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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2012
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When Africans no longer need aid, our job is done
Barber, Rebecca (2012, 07 26). When Africans no longer need aid, our job is done The Australian 8-8.
2012
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African aid cannot wane
Barber, Rebecca (2012, 07 07). African aid cannot wane The Adelaide Advertiser 68-68.
2012
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Save the Children: Partnership for Resilience
Barber, Rebecca (2012, 06 22). Save the Children: Partnership for Resilience Online Opinion 1-1.
2012
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Meeting of like minds can save the hungry millions in Sahel
Barber, Rebecca (2012, 05 29). Meeting of like minds can save the hungry millions in Sahel The Sydney Morning Herald 1-1.
2012
Conference Publication
Reflections on the Humanitarian Response to the 2011 Southeast Asian Floods
Barber, Rebecca (2012). Reflections on the Humanitarian Response to the 2011 Southeast Asian Floods. Asia Public Policy Forum: Disaster Management in Asia, Singapore, 13-15 May 2012.
2012
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Decisive action is needed to avoid another famine crisis
Barber, Rebecca (2012, 04 09). Decisive action is needed to avoid another famine crisis The Sydney Morning Herald 1-1.
2012
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Afghan civilians carry the burden
Barber, Rebecca (2012, 02 14). Afghan civilians carry the burden The Canberra Times 13-13.
2012
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We should have the skills and expertise to prevent a re-run of the crisis in the Horn of Africa
Barber, Rebecca (2012, 01 18). We should have the skills and expertise to prevent a re-run of the crisis in the Horn of Africa The Adelaide Advertiser 18-18.
2011
Journal Article
Australia’s Core Mission in Afghanistan must be to Promote Human Rights
Barber, Rebecca (2011, 12 02). Australia’s Core Mission in Afghanistan must be to Promote Human Rights
2011
Other Outputs
Getting it right from the start: priorities for action in the new Republic of South Sudan
Barber, Rebecca (2011). Getting it right from the start: priorities for action in the new Republic of South Sudan. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxfam.
2011
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The UK and its partners must commit to Afghanistan
Barber, Rebecca (2011, 05 19). The UK and its partners must commit to Afghanistan The New Statesman 1-1.
2011
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No time to lose: promoting the accountability of the Afghan National Security Forces
Rebecca Barber (2011). No time to lose: promoting the accountability of the Afghan National Security Forces. Oxford, University: Oxfam.
2010
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The human cost of Pakistan's Floods
Barber, Rebecca (2010, 08 26). The human cost of Pakistan's Floods The Sydney Morning Herald 1-1.
2010
Journal Article
The Proportionality Equation: Balancing Military Objectives with Civilian Lives in the Armed Conflict in Afghanistan
Barber, Rebecca J. (2010). The Proportionality Equation: Balancing Military Objectives with Civilian Lives in the Armed Conflict in Afghanistan. Journal of Conflict & Security Law, 15 (3) krq017, 467-500. doi: 10.1093/jcsl/krq017
2009
Journal Article
Facilitating humanitarian assistance in international humanitarian and human rights law
Barber, Rebecca (2009). Facilitating humanitarian assistance in international humanitarian and human rights law. International Review of the Red Cross, 91 (874), 371-397. doi: 10.1017/s1816383109990154
2009
Journal Article
The Responsibility to Protect the Survivors of Natural Disaster: Cyclone Nargis, a Case Study
Barber, Rebecca (2009). The Responsibility to Protect the Survivors of Natural Disaster: Cyclone Nargis, a Case Study. Journal of Conflict & Security Law, 14 (1), 3-34. doi: 10.1093/jcsl/krn026
2009
Journal Article
Reflections on the Peacekeeping Failure in Darfur: Is There Any Substance to the 'Responsibility to Protect'?
Barber, Rebecca (2009). Reflections on the Peacekeeping Failure in Darfur: Is There Any Substance to the 'Responsibility to Protect'?. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 13 (3-4), 294-326. doi: 10.1163/187541009x12463418050696
2008
Journal Article
Protecting the Right to Housing in the Aftermath of Natural Disaster: Standards in International Human Rights Law
Barber, Rebecca J. (2008). Protecting the Right to Housing in the Aftermath of Natural Disaster: Standards in International Human Rights Law. International Journal of Refugee Law, 20 (3), 432-468. doi: 10.1093/ijrl/een024
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