The Ethics of Net Zero. This project aims to provide the first systematic study of key ethical issues connected to the adoption of net zero targets—pledges to make no net addition to the global atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. It expects to fill a significant knowledge gap, by addressing the full range of ethical questions raised by the adoption, promotion, and coordination of net zero targets by national and subnational climate actors. Expected outcomes of the project include deta ....The Ethics of Net Zero. This project aims to provide the first systematic study of key ethical issues connected to the adoption of net zero targets—pledges to make no net addition to the global atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. It expects to fill a significant knowledge gap, by addressing the full range of ethical questions raised by the adoption, promotion, and coordination of net zero targets by national and subnational climate actors. Expected outcomes of the project include detailed guidelines for determining ethically sound net zero policy and practice. The project should provide significant benefits to stakeholders in the government, corporate and NGO sectors, including best practice advice on the setting and implementation of net zero targets.Read moreRead less
Towards Global Carbon Integrity: Applying integrity systems methodology to the ‘global carbon crisis’. This project applies a widely respected approach to analysing governance systems to global problems of carbon emissions and sustainable development generally. Its significance lies in the centrality of the problems addressed and the adaptation of the widely praised NISA (National Integrity Systems Assessments) approach from domestic to international spheres. It aims to: adapt NISA to apply to ....Towards Global Carbon Integrity: Applying integrity systems methodology to the ‘global carbon crisis’. This project applies a widely respected approach to analysing governance systems to global problems of carbon emissions and sustainable development generally. Its significance lies in the centrality of the problems addressed and the adaptation of the widely praised NISA (National Integrity Systems Assessments) approach from domestic to international spheres. It aims to: adapt NISA to apply to a global sectoral problem of major significance; map and assess the Global Carbon Integrity system; identify gaps, weaknesses and areas on non-collaboration; provide suggestions for improvement; provide a fresh and useful perspective on global problems applicable to other issues. Read moreRead less
Australian human rights complaints: Litigation, mediation or conciliation. This project will assess the effectiveness of the mechanisms used to resolve human rights complaints in Australia – conciliation, mediation and litigation. It will be the first project to evaluate the effectiveness of these mechanisms in a human rights context. Working with industry partners from the legal sector and four human rights commissions, this project will generate new knowledge on human rights complaints and on ....Australian human rights complaints: Litigation, mediation or conciliation. This project will assess the effectiveness of the mechanisms used to resolve human rights complaints in Australia – conciliation, mediation and litigation. It will be the first project to evaluate the effectiveness of these mechanisms in a human rights context. Working with industry partners from the legal sector and four human rights commissions, this project will generate new knowledge on human rights complaints and on the views of key stakeholders about the effectiveness of the mechanisms used to resolve human rights complaints. This new information will inform legal and policy reform throughout Australia. The expected outcomes include developing a robust evidence-based model for human rights dispute resolution in the Australian context.Read moreRead less
The Ethical Responsibilities of Consumers. This project will explore the responsibilities of individuals with respect to the wrongful harms that occur in producing the goods and services that they consume. It examines the grounds and stringencies of such alleged responsibilities. It develops detailed case studies of three consumer products, coffee, mobile phones, and paper and cardboard, that present consumers with distinct ethical challenges, and evaluates ethical purchasing, consumer boycotts, ....The Ethical Responsibilities of Consumers. This project will explore the responsibilities of individuals with respect to the wrongful harms that occur in producing the goods and services that they consume. It examines the grounds and stringencies of such alleged responsibilities. It develops detailed case studies of three consumer products, coffee, mobile phones, and paper and cardboard, that present consumers with distinct ethical challenges, and evaluates ethical purchasing, consumer boycotts, and consumer activism as potential strategies for consumers to discharge their corresponding responsibilities. Read moreRead less
Benefiting from injustice. This project argues that people can acquire duties to compensate victims of injustice when they benefit from these injustices, even when they neither caused the injustices nor could have prevented them. We explore the implications of this argument for the treatment of colonised peoples, and for policies on climate change and international trade.
Auditing the Victorian Charter: Australian and international perspectives on applied human rights. This project is a detailed legal, government and policy case study of the most important human rights initiative in recent Australian history. It will provide research and new knowledge in key areas of human rights: the operation of human rights Bills, links between human rights and social disadvantage, education and community attitudes, and strategic government implementation. The project will d ....Auditing the Victorian Charter: Australian and international perspectives on applied human rights. This project is a detailed legal, government and policy case study of the most important human rights initiative in recent Australian history. It will provide research and new knowledge in key areas of human rights: the operation of human rights Bills, links between human rights and social disadvantage, education and community attitudes, and strategic government implementation. The project will develop a new policy tool (a national Audit) to monitor, plan and strengthen human rights in government and the community, and contribute to better social wellbeing and stronger democracy in Australia.Read moreRead less
Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL100100176
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,190,500.00
Summary
Strengthening the international human rights system: Rights, regulation and ritualism. Australia has played a significant role in the development of the international human rights architecture since 1945. The promotion of human rights is now a major feature of Australia's foreign affairs and aid policies and it has become increasingly important in Australia's regional interactions. This project will build Australian capacity in a field of intense international interest and concern - the impleme ....Strengthening the international human rights system: Rights, regulation and ritualism. Australia has played a significant role in the development of the international human rights architecture since 1945. The promotion of human rights is now a major feature of Australia's foreign affairs and aid policies and it has become increasingly important in Australia's regional interactions. This project will build Australian capacity in a field of intense international interest and concern - the implementation of international human rights laws - and create internationally competitive research strength. It will provide training and support for a new generation of human rights law scholars.Read moreRead less
Terrorism and the non-State actor after September 11: The role of law in the search for security. September 11 elicited diverse legal responses to a perceived threat of unprecedented global terrorism. This project will redress the dearth of analysis integrating legal and social-scientific perspectives on recent anti-terrorism laws. Combining perspectives from international and criminal law, criminology and social psychology, the project will explore the challenges these developments pose to acce ....Terrorism and the non-State actor after September 11: The role of law in the search for security. September 11 elicited diverse legal responses to a perceived threat of unprecedented global terrorism. This project will redress the dearth of analysis integrating legal and social-scientific perspectives on recent anti-terrorism laws. Combining perspectives from international and criminal law, criminology and social psychology, the project will explore the challenges these developments pose to accepted legal categories; debates around exceptionalism as a justification for new laws; their unintended and collateral consequences; and public attitudes to new security measures. The research will enhance understanding of current reactions to terrorism and inform policy analysis and public debate over appropriate future responses.
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE240100652
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$426,000.00
Summary
Mobilising Litigation to Effect Legal, Policy and Social Change. This project will be the first comprehensive study of movement litigation from an Australian perspective. Using an innovative blend of socio-legal methods, the outcomes include an examination of movement litigation actors and their democratic role, a methodological framework for global scholarship on movement litigation and the first international and comparative study of refugee rights movement litigation. These outcomes will gene ....Mobilising Litigation to Effect Legal, Policy and Social Change. This project will be the first comprehensive study of movement litigation from an Australian perspective. Using an innovative blend of socio-legal methods, the outcomes include an examination of movement litigation actors and their democratic role, a methodological framework for global scholarship on movement litigation and the first international and comparative study of refugee rights movement litigation. These outcomes will generate new knowledge for forced migration studies and have the potential to transform the discipline of law by providing tools for a broader and more contextual approach for the study of jurisprudence. Benefits include lessons for enhancing participatory democracy and promoting progressive social and legal change.Read moreRead less
HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF WORLD POLITICS. Rights politics played a central role in the international changes that occurred at Westphalia (1648), in the Age of Revolutions (1776-1848), with decolonisation (1950s-1960s), and in the aftermath of the Cold War. Yet the literature on human rights and international relations has failed to consider the impact of rights politics over the longue duree. This project systematically examines how, and to what extent, rights politics has transform ....HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF WORLD POLITICS. Rights politics played a central role in the international changes that occurred at Westphalia (1648), in the Age of Revolutions (1776-1848), with decolonisation (1950s-1960s), and in the aftermath of the Cold War. Yet the literature on human rights and international relations has failed to consider the impact of rights politics over the longue duree. This project systematically examines how, and to what extent, rights politics has transformed the international system since the seventeenth century to the present era. It will generate a series of articles, a single-authored book, and an edited volume.Read moreRead less