Peer Review of Financial Regulatory Agencies. The project aims to study peer review of Australian financial regulators by their international peers. Transnational peer review is increasingly used in transnational regulatory networks, international organisations and regional trade partnerships. However the conduct and effects of such peer review are opaque. The project aims to shine new light on the function and legitimacy of transnational peer review as it applies to Australian financial regulat ....Peer Review of Financial Regulatory Agencies. The project aims to study peer review of Australian financial regulators by their international peers. Transnational peer review is increasingly used in transnational regulatory networks, international organisations and regional trade partnerships. However the conduct and effects of such peer review are opaque. The project aims to shine new light on the function and legitimacy of transnational peer review as it applies to Australian financial regulators. A key expected outcome is to develop a normative understanding about whether transnational peer review enhances the efficacy and accountability of Australian financial regulators given the more limited oversight of such regulators by parliaments and courts. Read moreRead less
Whose law is it, anyway? Citizens' and peoples' challenges to state dominance in the making and application of international law. This project will enhance our understanding of civil society participation in international law-making and implementation, and how scrutiny of the legality of State conduct affects the exercise of political power. Its findings will provide guidance for improving systems of accountability that take full account of all stakeholders' interests.
Evaluating redress mechanisms governing the human rights practices of transnational business: lessons for institutional design and operation. Australian and United Kingdom researchers will collaborate with leading development and human rights organisations to design regulatory systems that promote sustained business compliance with human rights norms, and enable workers and communities to defend their human rights when these are infringed by businesses from Australia and other OECD countries.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100154
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$200,000.00
Summary
The World Legal Information Institute European law collection: effective access to European legal information in English for Australian researchers. This facility will provide the most comprehensive collection of free access English language databases of European legal materials (both national and supra-national) and allow citations of European cases and articles to be tracked, improving Australian research in European law.