Honorary Professor Heather Douglas
Honorary Professor

Heather Douglas

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Honorary Professor Heather Douglas is:
Available for supervision
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
  • Bachelor of Law, Monash University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Law, Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne

Search Professor Heather Douglas’s works on UQ eSpace

278 works between 1996 and 2025
All (278) Book (12) Journal Article (142) Other Outputs (16) Conference Publication (83) Book Chapter (25)

261 - 278 of 278 works

2005

Journal Article

Indigenous legal education: Towards Indigenisation

Douglas, H. A. (2005). Indigenous legal education: Towards Indigenisation. Indigenous Law Bulletin, 6 (8), 12-15.

Indigenous legal education: Towards Indigenisation

2004

Journal Article

Assimilation, Lutheranism and the 1950s Justice of Kriewaldt

Douglas, Heather (2004). Assimilation, Lutheranism and the 1950s Justice of Kriewaldt. Australian Journal of Legal History, 8 (2), 285-312.

Assimilation, Lutheranism and the 1950s Justice of Kriewaldt

2004

Journal Article

Crime in the Intimate Sphere : Prosecutions of Intimate Partner Violence

Douglas, Heather (2004). Crime in the Intimate Sphere : Prosecutions of Intimate Partner Violence. Newcastle Law Review, 7 (2), 79-100.

Crime in the Intimate Sphere : Prosecutions of Intimate Partner Violence

2004

Journal Article

'Their Ultimate Absorption': Assimilation in 1930s Australia

Chesterman, John and Douglas, Heather (2004). 'Their Ultimate Absorption': Assimilation in 1930s Australia. Journal of Australian Studies, 81, 47-58.

'Their Ultimate Absorption': Assimilation in 1930s Australia

2003

Journal Article

Intimate partner violence: Transforming harm into a crime

Douglas, Heather and Godden, Lee (2003). Intimate partner violence: Transforming harm into a crime. E Law - Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, 10 (2), 1-17.

Intimate partner violence: Transforming harm into a crime

2003

Journal Article

The Decriminalisation of Domestic Violence: Examining the Interaction Between the Criminal Law and Domestic Violence

Douglas, H. and Godden, L. (2003). The Decriminalisation of Domestic Violence: Examining the Interaction Between the Criminal Law and Domestic Violence. Criminal Law Journal, 27 (Part 1), 32-1-32-12.

The Decriminalisation of Domestic Violence: Examining the Interaction Between the Criminal Law and Domestic Violence

2002

Journal Article

Justice Kriewaldt, Aboriginal Identity and Criminal Law

Douglas, H. (2002). Justice Kriewaldt, Aboriginal Identity and Criminal Law. Criminal Law Journal, 26 (Part 4), 204-1-204-19.

Justice Kriewaldt, Aboriginal Identity and Criminal Law

2001

Journal Article

The participation of Indigenous students in legal education: 1990-2000

Douglas, Heather (2001). The participation of Indigenous students in legal education: 1990-2000. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 24 (2), 485-514.

The participation of Indigenous students in legal education: 1990-2000

2000

Journal Article

"From a different place altogether": Indigenous students and cultural exclusion at law school

Douglas, Heather Anne and Banks, Cate (2000). "From a different place altogether": Indigenous students and cultural exclusion at law school. Australian Journal of Law and Society, 15, 42-66.

"From a different place altogether": Indigenous students and cultural exclusion at law school

1999

Journal Article

Gender in Cyberspace: Women Lawyers and the Internet

Heather Douglas (1999). Gender in Cyberspace: Women Lawyers and the Internet. Griffith Law Review, 8

Gender in Cyberspace: Women Lawyers and the Internet

1998

Journal Article

"This is not just about me": Indigenous students insights into law school study

Douglas, Heather (1998). "This is not just about me": Indigenous students insights into law school study. Adelaide Law Review, 20, 349-370.

"This is not just about me": Indigenous students insights into law school study

1998

Journal Article

Anunga Guidelines

Heather Douglas (1998). Anunga Guidelines. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 21

Anunga Guidelines

1998

Journal Article

The cultural specificity of evidence: the current scope and relevance of the Anunga guidelines

Douglas, Heather (1998). The cultural specificity of evidence: the current scope and relevance of the Anunga guidelines. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 21, 27-54.

The cultural specificity of evidence: the current scope and relevance of the Anunga guidelines

1998

Journal Article

Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol II, by Jocelynne A. Scutt

Douglas, Heather Anne (1998). Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol II, by Jocelynne A. Scutt. Griffith Law Review, 7 (2), 317-320.

Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol II, by Jocelynne A. Scutt

1997

Journal Article

Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol I by Jocelynne A. Scutt

Douglas, Heather Anne (1997). Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol I by Jocelynne A. Scutt. Griffith Law Review, 6, 228-230.

Review of The Incredible Woman: Power and Sexual Politics vol I by Jocelynne A. Scutt

1997

Journal Article

Review of Majah: Indigenous Peoples and the Law by Bird, Martin and Nielson

Douglas, Heather Anne (1997). Review of Majah: Indigenous Peoples and the Law by Bird, Martin and Nielson. International Journal of Cultural Property, 6 (1), 171-173. doi: 10.1017/S0940739197000246

Review of Majah: Indigenous Peoples and the Law by Bird, Martin and Nielson

1996

Journal Article

Indigenous legal education: looking towards the future

Douglas, Heather (1996). Indigenous legal education: looking towards the future. Legal Education Review, 7 (2), 225-246.

Indigenous legal education: looking towards the future

1996

Journal Article

Indigenous Legal Education: Looking Towards the Future

Douglas, Heather (1996). Indigenous Legal Education: Looking Towards the Future. Legal Education Review, 7, 225-246.

Indigenous Legal Education: Looking Towards the Future

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Termination of Pregnancy Legislation and Policy Implementation
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    The non-fatal strangulation offence as a response to domestic violence
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Bringing Indigenous Voices into Judicial Decision-Making (ARC Discovery Indigenous grant administered by the University of Technology Sydney)
    ARC Discovery Indigenous
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2021
    National Family Violence Bench Book
    The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Incorporated
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Understanding justice system responses to domestic violence in Queensland
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Using law and ending domestic violence: Women's voices.
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Australian Feminist Judgments Project: Jurisprudence as Praxis
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Building research capacity for quantitative analysis of Indigenous poverty and policy interventions
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    FASD within the Criminal Justice Sector in Queensland
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Law enforcement and Khat: An analysis of current issues
    National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    An exploration of legal responses to family violence, breakdown and homelessness: enhancing outcomes for children at risk and their families
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Equality and the Criminal Law
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Honorary Professor Heather Douglas is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Criminal law and procedure

    • disclosure and fair trial;
    • unrepresented defendants in criminal matters and the role of judges;
    • post-sentence detention (eg: dangerous offenders, indefinites sentences etc.

    For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au

  • Topics that explore legal issues related to domestic and family violence

    • use of exclusion or ouster orders in legislation and by the courts;
    • development of specific offences (stalking, torture etc) and their implementation;
    • development of defences (eg provocation, battered persons defence) and use in courts;
    • role of the victim in charge and prosecution of criminal offences;
    • special courts and alternative justice mechanisms in domestic and family violence matters.

    For further information contact Professor Heather Douglas, e: h.douglas@law.uq.edu.au

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    The Criminal Justice Journeys of Incarcerated Women who have Experienced Non-Fatal Strangulation: Conceptualising a Trauma- and Gender-informed Approach to Correctional Care.

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Honorary Professor Heather Douglas directly for media enquiries about:

  • Aboriginal peoples and criminal law
  • Aboriginal peoples and domestic violence
  • Abortion and the law
  • Australian judicial decision-making
  • Criminal law and Indigenous people
  • Criminal law and procedure
  • Domestic violence
  • Domestic violence in Indigenous communities
  • Family violence
  • FASD
  • Feminism
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Law
  • Human rights
  • Indigenous people and criminal law
  • law reform
  • sentencing
  • Social justice law
  • Stalking and technology facilitated abuse
  • Violence - domestic

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