Rebecca started following the work of Rhodri C Williams.
Rebecca started following the work of Philip Kay, University of the South Pacific, Law student.
Rebecca started following the work of Debra McDougall, The University of Western Australia, School of Social & Cultural Studies.
The Australian National University
Faculty Member, ANU College of Law
Associate Lecturer
ANU College of Law
Thesis Title: Hu nao save tok? Women, land and authority in Solomon Islands
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Dr Daniel Fitzpatrick
Dr Chris Ballard Prof Hilary Charlesworth Prof Margaret Jolly |
About
I am a lawyer and geographer with a background in both research and practice. As a practising lawyer in both the private sector and non-government organisations, I focused on disaster and emergency management; housing, land and property rights; and natural resource management.
My academic work is transdisciplinary, drawing on critical approaches in law, geography and anthropology. I am particularly interested in the intersection of state and customary legal systems; postcolonial and feminist legal theories; and participatory research methodologies.
Current projects include:
- my doctoral research on gender, authority and land tenure in Melanesia;
- a collaborative project between Australian and Solomon Islander researchers examining the capacity of customary tenure systems to respond to climate-induced displacement; and
- dispute-resolution mechanisms in Solomon Islands.
I currently teach Property Law, and Equity and Trusts, at undergraduate level. I also convene and teach the postgraduate course, 'Law and Development in the Contemporary South Pacific'.
Contact Information
| Homepage: | http://law.anu.edu.au/researchStudents/researchStu |
| Telephone: |
+61 2 6125 8271 |
