Bernard Dunne
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Profile
Areas of Interest
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Impact
- Assessment Law
- Local Government Law
- Legal Sociology
- Legal Philosophy
- Environmental Philosophy
- Legal History
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
- Introduction to Environmental Law
- Torts
- Law, Lawyers and Justice (Legal Ethics)
- Legal Institutions
Postgraduate:
- Environmental Impact Assessment Law
- Environmental Law and Policy
- Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System
Publications
Book chapters
- Dunne, B, "The Historical Significance and Political Potential of Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation" in N Rogers (ed), Green Paradigms and the Law, Southern Cross University Press: Lismore (1998), 32-64.
- Dunne, B, "Environmental Planning", The Law Handbook (1987) Sydney: Redfern Legal Centre Publishing
Journal Articles
- "Uranium Mining and Environmental Impact Assessment: The Jabiluka Project and the Application of the Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 (Cth) (1996) 13 Environmental Planning Law Journal 341
- Uranium Mining and the Commonwealth EIA Process, Australian Environment Review Volume 11, No 5, June 1996
- "Recent Environmental Legislative Reforms" May 1987 Impact 3
- "Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia" (1986) 2 Northwest Environmental Journal 107
- “Community Justice Centres: A Critical Appraisal” (1985) 10 Legal Service Bulletin 188
Other Publications
- "Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation in Australia: Legal Theory and the Environment Movement" in Ecopolitics X Proceedings, Proceedings of the Tenth Ecopolitics Conference held at the Australian National University Canberra 26-29 September 1996. Published in 1998 by the Australian National University Printing Service
Seminars, Conferences & Presentations
- Understanding Environmental Impact Assessment as a Form of Procedural Law. 1993, Staff Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
- Environmental Impact Assessment: Purpose, Evolution, Pitfalls. 1994 New South Wales State Forests Environmental Impact Assessment Workshop
- "Environmental Philosophy Social Movements and the State" 1994 Australian Society of Legal Philosophy Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
- The Jabiluka Uranium Mine and Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation May 23, 1996. Public Forum on Uranium Mining, New South Wales Parliament House
- Law and Modernity: Implications for Environmental Regulation. Environmental Justice: Global Ethics for the 21st Century. International Academic Conference at the University of Melbourne, Australia October 1-3 1997
Submissions & Legal Advice
- Understanding Environmental Impact Assessment as a Form of Procedural Law. 1993, Staff Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
- Environmental Impact Assessment: Purpose, Evolution, Pitfalls. 1994 New South Wales State Forests Environmental Impact Assessment Workshop
- "Environmental Philosophy Social Movements and the State" 1994 Australian Society of Legal Philosophy Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
- The Jabiluka Uranium Mine and Environmental Impact Assessment Legislation May 23, 1996. Public Forum on Uranium Mining, New South Wales Parliament House
- Law and Modernity: Implications for Environmental Regulation. Environmental Justice: Global Ethics for the 21st Century. International Academic Conference at the University of Melbourne, Australia October 1-3 1997
