Our people

Surya Deva is a Professor at the Macquarie Law School and Director of the Centre for Environmental Law and B&HR Access to Justice Lab at Macquarie University. He is also the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development. Deva is an internationally recognised scholar in the field of business … View full profile

Dr David Birchall is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University Law School. His research investigates business-related human rights issues with a focus on socio-economic rights and the marketization of basic needs. His current research focuses on the role of constitutive business law in affecting acc… View full profile

Dr Ebony Birchall is a Lecturer at Macquarie Law School, Deputy Director of the BHR Access to Justice Lab (A2J Lab) and Lawyer on Macquarie University's ethics committee for high-risk medical research.Ebony runs Macquarie Law School's Strategic Litigation Clinic, which provides the opportunity for l… View full profile

Amy Barrow is Associate Professor at Macquarie Law School and a member of the Macquarie University Ethics and Agency Research Centre. Amy's research explores how institutional mechanisms, laws and rights activism can be used to advance equality and non-discrimination in society. In her work on these… View full profile

Fiona joins the A2J Lab as a Research Fellow, focusing on the energy transition, critical minerals and forced labour. Leveraging three decades putting human rights into practice, her career highlights include leading the Global Slavery Index and drafting UN Model Laws.… View full profile

Amy is a lawyer with over two decades’ experience in law and human rights. As the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Regional Representative for BHRRC, she has helped drive the Business and Human Rights Agenda in the region – including through the adoption of the Modern Slavery Act in Australia. Amy… View full profile

Hayley is a recent Bachelor of Laws graduate with an elective focus on human rights, discrimination law, social justice and international law. Hayley is passionate about corporate accountability with respect to human rights and improving the domestic enforcement of international public law within Au… View full profile

Amy is a recent graduate of a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) with a Bachelor of Science at Macquarie University. She has developed her legal research skills by completing her honours thesis on international law, with a focus on the protection of traditional knowledge for Indigenous peoples. Striving to … View full profile