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