Past events
The pursuit of reparations: promises and practices in international criminal justice
Reparations to victims are often seen as a central aspect of a more victim-oriented approach to justice and peace in the wake of mass atrocities. In what can be described as a potentially significant...
Mobilising civil society: can the fossil fuel divestment movement achieve transformational social change?
The divestment movement is at the forefront of civil society initiatives to raise public consciousness about climate change. This paper shows how the movement has harnessed grassroots activists,...
Alcohol taxation: impacts of policy inconsistencies
With the May federal government Budget approaching, the best gift for Australian families could be long-awaited reforms to alcohol taxation. Over the past 30 years inconsistent policy advice,...
The regulation of alcohol: no ordinary commodity
Michael will be speaking about ‘the regulation of alcohol, no ordinary commodity’. He will canvas alcohol’s impact on society and the various evidenced-based regulatory measures that are employed to...
Drugs, deaths and poverty: lessons for the Philippines from the region
Can the Philippines learn from the experiences of its neighbours when it comes to addressing crime? This is not the first time a country in the region has adopted a tough stance on crime, and on...
Do economic crises transform social regulation? Examining regulatory outputs in social policy-making in Europe
Based on a joint research project with Christoph Knill and Yves Steinebach from LMU Munich, this presentation discusses to what extent economic crisis had an impact on social policies in Europe...
Technology, politics and future challenges for the regulation of outer space
The use of space and space-related technology impacts upon all aspects of our lives. Every country is dependent on space for its ongoing functioning and development. This dependence on space has...
RegNet April 2017 School Meeting
All RegNet School of Regulation and Global Governance staff, visitors and students are welcome to attend our school meeting.
Protecting economic and social rights in post-conflict Timor-Leste: a regulatory theory approach
Post-conflict countries often devote little attention to economic and social rights. This is partly because of other urgent priorities such as the security sector and electoral-political agendas...
Critical analysis of current regulatory frameworks to encourage investment in solar PV in Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the largest energy users and greenhouse gas emitters in South East Asia. Rapid acceleration of investment in solar PV generation is urgently required for transition to clean...
Virginia Marshall masterclass: overturning aqua nullius - securing aboriginal water rights
In chapter 10 of her book, _Overturning aqua nullius: Securing Aboriginal Water Rights_ ([Aboriginal Studies Press, 2017](http://aiatsis.gov.au/publications/products/overturning-aqua-nullius-securing...
Overturning aqua nullius and reaffirming the Indigenous rule of law(s)
In her book, _Overturning aqua nullius: Securing Aboriginal Water Rights_ ([Aboriginal Studies Press, 2017](http://aiatsis.gov.au/publications/products/overturning-aqua-nullius-securing-aboriginal-...
Supply vs. demand? The political economy of trade, tobacco farming and tobacco control in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tobacco use remains one of the major public health issues worldwide. The World Health Organization’s _Framework Convention on Tobacco Control_ (FCTC) is a binding international treaty with...
Land law reform issues in Mongolia: a law and society perspective
After the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, Mongolia shifted from a socialist to capitalist economy. A new constitution was established in 1992 and reforms were instituted, including land law...
Bookclub: Liberal democracies and the torture of their citizens
Cynthia Banham’s book analyses the responses of the USA's liberal allies to the use of torture against their citizens after 9/11. While Australia, the UK and Canada share similar political...
Security, legitimacy and public policy: transgovernmentalism and the architecture of Anglosphere policy networks
Recent years have seen the emergence of new transnational venues of public policy praxis. These are liminal ‘extra-institutional’ spaces in which domestic officials seek to achieve domestic policy...
A time for hope: pursuing a vision of a fair, sustainable and healthy world
We are at a pivotal juncture in recorded human history. The confluence of global environmental degradation, social inequities and civil unrest, and the continuing and often widening inequities in...
Encounters between strangers: the German debate over male circumcision
In early 2012, a German regional court decided that the circumcision of a boy for non-medical reasons could not be justified by the consent of the parents because it was not in the best interest of...
The rules of ruling China
Understanding the Chinese party-state involves understanding how nearly 90 million people are controlled in a vast bureaucracy. Affecting the behaviour of these people requires a panoply of different...
Rule of law assistance in an authoritarian regime: intermediary actors in Myanmar’s transition
Through the enterprise of foreign funded development assistance, "rule of law" as an international model for development travels across the globe. At its new site, the rule of law model requires...
