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Research Programmes

The activities of the Institute are currently organised around twelve key research programmes. The programmes build on the breadth of research expertise and interest amongst the faculty at Melbourne Law School, and represent areas of dynamic development and change in the fields of international and transnational law.

Comparative Tribal Constitutionalism
Programme Director: Dr Kirsty Gover

Fragmentation and Regime Interaction in International Law
Programme Director: Dr Margaret Young

Global Trade
Programme Directors: Associate Professor Andrew Mitchell
and Associate Professor Tania Voon

Histories of International Law and Empire
Programme Director: Professor Anne Orford 

International Criminal Justice
Programme Director: Associate Professor Peter Rush

International Environmental Law
Programme Director: Associate Professor Jacqueline Peel  

International Human Rights Law
Programme Director: Professor Dianne Otto    

International Investment Law
Programme Director: Mr Jürgen Kurtz  

International Refugee Law
Programme Director: Dr Michelle Foster  

Jurisdictions of the South
Programme Director: Associate Professor Shaun McVeigh

Law and Development
Programme Directors: Dr Jennifer Beard and
Associate Professor Sundhya Pahuja
   

Peace and Security in International Law
Programme Director: Professor Anne Orford 


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