Research

Elizabeth Aisi and Tulli Seton from the Human Rights Case Law Project team

New database brings human rights case law to the forefront

Published on: 10 August 2020

A University of Queensland Law School academic has partnered with a local community legal centre to develop Queensland’s first human rights case law database.

This is an image of Briana Collins with EDO principal solicitor Sean Ryan in the footprint of the proposed Galilee Coal Project mine

Graduate elevates young people in the fight for climate justice

Published on: 28 July 2020

University of Queensland Arts/Law graduate Briana Collins is determined to change the world through her work with the Queensland Environmental Defenders Office (EDO).

This is a black and white image of a hand gripping a chain link fence

Deaths in custody database gives voice to the vulnerable

Published on: 13 July 2020

Legal professionals, journalists and researchers now have access to a new-and-improved version of the Deaths in Custody Project – the first comprehensive national database of its kind.

Speaking freely in special clothing

Published on: 26 June 2020

With sport so integrated into society, it would be strange if political or religious speech didn’t seep into elite sport. From national anthems to gestures like “taking a knee”, sporting events are suffused with sociopolitical expression.

Solitary confinement panel discussion

18 May 2020 11:00am–12:00pm

in School events

A panel of local and international experts discuss solitary confinement, its use and impact on prisoners.

High Court decision today on the long legal battle over New Acland Coal mine expansion

Published on: 5 June 2020

After years of litigation, Australia’s highest court will today make a major decision on the fate of the controversial proposed expansion to the New Acland Coal mine in Queensland.

This is an image of a prisoner in his solitary confinement cell in the safety unit at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, northern Queensland.

A call for an end to solitary confinement

Published on: 18 May 2020

New research has called for an end to solitary confinement in Queensland prisons because of the impact on the mental and physical health of prisoners.

Natural Law and the Calvinist Usury Doctrine: From Forbidden Sin to Natural Property Right

10 July 2020 9:00am–11:00am

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Presented by Joanne Lee, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Patent Protection in Bhutan and its impact on plant genetic resources

10 July 2020 11:00am–1:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Presented by Kencho Peldon, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Professor Heather Douglas, Law Deputy Dean (Research)

1 June 2020 12:00pm

in The Witness Box

Professor Heather Douglas researches in the areas of criminal justice and domestic violence. In 2014- 2019 she was awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship to research the way in which women who have experienced domestic violence use the legal system to help them leave violence.