Brian Opeskin
Biographic Data
| ID | 739591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Opeskin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Opeskin |
| SIGNATURE | OPESKIN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9393-3592 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Lazy data? Using administrative records in research on judicial systems
Social science research on courts and judges requires data that are typically generated through interviews, observation, or surveys for the purpose of answering specific research questions posed by the researcher. However, traditional methods of data collection are not always feasible. As an alternative, this paper examines the use of administrative data, which have been collected for non-research purposes, in judicial research. Using research un…
Rationing Justice
Over the past generation there have been significant reforms to the way the state supports the just resolution of legal disputes. Influenced by public sector managerialism, the state has sought ever greater cost-effectiveness by tempering demand for justice in the courts. Using Australia as an example, this article analyses six processes by which the state has modulated this demand, namely, extinguishing, expelling, diverting, incentivising, filt…
Securitization of Search and Rescue at Sea
This article compares the law and practice of the European Union and Australia in respect to the search and rescue (SAR) of boat migrants, concluding that the response to individuals in peril at sea in both jurisdictions is becoming increasingly securitized. This has led to the humanitarian purpose of SAR being compromised in the name of border security. Part I contrasts the unique challenge posed by SAR operations involving migrants and asylum s…
The Human Right to Citizenship
Citizenship and its correlate, nationality, are fundamental to the capacity of individuals to enjoy rights. As Hannah Arendt poignantly suggested many decades ago, the right to belong to a community is nothing less than ‘a right to have rights’. 1 It is arguable that the theoretical importance of nationality has diminished in the United Nations era because of the wider recognition of human rights that attach to everyone by virtue of their essenti…
Bibliographie / Bibliography
Electoral Redistribution in Australia
Electoral redistribution (redistricting) is a process that has the potential to advance the principle of “one vote, one value” in the face of dynamic human populations. Using the Australian federal electoral system as a case study, this article examines the impact of changes in the size, composition and spatial distribution of the population on electoral boundary delimitation over the past 110 years, and analyses the likely impact of future popul…
Managing International Migration in Australia
This article challenges the view of many commentators that the capacity of liberal democracies to regulate international migration has been significantly compromised by the growth of international human rights norms and the role of independent judiciaries in enforcing those norms. Focusing on three Australian case studies that deal with deportation, mandatory detention of refugee claimants, and judicial review of migration decisions, the article …
The Balance of the Sexes
The numerical balance between males and females in a population has been of long‐standing interest to social scientists because of its effects on marriage, fertility, and the societal roles of men and women. Yet, little attention has been paid to mapping changes in sex ratios or identifying their demographic determinants. This study addresses this gap by examining secular changes in the balance between males and females in Australia from 1901 to …
The Resettlement of Nauruans in Australia
There is a growing consensus that the earth's climate is changing. Scientists have documented rising sea levels and air temperatures, disruption to rainfall and the widespread melting of glaciers a
Regulating Pacific Seasonal Labour in Australia
In 2008 the Australian Government announced a new labour mobility scheme for Pacific workers, with the objective of meeting seasonal demand for low skilled labour in the horticulture industry and promoting economic development in Pacific Island Countries. Modelled on New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme, it is a significant departure from Australia’s long-standing preference for permanent migration that is non-discriminatory with res…
Malaria in Pacific populations
Resources, population and migration in the Pacific
This article examines international migration in the Pacific and argues that there should be still greater opportunities for the people of Pacific countries to migrate between their home states and the developed states of the Pacific Rim. The case for borders that are more permeable to human migration is based in part on the common Pacific predicament of poor resource endowments, rapidly growing populations, depletion and degradation of existing …
Mechanisms for intergovernmental relations in federations
Federations employ a large variety of mechanisms for conducting relations between central, regional, and local levels of government. These mechanisms span the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government within each level. Executive involvement ranges widely in degree of formality, from the making of formal intergovernmental agreements to informal liaison between governmental officers. Executive mechanisms have also evolved for cor…
The moral foundations of foreign aid
Securitization of Search and Rescue at Sea
This article compares the law and practice of the European Union and Australia in respect to the search and rescue (SAR) of boat migrants, concluding that the response to individuals in peril at sea in both jurisdictions is becoming increasingly securitized. This has led to the humanitarian purpose of SAR being compromised in the name of border security. Part I contrasts the unique challenge posed by SAR operations involving migrants and asylum s…
The Resettlement of Nauruans in Australia
There is a growing consensus that the earth's climate is changing. Scientists have documented rising sea levels and air temperatures, disruption to rainfall and the widespread melting of glaciers a
The moral foundations of foreign aid
Regulating Pacific Seasonal Labour in Australia
In 2008 the Australian Government announced a new labour mobility scheme for Pacific workers, with the objective of meeting seasonal demand for low skilled labour in the horticulture industry and promoting economic development in Pacific Island Countries. Modelled on New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme, it is a significant departure from Australia’s long-standing preference for permanent migration that is non-discriminatory with res…
Managing International Migration in Australia
This article challenges the view of many commentators that the capacity of liberal democracies to regulate international migration has been significantly compromised by the growth of international human rights norms and the role of independent judiciaries in enforcing those norms. Focusing on three Australian case studies that deal with deportation, mandatory detention of refugee claimants, and judicial review of migration decisions, the article …
Resources, population and migration in the Pacific
This article examines international migration in the Pacific and argues that there should be still greater opportunities for the people of Pacific countries to migrate between their home states and the developed states of the Pacific Rim. The case for borders that are more permeable to human migration is based in part on the common Pacific predicament of poor resource endowments, rapidly growing populations, depletion and degradation of existing …
Mechanisms for intergovernmental relations in federations
Federations employ a large variety of mechanisms for conducting relations between central, regional, and local levels of government. These mechanisms span the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government within each level. Executive involvement ranges widely in degree of formality, from the making of formal intergovernmental agreements to informal liaison between governmental officers. Executive mechanisms have also evolved for cor…
The moral foundations of foreign aid
Mechanisms for intergovernmental relations in federations
Federations employ a large variety of mechanisms for conducting relations between central, regional, and local levels of government. These mechanisms span the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government within each level. Executive involvement ranges widely in degree of formality, from the making of formal intergovernmental agreements to informal liaison between governmental officers. Executive mechanisms have also evolved for cor…
Malaria in Pacific populations
Resources, population and migration in the Pacific
This article examines international migration in the Pacific and argues that there should be still greater opportunities for the people of Pacific countries to migrate between their home states and the developed states of the Pacific Rim. The case for borders that are more permeable to human migration is based in part on the common Pacific predicament of poor resource endowments, rapidly growing populations, depletion and degradation of existing …
Regulating Pacific Seasonal Labour in Australia
In 2008 the Australian Government announced a new labour mobility scheme for Pacific workers, with the objective of meeting seasonal demand for low skilled labour in the horticulture industry and promoting economic development in Pacific Island Countries. Modelled on New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme, it is a significant departure from Australia’s long-standing preference for permanent migration that is non-discriminatory with res…
The Balance of the Sexes
The numerical balance between males and females in a population has been of long‐standing interest to social scientists because of its effects on marriage, fertility, and the societal roles of men and women. Yet, little attention has been paid to mapping changes in sex ratios or identifying their demographic determinants. This study addresses this gap by examining secular changes in the balance between males and females in Australia from 1901 to …
The Resettlement of Nauruans in Australia
There is a growing consensus that the earth's climate is changing. Scientists have documented rising sea levels and air temperatures, disruption to rainfall and the widespread melting of glaciers a
Electoral Redistribution in Australia
Electoral redistribution (redistricting) is a process that has the potential to advance the principle of “one vote, one value” in the face of dynamic human populations. Using the Australian federal electoral system as a case study, this article examines the impact of changes in the size, composition and spatial distribution of the population on electoral boundary delimitation over the past 110 years, and analyses the likely impact of future popul…
Managing International Migration in Australia
This article challenges the view of many commentators that the capacity of liberal democracies to regulate international migration has been significantly compromised by the growth of international human rights norms and the role of independent judiciaries in enforcing those norms. Focusing on three Australian case studies that deal with deportation, mandatory detention of refugee claimants, and judicial review of migration decisions, the article …
Bibliographie / Bibliography
The Human Right to Citizenship
Citizenship and its correlate, nationality, are fundamental to the capacity of individuals to enjoy rights. As Hannah Arendt poignantly suggested many decades ago, the right to belong to a community is nothing less than ‘a right to have rights’. 1 It is arguable that the theoretical importance of nationality has diminished in the United Nations era because of the wider recognition of human rights that attach to everyone by virtue of their essenti…
Securitization of Search and Rescue at Sea
This article compares the law and practice of the European Union and Australia in respect to the search and rescue (SAR) of boat migrants, concluding that the response to individuals in peril at sea in both jurisdictions is becoming increasingly securitized. This has led to the humanitarian purpose of SAR being compromised in the name of border security. Part I contrasts the unique challenge posed by SAR operations involving migrants and asylum s…
Rationing Justice
Over the past generation there have been significant reforms to the way the state supports the just resolution of legal disputes. Influenced by public sector managerialism, the state has sought ever greater cost-effectiveness by tempering demand for justice in the courts. Using Australia as an example, this article analyses six processes by which the state has modulated this demand, namely, extinguishing, expelling, diverting, incentivising, filt…
Lazy data? Using administrative records in research on judicial systems
Social science research on courts and judges requires data that are typically generated through interviews, observation, or surveys for the purpose of answering specific research questions posed by the researcher. However, traditional methods of data collection are not always feasible. As an alternative, this paper examines the use of administrative data, which have been collected for non-research purposes, in judicial research. Using research un…
Political science (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Geography (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works)