Alison Duxbury

Institution: University of Melbourne

Period of stay: 25 September - 11 December 2025

Contact: a.duxbury@unimelb.edu.au

https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/alison-duxbury

Profile: 

Alison Duxbury is a Professor at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, and the President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law. She is also a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Conflict and Security Law and a member of the Australian National International Humanitarian Law Committee. Alison has previously held the positions of Deputy Dean and Interim Dean of Melbourne Law School, as well as Chair of the International Board of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and Associate Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law.

Alison's major teaching and research interests are in the field of international law. Her publications include The Participation of States in International Organisations: The Role of Human Rights and Democracy (Cambridge, 2011), a co-edited collection, Military Justice in the Modern Age (Cambridge, 2016), and a co-authored book, Can ASEAN Take Human Rights Seriously? (Cambridge, 2019). A co-edited book (with Dr Madelaine Chiam), Australia and the International Legal System: From Empire to the Contemporary World, will be published by Hart in 2025.

Research Area:

Human Rights Law

Research Title:

The application of human rights law to members of the armed forces

Research Outline:

This research is concerned with the extent to which human rights law applies to members of armed forces. In recent years, national and regional courts have handed down significant judgments on the human rights of military personnel, including the right to a fair trial before courts martial, the ability of military personnel to join trade unions, freedom from discrimination on the basis of HIV status, and the right to life on operations. This research is designed to explore the way in which the human rights of military personnel can be balanced with the requirements of military life.

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