Recent Publications

Centre Associates are actively involved in research in a wide variety of areas. The following is a selection of some recent publications.

• All Publications by Centre Members
• Annual Reports
• Newsletters
• Books
• Journal Articles
• Reports
• Conference Papers
• Submissions
• Media Opinions
• Working Paper Series

All Publications by Centre Members

• Click here for a list of all publications by Centre members in 2007 (PDF)
• Click here to view publications by individual Centre members (by selecting the staff profile of a particular Centre member)

Annual Reports

• 2007 Annual Report
• 2006 Annual Report
• 2004-2005 Annual Report

Newsletters

• 2008 Newsletter {Jan-Jun} (PDF) [High res- 3MB] or [Low res- 1MB]
• 2007 Newsletter (PDF) [High resolution - 6MB] or [Low res - 1.7MB]

Books

• Tim Stephens, International Courts and Environmental Protection (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008)
• Luke Nottage, Corporate Governance in the 21st Century: Japan's Gradual Transformation (Edward Elgar, Glos, 2008)
• Ben Saul, Defining Terrorism in International Law (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006 (HB) and 2008 (PB))
• Mary Crock, Ben Saul and Azadeh Dastyari, Future Seekers II: Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia (Federation Press, Sydney, 2006)
• Alex G Oude Elferink and Donald R Rothwell (eds), Oceans Management in the Twenty-First Century: Institutional Frameworks and Responses (Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004)
  Includes chapters by Centre Associates Professor Ivan Shearer AM, Professor Donald R Rothwell and Mr Tim Stephens.
• Luke Nottage, Product Safety and Liability in Japan: From Minamata to Mad Cows (UK: Routledge Curzon, 2004).
• Deborah Z Cass, Brett G Williams and George Barker (eds), China and the World Trading System: Entering the New Millenium (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003).

Journal Articles

• this area is currently being updated

Reports

• MacArthur Foundation, Seeking Asylum Alone: Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in the U.S., U.K. and Australia.

This international study was conducted in conjuction with Harvard University, and with researchers in the US and the UK. The Australian report by Professor Mary Crock is a study of Australian law, policy and practice regarding unaccompanied and separated children. The report is funded by the Myer Foundation, the Australian Research Council and the John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation.

Click here to read the Australian report, or visit the University Committee on Human Rights at Harvard website for the reports for the US and UK.

Conference Papers

Click here for a list of all presentations by Centre members in 2007.

From the conference 'Moving On: Forced Migration and Human Rights', 22 November 2005, organised by Dr Jane McAdam

• Justice Tony North, A Proposal for the Establishment of an International Judicial Commission on Refugees.
  
• Arthur Glass, Subjectivity and Refugee Fact-finding.
  
• Jane McAdam, Humane Rights: The Refugee Convention as a Blueprint for Complementary Protection Status.
  
• Rodger Haines QC, 'National Security and Non-Refoulement: Recent New Zealand Developments'

Submissions

• Ben Saul and Virginia Lloyd, Submission on behalf of Sydney PEN to Senate Committee Inquiry into academic freedom, July 2008
• Mary Crock, Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into immigration detention, July 2008
• Ben Saul, Jane McADam and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into the economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island States of the southwest Pacific, July 2008
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Committe Inquiry into Academic Freedom, July 2008
• Ben Saul and Clare Gardoll, Submission to the Attorney-General's Department on the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, July 2008.
• Ben Saul and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Attorney-General's Department Consultation on the Draft Report under the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, July 2008
• Ben Saul and Tim Stephens, Submission to Joint Standing Committee on Treaties in relation to the Agreement between Australia and the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes, June 2008
• Ben Saul, Jacqueline Mowbray and Irene Baghoomians, Submission to Commonwealth Attorney General's Department in relation to the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, June 2008
• Ben Saul, Submission to Joint Standing Committee on Treaties in relation to the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates Concerning Defence Cooperation, June 2008
• Ben Saul and Claire McEvilly, Submission to the Clarke Inquiry into the Case of Dr Mohamed Haneef, June 2008
• Ben Saul and Claire McEvilly, Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission Inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime
  groups, June 2008
• Ben Saul and Sue Harris-Rimmer, Submission to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs in relation to support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Ben Saul, Tim Stephens and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee Inquiry into Climate Change and the Australian Agricultural Sector.
• Ben Saul, Thalia Anthony and Claire McEvilly, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Provisions of the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008.
• Ben Saul, Thalia Anthony and Naomi Hart, Submission to the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008, April 2008.
• Ben Saul and Claire McEvilly, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008, April 2008.
• Sydney Centre for International Law 2020 Summit Ideas, April 2008
• Luke Nottage, Second Submission to the Australian Government's Inquiry into Australia's Consumer Policy Framework, January 2008 (offering offers constructive criticism of the Productivity Commission's recent Draft Report, and calls for more far-reaching reforms particularly regarding unfair contracts, product safety, and consumer redress)
• Luke Nottage, National Report on Australia, to Kyoto Comparative Law Center, for the Japanese Cabinet Office Project on Representative Actions for Monetary Remedies
• Luke Nottage, National Report on New Zealand, to Kyoto Comparative Law Center, for OECD Project DTSI/CP(2006)8: ‘The Report on OECD Member Countries’ Approaches to Consumer Contracts’, 6 July 2007
• Luke Nottage, National Report on Australia, to KU Leuven, for European Commission Project SANCO 2005/B/010, ‘An Analysis and Evaluation of Alternative means of Consumer Redress other than Individual Redress through Ordinary Judicial Proceedings’, 2006-07
• Ben Saul and Lily Tsen, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Australia Philippines Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, September 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Tackling Terrorism, United Kingdom Parliament, 24 August 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between Australia and the European Police Office, 16 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Treaty between Australia and the Kingdom of Thailand on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, 16 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Inquiry into the International Trade Integrity Bill 2007, 11 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Inquiry into the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007, 10 July 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Inquiry into the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007, 6 July 2007
• Joint Submission by the Sydney Centre, Sydney PEN and Australian Lawyers for Human Rights on the Attorney-General’s Classification Review of Material Advocating Terrorism, 29 May 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Consultation Committee for the Proposed Western Australian Human Rights Act, 16 May 2007
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, Inquiry into the Australia Indonesia Security Cooperation Agreement, 23 February 2007 (and oral evidence in Sydney, 30 April 2007)
• Ben Saul, Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Inquiry into the Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006, 19 February 2007 and supplement of 13 March 2007
  

Media Coverage

Click here for a list of media coverage of Centre members in 2007.

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