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Roberto Buonamano is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney. He holds significant administrative roles including Academic Liaison Officer (2021-2023), Chair of the Courses Committee (2019-2023), and Student Misconduct Officer (2020). His visiting scholar positions include the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (Venice, 2018) and the Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence at the University of Sydney (2009).
Education:
- PhD in Law from UNSW Australia
- LLM from UNSW Australia
- LLB from UNSW Australia
- BA in Philosophy from UNSW Australia
- Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice from University of Technology Sydney
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW
Research Interests: His work focuses on the intersection of continental philosophy (Derrida, Foucault, Althusser) with legal theory, examining human rights hermeneutics, secularism's theological foundations, democratic constitutionalism, and critiques of subjectivity in juridical systems. Current investigations explore the application of philosophical frameworks to human rights jurisprudence and constitutional democracy.
Publication Trends: Articles predominantly analyze philosophical foundations of law through thinkers like Derrida (deconstruction), Foucault (biopolitics), and Kafka (legal critique), with recurring themes of religious freedom in secular societies, violence in juridical systems, subjectivity theory, and European human rights jurisprudence. Recent works increasingly address pluralistic democracy's tensions with religious rights.
Teaching: International Human Rights Law, Australian Constitutional Law, and Criminal Law and Procedure. Available for supervision of Masters and PhD students in legal philosophy and human rights.
Administrative Service: Longstanding member and chair of university disciplinary committees since 2011, contributing to institutional governance at UTS.
