Faculty of Business and Law

School of Law

Higer Degree by Research (HDR)candidates

Deakin School of Law HDR students

Name Topic Candiditure Supervisor
Sams Uddin Ahmed Tax compliance (in Bangladesh context) from angle of compliance, theories of regulation, fiduciary relationships between govt and citizens Doctor of Philosophy (international) Principal: Dr John Morss
Theodosios Alexander A Rational Approach to Sentencing White Collar Crime Offenders Doctor of Philosophy (domestic)

Principal: Prof Mirko Bagaric

Associate: Prof Louis De Koker

Neera Bhatia Medico-legal decision making regarding incapacitated neonates Doctor of Philosophy (international)

Principal: Prof Mirko Bagaric

Associate: Prof Danuta Mendelson

Sharon Erbacher Claims in the law of negligence by criminal plaintiffs Doctor of Philosophy (domestic)

Principal: Prof Mirko Bagaric

Associate: Prof Danuta Mendelson

Associate: Dr John Morss

Peter Thomas Jurkovsky Patient autonomy in pre-hospital care: Harmonisation of laws in Australia Master of Laws (domestic) Principal: Prof Danuta Mendelson
Jane Sheridan O'Callaghan Assessing Australia Doctor of Philosophy (domestic)

Principal: Prof Mirko Bagaric

Associate: Prof Jean du Plessis

Associate: Prof Danuta Mendelson

Richard Polkinghorn Dementia, the Assessment of Capacity, Undue Influence And Supported Decision-Making Doctor of Philosophy (domestic) Principal: Prof Danuta Mendelson
Carmen Maria-Francesca Randazzo Rectifying the defence: the defence of mental impairment in summary proceeding in Victoria Doctor of Philosophy (domestic)

Principal: Prof Mirko Bagaric

Associate: Prof Danuta Mendelson

Associate: Dr John Morss

Dr. Luis Enrique Osuna Sanchez Therapeutic jurisprudence approach to (recalcitrant) taxpayer attitudes and conduct Doctor of Philosophy (international) Principal: Dr John Morss
Mark Turkington The Role of the Financial Institutions in the FATF Regime Doctor of Philosophy (domestic)

Principal: Prof Louis De Koker

Associate: Prof Jean du Plessis

Ian Charles Wheatley (successfully completed) Professional Autonomy of Victorian Surgeons in the Context of Law and Ethics Doctor of Philosophy

Principal: Prof Danuta Mendelson

Associate: A/Prof Elizabeth Adeney

Ms Syeda Rafia Zaman Human Rights Master of Laws (international) Principal: Dr John Morss

Deakin staff completing HDR research at other institutions

Name Topic Candiditure Supervisor
Oscar Roos The Constitutionalisation of Jurisdictional Error Doctor of Juridical Science Principal: Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy, Monash University
Ben Hayward Arbitral Discretion in Resolving Conflicts of Laws Doctor of Philosophy Professor Jeffrey Waincymer, Monash University

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22nd October 2012