The fundamental importance of foreign direct investment to Australia in the 21st century: Reforming treaty and dispute resolution practice. This project will evaluate the economic and legal risks associated with the Australian Government’s current policy on investor-state dispute settlement through multidisciplinary research, namely econometric modeling, empirical research through stakeholder surveys and interviews, as well as critical analysis of case law, treaties and regulatory approaches. Th ....The fundamental importance of foreign direct investment to Australia in the 21st century: Reforming treaty and dispute resolution practice. This project will evaluate the economic and legal risks associated with the Australian Government’s current policy on investor-state dispute settlement through multidisciplinary research, namely econometric modeling, empirical research through stakeholder surveys and interviews, as well as critical analysis of case law, treaties and regulatory approaches. The aim of this project is to identify optimal methods of investor-state dispute prevention, avoidance and resolution that efficiently cater to inbound and outbound investors as well as Australia as a whole. The goal is to promote a positive climate for investment inflows and outflows, while maintaining Australia's ability to take sovereign decisions on matters of public policy.Read moreRead less
Children's rights: from theory to practice. Children's rights are important but their scope contested. This project will clarify their meaning. It will provide guidance to legislators, policy makers and advocates working with or for children, and generate a deeper understanding of the role of rights in resolving some of the major challenges facing children in Australia and around the world.
Directing China's Top 100 Companies: corporate governance, accountability and corporate law in the top 100 companies in China. Governance, transparency and accountability in listed companies are worldwide concerns; this is especially so for PRC companies listed in China and abroad. Using a mixture of fieldwork, financial data-base analysis and library research in China and Australia, the project will map the impact of corporate disclosure requirements on governance practices of the Fortune magaz ....Directing China's Top 100 Companies: corporate governance, accountability and corporate law in the top 100 companies in China. Governance, transparency and accountability in listed companies are worldwide concerns; this is especially so for PRC companies listed in China and abroad. Using a mixture of fieldwork, financial data-base analysis and library research in China and Australia, the project will map the impact of corporate disclosure requirements on governance practices of the Fortune magazine top 100 PRC companies. PRC companies are internationally active and engaged with Australian companies and capital markets. Post-WTO entry PRC reforms of Chinese corporate governance and accountability practices will be assessed. A new theorization of governance, law and accountability in Chinese companies will be developed.Read moreRead less
Towards Development of a Legal Framework for Regulation of International Marriage Migration. This project identifies gaps and inconsistencies in the legal frameworks which apply to the regulation of international marriage migration in the laws of ‘origin’ states such as Cambodia and Vietnam, and those of ‘destination’ states in East and Southeast Asia in relation to key concepts such as the purpose of marriage, the role of ‘the family’, the rights of women and of children born to such unions, an ....Towards Development of a Legal Framework for Regulation of International Marriage Migration. This project identifies gaps and inconsistencies in the legal frameworks which apply to the regulation of international marriage migration in the laws of ‘origin’ states such as Cambodia and Vietnam, and those of ‘destination’ states in East and Southeast Asia in relation to key concepts such as the purpose of marriage, the role of ‘the family’, the rights of women and of children born to such unions, and their citizenship and nationality. It will develop an analytical framework as the basis of a proposal for an international instrument to regulate international marriage migration.Read moreRead less