DFAT Human rigths training
16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong InstitutionsPreparation of curriculum and course…
Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith Law School
Challenges in sustainably managing groundwater in the Australian Great Artesian Basin: lessons from current and historic legislative regimes
6 - Clean Water and SanitationIn certain areas, key aquifers of the Great Artesian Basin (GAB), Australia, are experiencing continued declining water-level trends. This has been accompanied by heated conflicts between water users and a lack of trust in governance arrangements, particularly since the introduction of coal-seam gas development. These outcomes suggest current…
The Common Pool Resource Heatmap: A Tool to Drive Changes in Water Law and Governance
6 - Clean Water and SanitationAnticipated water-related impacts of climate change heighten the need for tools supporting proactive efforts to address current and future conflicts involving water. Analysing a regulatory framework for a water resource using Ostrom’s (1990) Common Pool Resource (CPR) theory can assist in identifying regulatory weaknesses that may contribute to deterioration of…
Legislative Mechanisms for Managed Aquifer Recharge in Queensland, Australia: A Framework for managing Risk and Unlocking Opportunities for Water
6 - Clean Water and SanitationThis article presents an examination of the legal mechanisms that regulate the most common types of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) projects in Queensland: infiltration basins and recharge dams using river water and direct injection using treated coal seam gas associated water. The article provides general guidance to potential MAR proponents and also…
Enhancing the identification, prosecution and prevention of orphanage trafficking through the legal frameworks of Nepal, Uganda and Cambodia
16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong InstitutionsThis project researches how law enforcement, government and courts have responded to, and are responding to, orphanage trafficking. Orphanage trafficking is where children are transferred or recruited into orphanages for the purpose of exploitation and profit. As the first project of its kind in the world, it is assessing the…