Dr Nicky Jones

Dr Nicky Jones
NameDr Nicky Jones
Email Addressnicky.jones@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Law)
QualificationsBFrLang&Lit Orleans, BA(Hons) Qld, LLB(Hons) Qld, GDipLegPrac Collaw, PhD Qld
DepartmentSchool of Law and Justice
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1442-4731
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Fields of Research

  • 480310. Public international law
  • 480405. Law and society and socio-legal research
  • 480703. Domestic human rights law

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law
International Law Association (Australian Branch)
Law Council of Australia (International Law Section)
BFrLang&Lit
Orleans
1998
BA(Hons)
Qld
1997
LLB(Hons)
Qld
2005
GDipLegPrac
Collaw
2009
PhD
Qld
2004

Bad Smells and Human Rights: A Human Rights Approach to Noxious Odours From Industrial Waste Disposal in Queensland

Jones, Nicky. 2025. "Bad Smells and Human Rights: A Human Rights Approach to Noxious Odours From Industrial Waste Disposal in Queensland." Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA) 2025 Conference. Brisbane, Australia 02 - 04 Jul 2025

Can international human rights perspectives help Queenslanders to resolve harm from noxious odours caused by waste disposal?

Jones, Nicky. 2025. "Can international human rights perspectives help Queenslanders to resolve harm from noxious odours caused by waste disposal?" ANZSIL Perspective.

Proportionality Analysis: How to balance (and limit) human rights in Queensland

Jones, Nicky. 2025. "Proportionality Analysis: How to balance (and limit) human rights in Queensland." Evening seminar on Proportionality and human rights in Queensland. Brisbane, Australia 26 - 26 Mar 2025

Sam Kerr's 'White' Comments: Racial Insults Under the Legal Spotlight

Jones, Nicky. 2025. "Sam Kerr's 'White' Comments: Racial Insults Under the Legal Spotlight." Lawfully.

Making It All Rights: International to Queensland Human Rights Law

Jones, Nicky. 2024. "Making It All Rights: International to Queensland Human Rights Law." Legal Studies Conference. Ipswich, Australia 03 - 03 May 2024

Submission to Queensland Government’s Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 consultation: 22 March 2024

Jones, Nicky. 2024. Submission to Queensland Government’s Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 consultation: 22 March 2024.

Queensland is not only trampling the rights of children, it is setting a concerning legal precedent

Jones, Nicky. 2023. "Queensland is not only trampling the rights of children, it is setting a concerning legal precedent." The Conversation.

Human Rights and the Environment in the Ogiek Case: Implications for Property Rights in Queensland

Jones, Nicky. 2023. "Human Rights and the Environment in the Ogiek Case: Implications for Property Rights in Queensland." Environmental and Planning Law Journal. 39 (3), pp. 242-253.

An Annotated Guide to the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld)

Jones, Nicky and Billings, Peter. 2023. An Annotated Guide to the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld). Australia. Lexis Nexis.

Submission to Queensland Human Rights Commission’s review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act, 28 February 2022

Jones, Nicky. 2022. Submission to Queensland Human Rights Commission’s review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act, 28 February 2022. Unpublished.

Land and Property: Indigenous Human Rights in the Ogiek decision by the African Court on Human & Peoples' Rights

Jones, Nicky. 2022. "Land and Property: Indigenous Human Rights in the Ogiek decision by the African Court on Human & Peoples' Rights." Environment and Human Rights: Legal Paradigms Symposium. Toowoomba, Australia 18 - 18 Feb 2022

Law and the International Community: Looking Into the (Post-COVID-19) Future

Jones, Nicky. 2021. "Law and the International Community: Looking Into the (Post-COVID-19) Future." Arifin, Ridwan, Muhtada, Dani and Anitasari, Rahayu Fery (ed.) 3rd International Conference on Indonesian Legal Studies (ICILS 2020). Semarang, Indonesia 01 Jul 2020 Belgium. https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.1-7-2020.2303676

Submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department regarding Commonwealth government’s Religious Discrimination Bill

Jones, Nicky. 2019. Submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department regarding Commonwealth government’s Religious Discrimination Bill. Attorney-General's Department.

Australian Historical Association Conference Plenary Panel: Hate Speech and History - Legal Contributions (12 July 2019)

Jones, Nicky. 2019. "Australian Historical Association Conference Plenary Panel: Hate Speech and History - Legal Contributions (12 July 2019)." 38th Australian Historical Association Conference (AHA 2019). Toowoomba, Australia 08 - 12 Jul 2019

From Nicklin to Now: Steps to Human Rights Legislation in Queensland

Jones, Nicky. 2019. "From Nicklin to Now: Steps to Human Rights Legislation in Queensland." The Past is Prologue: The Impact of Law's History Colloquium. Toowoomba, Australia 16 - 16 May 2019

The Human Rights Act 2019: New Thinking on Business and Human Rights in Queensland

Jones, Nicky. 2019. "The Human Rights Act 2019: New Thinking on Business and Human Rights in Queensland." Innovate Rights 2019. Sydney, Australia 14 - 16 May 2019

Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee on the Human Rights Bill 2018

Jones, Nicky and Patrick, Jeremy. 2018. Submission to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee on the Human Rights Bill 2018. Unpublished.

Secularism and state neutrality: the headscarf in French and German public schools

Jones, Nicky and Braun, Kerstin. 2017. "Secularism and state neutrality: the headscarf in French and German public schools." Australian Journal of Human Rights. 23 (1), pp. 61-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2017.1314441

Reforming the Australian Constitution: an overview of recognition proposals

Jones, Nicky. 2016. "Reforming the Australian Constitution: an overview of recognition proposals." Young, Simon, Nielsen, Jennifer and Patrick, Jeremy (ed.) Constitutional recognition of first peoples in Australia: theories and comparative perspectives. Sydney, New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 48-67

States of Being and Being of States: Citizenship and Statelessness in Domestic and International Law

Jones, Nicky. 2016. "States of Being and Being of States: Citizenship and Statelessness in Domestic and International Law." Legal Transplants in the 21st Century: International and Comparative Law Colloquium 2016. Toowoomba, Australia 24 - 25 Nov 2016

Law provides for settlement of the invasion arguments

Jones, Nicky. 2016. "Law provides for settlement of the invasion arguments." Courier Mail.

Revisiting the Australian Constitution: Reform and Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Jones, Nicky. 2015. "Revisiting the Australian Constitution: Reform and Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples ." Indigenous Australians and the Constitution Colloquium 2015. Toowoomba, Australia 17 - 18 Feb 2015

"With a Little Help From a Friend": Unrepresented Litigants, Friends and the Question of Payment

Jones, Nicky. 2014. ""With a Little Help From a Friend": Unrepresented Litigants, Friends and the Question of Payment." Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration: Assisting Unrepresented Litigants - A Challenge for Courts and Tribunals Conference. Sydney, Australia 15 - 17 Apr 2014 Australia.

'With a little help from a friend': self-represented litigants, payment and legal profession regulation

Jones, Nicky. 2013. "'With a little help from a friend': self-represented litigants, payment and legal profession regulation." Queensland Lawyer. 33 (1), pp. 52-66.

Religious freedom in a secular society: the case of the Islamic headscarf in France

Jones, Nicky. 2012. "Religious freedom in a secular society: the case of the Islamic headscarf in France." Babie, Paul and Rochow, Neville (ed.) Freedom of religion under Bills of Rights. Adelaide, Australia. University of Adelaide Press. pp. 216-238

Justice must be seen to be done: organisational justice and the headscarf and burqa laws in France

Jones, Nicky. 2012. "Justice must be seen to be done: organisational justice and the headscarf and burqa laws in France." International Journal of Organisational Behaviour. 17 (2), pp. 18-28.

Justice must be seen to be done: organisational justice and Islamic headscarf and burqa laws in France

Jones, Nicky. 2011. "Justice must be seen to be done: organisational justice and Islamic headscarf and burqa laws in France." Building Business Communities: Justice, Performance and Change Creating a Sustainable Scholarly Community Colloquia (2011). Brisbane, Australia 09 Nov 2011 Toowoomba, Australia.

To give and to receive: the Australian government's proposed electoral finance reforms

Gray, Anthony and Jones, Nicky. 2010. "To give and to receive: the Australian government's proposed electoral finance reforms." University of Tasmania Law Review. 28 (2), pp. 182-209.

Gift vouchers and expiry dates: when the gift stops giving

Jones, Nicky. 2009. "Gift vouchers and expiry dates: when the gift stops giving." QUT Law Review. 9 (2), pp. 213-231.

Beneath the veil: Muslim girls and the Islamic headscarf in secular France

Jones, Nicky. 2009. "Beneath the veil: Muslim girls and the Islamic headscarf in secular France." Macquarie Law Journal. 9, pp. 47-69.

Lawyers, language and legal professional standards: Legal Services Commissioner v Turley [2008] LPT 4

Jones, Nicky. 2009. "Lawyers, language and legal professional standards: Legal Services Commissioner v Turley [2008] LPT 4." University of Queensland Law Journal. 28 (2), pp. 354-360.

Confusion in a virtual world

Jones, Nicky. 2008. "Confusion in a virtual world." The Courier-Mail.

L’état de la laïcité en France: après l’affaire du foulard

Jones, Nicky. 2007. "L’état de la laïcité en France: après l’affaire du foulard." The MLTA Quarterly. 140, pp. 23-29.

Black deaths stain our history

Jones, Nicky. 2007. "Black deaths stain our history." The Courier-Mail.

Constitutive regulation of the firm: occupational health and safety, dismissal, discrimination and sexual harassment

Johnstone, Richard and Jones, Nicky. 2006. "Constitutive regulation of the firm: occupational health and safety, dismissal, discrimination and sexual harassment." Arup, Christopher, Gahan, Peter, Howe, John, Johnstone, Richard, Mitchell, Richard and O'Donnell, Anthony (ed.) Labour law and labour market regulation: essays on the construction constitution and regulation of labour markets and work relationships . Leichhardt, NSW. Federation Press. pp. 483-500

The state of secularism: the new law and the affair of the Islamic headscarf in France

Jones, Nicky. 2005. "The state of secularism: the new law and the affair of the Islamic headscarf in France." Interface: A Forum for Theology in the World. 8 (1), pp. 70-82.

Keeping the faith: secularism, Muslim schoolgirls and the Islamic headscarf in France

Jones, Nicky. 2004. "Keeping the faith: secularism, Muslim schoolgirls and the Islamic headscarf in France." Human Rights Defender. 13 (1), pp. 4-7.

Wrongs and rights: the economic, social and cultural rights of Indigenous peoples in Australia

Jones, Nicky. 2003. Wrongs and rights: the economic, social and cultural rights of Indigenous peoples in Australia. Australia. University of Queensland.

Integral Europe: Fast–Capitalism, Multiculturalism, Neofascism by Douglas R. Holmes

Jones, Nicky. 2003. "Integral Europe: Fast–Capitalism, Multiculturalism, Neofascism by Douglas R. Holmes." Australian Journal of Politics and History. 49 (1), pp. 151-152.

The rights thing to do? Towards an Australian Bill of Rights

Jones, Nicky. 2002. "The rights thing to do? Towards an Australian Bill of Rights." Human Rights Defender. 11 (2), pp. 17-22.