Donna McNamara
Biographic Data
| ID | 6602841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donna McNamara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donna |
| FAMILY NAME | McNamara |
| SIGNATURE | MCNAMARA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle Law School, The University of Newcastle, Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7393-6123 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ensuring universal access
This article makes the case for the provision of Medicare universally to all Australians, specifically to those who are currently incarcerated. As the article explains through its focus on mental health, the exclusion of Medicare from prisons was not part of the original design of the Australian health care system, and its ongoing absence has had dramatic impacts on the human rights and health of those in the criminal justice system
Policing in the Age of the Asylum
This article will trace the key legislative interventions in the lives of persons with disabilities in Ireland. It will explore the growth of a vast network of institutions and the subsequent legislative powers which were introduced to allow for the removal of persons deemed "dangerous" or "mad" from society. In particular, it will consider the powers afforded to police officers during both the age of institutionalisation and the age of deinstitu…
The ‘Necessity' of Austerity and its Relationship with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, contractions in the global economy were often utilised as a justification for deep cuts in State spending, including welfare state programmes. This article will problematise the ‘necessity’ of austerity measures and how this conflicts with the intentions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which requires State intervention to ensure the right to a minimum standard of …
The blurred distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic medical interventions for intersex children in Australia
The international community’s response to intersex children’s issues lacks consensus, particularly in the context of medical interventions. Some States prohibit non-consensual genital normalising surgeries, while others encourage this harmful practice. This article employs a human rights lens to analyse and critique Australia’s inaction regarding unnecessary medical interventions on intersex children. It demonstrates that Australia’s current dist…
Human rights and the post-pandemic return to classroom education in Australia
This article identifies tensions between the human rights central to a return to classroom-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes the complexity of balancing rights to health, education and work for students, teachers and school staff, including for the most vulnerable in those groups. The authors argue that Australia would be well served by a comprehensive human rights framework to support difficult processes of balancing rights …
Genetic testing in sport
This article uses the experiences of professional soccer player Abdelhak ‘Appie’ Nouri, who suffered a cardiac arrhythmia at 20 years of age during a pre-season friendly in 2017, as the stepping off point for examining the use and regulation of genetic testing in sport and the human rights implications of genetic testing child athletes for the purposes of talent identification and performance enhancement. The authors identify recent trends in the…
Ensuring universal access
This article makes the case for the provision of Medicare universally to all Australians, specifically to those who are currently incarcerated. As the article explains through its focus on mental health, the exclusion of Medicare from prisons was not part of the original design of the Australian health care system, and its ongoing absence has had dramatic impacts on the human rights and health of those in the criminal justice system
The blurred distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic medical interventions for intersex children in Australia
The international community’s response to intersex children’s issues lacks consensus, particularly in the context of medical interventions. Some States prohibit non-consensual genital normalising surgeries, while others encourage this harmful practice. This article employs a human rights lens to analyse and critique Australia’s inaction regarding unnecessary medical interventions on intersex children. It demonstrates that Australia’s current dist…
Genetic testing in sport
This article uses the experiences of professional soccer player Abdelhak ‘Appie’ Nouri, who suffered a cardiac arrhythmia at 20 years of age during a pre-season friendly in 2017, as the stepping off point for examining the use and regulation of genetic testing in sport and the human rights implications of genetic testing child athletes for the purposes of talent identification and performance enhancement. The authors identify recent trends in the…
Human rights and the post-pandemic return to classroom education in Australia
This article identifies tensions between the human rights central to a return to classroom-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes the complexity of balancing rights to health, education and work for students, teachers and school staff, including for the most vulnerable in those groups. The authors argue that Australia would be well served by a comprehensive human rights framework to support difficult processes of balancing rights …
Genetic testing in sport
This article uses the experiences of professional soccer player Abdelhak ‘Appie’ Nouri, who suffered a cardiac arrhythmia at 20 years of age during a pre-season friendly in 2017, as the stepping off point for examining the use and regulation of genetic testing in sport and the human rights implications of genetic testing child athletes for the purposes of talent identification and performance enhancement. The authors identify recent trends in the…
Policing in the Age of the Asylum
This article will trace the key legislative interventions in the lives of persons with disabilities in Ireland. It will explore the growth of a vast network of institutions and the subsequent legislative powers which were introduced to allow for the removal of persons deemed "dangerous" or "mad" from society. In particular, it will consider the powers afforded to police officers during both the age of institutionalisation and the age of deinstitu…
The ‘Necessity' of Austerity and its Relationship with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, contractions in the global economy were often utilised as a justification for deep cuts in State spending, including welfare state programmes. This article will problematise the ‘necessity’ of austerity measures and how this conflicts with the intentions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which requires State intervention to ensure the right to a minimum standard of …
The blurred distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic medical interventions for intersex children in Australia
The international community’s response to intersex children’s issues lacks consensus, particularly in the context of medical interventions. Some States prohibit non-consensual genital normalising surgeries, while others encourage this harmful practice. This article employs a human rights lens to analyse and critique Australia’s inaction regarding unnecessary medical interventions on intersex children. It demonstrates that Australia’s current dist…
Ensuring universal access
This article makes the case for the provision of Medicare universally to all Australians, specifically to those who are currently incarcerated. As the article explains through its focus on mental health, the exclusion of Medicare from prisons was not part of the original design of the Australian health care system, and its ongoing absence has had dramatic impacts on the human rights and health of those in the criminal justice system
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Human rights (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Convention (2 works) · Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2 works) · Criminology (2 works)