Associate Professor Paula Gerber

Research Interests

Children's Rights
Construction Law
Human Rights
Human Rights Education
International Human Rights Law
Legal Education

Supervisor Profile

Qualified to supervise: Honours; Masters; PhD;

Current projects under supervision

Honours:

3 LLB honours theses and 3 LLB research projects

Masters:

1 LLM graduate research paper

Doctoral:

All the way to the UN: Is petitioning a UN human rights treaty-body worthwhile?

Building God's temple: Local planning regulations, places of worship and religious freedom in Australia

Publications

2012

P. Gerber, ‘Alliances and Dispute Review Boards: Best friends or worst enemies?' (2012) 10(1) Australian Journal of Civil Engineering 57-66.

B. Ong & P. Gerber, ‘Should DAPs be included in standard form contracts?' (2012) 143 Australian Construction Law Newsletter 6-20.

2011

Book Chapters

P Gerber, B McCarthy, 'Construction', in Tania Sourdin (ed) Australasian Dispite Resolution, (Thomson Reuters, Australia, 2011) 4001-4084.

P Gerber,'Dispute avoidance, management and resolution', in  Ian Bailey and Matthew Bel (eds), Construction Law in Australia, (Thomson Reuters, Australia, 2011) 301-315.

A Sifris, P Gerber, "It makes no sense: adoption by same-sex couples in Australia', in  Victor Marsh (ed) Speak Now: Australian Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage, (Clouds of Magellan, Melb, Australia, 2011) 211-221.

Journal Articles

P Gerber, B Ong, '21 today! Dispute review boards in Australia: past, present and future', (2011) 22(3) Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal 180-191.

A Gargett, P Gerber, M Castan, 'A right to birth registration in the Victorian Charter? Seek and you shall not find!', (2011) 36(3) Monash University Law Review 1-32.

P Gerber, B  Ong, 'DAPs: a flash in the pan or here to stay?', (2011) 23(8/9) Australian Construction Law Newsletter 122-129.

P Gerber, B Ong, 'DAPs: when will Australia jump on board?', (2011) 27(1) Building and Construction Law Journal  4-29.

B Ong, P Gerber, 'Dispute Avoidance Processes (DAPs) in Australia - Bringing the future into the present', (2011) 141 Australian Construction Law Newsletter 51-58.

P Gerber, A Gargett, M Castan, 'Does the right to birth registration include a right to a birth certificate?', (2011) 29(4) Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights 434-459.

P Gerber, 'Education about human rights: strengths and weaknesses of the UN Declaration on Human Rights education and training', (2011) 36(4) Alternative Law Journal 245-249.

P Gerber, B Ong, 'Feeling combative? Let's dance', (2011) 85(12) Law Institute Journal 32-35.

M Castan, P Gerber, A Gargett, 'Indigenous Australians' access to birth registration systems: a breach of international human rights law?' (2011) 17(1) Australian Journal of Human Rights 55-89.

P Gerber, B Chen, 'Recognition of the human right to water: has the tide turned?', (2011) 36(1) Alternative Law Journal 21-26.

A Sifris, P Gerber, 'Same-sex marriage in Australia: a battleground for equality', (2011) 25(2) Australian Journal of Family Law 96-120.

P Gerber, A Sifris, 'Time to amend the Marriage Act', (20110 85(7) Law Institute Journal  35.

A Sifris, P Gerber, 'Victorian Court circumvents prohibition on adoption by same-sex couple', (2011) 25(3) Australian Journal of Family Law 275-283.

Selected list of publications, including those prior to 2011