Jeremy Patrick

Jeremy Patrick
NameJeremy Patrick
Email Addressjeremy.patrick@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Law)
QualificationsBA CSC, JD Nebraska, LLM Toronto, PhD York(Canada)
DepartmentSchool of Business, Law, Humanities and Pathways
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2032-9543
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Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Senior LecturerUniversity of Southern Queensland2012

Expertise

constitutional law, civil liberties, law and religion, legal research methodologies

Teaching

Constitutional Law

Legal Research Methodologies

Law and Religion

Fields of Research

  • 480799. Public law not elsewhere classified
BA
CSC
1999
JD
Nebraska
2002
LLM
Toronto
2004
PhD
York(Canada)
2013

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
An Originalist Approach to Australian FederalismAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2026
Democracy Promotion in World Regions: A Comparative Analysis of the Eastern Partnership and MercosurPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2022

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Balancing Freedom of Religion with Anti-Discrimination Legislation: A Comparative Study of Religiously Affiliated Law SchoolsAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2025
Advancing a tolerant, secular commonwealth: Anti-discrimination lawPrincipal SupervisorMasters2020
The last in line: Implied association and literary-artistic expression in the Australian ConstitutionAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2020

By Sufferance, Not by Right: Indigenous Spirituality and Religious Freedom in Australia

Patrick, Jeremy. 2025. "By Sufferance, Not by Right: Indigenous Spirituality and Religious Freedom in Australia." International Center for Law and Religion Studies.

Introduction

Hobbs, Harry and Patrick, Jeremy. 2025. "Introduction." Hobbs, Harry and Patrick, Jeremy (ed.) Beyond Doctrine: Alternative and Critical Approaches to Law. Federation Press.

Beyond Doctrine: Alternative and Critical Approaches to Law

Hobbs, Harry and Patrick, Jeremy. Hobbs, Harry and Patrick, Jeremy (ed.) 2025. Beyond Doctrine: Alternative and Critical Approaches to Law. Federation Press.

The Point of Legal Philosophy

Crowe, Jonathan. 2025. "The Point of Legal Philosophy." Hobbs, Harry and Patrick, Jeremy (ed.) Beyond Doctrine: Alternative and Critical Approaches to Law. Federation Press. pp. 32-44

Legal Restrictions on Names of Religious Groups in Australia

Patrick, Jeremy. 2025. "Legal Restrictions on Names of Religious Groups in Australia." Blog of The International Center for Law and Religion Studies.

Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age by Thomas C. Berg and William B. Eerdmans

Patrick, Jeremy. 2025. "Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age by Thomas C. Berg and William B. Eerdmans." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 6, pp. 89-91.

Editorial

Deagon, Alex and Patrick, Jeremy. 2025. "Editorial." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 6, pp. i-ii.

A Brief Rejoinder to Movsesian on 'The New Thoreaus'

Patrick, Jeremy. 2024. "A Brief Rejoinder to Movsesian on 'The New Thoreaus'." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 5, pp. 89-91.

Editorial

Deagon, Alex and Patrick, Jeremy. 2024. "Editorial." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 5, pp. i-ii.

Introduction

Copley, Julie, Harmes, Marcus, McKibbin, Sarah and Patrick, Jeremy. 2023. "Introduction." Queensland History Journal. 25 (7), pp. 527-529.

Editorial

Deagon, Alex and Patrick, Jeremy. 2023. "Editorial." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 3, pp. i-ii.

Law, Religion, and Heritage Research Program Team: Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper: 'Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws'

Patrick, Jeremy, Murray, Katie and MacLeod, Rena. 2023. Law, Religion, and Heritage Research Program Team: Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper: 'Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws'. Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Respect for juries: A rejoinder to Hemming on Pell

Patrick, Jeremy. 2023. "Respect for juries: A rejoinder to Hemming on Pell." Alternative Law Journal . 48 (2), pp. 116-119. https://doi.org//10.1177/1037969X231159431

The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Fay

Patrick, Jeremy. 2023. "The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Fay." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 2, pp. 93-94.

Editorial

Deagon, Alex and Patrick, Jeremy. 2023. "Editorial." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 2, pp. i-iii.

Statements of Belief as Political Communication

Nugent, Timothy. 2023. "Statements of Belief as Political Communication." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 2, pp. 81-89.

Legal Realism and Australian Constitutional Law

Patrick, Jeremy. 2022. "Legal Realism and Australian Constitutional Law." Journal of Judicial Administration. 32 (1), pp. 3-13.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Short History of Biosecurity Regulation in Australia

McNamara, Noeleen. 2023. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Short History of Biosecurity Regulation in Australia ." McKibbin, Sarah, Patrick, Jeremy and Harmes, Marcus K. (ed.) The Impact of Law's History: What's Past is Prologue. Switzerland. Springer. pp. 257-276

Introduction

Harmes, Marcus K., McKibbin, Sarah and Patrick, Jeremy. 2022. "Introduction." McKibbin, Sarah, Patrick, Jeremy and Harmes, Marcus K. (ed.) The Impact of Law's History: What’s Past is Prologue. Switzerland. Springer. pp. 1-4

The Impact of Law's History: What’s Past is Prologue

McKibbin, Sarah, Patrick, Jeremy and Harmes, Marcus K.. McKibbin, Sarah, Patrick, Jeremy and Harmes, Marcus K. (ed.) 2022. The Impact of Law's History: What’s Past is Prologue. Switzerland. Springer.

Land, the Social Imaginary, and the Constitution Act 1867 (Qld)

Copley, Julie. 2022. "Land, the Social Imaginary, and the Constitution Act 1867 (Qld)." McKibbin, Sarah, Patrick, Jeremy and Harmes, Marcus (ed.) The Impact of Law's History: What's Past is Prologue. Switzerland. Springer. pp. 239-255

Editorial

Deagon, Alex and Patrick, Jeremy. 2022. "Editorial." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 1, pp. i-ii.

Law and Religion in the Liberal State. Edited by Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Darryn Jensen

Patrick, Jeremy. 2022. "Law and Religion in the Liberal State. Edited by Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Darryn Jensen ." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 1, pp. 97-98.

Fair Reflection of Religious Affiliation and the High Court of Australia

Patrick, Jeremy. 2021. "Fair Reflection of Religious Affiliation and the High Court of Australia." Blog of The International Center for Law and Religion Studies.

Neutrality and "Religious Freedom for the Good of All"

Patrick, Jeremy. 2021. "Neutrality and "Religious Freedom for the Good of All" ." Blog of The International Center for Law and Religion Studies.

Individual Spirituality and Establishment

Patrick, Jeremy. 2021. "Individual Spirituality and Establishment." Blog of The International Center for Law and Religion Studies.

Path dependency, the High Court, and the Constitution

Patrick, Jeremy. 2020. "Path dependency, the High Court, and the Constitution." Journal of Judicial Administration. 30 (2), pp. 51-63.

Individual Spirituality and the Future of Freedom of Religion

Patrick, Jeremy. 2020. "Individual Spirituality and the Future of Freedom of Religion." Blog of The International Center for Law and Religion Studies.

‘A la carte’ spirituality and the future of freedom of religion

Patrick, Jeremy. 2020. "‘A la carte’ spirituality and the future of freedom of religion." Babie, Paul T., Rochow, Neville G. and Scharffs, Brett G. (ed.) Freedom of Religion or Belief: Creating the Constitutional Space for Fundamental Freedoms. Cheltenham, United Kingdom. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 58-91

Faith or Fraud?: Fortune-Telling, Spirituality, and the Law

Patrick, Jeremy. Pue, W. Wesley (ed.) 2020. Faith or Fraud?: Fortune-Telling, Spirituality, and the Law. Vancouver, Canada. University of British Columbia Press.

Evidence of Absence in the Ruddock Report

Patrick, Jeremy. 2019. "Evidence of Absence in the Ruddock Report." Australian Law Journal. 93 (9), pp. 747-751.

Submission to Queensland Law Reform Commission on review of Queensland’s laws relating to civil surveillance and the protection of privacy in the context of current and emerging technologies

Patrick, Jeremy. 2019. Submission to Queensland Law Reform Commission on review of Queensland’s laws relating to civil surveillance and the protection of privacy in the context of current and emerging technologies. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

An Argument against the Registration of Religions

Patrick, Jeremy. 2019. "An Argument against the Registration of Religions." 2nd International Conference on Indonesian Legal Studies (ICILS 2019). Semarang, Indonesia 04 Sep 2019 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.2991/icils-19.2019.2

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.

Religious freedoms should include spiritual beliefs too

Patrick, Jeremy. 2018. "Religious freedoms should include spiritual beliefs too." Conversation.

Submission to the Queensland Law Reform Commission on 'Review of Termination of Pregnancy Laws'

Patrick, Jeremy. 2018. Submission to the Queensland Law Reform Commission on 'Review of Termination of Pregnancy Laws'. Unpublished.

The 'red menace' on trial: jury discrimination in Dennis

Falk, Barbara J. and Patrick, Jeremy. 2016. "The 'red menace' on trial: jury discrimination in Dennis." University of La Verne Law Review. 37, pp. 285-304. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2627030

A survey of arguments against the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australian peoples

Patrick, Jeremy. 2016. "A survey of arguments against the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australian peoples." Young, Simon, Nielsen, Jennifer and Patrick, Jeremy (ed.) Constitutional recognition of first peoples in Australia: theories and comparative perspectives. Sydney, Australia. Federation Press. pp. 143-157

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

Constitutional recognition of first peoples in Australia - theories and comparative perspectives

Young, Simon, Nielsen, Jennifer and Patrick, Jeremy (ed.) 2016. Constitutional recognition of first peoples in Australia - theories and comparative perspectives. Leichhardt, NSW, Australia. Federation Press.

Religion, secularism, and the National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program

Patrick, Jeremy. 2014. "Religion, secularism, and the National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program." University of Queensland Law Journal. 33 (1), pp. 187-219.

Religion and new constitutions: recent trends of harmony and divergence

Patrick, Jeremy. 2013. "Religion and new constitutions: recent trends of harmony and divergence." McGeorge Law Review. 44 (4), pp. 903-921. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2077274

A polemic against the standing requirement in constitutional cases

Patrick, Jeremy. 2013. "A polemic against the standing requirement in constitutional cases." Capital University Law Review. 41, pp. 603-635.

The curious persistence of blasphemy

Patrick, Jeremy. 2011. "The curious persistence of blasphemy." Florida Journal of International Law. 23 (2), pp. 187-220.

Beyond case reporters: using newspapers to supplement the legal-historical record (A case study of blasphemous libel)

Patrick, Jeremy. 2011. "Beyond case reporters: using newspapers to supplement the legal-historical record (A case study of blasphemous libel)." Drexel Law Review. 3 (2), pp. 539-560.

Blasphemy in pre-criminal code Canada: two sketches

Patrick, Jeremy. 2010. "Blasphemy in pre-criminal code Canada: two sketches." St. Thomas Law Review. 22 (3), pp. 341-361.

Canadian blasphemy law in context: press, legislative, and public reactions

Patrick, Jeremy. 2010. "Canadian blasphemy law in context: press, legislative, and public reactions." Annual Survey of International and Comparative Law. 16 (1), pp. 129-163.

Not dead, just sleeping: Canada's prohibition on blasphemous libel as a case study in obsolete legislation

Patrick, Jeremy. 2008. "Not dead, just sleeping: Canada's prohibition on blasphemous libel as a case study in obsolete legislation." UBC Law Review. 41 (2), pp. 193-248.

Civil liberties advocacy organizations in Canada: a survey and critique

Patrick, Jeremy. 2007. "Civil liberties advocacy organizations in Canada: a survey and critique." Oklahoma City University Law Review. 32 (2), pp. 187-213.

Sexual exploitation and the Criminal Code

Patrick, Jeremy. 2006. "Sexual exploitation and the Criminal Code." Alberta Law Review. 43 (4), pp. 1057-1067.

Creating a federal inmate grievance tribunal

Patrick, Jeremy. 2006. "Creating a federal inmate grievance tribunal." Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 48 (2), pp. 287-303. https://doi.org/10.1353/ccj.2006.0022

Church, state, and charter: Canada's hidden establishment clause

Patrick, Jeremy. 2006. "Church, state, and charter: Canada's hidden establishment clause." Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law. 14 (1), pp. 25-52.

Section 38 and the open courts principle

Patrick, Jeremy. 2005. "Section 38 and the open courts principle." UNB Law Journal. 54, pp. 218-234.

Strict scrutiny for denominational preferences: Larson in retrospect

Patrick, Jeremy. 2005. "Strict scrutiny for denominational preferences: Larson in retrospect." New York City Law Review. 8 (1), pp. 53-121.

The religion provisions of the Nebraska Constitution: an analysis and litigation history

Patrick, Jeremy. 2003. "The religion provisions of the Nebraska Constitution: an analysis and litigation history." Journal of Law and Religion. 19 (2), pp. 331-396.