Professor Jeremy Farrall
Areas of expertise
- International Law (Excl. International Trade Law) 180116
- International Relations 160607
- Human Rights Law 180114
Biography
Dr. Jeremy Farrall is Professor of Law in the ANU College of Law, at the Australian National University.
A leading International Law scholar of the United Nations and its Security Council, Professor Farrall has been a Chief Investigator on three exciting Australian Research Council Discovery Projects:
- 'Shaping International Law after Global Transformation: Australian Experiences' (2023-2027, total funding $635,000, with Madelaine Chiam (La Trobe), Jordana Siverstein (Melbourne) and Chris Michaelsen (UNSW));
- 'Reconceiving Engagement with lnternational Law in a Populist Era' (2022-2027, total funding $622,000, with Jo Ford (ANU), Imogen Saunders (ANU), Peter Danchin (Maryland) and Shruti Rana (Indiana)); and
- 'Leveraging Power and Influence on the UN Security Council' (2015-2022, total funding $488,000, with Chris Michaelsen (UNSW), Jochen Prantl (ANU) and Jeni Whalan (UQ)).
Jeremy has previously worked for the United Nations in a range of roles, serving as a Political Affairs Officer both for the UN Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York (2001-2004) and for the UN Mission in Liberia (2004-2006). He was also a UN Facilitator for the UN Secretary-General's Good Offices team that mediated peace talks in Cyprus (2004, 2008).
His broader research interests include UN diplomacy, UN sanctions, international mediation and negotiation, peacebuilding and the rule of law. His books include:
- United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law (Cambridge 2007 (hardcover), 2008 (reprint) and 2009 (paperback));
- The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies after Conflict (Cambridge 2009 (hardcover) & 2013 (paperback), edited with B. Bowden and H. Charlesworth);
- Sanctions, Accountability and Governance in a Globalised World (Cambridge 2009 (hardcover) & 2014 (paperback), edited with K. Rubenstein);
- Strengthening the Rule of Law through the UN Security Council (Routledge 2016 (hardcover) & 2017 (paperback), edited with H. Charlesworth).
Researcher's projects
I. AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL GRANTS
Dr. Farrall has been Chief Investigator and/or Fellow on the following major ARC Grants:
1. 'Shaping International Law in Global Transformations: Australian experiences'
ARC Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects 2023
Chief Investigators: Dr. M. Chiam (La Trobe), Dr. Jordana Silverstein (Melbourne), Prof J. Farrall (ANU) & A/Prof C. Michaelsen (UNSW)
Project ID: DP230102088
Project funding: $635,000
Project duration: 2022-2027
Project Summary:
This project aims to examine how Australia influences the development of international law in times of global transformation. The project proposes to develop a new analytical framework to understand how and why Australia has succeeded (or failed) in shaping the development of international law in four key periods of global transformation. Expected outcomes include empirical studies evaluating how, why and to what extent Australians managed to shape international law during these periods. These outcomes should provide benefits in the form of evidence-based proposals to enhance Australia's capacity to influence the development of international law in times of global transformation.
2. 'Reconceiving Engagement with International Law in a Populist Era'
ARC Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects 2022
Chief Investigators: Prof J. Farrall (ANU), Prof J. Ford (ANU), A/Prof I. Saunders (ANU), Prof. P. Danchin (Maryland) & Prof. S. Rana (Indiana)
Project ID: DP220101584
Project funding: $620,000
Project duration: 2022-2027
Project Summary:
This project seeks to address the fundamental problem of how to reconceive engagement by states with the international legal order, in the face of a sustained populist backlash. It proposes to develop a new analytical framework to evaluate the origins and impact of populist concerns about international law. Expected outcomes include detailed empirical studies of the extent to which countries with populist leaders have disengaged from the international legal order, and evidence-based recommendations to increase committed engagement by states with that order. Anticipated benefits include expanding national research and policy capacity in reinforcing the rules and institutions that support Australia’s security and prosperity.
3. 'Leveraging Power and Influence on the UN Security Council: The role of Elected Members'
ARC Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects 2015
Chief Investigators: A/Prof C. Michaelsen (UNSW), Prof J. Farrall (ANU), Prof J. Prantl (ANU) & Dr. J. Whalan (UQ)
Project ID: DP150100300
Project funding: $488,000
Project duration: 2015-2021
Project Summary:
This project examines the fundamental problem of how elected members on the Security Council can influence Council decision-making and norm development. Assembling a research team of international lawyers and political scientists, the project provides a rigorous, multi-disciplinary evaluation of why and when non-permanent Council members have succeeded in impacting the Council's decision-making process, despite lacking the veto power available to the five permanent members. Drawing on recent experiences of elected members, including Australia, the project advances evidence-based and empirically-grounded policy proposals designed to increase the capacity of elected members to exercise power and influence over the Council's agenda and policy.
4. Strengthening the Rule of Law through the UN Security Council
ARC Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects 2011
Chief Investigators: Prof H. Charlesworth (ANU) & Dr J. Farrall (ANU)
ARC Linkage Industry Fellow: Dr J Farrall
Project ID: LP110100708
Project funding: $658,000 (ARC $329,000; Linkage Partner Organisation $329,000 ($235,000 cash + $94,000 in-kind)
Project duration: 2011-2014
Linkage Partner Organisations: ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice and the Australian Civil-Military Centre.
Project website: http://quicklink.anu.edu.au/srol
Project Summary:
Since the end of the Cold War, the UN Security Council has emphasised its commitment to the rule of law, yet it has not always lived up to this promise. This project will examine the relationship between the Security Council and the rule of law, particularly in the areas of peacebuilding, sanctions and the use of force. It will identify new approaches to enhance respect for the rule of law, including through the effective coordination of civilian and military operations, as well as the ways in which Australia can best promote such approaches at the international level. It will produce a series of scholarly publications and practical policy guidelines for international institutions.
5. Building Democracy and Justice after Conflict
ARC Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects 2005
Chief Investigator: Prof H. Charlesworth (ANU)
Research Fellows: Dr. B. Bowden, Dr. J. Farrall, Dr. S Harris-Rimmer
Project ID: DP0667107
Project funding: $620,000
Project duration: 2006-2010
Project website: http://regnet.anu.edu.au/content/building-democracy-and-justice-after-conflict-1
Project Summary:
Weak governance is a cause of terrorism. Australia is increasingly involved in nation-building projects, both in its region and internationally. This project will build Australia's expertise in the ways that international law can promote democracy and justice after conflict. It will develop guidelines for states and organisations involved in peace and nation-building. The project will thus contribute to safeguarding Australia by increasing Australia's capacity to engage with, and interpret itself to, its neighbours and the broader international community, as well as by tackling the threat of terrorism.
II. OTHER GRANTS
1. The Role and Impact of Pacific Rim Political Coordinators on UN Security Council decision-making (2014):
Total funding: $14,845.
Awarded a competitive Australian National University Research School of Asia and the Pacific grant to pursue a new research directions program on the topic 'Coordinating Chaos: The Role and Impact of Pacific Rim Political Coordinators on UN Security Council Decision-making'.
2. The Challenges and Opportunities of UN Security Council Membership (2012):
Total funding: $13,200.
Awarded a competitive Australian National University Research School of Asia and the Pacific grant to bring Ambassador Colin Keating (Former Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the UN and Foundation Executive Director of Security Council Report) to the ANU for a period of residence in May 2013. Amb. Keating engaged in a series of high-profile activities, including a Public Lecture, a Chatham House roundtable, a DFAT Senior Officials Workshop, and a PhD Masterclass on the Challenges and Opportunities of UN Security Council Membership. Conversations with Ambassador Keating were pivotal in shaping thinking and collaborations that led to the successful 2015 ARC Discovery Project proposal 'Leveraging Power and Influence on the UN Security Council' (2015-2018).
3. Revitalizing the United Nations Security Council (2009):
Total funding: $3,000.
Awarded a competitive ANU pilot grant to travel to New York to interview members of the UN diplomatic community with a view to preparing and submitting an application in the ARC Linkage Project scheme. The resulting ARC application was successful, leading to the 2011 ARC Linkage Project proposal 'Strengthening the Rule of Law through the UN Security Council' (2011-2014).
Current student projects
Primary PhD supervisor (Chair of PhD Panel) for:
Mr. Michael Morison
Thesis topic: 'Reimagining Participatory Democracy Through Peacebuilding: United Nations Democratisation in Timor-Leste and Cambodia'
Website: http://apcd.anu.edu.au/content/mr-michael-morison
PhD Supervisor and/or PhD Panel Member for:
Ms. Jodie O'Leary
Thesis topic: 'An examination of the effectiveness of transitional justice mechanisms in Timor-Leste'
Website: http://regnet.anu.edu.au/people/ms-jodie-oleary
Mr. Giridharan Ramasubramanian
Thesis topic: 'Formal-Informal Institutional Dynamics and the (Re) Negotiation of Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific'
http://apcd.anu.edu.au/people/mr-giridharan-ramasubramanian
Past student projects
Dr. Shane Chalmers
Thesis topic: 'Law's Rule: Liberia and the rule of law' (completed 2016)
Published as: Chalmers, S. (2018), Liberia and the Dialectic of Law: Critical Theory, Pluralism, and the Rule of Law (Routledge)
https://www.routledge.com/Liberia-and-the-Dialectic-of-Law-Critical-Theory-Pluralism-and-the-Rule/Chalmers/p/book/9781138545731
Dr. Ashley Clements
Thesis topic: 'The role of humanitarian negotiations in expanding humanitarian access for the provision of assistance and protection during asymmetric conflict'
Published as: Clements, A. (2019,), Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups: The Frontlines of Diplomacy (Routledge)
https://www.routledge.com/Humanitarian-Negotiations-with-Armed-Groups-The-Frontlines-of-Diplomacy/Clements/p/book/9780367356354
Dr. Jolyon Ford
Thesis Topic: 'Peacebuilding and the Private Sector: Regulating Business After Conflict' (completed 2011)
Published as: Ford, J. (2015), Regulating Business for Peace (Cambridge)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/regulating-business-for-peace/E21044EDB7A8C67D42FA9726EC140409#fndtn-information
Dr. Timothea Horn
Thesis topic: 'On different tracks: 20 years of disarmament diplomacy by Australia, Canada and New Zealand'
Website: http://apcd.anu.edu.au/people/ms-timothea-horn
Dr. Jayson Lamchek
Thesis topic: 'Myth-Making and Reality: A Critical Examination of Human Rights-Compliant Counterterrorism in the Philippines and Indonesia' (completed 2016)
Published as: Lamchek, J. (2018) Human Rights Compliant Counterterrorism (Cambridge)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/human-rightscompliant-counterterrorism/22F4ABCEAF43B0FBE27CF974FFF73F72
Dr. Jade Lindley
Thesis topic: 'Somali piracy: exploring onset, persistence and desistance' (completed 2014)
Published as: Lindley, J. (2016), Somali Piracy: A criminological perspective (Routledge):
http://www.web.uwa.edu.au/person/jade.lindley
Dr. Awidya Santikajaya
Thesis topic: 'The role of emerging powers in international relations' (completed 2017)
Website: http://apcd.anu.edu.au/people/mr-awidya-santikajaya
Publications
- Farrall, J & Michaelsen, C 2021, 'The UN Security Council's Response to COVID-19: From the Centre to the Periphery?', Australian Year Book of International Law, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 214-230.
- Danchin, P, Farrall, J, Rana, S & Saunders, I, 2020, 'The Pandemic Paradox in International Law', American Journal of International Law, vol. 114, no. 4, pp. 1-10.
- Danchin, P, Farrall, J, Ford, J, Rana, S, Saunders, I, & Verhoeven, D, 2020, 'Navigating the Backlash against Global Law and Institutions', Australian Year Book of International Law, vol. 38, pp. 33-77.
- Farrall, J 2020, 'The Populist Challenge and the Future of the UN Security Council', Maryland Journal of International Law, vol. 35 , pp. 73-89.
- Farrall, J, Loiselle, M, Michaelsen, C, Prantl, J, & Whalan, J, 2020, 'Elected member influence in the United Nations Security Council', Leiden Journal of International Law, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 101-115.
- Farrall, J & Michaelsen, C 2020, 'Managing the Ebb and Flow of Sanctions Reform: An Important Role for Non-Permanent Members', in Nico Schrijver & Niels Blokker (ed.), Elected Members of the Security Council: Lame Ducks or Key Players, Brill - Nijhoff, Leiden, pp. 217-236.
- Farrall, J & Prantl, J 2016, 'Leveraging diplomatic power and influence on the UN Security Council: the case of Australia', Australian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 601-612.
- Farrall, J 2016, 'The use of UN Sanctions to Address Mass Atrocities', in Alex J. Bellamy and Tim Dunne (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of The Responsibility to Protect (Oxford: Oxford University Press), pp 655-672.
- Farrall, J, 2016, Strengthening the Rule of Law through the UN Security Council (edited with Hilary Charlesworth), Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Oxon and New York.
- Farrall, J 2016, ‘The Use of Sanctions by International Organisations’ in J.K. Cogan, I. Hurd & I. Johnstone (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016), pp. 603-621.
- Farrall, J, 2016, Strengthening the Rule of Law through the United Nations Security Council: Policy Proposals (with Hilary Charlesworth and Alan Ryan), Australian Civil-Military Centre, Australia. Also published as an official document of the United Nations Security Council: UN Doc. S/2016/397. For a full-text copy, see: https://securitycouncilanalysisnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/policy-proposals_s-2016-397.pdf
- Farrall, J, 2016, 'The UN Security Council as regulator and subject of the rule of law: conflict or confluence of interest?' (with Marie-Eve Loiselle), in Jeremy Farrall and Hilary Charlesworth (eds.), Strengthening the Rule of Law through the UN Security Council, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Oxon and New York, pp. 287-298.
- Farrall, J, 2016, 'Regulating the rule of law through the Security Council' (with Hilary Charlesworth), in Jeremy Farrall and Hilary Charlesworth (ed.), Strengthening the Rule of Law through the UN Security Council, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Oxon and New York, pp. 1-10.
- Farrall, J 2016, 'Can Elected Members Make a Difference in the UN Security Council? Australia's Experience in 2013-2014' (with John Langmore) Global Governance, vol. 22, pp. 59-77.
- Farrall, J 2015, 'Securing the Rule of Law through UN Peace Operations in Liberia', Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, vol. 18, no. 2014, pp. 217-248 (with Shane Chalmers).
- Farrall, J 2014, 'Rule of Accountability or Rule of Law? Regulating the UN Security Council's Accountability Deficits', Journal of Conflict and Security Law, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 389-408.
- Farrall, J 2014, 'Challenges for Australia on the Security Council' (2014) Vol 1(1) Australian Capital Territory International Law Association Newsletter 3-4.
- Farrall, J 2014, 'United Nations Reform: Heading North or South?', Australian Yearbook of International Law, vol. 31, pp. 125-128 (book review).
- Farrall, J 2013, 'Recurring Dilemmas in a Recurring Conflict: Evaluating the UN Mission in Liberia (2003-2006)', in Daniel Druckman and Paul F. Diehl (ed.), Peace Operation Success: A Comparative Analysis, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 111-148.
- Farrall, J 2013, ‘Australia adds weight in global leadership’ Canberra Times (29 October 2013) (with Jeni Whalan)
- Farrall, J 2013, ‘This Saturday Australians will finally elect a president’ The Conversation (2 September 2013) (with Marie-Eve Loiselle)
- Farrall, J 2013, ‘Will Australia make the most of its Security Council presidency?’ The Conversation (28 August 2013) (with Jeni Whalan)
- Farrall, J 2012, 'Recurring Dilemmas in a Recurring Conflict: Evaluating the UN Mission in Liberia (2003-2006)', Journal of International Peacekeeping, vol. 16, pp. 306-342.
- Farrall, J 2012, The UN Security Council, Force and the Rule of Law: Discussion Paper for ARC Workshops on the Linkage Project Strengthening the Rule of law through the UN Security Council (Canberra: ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice).
- Farrall, J 2012, ‘Big chance for us on UN stage’ Canberra Times (30 October 2012).
- Farrall, J 2011, The UN Security Council, Peacekeeping and the Rule of Law: Discussion Paper for ARC Workshops on the Linkage Project Strengthening the Rule of law through the UN Security Council (Canberra: ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice).
- Farrall, J 2011, The UN Security Council, Sanctions and the Rule of Law: Discussion Paper for ARC Workshops on the Linkage Project Strengthening the Rule of law through the UN Security Council (Canberra: ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice).
- Farrall, J 2010, 'Building Democracy and Justice after Conflict: Working Paper No. 6: The Liberian Transitional Peace Process, 2003-2006', Building Democracy and Justice After Conflict Working Paper Series, no. 6.
- Farrall, J 2010, 'The Role of the United Nations Security Council in Building Democracy and Justice After Conflict', Building Democracy and Justice After Conflict Working Paper Series, no. 1.
- Farrall, J 2010, 'The World Summit process and UN sanctions reform: between rhetoric and force', in Peter G. Danchin & Horst Fischer (ed.), United Nations Reform and the New Collective Security, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; New York, pp. 235-249.
- Farrall, J 2010, ‘Civil War and the Rule of Law: Security, Development, Human Rights’ (2010) 12 Civil Wars 480-482 (Book Review)
- Rubenstein, K & Farrall, J 2009, 'Filling or falling between the cracks? Law's potential', in Jeremy Farrall and Kim Rubenstein (ed.), Sanctions, Accountability and Governance in a Globalised World, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1-23.
- Farrall, J 2009, 'Does the UN Security Council Compound the Global Democratic Deficit?', Alberta Law Review, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 913-932.
- Farrall, J 2009, 'Impossible expectations? The UN Security Council's promotion of the rule of law after conflict', in Brett Bowden, Hilary Charlesworth, Jeremy Farrall (ed.), The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies after Conflict: Great expectations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 134-157.
- Farrall, J & Rubenstein, K, eds, 2009, Sanctions, Accountability and Governance in a Globalised World, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
- Farrall, J 2009, 'Should the United Nations Security Council leave it to the experts? The governance and accountability of UN sanctions monitoring', in Jeremy Farrall and Kim Rubenstein (ed.), Sanctions, Accountability and Governance in a Globalised World, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 191-213.
- Charlesworth, H, Farrall, J & Bowden, B 2009, 'Introduction: The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies after Conflict', in Brett Bowden, Hilary Charlesworth, Jeremy Farrall (ed.), The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies after Conflict: Great expectations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 1-14.
- Bowden, B, Charlesworth, H & Farrall, J, eds, 2009, The Role of International Law in Rebuilding Societies after Conflict: Great expectations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Farrall, J 2009, 'Peacekeeping', in Alison Wakefield and Jenny Fleming (ed.), The SAGE Dictionary of Policing, Sage Publications Inc, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC, pp. 221-223.
- Farrall, J 2007, United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Farrall, J 2007, 'The Future of UN Peacekeeping and the Rule of Law', American Society of International Law Proceedings, vol. 101, pp. 160-163.
- Farrall, J 2007, United Nations Peacekeeping and the Rule of Law (Issues Paper No. 1/2007, ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice, Canberra).
- Farrall, J 2007, The Regulatory Potential of International Sanctions in Post-Conflict Environments: A Research Agenda (Issues Paper No. 3/2007, ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice, Canberra) (with Brett Bowden).
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Reconceiving Engagement with International Law in a Populist Era (Primary Investigator)
- Leveraging power and influence on the United Nations Security Council (Secondary Investigator)
- Strengthening the Rule of Law through the United Nations Security Council (Secondary Investigator)
