Overview
Background
Robert Mullins holds a BPhil in Philosophy and a DPhil in Law from the University of Oxford. His research expertise is in legal philosophy and the theory of legal reasoning. Much of Robert's published work investigates the implications of different accounts of the meaning and use of deontic language developed by logicians and linguists for the understanding of legal rights, obligations, and authority relations. His most recent work focuses on logics of common law reasoning developed by scholars in Artificial Intelligence and Law.
Dr Mullins currently serves as Reviews Editor of the peer-reviewed professional journal, Law and Philosophy. He is an Associate Member of the ARC Centre for Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society.
Availability
- Associate Professor Robert Mullins is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Law, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Children’s rights and parents’ rights
Mullins, Robert (2017). Children’s rights and parents’ rights. Jurisprudence: an international journal of legal and political thought, 8 (3), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/20403313.2017.1380902
2016
Other Outputs
Relational Norms
Mullins, Robert (2016). Relational Norms. PhD Thesis, University of Oxford, University of Oxford.
2016
Conference Publication
Rights in default logic
Mullins, Robert (2016). Rights in default logic. 13th International Conference, DEON 2016, Bayreuth, Germany, 18-21 July 2016. London, United Kingdom: College Publications.
2015
Journal Article
Police misconduct in Queensland: a public wrong
Mullins, Robert (2015). Police misconduct in Queensland: a public wrong. University of Queensland Law Journal, 34 (2), 287-299.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Waldron's Conception of the Rule of Law and Legal Theory
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Allan, Dr Matt Watson
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Legal Review of Autonomous Weapons System
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rain Liivoja
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Law as a MacIntyrean Practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Aroney
Media
Enquiries
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- Gender Identity Discrimination
- Legal Philosophy
- Rights Theory
- Sex Discrimination
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