Our strengths
Our research is diverse and innovative, informing and influencing debate and reform.
Explore our strengths
Our strengths are underpinned by three longstanding concerns: social justice, technological transformation, and the global dimensions of legal thought and practice.
Criminal law, criminal justice & criminology
Our research examines social justice and how policing, criminalisation, court processes and punishment ensure the safety, rights and freedoms of the community.
Environmental law
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law & Justice’s environmental law scholars are among the most experienced with local, state, national and international law in Australia and Asia.
Human rights
Our internationally renowned human rights scholars and practitioners have expertise that applies to the local and global advancement of human rights.
Indigenous peoples & the law
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law & Justice has a long and proud history of supporting Indigenous people, using the law to bring justice in legal issues affecting First Nations peoples.
International law & global governance
We tackle global regulatory problems in innovative ways to address the legal challenges facing civil society, global firms and governments around the world.
Laws of the Asia Pacific
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law & Justice's research on Southeast Asian law includes the world’s largest centre of experts on Chinese economic and business law outside China.
Legal & regulatory theory
Our scholars take a reflective interest in the study of law – its intellectual foundations, social conditions, and its relationship with morality and politics.Â
Legal education & experiential learning
We’re the leading Go8 law school for teaching, with academics winning numerous awards for teaching excellence and producing seminal literature in the field.
Private, corporate & commercial law
We’re widely recognised as leaders in private, corporate and commercial law, with expertise in regulatory theory guided by a concern for social justice.
Public law
Combining research excellence in public law with strong community engagement, our scholars influence policymaking and debates vital to Australia’s future.
Socio-legal studies
ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Law & Justice leads socio-legal research in Australia and is well recognised throughout the discipline’s international community.Â
Technology, law & innovation
Our research considers the impact of innovative new technologies on law reform, including AI and synthetic biology, financial services and medical care.