports:

    Options Paper: Corporate Directors' Responsibility for Cyber Security (2023) (report for the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre) (with Beth Nosworthy, Samuel White and Elizabeth Watford).

    Australian Company Directors' and Officers' Duties Regarding Cyber Security (2023) (report for the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre) (with Beth Nosworthy, Samuel White and Elizabeth Watford).

    The Space Traffic Management Regime We Need - and How Defence Can Shape It (2023) report for the Department of Defence Strategic Policy Division) (with Dale Stephens and Rachel Neef).

    Persons with Disability and the Australian Constitution (2020) (commissioned report for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability)(with Adam Webster and John Williams).


    Research Theses:

    The Eminent Domain in Australia: The 'Individual Rights' Approach to s 51(xxxi) of the Australian Constitution (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide, 2011).

    The International and Domestic Legality of Australia's Mandatory Detention of 'Unlawful Non-Citizens' under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Honours Thesis, University of Adelaide, 2002) (25,000 words).


    Teaching Manuals:

    Social Justice Simulations: Social Justice Exercise Manual (Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching, 2016) (with Susan Banki, Simon Rice, Paul Duffill, Lisa Hartley, Fiona McGaughey, Peggy Kerdo, Phil Orchard, and Laurie Berg).

    Social Justice Simulations: Social Justice Case Studies (Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching, 2016) (with Susan Banki, Simon Rice, Paul Duffill, Lisa Hartley, Fiona McGaughey, Peggy Kerdo, Phil Orchard, and Laurie Berg).

     

    Articles in Non-Refereed Outlets (Community and Professional Engagement):

    'Space Traffic Management: Essential Yet Elusive?' (2022) 44(5) Law Society Bulletin 18-19.

    'COVID-19 Innovations at Adelaide Law School' (2021) 43(1) Law Society Bulletin 10-12 (with Margaret Castles, Mark Giancaspro, Cornelia Koch, Beth Nosworthy and Anna Olijnyk).

    'A Vote of Thanks for ss 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)' (2020) 42(10) Law Society Bulletin 12-13.

    ‘Space Mining and the Law' (2020) 42(2) Law Society Bulletin 18-20.

    ‘The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70’ (2018) 40(11) Law Society Bulletin 6-7.

    ‘Lowering the Voting Age: A Human Rights Perspective’ (2018) 40(11) Law Society Bulletin 22-24 (with Raffaele Piccolo).

    ‘Eligibility of Dual Citizens: The Coming-of-Age of Section 44’ (2018) 40(1) Law Society Bulletin 6-9 (with Adam Webster).

    ‘Ensuring Loyalty to the Public: The High Court's Decision to Disqualify Day & Culleton from Parliament' (2017) 39(6) Law Society Bulletin 7-9.

    'Space Law Lands in Adelaide' (2017) 39(2) Law Society Bulletin 19.

    'Jumping the Gun: Legal Limits on the Display of Election Posters' (2016) 38(7) Law Society Bulletin 12-13.

    '2016: The Year of ‘Substantive’ Progress on Constitutional Recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?' on AUSPUBLAW (5 February 2016) https://auspublaw.org/2016/2/2016-the-year-of-substantive-progress/

    'Legal Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' (2013) 35(8) Law Society Bulletin 14-15.

    'Book Review: The Case for an Australian Bill of Rights: Freedom in the War on Terror by George Williams' (2005) 21(1) Policy 57-58.

     

    Seminar and Conference Papers:

    ‘The Impact of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 (Eng) upon the Australian Colonies' (Paper presented at the 1st Legal Histories of the British Empire Conference, Singapore, 7 July 2012).

    'A Brief History of Judicial Review of Legislation in Australia' (Paper presented at the 30th Annual Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society Conference, Brisbane, 12 December 2011).

    'No Need to Fear Unelected Judges: Lessons from the Judicial Review of Legislation in Australia' (Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, San Francisco, 3 June 2011).

    'Case Note: Wurridjal v Commonwealth' (Paper presented at an Australian Association of Constitutional Law Seminar, Adelaide, 23 April 2009).

    'The Human Rights Committee at the Antipodes: The Impact of Individual Communications in Australia and New Zealand' (Paper presented at the Law's Empire Conference, Harrison, British Columbia, Canada, 27 June 2005).

    'What Future for the International Adjudication and Enforcement of Human Rights?' (Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2 June 2005).

    'Arbitrary Detention in Australia: Detention of Unlawful Non-Citizens under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)' (Paper presented at the New Researchers, New Research Conference, University of Adelaide, 30 September 2004).

     

    Seminar and Conference Posters and Presentations:

    'Stanford Space Policy Symposium' (Panellist, Stanford University, 12 October 2022).

    'Introduction to International (and Australian) Space Law' (Presentation to the Queensland Bar Association, 15 February 2022).

    'Emerging Principles on Safety Zones around Space Resource Utilisation Activities on Celestial Bodies' (Presentation to the Virtual Outer Space Law Conference, University of Waikato, 3 September 2021).

    'Space Law 101, including Domestic Regulatory Issues under the Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 and Space Mining' (Presentation to the South Australian Bar Association, 8 July 2021).

    'COVID Border Closures: A Legal Perspective' (Presentation at the Law Society of South Australia Forum, 26 February 2021).

    'The Legal Context for Orbital Debris' (Presentation at the University of Washington Space Policy and Research Center 2020 Symposium, 6 November 2020).

    'From Oxford to Woomera via San Remo: The Evolution of the International Law of Military Operations through Manuals' (Presentation at the Ivan Shearer Memorial International Law Workshop, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 9 December 2019).

    'The International Business and Human Rights Movement and Australia's Modern Slavery Act' (Presentation at the Law Society of South Australia, Adelaide, 30 October 2019).

    'Laws for the Final Frontier' (Presentation at Raising the Bar, Adelaide, 13 August 2019).

    'The Constitution in Space' (Presentation for the National Archives of Australia at Questacon, Canberra, 9 July 2019).

    'Rethinking 'Responsibility' for Non-State Actors in Outer Space' (Presentation at Adelaide Law School, 28 June 2019).

    ‘Space Law and Human Rights: An Exploration of Regime Interactions on the Final Frontier’ (Presentation at WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford University, 6 December 2018).

    ‘Contemporary Issues in Space Law' (Presentation at the Global Mondays Lecture Series, William H Gates Law School, University of Washington, Seattle, 29 October 2018).

    'Technology-Enabled Assessment and Feedback in a Large First-Year Law Class: Student and Staff Perspectives' (Presentation at the University of Adelaide Festival of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, 20 July 2018) (with Cornelia Koch and Azaara Perakath).

    'Ensuring the Fidelity of Elected Representatives to the People: A Comparative Common Law Study' (Presentation at the Cambridge/Melbourne Public Law Conference: Frontiers of Public Law, University of Melbourne, 13 July 2018) (with Adam Webster).

    'Using Innovation to Deliver Pedagogical Value in the Age of the Economically Efficient Corporate University - Adelaide's Flipped and Inquiring Public Law Curriculum' (Presentation at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference, Adelaide, 4 July 2018) (with Cornelia Koch).

    ‘Human Rights Obligations as a Collateral Limit on the Powers of the UN Security Council' (Presentation at the Global Mondays Lecture Series, William H Gates Law School, University of Washington, Seattle, 23 October 2017).

    'Flipping and Inquiring in Public Law' (Presentation at the University of Adelaide Festival of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, 21 July 2017).

    'The Flipped Classroom and Inquiry Learning: A Public Lawyer's Journey' (Invited presentation at the University of South Australia School of Law Blended Learning Seminar, Adelaide, 12 July 2017).

    'Inquiry-Based Learning in Public Law: Adelaide's Small Group Discovery Experience (SGDE)’ (Presentation at the Australasian Law Teachers' Association Conference, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 6 July 2017) (with Cornelia Koch).

    ‘Liability, National Activities, State Responsibility and Attribution in Space’ (Contemporary Issues in Space Law Conference, University of Adelaide, 20 April 2017).

    'Inquiry-Based Learning in Public Law: Adelaide’s Small Group Discovery Experience’ (Poster presented at the ‘Public Law in the Classroom’ Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 16 February 2017) (with Cornelia Koch).

    'Inquiry-Based Learning in Law: Three Years of a Small Group Discovery Experience in the First-Year Curriculum' (Presentation at 'From Research and Policy into Practice': Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference, Adelaide, 22 September 2016) (with Cornelia Koch).

    ‘A Preliminary Evaluation of the Small Group Discovery Experience in Large First-Year Courses’ (Invited presentation at the University of Adelaide Festival of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, 19 August 2016) (with Carolyn Semmler).

    ‘Dredge your way to China? The Legal Significance of Chinese Reclamation and Construction in the South China Sea’ (Presentation at the symposium Can We Move Beyond Disputes in the South China Sea?, Armidale, 1 August 2016).

    ‘The Adventures of a Community of Practice on Teaching Large Classes’ (Invited presentation at the University of Adelaide Festival of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, 9 November 2015).

    ‘Accommodating Rights? Religion, Speech and Equality in Australia’ (Panel discussion for the Australian Law Reform Commission, Adelaide, 21 September 2015).

    ‘Proposed Constitutional Amendments to Recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' (Presentation at the Law Society of South Australia Forum, Adelaide, 20 February 2015).

    ‘Teaching Human Rights using Simulated Learning’ (Presentation at the Human Rights Tertiary Teachers Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, 18 February 2015) (with Susan Banki, Laurie Berg, Paul Duffill, Lisa Hartley, Peggy Kerdo, Fiona McGaughey, Phil Orchard and Simon Rice).

    ‘Blending Learning in Public Law Classrooms’ (Presentation at the Public Law in the Classroom Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 February 2015) (with Gabrielle Appleby).

    'Discovering Public Law Through Research: An SGDE Tale' (Invited presentation at the University of Adelaide Festival of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, 12 November 2014).

    ‘The Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia’ (Invited keynote address presented at the Adelaide Law School Symposium on The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Comparative Perspective, Adelaide, 24 May 2014).

    'International Law as a Professional Skill for Australian Lawyers' (Presentation at a Law Society of South Australia Continuing Professional Development Conference, Adelaide, 26 March 2014).

    ‘Promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Engagement in Law' (Invited Poster presented at the University of Adelaide Festival of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, 4 November 2013).

    'Using e-learning tools to open the gate to professional skills acquisition' (Presentation at the Australian Law Teachers' Association Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, 30 September 2013) (with Anne Hewitt).

    ‘Can we teach professional skills in the cyber world? Creating e-learning legal skills development tools' (Presentation at ‘Bricks to Bytes?': Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference, Adelaide, 27 September 2013) (with Anne Hewitt).

    ‘Delivering a Small-Group Discovery Experience in Large Classes' (Presentation at ‘Bricks to Bytes?': Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide Conference, Adelaide, 27 September 2013) (with Dr Cate Jerram, Associate Professor Greg Metha, Dr Linda Westphalen and Dr Natalie Williamson).

    ‘Engaging Students in Large Lectures through Small-Group Discussions and Voting’ (Invited presentations at Learning@Adelaide Masterclass, Adelaide, 28 May 2013 and Vice-Chancellor's Learning and Teaching Showcase, Adelaide, 17 June 2013)

    'The Australian Constitution and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' (Presentation to a Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology Seminar, Adelaide, 7 May 2013).

    'All Smoke, But No Fire - Tobacco Plain Packaging in the High Court: J T International SA v Commonwealth' (Presentation to an Australian Association of Constitutional Law Seminar, Adelaide, 5 November 2012).

    ‘Mobile Engagement: Phone Voting in Large Lectures' (Poster presented at the University of Adelaide Festival of Learning and Teaching, Adelaide, 22 November 2011) (50%, with Dr Chad Habel, School of Education).

    'An Introduction to the Judicial Career of Callinan J' (Presentation to an Australian Association of Constitutional Law Seminar, Adelaide, 9 August 2007).

    'The origins of s51(xxxi) of the Australian Constitution' (Presentation to a Law School Seminar, University of Adelaide, 15 March 2004).

  • Professional Associations

    Law Society of South Australia - Member: Space Law Committee, Human Rights Committee, Aboriginal Issues Committee
    Law Council of Australia, Member: National Human Rights Committee

     

  • Community Engagement
     

  • Media Expertise
    CategoriesHuman Rights & Civil Liberties, Law, Crime & Justice
    ExpertiseConstitutional law; human rights law; judicial power; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander constitutional recognition; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal education; public international law.
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