Rate My Professor Sharmin Tania

Dr. Sharmin Tania serves as a Senior Lecturer at Curtin Law School in the Faculty of Business and Law at Curtin University. She earned her PhD in Law from Macquarie University, an LLM in International Law from the University of Cambridge, and an LLB (Hons) with First Class First honours from the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Before joining Curtin University around 2014, she worked as a Sessional Lecturer and Tutor at Macquarie University. Her academic career is marked by a commitment to advancing knowledge in legal fields through teaching and research.

Tania's research specializations include international law, equity, consumer and competition law, with significant contributions to international economic law, WTO dispute settlement mechanisms, and issues affecting least developed countries. Her key publications feature 'Least Developed Countries in the WTO Dispute Settlement System' in the Netherlands International Law Review (2013), 'Asylum Seeker Children in Nauru: Australia’s International Human Rights Obligations and Operational Realities' co-authored in the International Journal of Refugee Law (2019), 'Examining the Synergy between the Right to Food and Agricultural Trade Policies' co-authored in the African Journal of International and Comparative Law (2016), 'Competition Law in Bangladesh: Towards Achieving Inclusive Sustainable Development' co-authored in the Australian Journal of Asian Law (2021), and 'Reimagining the Special and Differential Treatment Provisions in the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding' co-authored in the Asian Journal of International Law (2024). Additional works address unconscionability in commercial transactions involving cultural contexts, such as 'Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Kobelt: Evaluating Statutory Unconscionability in the Cultural Context of an Indigenous Community' in the Sydney Law Review (2018). She has received the Curtin Law School Dean's Research Prize in 2018 for outstanding research contributions and the Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Award in 2019. Tania co-edits the International Trade and Business Law Review and has moderated panels at the World Trade Organization Public Forum, including on re-globalization and inclusive trade for marginalized groups. Her scholarship influences discussions on trade equity, human rights, and sustainable development in global legal frameworks.