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The Centre for Law as Protection is building a scholarly community to study the idea of protection, shape policy and develop legal tools to protect people, animals and the environment.
Find out moreAustralia and the world experience many threats, from inequality and biased decision-making to war and hunger.
The Centre for Law as Protection undertakes theoretical, doctrinal and socio-legal research to identify what protection from these diverse threats means. We bring together scholars, policymakers, civil society and governments, to develop the legal tools that protection requires.
‘Military violence threatens our lives across the globe. Reducing this threat requires placing protection at the centre of government decision-making and limiting arbitrariness. It is crucial to identify new and creative ways that law can be used to save lives and quash violence’.
Join us for a Centre for Law as Protection research seminar with the Centre’s international visitor, Professor Gina Heathcote from Newcastle University (UK). Professor Heathcote will share insights from their...
The Centre for Law as Protection invites you to join a special symposium celebrating two new books on Queer Encounters and Queer Engagements with International Law, edited by Tamsin...
2025 Annual Workshop: Monday 24 February 2025 Deakin University, Naarm/Melbourne Call for papers and registration: Deadline 10 January 2025 Disregard for international legal obligations in armed conflict and situations...
