Resources
Constitutional Transformation Network policy papers, policy briefs, submissions and Melbourne Forum reports.
Events
Australia and the International Court of Justice host events bringing together practitioners and scholars of international litigation from Australia and overseas.
Offices of the Southern Jurist-Diplomat
This project engages with the problem of how jurists, and international lawyers in particular, might conduct themselves (ourselves), ethically in our times, sometimes thought of as a moment of ‘global crisis’. To do this we take up the ‘conduct of life’ tradition emerging out of sustained engagements between Indigenous jurists, feminist historians and common law jurists in Melbourne, and puts them into relation with scholarship on connected histories and new diplomatic histories.
Readings with IILAH
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities hosts a range of reading groups throughout the academic year at the Melbourne Law School.
James Parker
Academic profile of Dr James Parker, Melbourne Law School
Private Profits from Prison Labour
The research in this project was completed during 2003. It examined the legal regulation of the work done by prisoners in Australia and internationally, from the point of view of labour law, and in particular from the point of view of ILO Convention 29 concerning forced labour.
Australia and the International Court of Justice
This research project on Australia and the International Court of Justice is funded by the Australian Research Council’s Discovery grant scheme. The aim of the project is to identify and assess the place of adjudication in international affairs, focussing on the experience of a particular country - Australia - and a particular institution - the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Publications
The members of the Institute for International Law and the Humanities produce a huge range of research publications every year. Here can be found a small sample of the Institute's research.
Labour Regulation in East Asia: China
Many developing countries have labour laws that, on paper, are comprehensive and reflect international standards. However, these laws are often widely ignored. This project investigated the reasons for these implementation failures.
Anne Orford
Academic profile of Professor Anne Orford, Melbourne Law School
Margaret A Young
Academic profile of Professor Margaret Young, Melbourne Law School
Past IILAH Reading Group
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities runs a regular reading group throughout term. Themes and readings are updated each semester, with the group convening once a fortnight for discussions on the readings at Melbourne Law School.
Olivia Barr
Academic profile of Associate Professor Olivia Barr, Melbourne Law School
Laws and the Humanities for the Anthropocene Reading Group
This is an interdisciplinary, cross-institutional reading group, focused on encounters between laws and cognate disciplines in the context of the Anthropocene thesis. Hosted by the Institute for International Law and the Humanities
Bougainville referendum and beyond
In 2019 the National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea and the Constitutional Transformation Network prepared two studies to inform leaders in Bougainville and PNG on the future governance of Bougainville.
Institute for International Law and the Humanities
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) is dedicated to integrating the study of international law with contemporary approaches to the humanities. IILAH facilitates and promotes innovative research and critical thinking on emerging questions of international law, governance, human rights and justice, positioning Melbourne Law School as one of the leading institutions for international legal scholarship in the world.
Primary Sources
Australia's Declarations submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Adil Hasan Khan
Academic profile of Dr Adil Hasan Khan, Melbourne Law School
Projects
View current research projects undertaken by the researchers at the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, Melbourne Law School
Decentralised Governance Arrangements In Papua New Guinea
In 2018 the Constitution Transformation Network hosted a series of Somali Constitution Forums, bringing together key members of the Somali diaspora to discuss federalism and other issues affecting Somalia’s constitution-making process.
Australia-ASEAN Women in Constitution-Building Capacity Development Program
The Constitution Transformation Network was very pleased to host the 2019 Australia-ASEAN Women in Constitution-Building Capacity Development Program, which brought together eight women engaged in democracy and constitution building in ASEAN countries.
Publications
Research related to the project, ranging from working papers and articles to anticipated book publications.
Friends
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities maintains connections with a range of like-minded research institutes and organisations from around the world.
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The Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) is dedicated to integrating the study of international law with contemporary approaches to the humanities. IILAH facilitates and promotes innovative research and critical thinking on emerging questions of international law, governance, human rights and justice, positioning Melbourne Law School as one of the leading institutions for international legal scholarship in the world.
