Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Joanna is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law. Her research focuses upon how laws enable or preclude accountability and remedy for gross human rights abuses, particularly when abuses occur in the context of global business activities. This involves research in the areas of business and human rights, international, transnational and comparative criminal law, tort law, and transitional justice. She also researches in the areas of climate litigation, legal philosophy, and animal law.
She is the author of Corporations, Accountability and International Criminal Law: Industry and Atrocity (Edward Elgar, 2021) and a co-author of the student oriented Contemporary Australian Tort Law (2nd ed, CUP, 2024). She has been an invited expert on a number of international collaborative projects including the African Court Research Initiative (Florida University, 2015-2017); Rethinking Secondary Liability for International Crimes (Amsterdam University, 2020-2024); and Transnational Advocacy Networks and Corporate Accountability for Major International Crimes (ERC Consolidator Grant, 2021-2026). She is a member of the Human Rights Team of the Olympic Compliance Task Force.
Prior to joining Monash, Joanna practiced as a solicitor in both private and community legal settings.
A selection of her publications can be found here.
Research interests
Business and Human Rights
International and Comparative Criminal Law
Tort Law
Transitional Justice
Climate Change Litigation
Animal Law
Monash teaching commitment
Torts
Foundations of Law
International Criminal Justice/ Law
Animal Law
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Member, Australasian Animal Law Teachers and Researchers Association
Member, Australian New Zealand Society of International Law
Animal Welfare Lawyers, Independent Consultant - Australia
Research area keywords
- Animal Law
- Corporations and Human Rights
- International Criminal Law and Justice
- Torts Law
- Transitional Justice
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Human Rights Teaching - National Engagement Workshop
Castan, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Kyriakakis, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/10/16 → 28/02/17
Project: Research
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Voiceless, The Animal Protection Institute
Kyriakakis, J. & Parker, C.
Voiceless - The Animal Protection Institute
27/11/14 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Ecocide, evil and the corporation
Kyriakakis, J., 2025, Evil Corporations: Law, Culpability and Regulation. Crofts, P. (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 63-77 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Contemporary Australian Tort Law
Kyriakakis, J., Popa, T., Rochford, F., Szablewska, N., Zhao, X., Taliadoros, J., O'Donovan, D. & Bautista, L., 2024, 2nd ed. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. 764 p.Research output: Book/Report › Textbook › peer-review
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From soft law to hard law in business and human rights and the challenge of corporate power
Joseph, S. & Kyriakakis, J., Jun 2023, In: Leiden Journal of International Law. 36, 2, p. 335-361 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile13 Citations (Scopus) -
Australia: tort law filling a human rights void
Joseph, S. & Kyriakakis, J., 2022, Civil Remedies and Human Rights In Flux: Key Legal Developments in Selected Jurisdictions. Aristova, E. & Grušić, U. (eds.). 1st ed. UK: Hart Publishing, p. 43-65 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Command responsibility, Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, and the Brereton Report
Guilfoyle, D., Kyriakakis, J. & O'Brien, M., 2022, In: International Law Studies. 99, p. 220-283 64 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
Activities
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9th Annual Australian International Criminal Law Workshop
Joanna Kyriakakis (Organiser) & Monique Cormier (Organiser)
7 Dec 2023 → 8 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Leiden Journal of International Law (Journal)
Joanna Kyriakakis (Guest editor) & Sarah Joseph (Guest editor)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Australian Journal of Human Rights (Journal)
Joanna Kyriakakis (Editorial board member)
15 May 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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'Dear Future Children' Film Screening, Australia Global Health Film Festival (Chair of Expert Panel)
Joanna Kyriakakis (Contributor)
25 Aug 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Performance/exhibition
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Interdisciplinary Advisory Board, Transnational Advocacy and Corporate Accountability for Major International Crimes Project
Joanna Kyriakakis (Member)
2021 → 2026Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research and teaching
Press/Media
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Interview with Bloomberg News, on Australian investigations into war crimes in Afghanistan
20/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Torres Strait Islanders successful in landmark human rights complaint against Australia
Kyriakakis, J., Frode, K. & Olivares Jones, A.
3/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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“No one really wants corporations to be liable”: An Interview with Dr Joanna Kyriakakis and Professor Mark Drumbl
21/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Torts and Human Rights: Australian Federal Court Paves the Way for Negligence Based Climate Litigation
24/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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Transnational Holocaust Litigation and Corporate Accountability for Atrocity
14/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs