Prof Jonathan Crowe


Prof Jonathan Crowe
NameProf Jonathan Crowe
Email Addressjonathan.crowe@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleHead of School and Dean (Law and Justice)
QualificationsBA(Hons) Qld, LLB(Hons) Qld, PhD Qld
DepartmentSchool of Law and Justice
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-5771
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Biography

Jonathan Crowe is Head of School and Dean of the School of Law and Justice at the University of Southern Queensland. He previously taught at Bond University and the University of Queensland, and has held visiting positions at Georgetown University and the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author or editor of eleven books and well over 100 book chapters and journal articles, primarily on legal philosophy, ethics and public law. His books include Australian Constitutional Law: Principles in Movement (Oxford University Press, 2022), Mediation Ethics: From Theory to Practice (Edward Elgar, 2020, co-authored with Rachael Field), Natural Law and the Nature of Law (Cambridge University Press, 2019) and the Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory (Edward Elgar, 2019, co-edited with Constance Youngwon Lee). He is a founding Director of Rape and Sexual Assault Research and Advocacy (RASARA), an Australia-wide organisation working to shape community responses to sexual violence. He co-edits the Journal of Legal Philosophy with Raff Donelson and Hillary Nye.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Professor of Law and JusticeUniversity of Southern Queensland2023

Expertise

Philosophy of law, ethics, constitutional law, rape and sexual assault law

Fields of Research

  • 480410. Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation
  • 480702. Constitutional law
BA(Hons)
Qld
2000
LLB(Hons)
Qld
2002
PhD
Qld
2006

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
The Jurisdiction of Saints, Holy People and Ambassadors of Peace: Theoretical Foundations and a Framework for Recognition within National and International Law with Reference to Diplomatic Practices and LawPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2024

Injustice and the Moral Obligation to Obey the Law

Crowe, Jonathan. 2025. "Injustice and the Moral Obligation to Obey the Law." Kirkby, Coel, Sadurski, Wojciech and Walton, Kevin (ed.) Law, Politics and Responding to Injustice . United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 161-179

Contemporary Natural Law Theory: Finnis and Beyond

Crowe, Jonathan. 2024. "Contemporary Natural Law Theory: Finnis and Beyond." USQ Law Society Law Review. 5 (1), pp. 5-22.

Implementing Affirmative Consent in Sexual Offences: A Model Law for Queensland

Crowe, Jonathan, Flynn, Asher and Lee, Bri. 2024. "Implementing Affirmative Consent in Sexual Offences: A Model Law for Queensland." Batagol, Asher, Seear, Kate, Askola, Heli and Walvisch, Jamie (ed.) The Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender-Based Justice. United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 125-138

Harmonising Sexual Consent Law in Australia: Goals, Risks and Challenges

Hill, Guzyal and Crowe, Jonathan. 2024. "Harmonising Sexual Consent Law in Australia: Goals, Risks and Challenges." Monash University Law Review. 49 (3). https://doi.org/10.26180/25650255

Natural Law with and without God

Crowe, Jonathan. 2024. "Natural Law with and without God." Australian Journal of Law and Religion. 4, pp. 17-33. https://doi.org/10.55803/W085N

Most states now have affirmative sexual consent laws, but not enough people know what they mean

Crowe, Jonathan and Ribeiro, Gianni. 2024. "Most states now have affirmative sexual consent laws, but not enough people know what they mean." The Conversation.

The Evolution of Natural Law

Crowe, Jonathan. 2024. "The Evolution of Natural Law." ZaƂuski, Wojciech, Bourgeois-Gironde, Sacha and Dyrda, Adam (ed.) Research Handbook on Legal Evolution. United Kingdom. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 396-403

Human Rights in the Natural Law Tradition

Crowe, Jonathan. 2024. "Human Rights in the Natural Law Tradition." Rooney, James Dominic and Zoll, Patrick (ed.) Beyond Classical Liberalism: Freedom and the Good . United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 190-202

Legal Theory

Crowe, Jonathan. 2023. Legal Theory. Australia. Thomson Reuters.

Sovereignty under the Australian Constitution: Why is Section 6 of the Australia Acts Binding on State Parliaments?

Crowe, Jonathan. 2023. "Sovereignty under the Australian Constitution: Why is Section 6 of the Australia Acts Binding on State Parliaments?" University of Queensland Law Journal. 42 (3), pp. 347-369. https://doi.org/10.38127/uqlj.v42i3.8471