Globalisation and Biomedicine: The Harmonisation of Local and Global Regulatory Demands. The pursuit of biotechnological research and development requires a clear and effective regulatory structure at both the global and national level. Australia's strengths in biotechnology and biomedicine and the Federal Government's strategy to support and promote Australian expertise demand the formulation of appropriate regulatory structures. This project will assess these issues with a focus on globalisato ....Globalisation and Biomedicine: The Harmonisation of Local and Global Regulatory Demands. The pursuit of biotechnological research and development requires a clear and effective regulatory structure at both the global and national level. Australia's strengths in biotechnology and biomedicine and the Federal Government's strategy to support and promote Australian expertise demand the formulation of appropriate regulatory structures. This project will assess these issues with a focus on globalisaton, Australia's federal legal system, the patient in society and health law, and the scope of effective legal regulation. The project will provide insights into and a theoretical understanding of existing global and national legal regulation of this sector as well as assisting in the formulation of future regulatory measures.Read moreRead less
Morality, Jus Post Bellum, and International Law. One of the primary aims of this project is to bring scholars of the Just War tradition in political philosophy and political theory into dialogue with international legal theorists and practitioners in order to build a set of clear normative principles to guide decisions concerning compensation, reconstruction, and restoration of peace and justice as well as whether and when to offer amnesties, within societies that have been ravaged by war and a ....Morality, Jus Post Bellum, and International Law. One of the primary aims of this project is to bring scholars of the Just War tradition in political philosophy and political theory into dialogue with international legal theorists and practitioners in order to build a set of clear normative principles to guide decisions concerning compensation, reconstruction, and restoration of peace and justice as well as whether and when to offer amnesties, within societies that have been ravaged by war and armed conflict. As a result, this project has the potential to provide much needed tools for the arbitration of challenging transitional issues of relevance to the post war conduct of the Australian government and military forces.Read moreRead less