Jason Varuhas is a New Zealand academic specializing in administrative law, the law of torts, the law of remedies, and the intersection of public and private law.[1] He is currently Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Centre for Public Law at the University of Cambridge.[1]
Early life and education
editVaruhas attended high school at Scots College, Wellington, graduating in 1999.[2] He studied at the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law, graduating in 2004 with an LLB Honours, also completing a BA in Economics that year.[3]
Upon graduation, Varuhas commenced work as a law clerk to Justice O'Regan before returning to faculty as an Assistant Lecturer in 2006.[3] He completed an LLM at University College London on Commonwealth Scholarship in 2008, winning the Derby/Bryce Prize in Law for best results in final examinations across all University of London law schools.[3]
Varuhas completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. For that thesis he was awarded the Yorke Prize.[3]
Academic career
editBefore taking up his current appointments, Varuhas was previously a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales.[citation needed]
Awards
edit- 2012 Yorke Prize for his doctoral thesis titled: "Damages for Breaches of Human Rights: A Tort-Based Approach".[3]
- 2016 Peter Birks prize for outstanding legal scholarship[4][5]
- 2018 Inner Temple New Authors Book Prize[6][7]
Bibliography
edit- Damages and Human Rights (Hart Publishing, 2016) ISBN 9781849463720
- Varuhas, J. (2020). The Principle of Legality. The Cambridge Law Journal, 79(3), 578-614. doi:10.1017/S0008197320000598
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hendley-Boys, Angela (9 June 2020). "Professor Jason Varuhas". Melbourne Law School. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Old Boy, Dr Jason Varuhas (1999),... - Scots Collegians Association | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Law alumnus awarded Yorke Prize from University of Cambridge". www.infonews.co.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Peter Birks Prizes for Outstanding Legal Scholarship". Society of Legal Scholars. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Press, Rose (27 September 2016). "Dr Jason Varuhas wins Peter Birks Prize". Melbourne Law School. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Inner Temple Book Prize | Inner Temple". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Keaney, Bess (8 November 2018). "MLS academic wins prestigious book prize". Melbourne Law School. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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