Inspires a passion for knowledge and growth.
Always respectful and encouraging to all.
A true mentor who cares about success.
Makes complex topics easy to understand.
Great Professor!
Professor Amy Maguire holds the position of Professor in the School of Law and Justice at the University of Newcastle's College of Human and Social Futures. A graduate of the University of Newcastle, she earned her PhD in Law, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the institution. Her research focuses on human rights, public international law, climate change and human rights, the death penalty, human rights institutions, Indigenisation and Indigenous legal issues, law reform, refugees and human rights, and self-determination. As Director of the Centre for Law and Social Justice since 2021 and former Deputy Head of School (2021-2024), Maguire has shaped legal education and research. Her career trajectory includes roles such as Program Convenor for the Juris Doctor (2019-2020), Senior Lecturer (2016-2018), Lecturer (2012-2015), Undergraduate Program Convenor (2013-2016), and Indigenous Student Liaison (2011-2021).
Maguire's contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, notably the Australian Research Council Mid-Career Industry Fellowship (2024-2028), a $1.14 million grant with the Australian Human Rights Commission to develop a national human rights index and support law reform. Additional accolades include the Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2019), Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Early Career Researcher of the Year and Excellence in Teaching (2016, 2015), Dean's Research Award (2018), and several faculty teaching and research excellence awards. Key publications encompass 'Self-determination claimant groups and the creation of international norms' (2021), 'Climate change-related displacement of coastal and island peoples: human rights implications' (2020), 'National human rights institutions in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: plugging the accountability gap' (2024), 'Torres Strait Islanders Leading the Charge on the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change: Daniel Billy et al. v Australia' (2023, University of Western Australia Law Review), and 'REPARATIONS AND FIRST NATIONS' LEGAL RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA' (2023, University of New South Wales Law Journal). Through her scholarship, policy advice, and public engagement, she influences human rights discourse and reform in Australia and internationally.
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