John Morss

John Morss is an Honorary Fellow at Deakin Law School with interdisciplinary expertise spanning international law, psychology, and disability rights. His research examines collective rights, global governance, and inclusive policy frameworks.

Key research areas include:

• Reconceptualizing self-determination in international law
• Disability rights under UN conventions
• Legal status of religious entities
• Indigenous intellectual property

His work on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG4) evaluates inclusive education implementation globally.

Recent publications analyze tensions between selective abortion policies and disability rights, maritime resource disputes under UNCLOS, and Vatican diplomatic immunity. Methodologically, he employs comparative legal analysis and critical theory.

Morss has supervised doctoral research on e-consumer protection, climate migration litigation, and tax compliance in developing economies. Awards include the Joshua Williams Memorial Essay Prize for legal scholarship.