Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Tania Penovic is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Deputy Associate Dean (International) and the research program group leader in gender and sexuality for the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. Dr Penovic teaches litigation and dispute resolution, torts and a number of areas of international and domestic human rights law, including women's rights. She has provided professional human rights training programs for judges and Australian and international government officials.
Dr Penovic has published numerous scholarly articles and chapters on human rights, including the rights of asylum seekers, access to civil justice, reproductive rights and children's rights. Her research has been relied upon in argument before the Constitutional Court of Chile and the European Court of Human Rights. Leave to appear as amicus curiae has been granted by the High Court of Australia with respect to her submissions and her research has been cited by the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Dr Penovic has provided numerous submissions to state, federal and international inquiries into law reform and appeared before parliamentary inquiries to provide expert legal advice. Her research has been cited extensively in reports of parliamentary inquiries and law reform commissions and her expert legal advice has led to changes in legislation.
Areas of Expertise
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Human Rights Law
Refugee Law
Reproductive Rights
Torts
Research interests
Human Rights
International Human Rights Law
International Law
Refugee Law
Torts
Monash teaching commitment
LAW5013 Principles of Litigation and Dispute Resolution T1 2021, T3
LAW4172 Human Rights in Australian Law SEM 1 2021
LAW 5359 International Human Rights Law and Women SEM1/T2 2020
LAW4303 Litigation and Dispute Resolution SEM 1 2020
Research area keywords
- Human Rights Law
- Right to health
- Gender and human rights
- reproductive rights
- International law
- access to justice
- women's human rights
- civil justice and dispute resolution
Projects
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The Indigenous Club of Learning at Port Phillip Prison
Penovic, T., Trounson, J. & Munro-Harrison, E.
31/08/17 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Prison Homework Club
Joseph, S., Trounson, J., Munro-Harrison, E. & Penovic, T.
1/07/17 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
Research output
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Anti-abortion protest and the effectiveness of Victoria's safe access zones: an analysis
Sifris, R. & Penovic, T., 2018, In : Monash University Law Review. 44, 2, p. 317-340 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Expanding the feminisation dimension of international law: targeted anti-abortion protest as violence against women
Penovic, T. & Sifris, R., 2018, In : Cambridge International Law Journal. 7, 2, p. 241-267 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Boat People and the Entrenchment of Exclusion
Penovic, T., 2021, Critical Perspectives on Human Rights Law in Australia. Gerber, P. & Castan, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Pyrmont NSW Australia: Thomson Lawbook Co, Vol. 1. p. 373-408 36 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Illuminating the invisible: women’s human rights in Australian law and policy
Penovic, T., 2021, Critical Perspectives on Human Rights Law in Australia. Gerber, P. & Castan, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Pyrmont NSW Australia: Thomson Lawbook Co, Vol. 1. p. 215-250 36 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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A critical review of interdisciplinary perspectives on the paradox of prosocial compared to antisocial manifestations of empathy
Guthridge, M., Mason, P. H., Penovic, T. & Giummarra, M. J., Dec 2020, In : Social Science Information. 59, 4, p. 632-653 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Prizes
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Certificate of Recognition for contribution to a large teaching unit whivh scored above the Faculty average
Penovic, Tania (Recipient), 1 Sep 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Commendation by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education) for outstanding unit evaluation Monash University Award
Penovic, Tania (Recipient), 7 Sep 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Award for Research Impact (Economic and Social Impact) 2020
Penovic, Tania (Recipient) & Sifris, Ronli (Recipient), 12 Aug 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty of Law Citation for the Masters unit with the highest student satisfaction score-first half of 2020
Penovic, Tania (Recipient), 14 Apr 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty of Law Teaching Award in recognition of outstanding teaching performance in the Monash Faculty of Law
Penovic, Tania (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Expert contribution to High Court proceedings
Tania Penovic (Contributor), Ronli Sifris (Contributor) & Caroline Henckels (Contributor)
Aug 2018Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Conditional empathy and the arrival of #MeToo in Australia United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum, New York 15 March 2021
Tania Penovic (Contributor)
15 Mar 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Civil Justice Teaching and Research Conference University of New South Wales
Tania Penovic (Speaker)
13 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Submission to the OHCHR Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls: Women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in situations of crisis
Karin Frode (Contributor), Andrea Jones (Contributor), Tania Penovic (Contributor) & Ronli Sifris (Contributor)
Aug 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Reproductive Rights and Liberties Workshop
Tania Penovic (Invited speaker)
7 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press / Media
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Bachelor of Laws (LLB): Explore the course in more detail with our interactive video.
31/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch), ‘Silent prayer will shame pregnant women’ 21 July 2020
21/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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• Rebecca DiGirolamo, ‘Abortion law change ‘distressing’’, The Advertiser, 21 July 2020
21/07/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Tania Penovic and Ronli Sifris, ‘Silent prayer should have no place outside abortion clinics’ Castan Centre Blog 26 June 2020
26/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs