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Melissa Castan

Assoc Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9724-1577

Accepting PhD Students

19972020
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Biography

Dr Melissa Castan is an Associate Professor, and Associate Dean (Education) in the Law Faculty, as well as a Deputy Director in the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. Her teaching and research interests are Australian Public Law, Constitutional law, Indigenous Legal Issues and Legal Education.

Her most recent books are  Federal Constitutional Law: A Contemporary View (2019) with Professor Sarah Joseph, and Public Law and Statutory Interpretation: Principles and Practice (Federation Press, 2017) with Dr Lisa Burton Crawford, Dr Nina Boughey and Dr Maria O'Sullivan. She is also co-author, with Professor Sarah Joseph, of The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Commentary and Materials (2013), as well as having numerous scholarly articles and chapters.

She is National Convenor of the Alternative Law Journal, and hosts podcasts 'Law Radio' and 'Just Cases'. She tweets as @drmcastan.

Biography

Indigenous Peoples and the Law

Australian Public Law

Constitutional Law

Human Rights

International Human Rights Law

Legal History

Legal Education

Monash teaching commitment

Public Law and Statutory Interpretation

Foundations of Law

Constitutional Law

Indigenous Rights and International Law

 

External positions

Board Member, Victorian Law Foundation

1 Oct 2015 → …

National Editorial Convenor, Alternative Law Journal

Research area keywords

  • Human Rights
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • International Human Rights
  • Public law
  • Legal history
  • Legal Education
  • Indigenous Rights
  • Legal Identity

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Projects 2004 2018

Research project into the laws relevant to record keeping by institutions with responsibility for the care and welfare of children

Paterson, M. & Castan, M.

Council of Australasian Archives & Records Authorities (CAARA)

5/01/15 → 31/12/15

Project: Research

Contract in relation to research into record keeping by institutions with responsibilities for the care and welfare of children

Paterson, M. & Castan, M.

10/10/14 → 31/05/15

Project: Research

Closing the Gap on Indigenous Birth Registration

Gerber, P., Castan, M., Freemantle, C. & Russell, L.

Australian Research Council (ARC), Plan International Australia, Clayton Utz Lawyers, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Incorporated, Hills Community Support Group Inc., Equal Opportunity Commission Western Australia, Tangentyere Council, Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships

2/07/12 → 31/12/18

Project: Research

Strengthening legal protection for vulnerable groups

Joseph, S., Castan, M. & Debeljak, J.

Attorney-General's Department (Comm)

12/05/11 → 30/06/11

Project: Research

The Aurora Project Phase II

Castan, M.

1/07/09 → 30/06/12

Project: Research

Research Output 1997 2020

Towards a taxonomy of legal education research

Galloway, K., Castan, M. & Steel, A., 2020, Imperatives for Legal Education Research: Then, Now and Tomorrow. Golder, B., Nehme, M., Steel, A. & Vines, P. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 120-140 21 p. (Emerging Legal Education).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

Constitutional Law

Castan, M. & Beck, L., 2019, Mastering Law Studies and Law Exam Techniques. Krever, R. (ed.). 10th ed. Sydney NSW Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths, p. 200-214 15 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review

Federal Constitutional Law: A Contemporary View

Joseph, S. & Castan, M., 2019, 5th ed. Sydney NSW Australia: Thomson Lawbook Co. 644 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Other › peer-review

Blended Learning in the Law Classroom: Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Intervention in the First Year Curriculum

Castan, M. & Hyams, R., 13 Dec 2017, In : Legal Education Review. 27, 1, p. 1-19 19 p., 13.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access
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Is liking something on Facebook ‘protected political speech’? It depends

Castan, M., 14 Aug 2017, The Conversation.

Research output: Other contribution › Other

Open Access

Activities 1999 2018

  • 2 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
  • 1 Editorial responsibility

Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2018, on behalf of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Katie O'Bryan (Contributor), Melissa Castan (Contributor), Kate Galloway (Contributor)
2018

Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries

Submission of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law to Senate Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into the Census 2016

Caroline Henckels (Fellow), Melissa Castan (Fellow)
2016

Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries

Alternative Law Journal (Journal)

Melissa Castan (Editor in chief)
1 Jan 1999

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility

Press / Media

How the 2016 Census Breaches the Right to Privacy

Caroline Henckels & Melissa Castan

27/09/16

1 Media contribution

Press/Media: Expert Comment