Mr Colin Campbell - Researcher Profile

Biography

Colin Campbell holds a Masters degrees in law from the Universities of Melbourne and Cambridge, and a PhD in law from the University of Cambridge.

Formerly a solicitor and a judge’s associate, Colin’s main research interests lie in the areas of  Administrative Law, Regulatory Law, especially the law relating to the regulation of privatized bodies, and Anti-discrimination Law.

The topic of Colin's doctoral thesis was 'The Conception of Public Power in Judicial Review'.  The thesis examined, amongst other things, the inter-relationship between the law of judicial review and competition law.

Colin has published a number of journal articles in highly regarded overseas and Australian law journals.

A selection of Colin's publications is available on-line at:
 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=770647

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Research & Supervision Interests

Administrative Law and Regulation

Anti-Discrimination Law

Constitutional Law

Torts

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: University of Cambridge

Year awarded: 2006

MASTER OF LAWS

Institution: University of Cambridge

Year awarded: 1999

MASTER OF LAWS

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1998

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1992

Publications

Book Chapters

Campbell, C., 2011, Judges, bias and recusal in Australia, in Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective, eds H. P. Lee, Cambridge University Press, New York City USA, pp. 279-300.

Campbell, C.D., 2007, The public/private distinction in Australian administrative law, in Australian administrative law - Fundamentals, principles and doctrines, eds Matthew Groves, HP Lee, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pp. 34-49.

Journal Articles

Campbell, C.D., 2009, Monopoly power as public power for the purposes of judicial review, Law Quarterly Review [P], vol 125, issue July 2009, Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 491-521.

Campbell, C.D., 2009, The nature of power as public in English judicial review, The Cambridge law journal [P], vol 68, issue Part 1, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 90-117.

Campbell, C.D., 2007, A Hard Case Making Bad Law: Purvis v New South Wales and the role of the Comparator Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), Federal Law Review, vol 35, issue 1, ANU College of Law, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, pp. 111-128.

Teaching Commitment

Law and discrimination  (LAW7129)

Torts B  (LAW2202)

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

An analysis of pregnancy and maternity protection in the Malaysian workplace.

Supervisors:

Pittard, M (Main), Campbell, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The 'transplantability' of anti-discrimination law in Australia: 'social origin' discrimination.

Supervisors:

Campbell, C (Joint), Pittard, M (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Constitutional Foundations of Judicial Review in Australia.

Supervisors:

Goldsworthy, J (Main), Campbell, C (Associate).