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Dr Robert Mullins is a Senior Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, part of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Queensland. He holds a BPhil in Philosophy and a DPhil in Law from the University of Oxford. His research focuses on legal philosophy, the theory of legal reasoning, and the application of formal logic to legal domains. Key areas include deontic language analysis, precedential constraint models, and the intersection of artificial intelligence with legal systems. He currently serves as Reviews Editor for the Law and Philosophy journal and is an Associate Member of the ARC Centre for Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S). His work examines explainability in automated legal reasoning and contributes to foundational debates in legal theory.
Robert’s educational background includes degrees from the University of Oxford and earlier studies at the University of Queensland (B.A., LL.B.). His research interests are structured around legal semantics, moral conflict in rights frameworks, and the formalization of legal obligations. He has explored how logicians’ and linguists’ theories of deontic language shape interpretations of legal rights and authority relations.
His recent articles analyze formal models of common law reasoning, the implications of deontic detachment for legal positivism, and the structural foundations of precedential constraint. While no formal awards are listed, his contributions to legal theory and interdisciplinary work with AI underscore his scholarly impact. Robert is available for academic supervision and has affiliations with the Australian Centre for Private Law.
