Wendy Bonython
Professor
Law& Justice
University of Canberra
Australia
Biography
The unifying theme of my research is the legal relationship between private and public entities, and innovation. This principally takes two forms: examining the relationship between public law and technologies, particularly regulation of biotechnologies; and the relationship between private law (principally torts) and innovation, both legal and technological. Human rights, ethics, and human dignity are a particular focus of my research. Topics of specific interest include: mental health, intellectual disability and capacity; genetic privacy; propertisation of biological materials and data; health sector regulation and litigation; Research ethics; regulation of medical technologies; and traditional torts, particularly negligence, nuisance, and trespass. I am also interested in the historical development of present day torts principles, and the developing relationship between torts law and statute, and torts law and international law.
Research Interest
Areas of Research Interest Health and biotechnology law Torts law Mental health and capacity law Research ethics Research Methods of Interest Archival/historical research Doctrinal Empirical
Publications
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Bonython, W.E., Arnold, B. (2016) 'Beyond the corporeal: extending propertisation of body parts to derivative information', Journal of Law and Medicine (in press);
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Bonython, W.E., Arnold, B. (2016) 'When statutory powers distract: involuntary detention and treatment laws, and liability for harm', Monash University Law Review
