Overview
Background
Rebecca Barber is a Senior Legal Officer with the Office of International Law, Australian Attorney General’s Department. She was previously a senior research fellow with the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, University of Queensland, where among other things she led the development of a Framework for Action for the Responsibility to Protect and a manual for States on the powers of the UN General Assembly to prevent and respond to atrocity crimes. She has published widely on UN Charter law, international peace and security law, state responsibility, international human rights and humanitarian law and the responsibility to protect. Rebecca has received several awards for her research including early career publication prizes from the International and Comparative Law Quarterly (2021) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (2023) and an Australian Legal Research Award (2022). She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of International Peacekeeping. Rebecca holds a PhD from the School of Law, University of Queensland and undergraduate degrees and a masters degree in public international law from the University of Melbourne. Rebecca previously had a career in international humanitarian assistance and advocacy, with assignments in Africa, South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Availability
- Dr Rebecca Barber is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Law, University of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne
- Masters (Coursework), RMIT University
- Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
Works
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2019
Other Outputs
The chance for Australia to urge ASEAN to act on the Rohingya crisis
Barber, Rebecca (2019, 04 29). The chance for Australia to urge ASEAN to act on the Rohingya crisis The Interpreter 1-1.
2019
Other Outputs
What is research in humanitarian crises and do ethical research principles apply
Barber, Rebecca (2019, 04 29). What is research in humanitarian crises and do ethical research principles apply Evidence Aid 1-1.
2019
Conference Publication
Research with Vulnerable Populations in Humanitarian Crises: Ethical Challenges and Overlooked Areas
Barber, Rebecca (2019). Research with Vulnerable Populations in Humanitarian Crises: Ethical Challenges and Overlooked Areas. Ethics and Humanitarian Research: Generating Evidence Ethically (PREA Conference 2019), Columbus, OH, United States, 25-26 March 2019.
2019
Other Outputs
Violence in Myanmar: Look elsewhere than Security Council
Barber, Rebecca (2019, 03 06). Violence in Myanmar: Look elsewhere than Security Council The Interpreter 1-1.
2019
Journal Article
Uniting for Peace Not Aggression: Responding to Chemical Weapons in Syria Without Breaking the Law
Barber, Rebecca (2019). Uniting for Peace Not Aggression: Responding to Chemical Weapons in Syria Without Breaking the Law. Journal of Conflict & Security Law, 24 (1), 71-110. doi: 10.1093/jcsl/kry029
2019
Other Outputs
An Australian checklist for conflict-related crises
Barber, Rebecca and Briggs, Caelin (2019, 01 16). An Australian checklist for conflict-related crises DevPolicy 1-1.
2019
Other Outputs
Preventing and responding to conflict-related humanitarian crises: an Australian checklist for action
Barber, Rebecca (2019). Preventing and responding to conflict-related humanitarian crises: an Australian checklist for action. Melbourne, Australia: World Vision Australia.
2019
Edited Outputs
Humanitarian access and international law: a symposium for humanitarian practitioners, researchers, trainers and policy-makers: summary report
Rebecca Barber and Yvette Zegenhagen eds. (2019). Humanitarian access and international law: a symposium for humanitarian practitioners, researchers, trainers and policy-makers: summary report. Humanitarian access and international law Symposium, Burwood, VIC Australia, 17 October 2019. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Centre for Humanitarian Leadership and Australian Red Cross.
2018
Other Outputs
Payne silent on human rights following visit to Myanmar
Barber, Rebecca (2018, 12 14). Payne silent on human rights following visit to Myanmar Australian Outlook 1-1.
2018
Conference Publication
Ethics and Research in Humanitarian Action
Barber, Rebecca (2018). Ethics and Research in Humanitarian Action. 25th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics, Melbourne, Australia, 5-7 September 2018.
2018
Other Outputs
Will the Security Council act on Myanmar, and what if they don’t?
Barber, Rebecca (2018, 08 31). Will the Security Council act on Myanmar, and what if they don’t? Online Opinion 1-1.
2018
Journal Article
Legal Preparedness for the Facilitation of International Humanitarian Assistance in the Aftermath of Vanuatu's Cyclone Pam
Barber, Rebecca (2018). Legal Preparedness for the Facilitation of International Humanitarian Assistance in the Aftermath of Vanuatu's Cyclone Pam. Asian Journal of International Law, 8 (1), 143-165. doi: 10.1017/s2044251316000242
2017
Other Outputs
Australia was central to a high point in human rights, so why Manus Island?
Barber, Rebecca (2017, 12 11). Australia was central to a high point in human rights, so why Manus Island? Women's Agenda 1-1.
2016
Other Outputs
Blanket approaches in humanitarian response: Reflections from the 2015 Nepal earthquake
Barber, Rebecca (2016, 06 21). Blanket approaches in humanitarian response: Reflections from the 2015 Nepal earthquake Middle East Asia Project 1-1.
2016
Other Outputs
Did the humanitarian response to the Nepal earthquake ensure no one was left behind? A case study on the experience of marginalised groups in humanitarian action
Barber, Rebecca (2016). Did the humanitarian response to the Nepal earthquake ensure no one was left behind? A case study on the experience of marginalised groups in humanitarian action. Melbourne, Australia: Save the Children.
2016
Book Chapter
Humanitarian assistance following the 2011 floods in Thailand and Cambodia: the importance of formal invitations and informal relationships
Barber, Rebecca (2016). Humanitarian assistance following the 2011 floods in Thailand and Cambodia: the importance of formal invitations and informal relationships. Rebuilding Asia following natural disasters: approaches to reconstruction in the Asia-Pacific region. (pp. 315-338) edited by Patrick Daly and R. Michael Feener. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/cbo9781139683548.013
2015
Conference Publication
Using International Humanitarian Law to Advocate for Improved Humanitarian Access in Syria
Barber, Rebecca (2015). Using International Humanitarian Law to Advocate for Improved Humanitarian Access in Syria. MSF / Deakin International Humanitarian Law Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 24 September 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Balancing the Local with the Global: Reflections on the Response to Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam
Barber, Rebecca (2015). Balancing the Local with the Global: Reflections on the Response to Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam. A Quest for Humanitarian Effectiveness, Manchester, United Kingdom , 14-16 September 2015.
2015
Other Outputs
Humanitarian aid in 2015: Great challenges but greater opportunities
Barber, Rebecca (2015, 08 19). Humanitarian aid in 2015: Great challenges but greater opportunities DevPolicy 1-1.
2015
Conference Publication
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Tailoring the International Response to the Need following Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam
Barber, Rebecca (2015). One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Tailoring the International Response to the Need following Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam. Disasters and International Law in the Asia Pacific, Sydney, Australia, 24 July 2015.
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