Associate Professor Amy Maguire

Associate Professor Amy Maguire

Associate Professor

School of Law and Justice

A leading figure in social justice

An expert in human rights and public international law, Associate Professor Amy Maguire translates her research for policy advice, law reform, and public education. She engages at national and global levels, with governments, peak organisations, and legal professionals.

Amy shares the benefits of research translation through collaboration with students and legal practitioners in public inquiry processes. Amy has reached over 1.1 million readers through online articles that explain public law and human rights issues for broad audiences. Her capacity to effectively translate research has generated impactful opportunities, including appointment to the board of Reconciliation NSW, the peak body for reconciliation in NSW.

Associate Professor Maguire has demonstrated outstanding commitment to research engagement for over 15 years. She takes a collaborative approach to human rights research with key stakeholders including the Australian Human Rights Commission, with whom she has designed a major project to enhance human rights education for public sector workers and the broader community. Amy helps to inform specialist and public audiences about topical issues in public law through online writing and media commentary, and consults with key civil society organisations and individuals with particular rights needs.

Amy describes her submissions to parliamentary inquiries as a key contribution of her work.

“Inquiry processes are so important in the formative process for effective and trustworthy laws. I’ve had several opportunities to make submissions and give evidence to inquiry committees – invariably, committee members ask questions that challenge me to see how proposed laws might operate in practice.

I’ve been privileged to help shape the recommendations of inquiries on significant rights issues, including Australia’s advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty, proposed religious discrimination laws, and the incorporation of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into Australian law.

Amy is now often invited to advise the Queensland Parliament on the compatibility of proposed laws with Queensland’s Human Rights Act. “This work is fascinating and gives me new insight into processes of legal design and reform and government decision-making.”

The benefits of Amy’s engagement are diverse and impactful. For example, her leadership in establishing early entry programs to Law for students from Indigenous and refugee backgrounds has increased student aspiration and retention and promoted inclusion and diversity in the School of Law and Justice.

Since 2021, Amy has had the privilege of serving as a foundation Director of the Centre for Law and Social Justice at the University of Newcastle. The Centre for Law and Social Justice is based in the Newcastle School of Law and Justice and is a site for research, engagement, learning, and advocacy. Here, expert researchers and clinical staff partner with students, communities, and key organisations. In its first two years of operation, under Amy’s leadership, the Centre has built a national and global profile as a driving force in social justice research, policymaking, law reform, and community engagement.

Amy celebrates the collaborative efforts of University staff, associates from other institutions and partner organisations in the community and legal sectors for rapidly building the Centre’s standing as a trustworthy institution committed to promoting access to justice and innovative solutions to legal challenges in Australian society.

“One of our proudest innovations is the establishment, in partnership with Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, of an annual Youth Forum for school students in the Hunter region. These events enhance the capacity of young people in our region to learn about and contribute to social understanding of rights issues that have major impacts on them and their futures.”

Associate Professor Amy Maguire

A leading figure in social justice

An expert in human rights and public international law, Associate Professor Amy Maguire translates her research for policy advice, law reform, and public education. She engages at national and global levels, with governments, peak organisations, and legal professionals.

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Career Summary

Biography

Dr Amy Maguire is an Associate Professor in international law and human rights and Deputy Head of School (Research Training) at the University of Newcastle Law School. She is also the founding co-Director of the Centre for Law and Social Justice. She is an active commentator on international legal and human rights issues. Associate Professor Maguire is the top ranked author in international law and human rights for The Conversation, with over 860,000 readers of her 69 articles. This body of work is accessible here: https://theconversation.com/profiles/amy-maguire-129609/articles 

In 2022, Associate Professor Maguire is administering a $250,000 grant (Commonwealth Government Research Stimulus Program) to establish the Centre for Law and Social Justice's research, advocacy and community engagement activities. Associate Professor Maguire's fields of research are public international law and human rights, with particular focus on human rights institutions, self-determination, Indigenous rights, climate change, refugees and asylum seekers, and the death penalty. She was named as one of 13 inaugural NEWstar fellows in research leadership at the University of Newcastle in 2020-2021. She has ongoing research collaborations with UoN and external partners in relation to the UN Human Rights Council and advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty. Associate Professor Maguire also has an influential record in the scholarship of teaching and learning, particularly in relation to the Indigenisation of curriculum and blended teaching and learning. She has published widely in highly-regarded journals and edited books. In 2018, she represented the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law as one of four sponsored scholars at the Seventh International Four Societies Conference at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. In the summer of 2019-2020, Associate Professor Maguire was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Queens University Belfast School of Law. 

In 2021, Associate Professor Maguire received international recognition of her teaching expertise as a Senior Fellow of Advance Higher Education. Associate Professor Maguire demonstrated innovation in establishing and coordinating Newcastle Law School's successful early entry schemes for Indigenous students and students from refugee backgrounds. Her contributions to the University's equity mission were recognised with the 2020 University of Newcastle Leadership Excellence Award and her expertise in teaching and learning  received national recognition with a 2019 Australian Awards for University Teaching Excellence Award and 2018 Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. 

Associate Professor Maguire is an influential national and international commentator in her fields of research, with a number of online publications, media engagements, invited talks and submissions to government inquiries. In 2015, she was invited to appear before and assist the federal parliamentary inquiry into 'Australia's advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty'. Several of her recommendations were incorporated into the Committee's report to Government. Between 2016-2018, Associate Professor Maguire served as Co-Chair of the Indigenous Rights sub-committee of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights. In that role, she collaborated with other human rights lawyers and law students to promote the recognition and achievement of substantively equal rights for Indigenous peoples in Australia. This work has been influential in a number of recent law reform reports, including those of the Australian Law Reform Commission and the Law Council of Australia. In 2021, Associate Professor Maguire's research influenced the findings of the federal parliamentary inquiry into a proposed Religious Discrimination Bill. 



Qualifications

  • PhD (Law), University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Newcastle

Keywords

  • Climate change and human rights
  • Death penalty
  • Human rights
  • Human rights institutions
  • Indigenisation
  • Indigenous legal issues
  • Law reform
  • Public International Law
  • Refugees and human rights
  • Self-determination

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
480504 Legal institutions (incl. courts and justice systems) 20
480406 Law reform 20
480307 International humanitarian and human rights law 60

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Associate Professor University of Newcastle
Newcastle Law School
Australia

Academic appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
1/7/2019 -  Program Convenor - Juris Doctor Newcastle Law School
Australia
1/1/2016 - 30/12/2018 Senior Lecturer Newcastle Law School
Australia
8/4/2013 - 30/6/2016 Newcastle Law School Program Management Group Newcastle Law School
Australia
8/4/2013 - 30/6/2016 Teaching and Learning Committee Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
Australia
1/4/2013 - 30/6/2016 Undergraduate Program Convenor Newcastle Law School
Australia
12/3/2012 - 31/12/2015 Lecturer Newcastle Law School
Australia
1/6/2011 - 16/3/2012 Co-Chair Faculty of Business and Law Academic Women's Network
Australia
3/1/2011 -  Indigenous Student Liaison Newcastle Law School
Australia
1/1/2008 -  Membership - Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law
Australia

Professional appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
1/9/2016 - 30/12/2018 Co-Chair Indigenous Rights Sub-Committee, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
Australia

Awards

Award

Year Award
2019 Australian Awards for University Teaching - Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Australian Awards for University Teaching, Universities Australia, Government of Australia
2019 BOLD Team Award for Innovation in Course Development
Centre for Teaching and Learning, The University of Newcastle
2018 DVC(A) Educator Innovation & Impact Award
Office of the DVC (A), The University of Newcastle, Australia
2018 Dean's Research Award
Newcastle Law School
2017 Early Career HDR Candidate Scholarship
The University of Newcastle
2016 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Business and Law
The University of Newcastle - Research and Innovation Division
2016 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researcher of the Year
The University of Newcastle - Research and Innovation Division
2015 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Faculty of Business and Law
The University of Newcastle
2015 Faculty of Business and Law Excellence in Law Teaching Award 2014
Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle

Distinction

Year Award
2018 Sponsored Scholar, Seventh Annual International Four Societies Conference, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law
2018 Visiting Research Fellow - Queens University Belfast School of Law
Queens University Belfast
2018 Participant, Australian Institute for International Affairs Masterclass on Global Issues and International Organisations
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Nomination

Year Award
2017 Finalist, Beryl Nashar Young Researcher Award
The University of Newcastle Alumni
2016 Academic of the Year - Lawyer's Weekly Women in Law Awards
Lawyer's Weekly

Research Award

Year Award
2010 Faculty of Business and Law Research Higher Degree Best Publication Award
University of Newcastle

Invitations

Keynote Speaker

Year Title / Rationale
2018 Narratives of Climate Change Symposium
2018 Indigenous constitutional recognition - Politics in the Pub

Panel Participant

Year Title / Rationale
2019 The Educator Network Showcase

Speaker

Year Title / Rationale
2018 Disaster Capitalism
2015 World Day Against the Death Penalty Forum
2015 Active Learning in Law Symposium
2013 Indigenous Australian Peoples and the Right of Self-Determination

Teaching

Code Course Role Duration
LAWS5024/6034 Indigenous Peoples, Issues and the Law
Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle, Australia 		Course coordinator 1/1/0001 - 10/12/2021
LAWS4012 Public International Law
Newcastle Law School 		Course Coordinator 1/1/0001 - 10/12/2021
LAWS5014/6019 International Human Rights Law
The University of Newcastle 		LAWS5014/6019 International Human Rights Law 1/1/0001 - 10/12/2021
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Chapter (10 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2024 McGaughey F, Maguire A, Baird N, Gomez J, Nayacalevu R, 'The Significance of the UPR in the Absence of a Regional Human Rights System The Case of the Asia Pacific', Human Rights and the UN Universal Periodic Review Mechanism: A Research Companion 215-247 (2024)

The Universal Periodic Review, a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council, was created to be cooperative and based on dialogue. Many states interpret cooperation to mean the avoid... [more]

The Universal Periodic Review, a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council, was created to be cooperative and based on dialogue. Many states interpret cooperation to mean the avoidance of any suggestion that states under review are responsible for domestic human rights violations. Instead, what many reviewing states do is to offer praise and feeble recommendations. Such reviews are of little help in improving the country under review¿s domestic record. Moreover, participation in the UPR and an easy review process allow countries under review the pretense that they are serious about human rights. African states have been particularly guilty of such practices, with early commentators accusing them of acting as a mutual praise society, dishing up ¿soft¿ reviews, and opting for ritualism instead of a commitment to human rights. This chapter returns to these claims and intends to evaluate the strength of African states¿ reviews over the three UPR cycles that have taken place thus far. Specifically, it examines the extent to which African states are willing to address violations of political rights in countries under review. The answer matters for questions about the role of African states in the international human rights system and for how we should view the UPR mechanism.

DOI 10.4324/9781003415992-13
2023 McGaughey F, Maguire A, Baird N, Gomez J, Nayacalevu R, 'The Significance of the UPR in the Absence of a Regional Human Rights System', Human Rights and the UN Universal Periodic Review Mechanism, Routledge 215-247 (2023)
DOI 10.4324/9781003415992-13
2023 McGaughey F, Maguire A, Baird N, Gomez J, Nayacalevu R, 'The Significance of the UPR in the Absence of a Regional Human Rights System: The Case of the Asia Pacific', Human Rights and the UN Universal Periodic Review Mechanism: A Research Companion, Routledge, London 217-249 (2023)
2021 Maguire A, 'Self-determination claimant groups and the creation of international norms', Changing Actors in International Law, Brill, Leiden 75-100 (2021) [B1]
DOI 10.1163/9789004424159_005
2020 Maguire A, 'Climate change-related displacement of coastal and island peoples: human rights implications', Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK 152-173 (2020) [B1]
Citations Scopus - 3
2017 Young T, Maguire AM, 'Indigenization of curricula: trends and issues in tourism education', Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Tourism, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK 455-463 (2017) [B1]
DOI 10.4337/9781784714802
Citations Scopus - 5
Co-authors Tamara Young
2016 Maguire AM, 'Why does international condemnation on human rights mean so little to Australia?', The Conversation Yearbook 2016: 50 standout articles from Australia's Top Thinkers, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne 70-74 (2016)
2015 Maguire AM, 'Hard line on refugees undermines principled opposition to execution', Politics, Policy, and the chance of change: The Conversation 2015 Yearbook, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne 272-275 (2015)
2012 Maguire AM, ''Security starts with the law': The role of international law in the protection of women's security post-conflict'', Post-Conflict Rebuilding and International Law, Ashgate, Surrey, UK 367-392 (2012) [B2]
2009 Maguire AM, ''Security starts with the law': The role of international law in the protection of women's security post-conflict', The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies After Conflict: Great Expectations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 218-243 (2009) [B1]
DOI 10.1017/CBO9780511576478.012
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Journal article (39 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2024 McGaughey F, Maguire A, Purcell S, 'TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS LEADING THE CHARGE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: DANIEL BILLY ET AL V AUSTRALIA', University of Western Australia Law Review, 51 88-98 (2024) [C1]

Daniel Billy et al. v Australia is the first successful climate litigation case before a United Nations (¿UN¿) human rights body. On September 23 2022, the UN Human Rights Committ... [more]

Daniel Billy et al. v Australia is the first successful climate litigation case before a United Nations (¿UN¿) human rights body. On September 23 2022, the UN Human Rights Committee found in favour of a group of eight Torres Strait Islanders, concluding that Australia¿s failure to adequately protect them against adverse impacts of climate change violated their rights to enjoy their culture under Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and be free from arbitrary interferences with their private life, family and home under Article 17. Here, we discuss the decision and its broader context and significance in Australia and globally.****
2023 McGaughey F, Rafferty R, Maguire A, 'Transitional justice from above and below: exploring the potential glocalising role of non-governmental organisations through a Northern Ireland case study', Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 74 472-509 (2023) [C1]
2023 McGaughey F, Maguire A, Purcell S, 'Torres Strait Islanders Leading the Charge on the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change: Daniel Billy et al. v Australia', University of Western Australia Law Review, 51 88-98 (2023) [C1]
2023 Butchers B, Linder D, Maguire A, 'REPARATIONS AND FIRST NATIONS LEGAL RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 46 791-835 (2023) [C1]

This article explores concepts of loss and reparations under the Australian legal system, examining whether either conceptualisation adequately attends to First Nations¿ experienc... [more]

This article explores concepts of loss and reparations under the Australian legal system, examining whether either conceptualisation adequately attends to First Nations¿ experiences of intangible loss. Using two case studies ¿ the Stolen Generations and dust disease ¿ this article critiques the typical approaches taken by the Australian legal system in response to injustices inflicted on First Nations Peoples. This article advocates for the Australian legal system to approach reparations and compensation by centring intangible loss. This will allow for a framework to be developed that can cater for First Nations¿ distinctive experiences of loss, in contrast to the current system which has limited consideration and understanding of such experiences and losses.
2022 Larkin D, Hobbs H, Lino D, Maguire A, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Law Reform and the Return of the States', University of Queensland Law Journal, 41 (2022) [C1]
2022 Maguire A, Garnham A, Elton A, Heaney J, 'Delivering International Criminal Justice through Domestic Law? The Case of Flight MH17', Australian Year Book of International Law, 40 303-342 (2022) [C1]

On 17 July 2014, a passenger jet was struck down mid-flight over eastern Ukraine killing all 298 civilians on board. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to... [more]

On 17 July 2014, a passenger jet was struck down mid-flight over eastern Ukraine killing all 298 civilians on board. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on a flight path and altitude that was declared open by Ukraine.1 The Boeing 777-200 was travelling at an alti¬tude of 33,000ft when, at 1:20PM, the left-hand side of the cockpit was hit.2 Evidence would later indicate that a surface-to-air missile targeted the aircraft and a warhead detonated outside the left-hand side of the cockpit, causing the cockpit to break away from the fuselage.3 The plane was hit in a pro-Russian rebel controlled region in eastern Ukraine where active conflict was underway.4 The victims, by nationality, included 192 Dutch, 44 Malaysians, 27 Australians, 12 Indonesians, 10 British, four Germans, four Belgians, three Filipinos, one Canadian and one New Zealander.5 The international community was shocked by an attack on a passenger plane and the atrocity raised immedi¬ate questions of legal responsibility. Since the crash, multiple legal forums have been engaged to estab¬lish responsibility for the downing of the plane. Malaysia Airlines and five Australian families who lost their loved ones reached a financial settlement because of the airline's decision to fly over an active war zone.6 There are also several cases before international courts alleging Russian responsibility for intervening militarily in the region, financing terrorism and supplying missiles to separatists who allegedly perpetrated the attack.7 Ukraine is also in the spot-light for allegedly failing to close the airspace above the active Donetsk conflict zone before MH17 was downed.8 These legal actions have aimed to attribute accountability and bring some measure of justice for the victims' families. However, the principal focus in attributing responsibility has been on the arrest and prosecution of alleged individual offenders. In the aftermath of the attack, the Joint Investigative Taskforce ('JIT'), comprised of personnel from the Netherlands, Ukraine, Australia, Belgium and Malaysia, worked to unearth the facts of the incident and establish an international prosecution mechanism.9 Ukraine transferred jurisdiction to the Netherlands to try those accused of downing the aircraft, following a Russian veto for a United Nations ('UN') led international tribunal.10 Following years of investigation, charges were laid against Igor Girkin, Sergei Dubinskiy, Oleg Pulatov and Leonid Kharchenko.11 The trial in the Netherlands commenced on 9 March 2020.12 Only Pulatov has sought representation and, although he is not physically present before the court, he is therefore regarded as legally present. The trial of the other three accused is being conducted in absentia as they have not sought to be represented by defence counsel or respond to the charges. At the time of writing, hearings are underway following multiple disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.13 This article critically considers the Dutch trial and prosecution process, and how it might or might not serve the interests of justice for the victims of MH17. The trial is currently in its third year. To date, opening arguments have been presented, the Prosecution case has been put forward, victim impact state¬ments have been provided and defence arguments presented. It is expected that the Court will deliver its judgment in late 2022.14 In Part Two, we con¬sider the aims of international criminal justice when a crime causes harm to foreign nationals across multiple jurisdictions. In Part Three, we consider the complex JIT investigation into the atrocity, how this investigation was hindered and the effects for the delivery of international criminal justice. In Part Four, we consider the choice to prosecute individuals under the Dutch Criminal Code. We focus particularly on the trial as it is progressing. Firstly, we consider whether applying Dutch domestic law...

DOI 10.1163/26660229-04001013
2022 Delaney K, Maguire A, 'Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals post-COVID-19: A study of Australia and Sweden', ALTERNATIVE LAW JOURNAL, 47 168-172 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1177/1037969X221095562
2022 Askland HH, Shannon B, Chiong R, Lockart N, Maguire A, Rich J, Groizard J, 'Beyond migration: a critical review of climate change induced displacement', Environmental Sociology, 8 267-278 (2022) [C1]

Scholarship on displacement caused by the effects of climate change generally approaches displacement as the involuntary movement of people. However, in this article, we argue tha... [more]

Scholarship on displacement caused by the effects of climate change generally approaches displacement as the involuntary movement of people. However, in this article, we argue that there are uncertainties surrounding Climate Change Induced Displacement (CCID) that are partly caused by discursive ambiguity around the notion of ¿displacement¿¿a concept that remains poorly defined in the context of climate change research¿and a conflation between displacement due to quick-onset disaster events and the cumulative pressure of living in an environment marked by a disrupted climate. Reflecting on the impacts of the Australian bushfires in 2019¿20, we conceptualise CCID beyond migration as an event and a physical relocation across geographical space. Even fast-onset disaster events, such as the Australian bushfires, can dispossess and displace beyond the immediate threat of the fire front; but this displacement is not necessarily aligned with movement and migration, nor is it evenly proportioned across populations. Based on a review of existing literature on CCID, we identify three key tensions shaping scholarship on CCID: conceptualisation; distribution of risk and impact; and discursive framing. Together, we contend, these tensions highlight the imperative of striving for conceptual clarity and awareness of distributional inequities of risk and vulnerabilities.

DOI 10.1080/23251042.2022.2042888
Citations Scopus - 1
Co-authors Raymond Chiong, Jane Rich, Hedda Askland
2021 McGaughey F, Kenny MA, Maguire A, Harris Rimmer S, 'International human rights law lessons in the era of COVID-19', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 27 189-210 (2021) [C1]

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the connections between law and public health into stark relief. The pandemic has demonstrated both the essential nature of global cooperation an... [more]

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the connections between law and public health into stark relief. The pandemic has demonstrated both the essential nature of global cooperation and international regulation to promote universal rights to life and health, and the potentially harmful impacts of limitations imposed on human rights in time of emergency. It has also tested the international human rights framework, which allows for permissible limitations on human rights where required, but which remains subject to widely varying domestic implementation. In this paper, we explore the relationship between international human rights law and the COVID-19 pandemic, including a focus on the rights of vulnerable individuals and communities who have experienced disproportionate impacts from both the pandemic itself and from measures that constrain the exercise of human rights. We propose that the inquiry and monitoring mechanisms of the UN human rights bodies provide important avenues for addressing the human rights implications of COVID-19 and Government responses to the pandemic. We also review Australia¿s domestic implementation of international human rights law and its relevance in the era of COVID-19, noting the piecemeal approach to human rights protection under Australian law. We conclude that this time of emergency provides an opportunity for the progressive development of international human rights law, via principles of reciprocity, social protection, human rights preparedness and comprehensive normative protection for a right to public health.

DOI 10.1080/1323238X.2021.1995123
2020 Delaney K, Maguire A, McGaughey F, 'Australia's Commitment to 'Advance the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples around the Globe' on the United Nations Human Rights Council', Adelaide Law Review, 41 363-393 (2020) [C1]
2020 Lockart N, Kiem AS, Chiong R, Askland HH, Maguire A, Rich JL, 'Projected change in meteorological drought characteristics using regional climate model data for the Hunter region of Australia', Climate Research, 80 85-104 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.3354/cr01596
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Hedda Askland, Anthony Kiem, Jane Rich, Raymond Chiong
2020 Maguire A, McNamara DM, 'Human rights and the post-pandemic return to classroom education in Australia', Alternative Law Journal, 45 202-208 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1177/1037969X20954292
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Donna Mcnamara10
2020 Elliott J, Maguire A, 'Detouring "business as usual": Alternative pathways through the Australian legal system for individuals and communities seeking action on climate change', Australian Law Journal, 94 439-454 (2020) [C1]
2019 Elton A, Anderson JL, Jose J, Maguire A, 'Mandatory Practices and the Transformation of Due Process', Monash University Law Review, 44 621-657 (2019) [C1]
Citations Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Jim Jose, John Anderson
2019 Maguire A, McGaughey F, Monaghan G, 'Performance or Performativity? Australia's Membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 25 317-338 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/1323238X.2019.1646207
Citations Scopus - 2
2019 Hilkemeijer A, Maguire A, 'Religious schools and discrimination against staff on the basis of sexual orientation: Lessons from European human rights jurisprudence', Australian Law Journal, 93 752-765 (2019) [C1]
Citations Web of Science - 2
2019 Woldemariam SB, Maguire A, Von Meding J, 'Forced Human Displacement, the Third World, and International Law: A TWAIL Perspective'', Melbourne Journal of International Law, 20 248-276 (2019) [C1]
Co-authors Samuel Woldemariam
2019 Coyne B, Maguire A, Butchers B, 'Margins and Sidelines: The Marginalisation of Indigenous Perspectives in International Climate Governance', Newcastle Law Review, 14 30-50 (2019) [C1]
2018 Maguire A, Elton A, 'Extending a Collective Human Right to Address a Global Challenge: Self-Determination for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Internally Displaced Persons', Australian International Law Journal, 25 227-243 (2018) [C1]
2018 Maguire AM, Thompson K, 'Palestine, Self-determination and International Justice: Looking back to the ICJ and looking forward to the ICC', Griffith Law Review, 26 532-562 (2018) [C1]
2017 Young TN, Sibson R, Maguire A, 'Educating managers for equity and social justice: Integrating Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in Australian sport, recreation and event management curricula', Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education, 21 135-143 (2017) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.jhlste.2017.08.005
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3
Co-authors Tamara Young
2017 Yamineva Y, Choudhury S, Maguire A, 'Book Review', Carbon & Climate Law Review, 11 342-344 (2017)
DOI 10.21552/cclr/2017/4/12
Co-authors Sushmita Choudhury
2017 Maguire AM, McGee J, 'A Universal Human Right to Shape Responses to a Global Problem? The Role of Self-determination in Guiding the International Legal Response to Climate Change', Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 26 54-68 (2017) [C1]
DOI 10.1111/reel.12193
Citations Scopus - 6Web of Science - 3
2017 Choudhury S, Maguire AM, 'The Concept of Climate Migration: Advocacy and its Prospects, by Benoit Mayer', Climate and Carbon Law Review, 11 343-344 (2017)
Co-authors Sushmita Choudhury
2017 Maguire AM, ''What is a Refugee?' by William Maley', International Journal of Refugee Law, 29 516-519 (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'Case Comment: Plaintiff S195/2016 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 31 (17 August 2017)', University of New South Wales Law Journal Forum, 1-12 (2017) [C1]
2016 McCarthy S, Maguire AM, Elton A, 'Executive Detention: Still no effective review for detainees', Alternative Law Journal, 41 249-253 (2016) [C1]
Citations Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Shaun Mccarthy
2016 Maguire AM, 'The UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples and self-determination in Australia: using a human rights approach to promote accountability', 2014 New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 12 105-134 (2016) [C1]
2016 Maguire AM, Houghton S, 'The Bali Nine, Capital Punishment and Australia's Obligation to Seek Abolition', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 28 67-91 (2016) [C1]
Citations Web of Science - 1
2015 Maguire AM, Young T, 'Indigenisation of curricula: Current teaching practices in law', Legal Education Review, 25 95-119 (2015) [C1]
Citations Web of Science - 7
Co-authors Tamara Young
2015 Maguire AM, Bereicua L, Fleming A, Freeman O, 'Australia, Asylum Seekers and Crimes Against Humanity?', Alternative Law Journal, 40 185-189 (2015) [C1]
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
2015 Brent KA, McGee JS, Maguire AM, 'Does the 'No-Harm' Rule Have a Role in Preventing Transboundary Harm and Harm to the Global Atmospheric Commons from Geoengineering?', Climate Law, 5 35-63 (2015) [C1]
DOI 10.1163/18786561-00501007
Citations Scopus - 11
2014 Maguire AM, 'Self-determination, Justice, and a 'Peace Process': Irish Nationalism, the Contemporary Colonial Experience and the Good Friday Agreement', Seattle Journal for Social Justice, 13 537-581 (2014) [C1]
2013 Maguire AM, 'Contemporary Anti-colonial Self-determination Claims and the Decolonisation of International Law', Griffith Law Review, 22 238-268 (2013) [C1]
Citations Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9
2010 Howard-Wagner D, Maguire AM, ''The Holy Grail' or 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'?: A qualitative exploration of the ILUAs agreement-making process and the relationship between ILUAs and native title', Australian Indigenous Law Review, 14 71-85 (2010) [C1]
2008 Maguire AM, 'Law protecting rights: Restoring the law of self-determination in the neo-colonial world', Law Text Culture, 12 12-39 (2008) [C1]
Citations Web of Science - 3
2006 Hamber B, Hillyard P, Maguire AM, McWilliams M, Robinson G, Russell D, Ward M, 'Discourses in transition: Re-imagining women's security', International Relations, 20 487-502 (2006) [C1]
DOI 10.1177/0047117806069410
Citations Scopus - 29
2006 Maguire AM, 'Murdering myths: The story behind the death penalty (Book review)', British Journal of Criminology, 46 532-534 (2006) [C3]
2006 Maguire A, 'Murdering myths: The story behind the death penalty.', BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, 46 532-534 (2006)
DOI 10.1093/bjc/azl039
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Conference (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2016 Young TN, Maguire A, 'Decolonising tourism education through Indigenisation: Responsive efforts to the corporate social responsibility of Australian universities', Think Tank XVI: Corporate Responsibility in Tourism - Standards, Practices and Policies. Think Tank Papers & Presentations, Berlin, Germany (2016) [E1]
Co-authors Tamara Young

Media (2 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2022 Maguire A, McNamara D, 'Russia s bombardment and Ukraine s departure ban leave children and those with disabilities most vulnerable', (2022)
Co-authors Donna Mcnamara10
2020 Maguire A, McNamara D, 'Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications', (2020)
Co-authors Donna Mcnamara10

Other (64 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2022 Atherton M, Maguire A, 'Eliminating cashless debit cards is great, but the government must be careful about what it does next', : Conversation (2022)
Co-authors Mirella Atherton
2020 Li B, Maguire A, 'what are the Australian government s powers to quarantine people in a coronavirus outbreak?', : The Conversation (2020)
Co-authors Bin Li
2019 Maguire A, 'Explainer: what is extradition between countries and how does it work?', (2019)
2019 Maguire A, 'Religious Schools and the Sex Discrimination Act', ( issue.1 pp.3-6): Warringal Publications (2019)
2019 Maguire A, 'Law Reform and Royal Commissions in Australia', ( issue.2 pp.7-10): Warringal Publications (2019)
2019 Maguire A, 'MH17 charges: who the suspects are, what they're charged with, and what happens next', (2019)
2019 Woldemariam S, Maguire A, 'US Treaty Withdrawals Undermine the Post-WWII Multilateral System', : Australian Outlook / Australian Institute of International Affairs (2019)
Co-authors Samuel Woldemariam
2019 Elphick L, Maguire A, Hilkemeijer A, 'The government has released its draft religious freedom bill. How will it work?', (2019)
2019 Berhanu Woldemariam S, Maguire A, 'Julian Assange has refused to surrender himself for extradition to the US. What now?', (2019)
Co-authors Samuel Woldemariam
2019 Maguire A, 'Religious Schools and the Sex Discrimination Act', The Sydney Institute ( issue.46) (2019)
2019 McGaughey F, Maguire A, 'Australia's performance on gender equality - are we fair dinkum?', (2019)
2019 Hilkemeijer A, Maguire A, 'The Coalition's record on social policy: big on promises, short on follow-through', (2019)
2018 Berhanu Woldemariam S, Maguire AM, Von Meding J, 'Australia and other countries must prioritise humanity in dealing with displaced people and migration', : The Conversation (2018)
Co-authors Samuel Woldemariam
2018 Maguire AM, 'World Politics Explainer: The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki', : The Conversation (2018)
2018 Maguire AM, McLoughlin K, 'Explainer: What role does ministerial discretion play in the Chelsea Manning visa case?', : The Conversation (2018)
2018 Maguire AM, 'As Thailand resumes executions, Australia must push its abolitionist stance', : The Conversation (2018)
2018 Maguire AM, Von Meding J, 'Yes, Syria's Assad regime is brutal. But the retaliatory air strikes are illegal and partisan', : The Conversation (2018)
2018 Maguire AM, 'Despite a reduction in executions, progress towards the abolition of the death penalty is slow', : The Conversation (2018)
2018 Elphick L, Maguire A, Hilkemeijer A, 'Ruddock report constrains, not expands, federal religious exemptions', (2018)
2017 Maguire A, Von Meding JK, 'Trump-Turnbull call: trading people like pawns undermines the goals of international co-operation', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, Monaghan G, 'Australia s Human Rights Council election comes with a challenge to improve its domestic record', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'From postal survey to parliament: how Australia legalised same-sex marriage', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'Cassie Sainsbury's trial by media', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'High Court challenge to offshore immigration detention power fails', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, Monaghan G, 'Manus detention centre closure sparks safety fears for refugees', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'As Australians say yes to marriage equality, the legal stoush over human rights takes centre stage', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, Monaghan G, 'As Spain represses Catalonia s show of independence, the rest of Europe watches on nervously', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, Hilkemeijer A, 'Labor is right to block religious freedom amendments to protect same-sex marriage bill', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'Refugees and Human Rights: Challenges for Australia', ( issue.3 pp.3-6): Warringal Publications (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'I can live with either one: Palestine, Israel and the two-state solution', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, Askland H, 'Protesters fight invisible displacement by mine', : The Conversation (2017)
Co-authors Hedda Askland
2017 Maguire AM, 'Australian government challenged to advocate for its citizen on death row in Thailand', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'Challenges persist for multiple legal actions regarding MH17', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'UN condemnation and a sports boycott: Australia again called on to end offshore detention', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, von Meding J, 'If you destroy it, they will come: climate change displacement and the Trump effect', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'Found with cocaine in Colombia, we should presume innocence for Cassandra Sainsbury', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'Clemency for Chelsea Manning but will Assange or Snowden also find the US merciful?', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'New Home Affairs department should prompt review of Australia s human rights performance', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, 'Fake refugees: Dutton adopts an alternative fact to justify our latest human rights violation', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Maguire AM, Berhanu Woldemariam S, 'Renewed commitment to multilateralism required to deal with forced human displacement', : The Conversation (2017)
Co-authors Samuel Woldemariam
2017 Maguire AM, 'Brexit creates a human rights crisis for Ireland', : The Conversation (2017)
2017 Monaghan G, Maguire AM, 'Will Catalonia's Fate Reverberate Through the European Union?', : EBR Media Ltd (2017)
2016 Maguire A, 'Palestinian rights, Israel and the UN', : Australian Institute of International Affairs (2016)
2016 Maguire A, 'Australia can do better in advocating against the death penalty worldwide', : The Lowy Institute (2016)
2016 Maguire A, 'Australia should take a stand on Veloso', : The Lowy Institute (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'Lockerbie experience is no model for the effective prosecution of MH17 bombers', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'Manus Island centre set to close but where to for the detainees?', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'Accusations of deliberate, cruel abuse of refugee children must prompt a more humane approach', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, Elton A, 'Dutton s demonisation of refugees is the latest play in a zero-sum game', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'Israel s land grab undermines Palestinian statehood and violates international law', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'Defiant Hanson will test a Coalition government', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'As Indonesia conducts more executions, Australia s anti-death-penalty advocacy is still lacking', : The Conversation (2016)
2016 Maguire AM, 'High Court asked to declare Manus detention illegal as 859 detainees seek their day in court', : The Conversation (2016)
2015 Maguire AM, 'Much more to be done before MH17 findings can support a war crime trial', : The Conversation (2015)
2015 Maguire AM, 'What more can Australia do to end the death penalty worldwide?', : The Conversation (2015)
2015 Maguire AM, 'Barbaric and futile: world must do away with state-sponsored killing', : The Conversation (2015)
2015 Maguire AM, 'Moratorium or not, Indonesia could be abandoning the death penalty', : The Conversation (2015)
2015 Maguire AM, 'Is it an offence if Australians pay people smugglers to turn back?', : The Conversation (2015)
2015 Maguire AM, 'Australia can do better on Asian boat crisis than nope, nope, nope', : The Conversation (2015)
2015 Maguire AM, 'Amnesty accuses Australia of violating international law but any prosecutions are unlikely', : The Conversation (2015)
2014 Maguire AM, 'A Northern Ireland border poll could help pave path of peace', : The Conversation (2014)
2014 Maguire AM, 'Australia s global reputation at stake in High Court asylum case', : The Conversation (2014)
2014 Maguire AM, 'Will the International Criminal Court prosecute Australia for crimes against humanity?', : The Conversation (2014)
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Presentation (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2019 Li B, Maguire A, 'Governance of geoengineering activities: an air and space law perspective', (2019)
Co-authors Bin Li

Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2011 Maguire AM, Let The People Decide: Self-Determination, Liberation from the Colonial Experience and the Human Rights Approach, University of Newcastle (2011)
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 20
Total funding $1,736,012

Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.

Highlighted grants and funding

How can Australia deliver its commitments to human rights reform?$1,147,640

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme Mid-Career Industry Fellowships
Role Lead
Funding Start 2024
Funding Finish 2028
GNo G2300986
Type Of Funding C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category 1200
UON Y

20241 grants / $1,147,640

How can Australia deliver its commitments to human rights reform?$1,147,640

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme Mid-Career Industry Fellowships
Role Lead
Funding Start 2024
Funding Finish 2028
GNo G2300986
Type Of Funding C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category 1200
UON Y

20233 grants / $24,523

A human rights evaluation of the health requirement under Australian migration law$9,997

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle

Funding body College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle
Project Team

Samuel Berhanu Woldemariam (Lead) Amy Maguire (CoInvestigator) Donna McNamara (CoInvestigator) Shaun McCarthy (CoInvestigator)
Scheme CHSF Pilot Research: Projects, Pivots, Partnerships Scheme
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2023
Funding Finish 2023
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

External collaboration_International_Maguire$9,870

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme External Collaboration Grant Scheme - International
Role Lead
Funding Start 2023
Funding Finish 2023
GNo G2300424
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

The Human Right to Education in the Australian Context$4,656

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire, Doctor Stephenson Chow, Doctor Donna McNamara, Doctor Caitlin Mollica
Scheme Pilot Funding Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2023
Funding Finish 2023
GNo G2300461
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

20221 grants / $2,315

CHSF Conference Travel Grant$2,315

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle

Funding body College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle
Scheme CHSF - Conference Travel Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2022
Funding Finish 2022
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20213 grants / $255,500

Research Support Program stimulus grant$250,000

In 2022, Newcastle Law School will launch the Centre for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) as a flagship research centre. The CLSJ will strive, through research and engagement activities, to develop legal and regulatory responses to some of the most pressing social, commercial and environmental challenges facing our communities, both within Australia and internationally. This project will facilitate the Centre's establishment, successful launch and rapid growth in standing and impact. The project includes four key elements: (1) Two post-doctoral fellowships to advance the knowledge basis of the Centre's membership and facilitate the career development of outstanding emerging researchers in the law and justice field; (2) ongoing research assistance available as a pool resource to support high-quality and timely research outputs from Centre members; (3) two research symposia to advance the key CLSJ agendas in building a better justice system through justice innovation and social justice in an era of globalisation; and (4) a small pool of stimulus and pilot research grants for NLS staff and PhD students. 

Funding body: Australian Commonwealth Government

Funding body Australian Commonwealth Government
Project Team

Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme Research Support Program stimulus grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2021
Funding Finish 2022
GNo
Type Of Funding C2120 - Aust Commonwealth - Other
Category 2120
UON N

CHSF Working Parents Research Relief Scheme$3,000

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle

Funding body College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle
Scheme CHSF - Working Parents Research Relief Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2021
Funding Finish 2021
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Research Output Scheme Funding$2,500

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle

Funding body College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle
Project Team

Amy Maguire
Scheme 2021 CHSF Research Output Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2021
Funding Finish 2021
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20182 grants / $3,000

ECR Research Grant$2,000

Funding body: Faculty of Business and Law

Funding body Faculty of Business and Law
Project Team

Amy Maguire
Scheme Faculty Research Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2018
Funding Finish 2018
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Sponsored Participant at the 7th Annual Four Societies of International Law Conference$1,000

Funding body: Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law

Funding body Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law
Scheme Sponsored Scholar - 7th Annual Four Societies Conference
Role Lead
Funding Start 2018
Funding Finish 2018
GNo
Type Of Funding Grant - Aust Non Government
Category 3AFG
UON N

20175 grants / $163,314

Research Advantage Early Career Researcher HDR Candidate Scholarship$100,000

Funding body: Research Advantage UON

Funding body Research Advantage UON
Project Team

Amy Maguire
Scheme HDR Scholarship
Role Lead
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2020
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Grant for Early Career Interdisciplinary Research$50,000

Funding body: The University of Newcastle - Research and Innovation Division

Funding body The University of Newcastle - Research and Innovation Division
Project Team

Hedda Askland, Raymond Chiong, Natalie Lockart, Amy Maguire and Jane Rich
Scheme Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Grant for Early Career Interdisciplinary Research
Role Lead
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2018
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

2016 Overall Vice-Chancellor's Award For Early Career Research and Innovation Excellence$9,014

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme VC's Award for Research and Innovation Excellence
Role Lead
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2017
GNo G1700039
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

ARC Grant Preparation Award$4,000

Funding body: Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle

Funding body Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle
Project Team

Amy Maguire
Scheme Faculty Research Project Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2017
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Dean's Certificate for Excellence in Teaching$300

Funding body: Newcastle Law School

Funding body Newcastle Law School
Project Team

Amy Maguire
Scheme Dean's Certificate for Excellence in Teaching
Role Lead
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2017
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20162 grants / $109,800

Enhancing university retention and success for first-in-family, low SES students through a flipped classroom learning model$89,800

Funding body: Department of Education

Funding body Department of Education
Project Team Professor Johanna Macneil, Associate Professor Amy Maguire, Doctor Marcus Rodrigs, Doctor David Cameron, Doctor Robert Zinko
Scheme Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2016
Funding Finish 2016
GNo G1600149
Type Of Funding C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose
Category 2110
UON Y

Evidence-Based Law and Practice Priority Research Initiative$20,000

The Evidence-based Law and Practice (ELP) Priority Research Initiative will provide a coherent organising theme for research activity to be conducted within four thematic areas: Legal Education, Equity & Scholarship; Health, Justice & Social Affairs; Human Rights & International Affairs; and Business, Regulation & Compliance. The work undertaken as part of this PRI will help build a distinctive and innovative profile for research at Newcastle Law School. The PRI will enable us to become leaders in building a research space around the evidence-based theme, expand our research collaborations and impacts, and build our research capacity, including developing advanced research skills and attracting and mentoring research higher degree students and early career researchers.

Funding body: Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle

Funding body Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
Project Team

Nola Ries, John Anderson, Tim Connor, Katherine Lindsay, Shaun McCarthy, Nicola Ross
Scheme Priority Research Initiatives
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2016
Funding Finish 2016
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20151 grants / $2,000

Faculty of Business and Law Excellence in Law Teaching Award$2,000

Funding body: Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle

Funding body Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
Scheme Unknown
Role Lead
Funding Start 2015
Funding Finish 2015
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20112 grants / $27,920

The Right to Self-Determination in International Law: A study of the colonial experiences of Irish nationalists and Indigenous peoples in Australia$24,920

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme Equity Research Fellowship
Role Lead
Funding Start 2011
Funding Finish 2011
GNo G1000910
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y

Faculty of Business and Law Teaching and Learning Grant$3,000

Funding body: Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle

Funding body Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
Project Team

Dr Amy Maguire, Dr Tamara Young
Scheme Unknown
Role Lead
Funding Start 2011
Funding Finish 2011
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed11
Current6

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2024 PhD The Future is ‘Positive’: Towards a Compliance Based Model of Anti-Discrimination Law in Australia PhD (Law), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2023 PhD Crimmigration in the Australian Context: Impacts of Regulation on the Lived Experiences of Refugee Communities PhD (Law), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2022 PhD A Comparative Analysis of Law and Institutional Policy on Women’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Initiatives within Oceania PhD (Disaster Management), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2021 PhD Using Ecosystem Approach to Assess the Effectiveness of Indian Regulatory System for Supporting Traditional Farming Communities’ Knowledge PhD (Law), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2020 PhD Native Title and Compensation: Phase Two of Australia’s Native Title Journey PhD (Law), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2017 PhD Redefining ‘Justice’ in Mandatory Immigration Detention and Fast-track Review: Towards a New Theory of Administrative Justice PhD (Law), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2023 PhD Capabilities and Climate Justice: Analysis of Climate Adaptation Policy and Practice PhD (Law), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2021 PhD Forced Human Displacement, The State and International Law: A Critical Look From The South PhD (Law), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2019 Honours The Impact of Australia's Human Rights Council Membership on Indigenous Policy and Action Law, Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2017 PhD An Analysis of the Failed West Papuan Decolonisation Process: National Narrative vs the Rights of a Non-Self-Governing Territory PhD (Politics), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2017 PhD The Potential of the No-Harm Rule to Prevent Transboundary Harm and Harm to the Global Atmospheric Commons from SRM Geoengineering Law, University of Tasmania Co-Supervisor
2016 Masters A test of character: have the Minister’s powers under the Migration character regime undermined the rule of law and what is the operation of these powers in practice? Law, Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2015 Honours Statelessness in International Law Law, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2014 Honours The First Piece of the Displacement Puzzle: A Pacific Treaty on Climate Change-Induced Migration Law, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2013 Honours The Hart-Fuller Debate Lacks Conflict Law, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2011 Honours Evading the Rising Tide: Development of a Legal Response to the Climate Change Displacement Dilemma Law, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2008 Honours Trafficked, Traded, Turned Away: A Critical Evaluation of Australian Law in Relation to Trafficked Women Law, Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
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Research Projects

Modelling climate change-driven human displacement in the Hunter region of NSW: An interdisciplinary assessment of risks and adaptation strategies 2017 -

The notion of climate change-induced displacement remains underexplored within the context of the developed world. This project will initiate an inquiry into climate change induced-displacement in Australia, using the Hunter Region of NSW as a case study. Cutting across conventional disciplinary boundaries, the project will draw on insights from engineering, information technology, law, public health and anthropology. By listening to the co-presence of diverse analytical perspectives, the researchers will seek collaborative moments driving new knowledge and a holistic understanding of risks and adaptation strategies in the context of climate change. Using climate models and projections of mobility and migration, the project will: (i) investigate how climate change may manifest within the lives of Hunter residents; (ii) assess risks of displacement; (iii) consider legal and logistical tools that are required to adapt to the projected climate reality; (iv) consider political tools for effective adaptation and mitigation; and (v) present a conceptual framework for understanding climate change induced displacement in the context of the Hunter, including how it relates to psychosocial and environmental distress. 

Grants

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Grant for Early Career Interdisciplinary Research

Funding body: The University of Newcastle - Research and Innovation Division

Funding body The University of Newcastle - Research and Innovation Division
Scheme Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Grant for Early Career Interdisciplinary Research

Collaborators

Name Organisation
Doctor Natalie Anne Lockart University of Newcastle
Doctor Hedda Haugen Askland University of Newcastle
Doctor Jane Louise Rich University of Newcastle
Associate Professor Raymond Jun Wen Chiong University of Newcastle

Human Displacement: An International Law, Human Rights and Risk Reduction Nexus 2017 -

The objective of this study is to examine the frameworks of international law and human rights with respect to human displacement and inquire into the potential future role those frameworks might play in reducing the risk of displacement. To meet this objective, the following aims will be pursued:

Examine the fitness for purpose of current frameworks, policies, agreements and institutions of international law and human rights in protecting displaced people;

Analyse the points of intersection of public international law generally, international human rights law, and human displacement;

Analyse the competing interests involved in crafting policies, such as refugee and migration policies, that impact the response to human displacement;

Identify the preventive roles international law and human rights can play in the context of human displacement; and

Define the hierarchy of responsibilities and the relationships among the various actors working on human displacement including national authorities, international organisations and non-governmental organisations based on the current order of international law. 

Grants

Research Advantage Early Career Researcher HDR Candidate Scholarship

Funding body: Research Advantage UON

Funding body Research Advantage UON
Scheme HDR Scholarship

Students

Program Research Title
PhD
College of Human and Social Futures		 Forced Human Displacement, The State and International Law: A Critical Look From The South

Collaborators

Name Organisation
Doctor Jason Kyle Von Meding University of Newcastle

Self Determination Revived: A Problem-Solving Tool for International Law 2015 -

Struggles for the collective human right of self-determination lie at the heart of many global problems, yet the right is rarely invoked. This project aims to enhance the problem-solving capacity of international law by reviving the right of self-determination. Using legal and sociological methods, the project intends to show self-determination's problem-solving potential in non-traditional settings. Expected outcomes include principles and mechanisms designed to facilitate the assertion and assessment of claims. This should deliver social benefit in Australia and internationally, by driving robust legal and policy responses to crises like Brexit and climate-driven human displacement and enhancing human rights for vulnerable communities.

Grants

2016 Overall Vice-Chancellor's Award For Early Career Research and Innovation Excellence

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme VC's Award for Research and Innovation Excellence

The Right to Self-Determination in International Law: A study of the colonial experiences of Irish nationalists and Indigenous peoples in Australia

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Associate Professor Amy Maguire
Scheme Equity Research Fellowship

Publications

Maguire AM, 'Law protecting rights: Restoring the law of self-determination in the neo-colonial world', Law Text Culture, 12 12-39 (2008) [C1]

Maguire AM, 'Contemporary Anti-colonial Self-determination Claims and the Decolonisation of International Law', Griffith Law Review, 22 238-268 (2013) [C1]

Maguire AM, 'Self-determination, Justice, and a 'Peace Process': Irish Nationalism, the Contemporary Colonial Experience and the Good Friday Agreement', Seattle Journal for Social Justice, 13 537-581 (2014) [C1]

Maguire AM, 'The UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples and self-determination in Australia: using a human rights approach to promote accountability', 2014 New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 12 105-134 (2016) [C1]

Refugees and Human Rights 2015 -

Research within this project focuses on human rights law issues raised by Australian and global responses to refugees and people seeking asylum. This includes a study on the potential for the collective human right of self-determination to be extrapolated into the refugee context. 

This is a key area of focus for Dr Maguire's column on The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/profiles/amy-maguire-129609/articles


Publications

Maguire AM, Bereicua L, Fleming A, Freeman O, 'Australia, Asylum Seekers and Crimes Against Humanity?', Alternative Law Journal, 40 185-189 (2015) [C1]

McCarthy S, Maguire AM, Elton A, 'Executive Detention: Still no effective review for detainees', Alternative Law Journal, 41 249-253 (2016) [C1]

Maguire AM, 'Why does international condemnation on human rights mean so little to Australia?', The Conversation Yearbook 2016: 50 standout articles from Australia's Top Thinkers, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne 70-74 (2016)

Students

Program Research Title
PhD
College of Human and Social Futures		 Redefining ‘Justice’ in Mandatory Immigration Detention and Fast-track Review: Towards a New Theory of Administrative Justice

Collaborators

Name Organisation
Professor John Lance Anderson University of Newcastle
Emeritus Professor Jim William Jose University of Newcastle

Self-determination and Climate Change Displacement 2015 -

International climate change law is at a critical juncture. Two decades of international treaty negotiations have delivered rising greenhouse gas emissions and minimal adaptation funding. The pattern of negotiations suggests that key States will often only make significant commitments that are aligned with their material interests and reciprocated by their competitors. This ‘logic of reciprocity’ in international climate negotiations has limited ambition such that vulnerable States are facing existential threats from sea level rise, storm surge and salt-water inundation. We consider whether the international legal system offers any alternative logics that might found a duty on emitters to reduce their emissions in a timelier fashion and respond to climate-change-induced forced migration. We therefore focus on the foundational principle of the self-determination of peoples, a collective human right which has supported movements towards decolonization and the emancipation of oppressed peoples. We argue that self-determination might offer an alternative logic of duty on high-emitting States to the plight of populations who find their territory (and potentially their nationhood) under threat from anthropogenic climate change.

Publications

Maguire AM, McGee J, 'A Universal Human Right to Shape Responses to a Global Problem? The Role of Self-determination in Guiding the International Legal Response to Climate Change', Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law, 26 54-68 (2017) [C1]

Collaborators

Name Organisation
Jeffrey McGee University of Tasmania

Australia's Advocacy Role in the Global Abolition of Capital Punishment 2015 -

The executions of Australian nationals Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in April 2015 brought capital punishment to the forefront of public consciousness in Australia. Indonesia carried out their death sentences, and those of six others convicted of drug offences, despite Australia’s determined advocacy for clemency. Their deaths represent a tiny fraction of the numbers killed in execution of the death penalty each year, but ought to prompt a renewed inquiry into the global practice of capital punishment and Australia’s position in relation to it. Research within this project identifies the states which continue to impose the death penalty and those which oppose it. It situates capital punishment as a human rights issue, and explores how Australia can fully undertake its international legal commitments through more prominent and effective advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide. This research has informed contribution to national parliamentary inquiries and reports regarding Australia's role in the abolition of capital punishment.

Publications

Maguire AM, 'Hard line on refugees undermines principled opposition to execution', Politics, Policy, and the chance of change: The Conversation 2015 Yearbook, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne 272-275 (2015)

Maguire AM, Houghton S, 'The Bali Nine, Capital Punishment and Australia's Obligation to Seek Abolition', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 28 67-91 (2016) [C1]

Indigenisation of tertiary curricula 2011 -

This project explores the justifications for, and methods of, 'Indigenising' higher education curricula. The collaborators are concerned with the incorporation of Indigenous-related content, and Indigenous perspectives and law in university teaching and learning. 

Grants

Faculty of Business and Law Excellence in Law Teaching Award

Funding body: Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle

Funding body Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
Scheme Unknown

Faculty of Business and Law Teaching and Learning Grant

Funding body: Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle

Funding body Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
Scheme Unknown

Publications

Maguire AM, Young T, 'Indigenisation of curricula: Current teaching practices in law', Legal Education Review, 25 95-119 (2015) [C1]

Young TN, Maguire A, 'Decolonising tourism education through Indigenisation: Responsive efforts to the corporate social responsibility of Australian universities', Think Tank XVI: Corporate Responsibility in Tourism - Standards, Practices and Policies. Think Tank Papers & Presentations, Berlin, Germany (2016) [E1]

Young T, Maguire AM, 'Indigenization of curricula: trends and issues in tourism education', Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Tourism, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK 455-463 (2017) [B1]

Collaborators

Name Organisation
Associate Professor Tamara Nicole Young University of Newcastle

A Human Rights Evaluation of the Health Requirement under Australian Migration Law 2023 -

Most visa applicants that wish to enter Australia are required to meet the migration health requirement. The requirement supposedly aims to protect the public from the spread of diseases, preserve limited health infrastructures and limit health spending. In this respect, immigration laws perceive the individual migrant’s health condition as a potential threat to the public and to the State. Meanwhile, international human rights law upholds the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and the State’s obligation not to discriminate based on the health status of individuals. In the context of children, for example, human rights law requires public actors to make decisions in consideration of the best interest of the child. How would this obligation impact decisions where a child does not meet the migration health requirement due to a pre-existing medical condition or disability? By reviewing the administration of the health requirement and the contemporary discourse on the right to health and non-discrimination, this project seeks to evaluate whether Australian practice accords with human rights obligations. 

Grants

A human rights evaluation of the health requirement under Australian migration law

Funding body: College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle

Funding body College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle
Scheme CHSF - Pilot Research Scheme: Projects, Pivots, Partnerships

Collaborators

Name Organisation
Doctor Shaun Gerard McCarthy University of Newcastle
Associate Professor Amy Michelle Maguire University of Newcastle
Doctor Donna Marie McNamara University of Newcastle
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News • 6 Mar 2024

ARC Fellowships advance human rights research and ‘greener’ belt conveyor technology

The University of Newcastle’s Associate Professor Amy Maguire and Professor Craig Wheeler have been awarded prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-Career Industry Fellowships. More than $2.2m combined will fund their respective projects to support national human rights law reform; and to halve the energy used to convey Australia’s most valuable export commodities.

News • 20 Oct 2023

Can Israel and Hamas be held to account for alleged crimes against civillians?

International humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict – aims to constrain how wars are fought. It is designed to protect noncombatants and limit the means of warfare. As each hour brings news of further horror in the Israel-Hamas conflict, what role should international law be playing? And does it actually have any capacity to constrain the behaviour of the combatants?

News • 15 Oct 2023

Explainer: Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here's what happened

A majority of Australian voters have rejected the proposal to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with the final results likely to be about 40% voting “yes” and 60% voting “no”.

News • 11 Aug 2023

Associate Professor Amy Maguire tops 1 Million reads on The Conversation

Associate Professor Amy Maguire has topped 1 million reads on The Conversation. She has been a prolific contributor since 2014, authoring 77 articles and translating research for public and policy audiences across her areas of expertise.

News • 9 Aug 2023

Australia's decision to again use the term 'occupied Palestinian territories' brings it into line with international law

Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has announced Australia will return to use of the term “occupied Palestinian territories”.

News • 5 Jun 2023

Minister's Roundtable on Refugee Education Migration Pathways

On Monday 5 June 2023, Associate Professor Amy Maguire represented the University of Newcastle, at the Minister's Roundtable on Transforming Lives through a Refugee Education Migration Pathway, in Melbourne.

News • 3 Apr 2023

Malka Leifer found guilty of sexual abuse of former students

Malka Leifer, former principal of the Orthodox Jewish Adass Israel school in Melbourne, has been found guilty of sexually abusing two former students.

News • 30 Mar 2023

New Board appointment to Reconciliation NSW

Associate Professor Amy Maguire, Deputy Head of the Newcastle School of Law and Justice and Director of the Centre for Law and Social Justice has been appointed to the Board of Reconciliation NSW.

News • 11 Dec 2022

Australia announces 'Magnitsky' sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong chose Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to egregious human rights abuses.

News • 7 Sep 2022

Eliminating cashless debit cards is great, but be careful about what comes next

The Albanese government will keep its election commitment to abolish the cashless debit card. Cashless cards limited the financial autonomy of over 17,000 participants, a disproportionate number of whom are First Nations people.

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News • 9 Aug 2022

Amid Death and Destruction, the Latest Conflict in Gaza Highlights the Depth of its Humanitarian Crisis

Israel launched multiple air strikes on Gaza on August 5, in another eruption of open warfare between Israel and Palestinian militants. The latest attacks come just over a year after hundreds were killed in an intense period of conflict in the territory.

News • 18 Jun 2022

UK Government Orders the Extradition of Julian Assange to the US

By Amy Maguire and Holly Cullen

On June 17 2022, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a statement confirming she had approved the US government’s request to extradite Julian Assange. The Australian founder of Wikileaks faces 18 criminal charges of computer misuse and espionage.

News • 30 Mar 2022

Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn’t have come at a worse time

By Amy Maguire

The budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years.

News • 18 Mar 2022

Russia’s bombardment and Ukraine’s departure ban leave children and those with disabilities most vulnerable

By Amy Maguire and Donna McNamara

Russia’s war on Ukraine is driving some of the most rapid movement of refugees ever seen. Its invasion and increasingly intense bombardment is generating a dire humanitarian crisis. Over 3 million people have fled across borders to Poland and other surrounding countries since February 24.

News • 8 Mar 2022

Why banning men from leaving Ukraine violates their human rights

By Amy Maguire

As Ukraine scrambles to defend itself from Russia’s illegal invasion, men aged 18 to 60 have been banned from leaving the country.

News • 16 Feb 2022

The Government's bid for an enhanced 'character test' is unnecessary

By Amy Maguire

The Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill will pass the House of Representatives by the end of this week. The bill would enhance the immigration minister’s powers to cancel the visas of people convicted of certain crimes.

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News • 3 Dec 2020

The ‘Torres Strait 8’ versus Australia: Law Professor delivers presentation at Human Rights Day

Purai member and University of Newcastle’s Law School Professor, Amy Maguire, spoke about a world-first claim by Indigenous people which connects climate change impacts to human rights on 2020 Human Rights Day.

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News • 28 Aug 2020

Transformative early entry into Law supports people from a refugee background

As a driving force for equity in higher education, the University of Newcastle has launched Australia’s first scheme to offer people from a refugee background the opportunity to gain early entry to study Law.

News • 29 Apr 2020

Associate Professor Amy Maguire on understanding the human rights issues of the Covid-19 pandemic

Law School academic helps to shape public understanding regarding human rights issues during the pandemic.

News • 22 Oct 2019

Future research leaders receive funding boost

The inaugural Research Advantage NEWstar program will support 13 aspiring University of Newcastle mid-career researchers to further develop their research leadership skills.

Australian Awards for University Teaching

News • 21 Mar 2019

Teaching excellence recognised with AAUT awards

Congratulations to Dr Simon Iveson, Associate Professor Amy Maguire and Dr Marcus Rodrigs who were awarded Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning at the 2019 Australian Awards for University Teaching held in Canberra last week.

News • 8 Sep 2016

Dr Amy Maguire finalist in Women in Law Awards

University of Newcastle Academic Dr Amy Maguire has been announced as a finalist in the Women In Law Awards.

News • 29 May 2015

Australia can do better on Asian boat crisis than ‘nope, nope, nope’

Dr Amy Maguire of the Newcastle Law School discusses Australia's response to the Rohingya refugee crisis

News • 27 Oct 2014

Is Australia guilty of crimes against humanity?

Dr Amy Maguire examines if the International Criminal Court could prosecute Australia for crimes against humanity?

News • 9 Oct 2014

A referendum in Northern Ireland could mean more than just Yes or No

Dr Amy Maguire discusses renewed calls for Northern Ireland to leave the UK in The Conversation

News • 22 Sep 2014

Newcastle Law School panel accepted at prestigious conference

Newcastle Law School-proposed panel accepted at the prestigious International Studies Association conference

News • 20 Aug 2014

Is Australia a Responsible International Citizen?

Newcastle Law School academic Dr Amy Maguire discusses Australia's current asylum seeker policy

High Court of Australia

News • 22 Jul 2014

Australia’s global reputation at stake in High Court asylum case

Dr Amy Maguire comments on Sri Lankan asylum seekers' case.

Associate Professor Amy Maguire

Position

Associate Professor
School of Law and Justice
College of Human and Social Futures

Contact Details

Email amy.maguire@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 4921 5374
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