Legal Intersections Research
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Welcome to Legal Intersections Research
The Legal Intersections Research Centre is known for is leading edge interdisciplinary research in law, social sciences and the humanities. Approaching research from an interdisciplinary perspective involves breaking down the boundaries of traditional disciplines, particularly that of law, in the interests of producing fresh insights and knowledges. Our methodologies assume that knowledge about the law is inseparable from a range of sometimes competing or conflicting discourses such as philosophy, religion, history, feminism and critical theory, art, theatre, media, cultural studies, sociology, government and politics.
Two key aspects of our research are social justice and public interest litigation, often with an emphasis on law's relationship with vulnerability and pluralism. Social justice projects seek to transform the law and redress social injustices, with real world impacts such as improved protection for women survivors of domestic violence, measures to reduce economic inequality, legal reform to recognise indigenous knowledges and fairer treatment for asylum seekers, consistent with international human rights norms. Public interest litigation refers to litigation intended to benefit the public interest, usually by contributing to systemic legal and societal change in areas where the law is not serving the interests of justice.
The Legal Intersections Research Centre is organised around six themes:
LIRC News
Marett Leiboff Interview with ABC Local Radio
Audio curtesy of ABC Local Radio
ABC Radio National -
'Campbell Newman's Defunding of the Queensland Murri Courts'
ABC Radio National -
'Women Lawyers in the Bush' featuring Trish Mundy.
Litigating the Boundaries of Sovereignty
CAAMA Radio
Alessandro Pelizzon Interview
Centre focuses on law and the public interest
