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Doctor of Philosophy (Law)

• How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Environmental Legal System (PhD, 2008, Christopher McGrath)
• Rational Avoidance of Accountability by Queensland Governments (PhD, 2007, Mark Lauchs)
• An Investigation of the Laws which Apply to People Who Are Homeless in Queensland and Their Influence on Homeless Person’s Citizenship Experience (PhD, 2005, Tamara Walsh)
• Aberrance, Agency and Social Constructions of Women Offenders (PhD, 2003, Carol Quadrelli)
• Ecologically Sustainable Coastal Management: A Legal Blueprint (PhD, 2004, Roslyn M Macdonald)
• Power-Knowledge and Critique in Australian Legal Education 1987-2003 (PhD, 2004, Nickolas J James)
• Implementation of Community Oriented Policing Within the Metropolitan North Police Region (PhD, 2004, Colin S Thorne)
• Australian Laws Ascribing Criminal Responsibility to Children: The Implications of an Internal Critique, Postmodern Insights, and a Deconstructive Exploration (PhD, 2001, Benjamin P Mathews)
• International Law on the Unilateral Use of Force by States and its Relativist Cognition by Foreign Policymakers (PhD, 2000, Rodney Pails)
• The Failure of Indirect Discrimination Legislation to Detect Systemic Racism Against Aboriginal people (PhD, 2000, Loretta R de Plevitz)
• The Experience of Investigation for Detectives (PhD, 2000, Geoffrey J Dean)
• An Evaluation of Judicial Approaches to Psychiatric Injury in Australia and England (PhD, 1996, Desmond A Butler)
• Evaluation of Judicial Approaches in Controlling the Duty of Care in Actions for Purely Economic Loss (PhD, 1996, Norman A Katter)

Doctor of Juridical Science

• Rewarding Inventive Ingenuity through Patent Ownership as part of the Australian Innovation Strategy - Patent Entitlement in the Context of Non-joinder or Mis-joinder of Parties (SJD, 2007, Dimitrios Eliades)
• The Derivative Imperative: How Should Australian Criminal Trial Courts Treat Evidence Deriving From Illegally or Improperly Obtained Evidence? (SJD, 2007, Kerri Mellifont)
• Regulating Access to Essential Facilities in Australia : Review and Reform of Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act (SJD, 2004, Brenda M Marshall)
• Judicial Jurisdiction in the Transnational Cyberspace (SJD, 2004, Bimal K Raut)
• The Sovereignty of Islands : A Contemporary Methodology for the Determination of Rights Over Natural Maritime Resources (SJD, 2003, Dominic H Katter)
• Abuse of Corporate Power (SJD, 2000, Larelle J Chapple)
• Police Burnout and Domestic Violence Attitudes (SJD, 1999, David A Alcorn)
• Environmental benefits and Detriments of Remote Sensing from Outer Space: An Australian Legal Perspective (SJD, 1998, Paul J Cregan)
• Invalidation of Securities in an Insolvency Context (SJD, 1998, Garry J Hamilton)
• Freedom of Speech in Australia : Analysis of Freedom of Speech as a Right (SJD, 1997, Gerard P Sammon)

Master of Laws (Research)

• Legislating Conscience into Contract: Panacea or Pandora’s Box? (LLM, 2007, Kathrine Galloway
• Stretching the Metaphor: The Political Rights of the Corporate 'Person': A Critique of the Extension of Political Rights to Business Corporations (LLM, 2001, Aidan Ricketts)
• Patenting Genes and Gene Sequences in Australia (LLM, 2001, Charles Lawson)
• The Theory of Human Rights as an Obstacle to a Participatory Community (LLM, 1999, Angus J Francis)
• The Implementation of International Responsibilities for Atmospheric Pollution: A Comparison Between Indonesia and Australia (LLM, 1998, Laode Muhamad Syarif)
• An Evaluation of Australian Taxation Incentives (LLM, 1996, Jennifer Dickfos)
• The Use of Litigation and Mediation for the Resolution of Custody and Access Disputes: Some Issues for Women (LLM, 1996, Rachael M Field)
• The Doctrine of Precedent in Australia (LLM, 1995, Alastair I MacAdam)
• The Emergence and Implementation of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (LLM, 1994, Susanne P Tongue)
• A Comparative Study of Conciliation and Mediation in the Settlement of Financial Matters within the Family Court of Australia (LLM, 1993, Susan Gardiner)
• A Proposal for Reform of the Queensland Supreme court Rules Concerning Security for Costs (LLM, 1992, Stephen Colbran)

Master of Justice (Research) / Masters of Arts (Justice Studies) by Research

• Serial Murder: An Unconscious Echo of Unresolved Trauma? (MJustice, 2004, Robert Robertson)
• An analysis of the appropriateness of Community-Based Orders for Women Appearing in the Brisbane magistrates Court 1998-1999: A Female Critique (MA(JS), 2002, Skye Gurtner)
• A Study of the Level of Protection Provided by Queensland Educators for children at Risk of Abuse and Neglect (MA (JS), 2000, Laura Scholes)