Empirical studies
Assisted digital justice
What is the impact of digital court infrastructure on access to justice? This project considers the support structures necessary to assist those at risk of digital exclusion.
Business corruption in Vietnam
This PhD project explores how companies in Vietnam interpret corruption, unethical business behaviour and global anti-corruption norms.
Changes in access to civil justice
Australians have a formal right to justice and equal treatment before the law, but what does ‘access to justice’ in the civil sphere really mean?
Empirical analysis in class actions
Access to justice through the class action mechanism has brought many benefits with relief and compensation obtained by many who would otherwise not be able to afford access to the legal system. The area is fast moving and with courts constantly grappling with new and difficult issues.
Environmental justice in Vietnam
"Weak" to "strong" sustainability: protesting for environmental justice in Vietnam.
Equality Law Capability Project
This project uses mixed methods to investigate the legal capabilities and legal needs of four diverse communities in Melbourne, Victoria to resolve problems in the workplace.
Fair lending: addressing discrimination within algorithmic credit scoring in Australia
This PhD thesis aims to evaluate the adequacy of the current regulatory framework in Australia at addressing discrimination in algorithmic credit scoring.
Financially-stressed consumers
How well do our laws protect vulnerable consumers?
Industry water stewardship
This PhD project examines how behaviour change of water-users can help address global water crises. It seeks to understand industry's motivations and constraints for adopting water stewardship.
Innovative discrimination laws
How effective are new laws in Victoria at promoting substantive equality?
Kleptocracy through state-owned corporations
How gaps in the Malaysian regulatory framework allowed billions to be stolen.
Labour disputes in Southeast Asia
The formal and informal regulation of collective labour disputes in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. This interdisciplinary project is funded by a 3-year ARC Discovery Grant.
Law's response to sexual abuse
This project considers canon law, tort law, US bankruptcy law, and the Royal Commission as they are applied to cases involving child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
Parental smartphone purchases
The mobility effect: uncovering bias function within parental decision-making related to smartphone purchases.
Pregnancy discrimination at work in Victoria
This project, in collaboration with JobWatch Inc., investigates pregnancy discrimination in Victorian workplaces using qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Sustainable banking in Indonesia
This PhD project explores the implementation of mandatory sustainable finance regulation in Indonesia and how bank employees interpret its key norms.
Worker protection index
The Worker Protection Index (WPI) has been developed as a new measure for quantitative cross-national comparison of the strength of worker protection provided by law.