Dr Piero Moraro
Lecturer
Law And Justice
Charles Sturt University
Australia
Biography
Piero has lived and worked in Australia since 2011, after studying in UK and in Italy. He initially joined CSU as a contract lecturer in Philosophy, and moved to join Justice Studies as a permanent member in 2012. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Stirling (UK), and a MSC in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the relation between civil disobedient and the criminal justice system.
Research Interest
Piero's research focuses on issues at the intersection between ethics, law and political philosophy. He has published work on civil disobedience and political obligation, and is currently working on whether compulsory voting is morally justifiable.
Publications
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"Violent Civil Disobedience and Willingness to Accept Punishment", Essays in Philosophy, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2007
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Respecting Individual Autonomy Through the Use of Force: the Case of Civil Disobedience", Journal of Applied Philosophy, vol. 31, n.1, February 2014
