Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous and Professor of Law at UNSW Sydney Megan Davis has been named the Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law endowed by The Balnaves Foundation.

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The new Australian Human Rights Institute web portal will share news, opinions, and policy briefings on COVID-19 across the human rights spectrum.

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Professor George Williams AO, Dean at UNSW Law, and Dr Harry Hobbs, lecturer in the Law Faculty at UTS, have released a fully revised edition of Treaty, the leading book on the treaty debate in Australia.

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The recent violent arrest of an Indigenous youth in Sydney, together with the recent Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Young People, the treatment of refugee children, the high rate of children living in poverty and disparity in school performance, and the campaign to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility are highlighting systemic issues in the way young people in Australia are treated, and the lack of regard for children’s rights.

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Ahead of its original date to announce findings, China has now imposed tariffs of up to 80.5% (a “dumping margin” of up to 73.6% and a “subsidy margin” of up to 6.9%) on Australian barley for next five years. But is this about more than just trade?

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Trade policy shocks during the COVID-19 outbreak are more serious than before. China has imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Australian barley, and the United States has tightened export controls on China.

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Legal professionals, alumni and academics to analyse and debate the diverse effects of COVID-19 on public law in a new digital series.

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The question of China’s responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic, and any subsequent economic reparations, is complicated by sovereign immunity, Professor Natalie Klein says.

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On the 3rd anniversary of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Professor Megan Davis says that the coronavirus pandemic highlights the need for a First Nations Voice to Parliament.

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The lack of information on the contact-tracing app raises questions about its potential for success and future repurposing, says data surveillance and privacy expert.

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With internet memes, there’s a fine line between creating something funny and breaking the law.

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The Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law sees a strong and rapid uptake in contributions from humanitarians, academics and refugees.

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