Research
Using law to improve lives, communities and industry
UQ Law researchers explore a wide range of legal issues of national and international importance. Working both individually and with partners across diverse contexts, UQ Law researchers are committed to developing law, legal policy and practice to improve society.
Find out more about our researchers and their contributions to understanding and addressing the challenges our communities face.
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Areas of research
We employ 53 academic staff. Discover our researchers by research area
Commercial and Corporate
Corporate governance, competition, taxation, commercial, insolvency and company law, regulation theory
Environment and Natural Resources
Sustainability, natural resources, development and management, property
Intellectual and Cultural Property
Food security, Indigenous knowledge, policy reform, cultural heritage law 
International and Comparative
Maritime & International Trade, Legal pluralism, Indigenous law, South Pacific, Asian & Islamic legal systems, international law 
Jurisprudence and Ethics
Feminism, anthropology, ethics, history, legal theory and the future of the profession
Law in Context
Social justice, discrimination, international humanitarian law, law & religion, criminal law, organised crime & corruption
Legal Systems
Access to justice, federalism and the separation of powers, electoral law, judicial independence and policing
Private Law and Civil Obligations
Competition, torts, unjust enrichment, trusts, private law theory, contracts and property law
Public Law
Constitutional, administrative, military law, migrant smuggling, trafficking in people & animals
Science and Technology
Scientific & therapeutic practice, forensics, bioethics, the future of war, genomics, surveillance, technology and the legal profession
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Research groups
Australian Centre for Private Law
Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law
Food Security and Intellectual Property
Indigenous People and the Law
Law and the Future of War
Law and Religion in the Asia-Pacific
Law, Science and Technology
Marine and Shipping Law Unit
UQ Solomon Islands Partnership