Elizabeth is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law and First Year Co-ordinator in the LLB programs. With qualifications in law, sociology and education, she has had significant involvement in Faculty teaching and learning initiatives. Elizabeth 's principal teaching responsibility at present is Foundations of Law A. Her interest in legal education is reflected in her recent textbook which integrates traditional introductory knowledge about legal institutions and processes with skills exercises and a contextual and critical approach to the law. In addition to her interest in legal education, Elizabeth has conducted research into the operation of administrative tribunals. Her current research interest is in the emerging field of animal law. She is proposing to teach animal law as an elective subject at Wollongong in 2007 or 2008
Major Publications
- Principles and Practice of Law (2005, LawBook Co.)
- 'Promise and Practice: the Impact of Administrative Law Reform in NSW' (2002) 9 Australian Journal of Administrative Law 3, 105
- with J Goldring and C Diekman, Society, Law and Justice: Legal Studies for Senior Students
- Book 1 (2nd ed, 1996, OUP); Book 2 (2nd ed, 1997, OUP)
- Thinking About Crime and Justice (1988, CCH)
- 'Balancing Individual Rights and Community Needs: Some Thoughts on the Error of our "Weighs"' (1988) 1 The Legal Education Teachers Association Journal 2, Legal Education Teachers Association, Sydney.
Recent Conference Papers and Submissions
- Submission to the NSW Legislation Review Committee on the draft POCTA Regulation and Regulatory Impact Statement, July 2006
- Submission to the Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman and Police Integrity Commission, Parliamentary Inquiry into the jurisdiction and operation of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal of NSW, August 2000
- 'Learning Theory and Social Justice: Some Thoughts on an Integrated Model for Teaching Public Law', Paper presented at the Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference, Canberra , July 2000.
Professional Memberships
- Australasian Law Teachers Association
- Lawyers for Animals
- Voiceless Law Talk.
Contact Details
Email: eellis@uow.edu.au
Telephone: 02 4221 4290.
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