Dr Jessica Viven-Wilksch
Lecturer
Adelaide Law School
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Dr Viven-Wilksch is an academic lecturing and researching in private law. Her primary research interests are international and comparative studies and reflections on morality in contract law with a focus on good faith and relational contracting. Jessica is also researching regulatory regimes, with a focus on the construction Industry. Her PhD in Law examined the concept of good faith in Australian Contract law and EU Contract law.
Jessica is also interested in e-learning in legal education. She has been the e-Learning Community of Practice co facilitator at the University of Adelaide since 2018.
Jessica has a law degree from Universite Toulouse Capitole in France as well as a Diploma in Common law at the University College Dublin in Ireland. She holds two masters degrees recognised in three jurisdictions, namely, Germany, France and Australia.
Jessica is also passionate about international private law and is, since January 2021, the Deputy Chair of the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia.
Her research is focusing on comparing doctrines in commercial law. Her aim is study ways to provide better protection to consumers and small businesses and improve confidence in contractual parties to trading internationally.
Using a comparative law methodology,her PhD explored the development of the legal concept of good faith in commercial dealings in both Australia and the European Union. The research aimed at providing guidelines and recommendations for a legal instrument, should this principle be implemented in Australian Law. The significance of the project is twofold. Firstly, it provides a renewed perspective on the debate through a local and global perspective. Indeed, it integrates the notion within current legal developments. Secondly, it provides a pertinent analysis of successes and pitfalls in each jurisdiction. This assessment forms the basis of proposed avenues for legal reform.
More Broadly, Jessica is researching on Contract Law, EU law, Comparative Law, Private International Law and Legal Theory.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2015 - ongoing Lecturer The University of Adelaide -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2023 Research Award Brooking Prize 2023 Society of Construction Law in Australia Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title Toulouse 1 Capitole University France Master de Droit International et Compare University of Mannheim Germany Master of Comparative Law Toulouse 1 Capitole University France DEUG droit University College Dublin Ireland Diploma in Common Law Flinders University of South Australia Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Viven-Wilksch, J. (2023). The importance of being relational: comparative reflections on relational contracts in Australia and the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 74(3), 528-558.
2022 Viven-Wilksch, J. (2022). The importance of being relational: comparative reflections on relational contracts in Australia and the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 73(AD2), 94-124.
2022 Christie, D., Saintier, S., & Viven-Wilksch, J. (2022). Industry-Led Standards, Relational Contracts and Good Faith: Are the UK and Australia Setting the Pace in (Construction) Contract Law?. The Liverpool law review, 43(2), 287-310.
2019 Viven-Wilksch, J. A. (2019). Good Faith in Contracts: Australia at a Crossroads. Journal of Commonwealth Law, 1(1), 273-316. 2015 Viven-Wilksch, J. (2015). The adventures of good faith: can legal history and international developments provide guidelines for Australia?. Alternative Law Journal, 40(2), 89-92.
2014 Lombard, S., & Viven-Wilksch, J. (2014). Continuous disclosure and good faith. Company and Securities Law Journal, 32(6), 419-437.
WoS12014 Berthelet, P., El Boustani, Y., Fériel, L., Pétin, J., Pradel, N., Robert, L., . . . Viven-Wilksch, J. (2014). Le volet externe de l’Espace de Liberté, de Sécurité et de Justice : instruments et réalisations. Revue trimestrielle de droit Europeen, 11(3), 667-681. -
Books
Year Citation 2023 Giancaspro, M., Golding, G., Nosworthy, B., Brown, D., Viven-Wilksch, J., Wawryk, A., . . . Zito, P. (2023). Contemporary Australian Business Law. Cambridge University Press. 2019 Babie, P., & Viven-Wilksch, J. (Eds.) (2019). Léon Duguit and the Social Obligation Norm of Property A Translation and Global Exploration. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer.
Scopus22019 Babie, P., & Viven-Wilksch, J. (Eds.) (2019). Léon Duguit and the Social Obligation Norm of Property A Translation and Global Exploration. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2023 Viven-Wilksch, J. (2023). The Australian legal system. In M. Giancaspro, G. Golding, B. Nosworthy, D. Brown, A. Wawryk, S. Villios, . . . J. Viven-Wilksch (Eds.), Contemporary Australian Business Law (1 ed., pp. 1-20). Cambridge University Press. 2023 Viven-Wilksch, J., Golding, G., & Giancaspro, M. (2023). Contracts: parties and terms. In M. Giancaspro, G. Golding, B. Nosworthy, D. Brown, J. Viven-Wilksch, A. Wawryk, . . . P. Zito (Eds.), Contemporary Australian Business Law (1 ed., pp. 104-125). Cambridge University Press. 2019 Viven-Wilksch, J. (2019). Translator's Note. In P. Babie, & J. Viven-Wilksch (Eds.), Léon Duguit and the Social Obligation Norm of Property: A Translation and Global Exploration (pp. xi-xiv). 2019 Babie, P. T., & Viven-Wilksch, J. (2019). Léon Duguit and the Propriété Function Sociale. In P. Babie, & J. Viven-Wilksch (Eds.), Léon Duguit and the Social Obligation Norm of Property: A Translation and Global Exploration (pp. 1-34). Singapore: Springer.
Scopus12019 Viven-Wilksch, J. A. (2019). Translation. In P. Babie, & J. Viven-Wilksch (Eds.), Léon Duguit and the Social Obligation Norm of Property: A Translation and Global Exploration (pp. 35-64). Springer Singapore.
2019 Viven-Wilksch, J. (2019). Making use of new technology. In W. Swain, & D. Campbell (Eds.), Reimagining Contract Law Pedagogy A New Agenda for Teaching (pp. 180-198). United Kingdom: Routledge. 2019 Viven-Wilksch, J. A. (2019). How Long Is Too Long to Determine the Success of a legal Transplant? International Doctrines and Contract Law in Oceania. In V. Breda (Ed.), Legal Transplants in East Asia and Oceania (pp. 132-157). Cambridge; United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2018 Giancaspro, M., Castles, M., Nosworthy, B., Olijnyk, A., & Viven-Wilksch, J. (2018). A Collegiate Approach to Best Practice Group Work in Law. In N/A. University of Adelaide.
| 2023 | Brooking Prize 2023 ( Society of Construction Law of Australia) |
| 2016 | Recorded Lecture Grant ( Faculty of the Professions) |
| 2018 |
Learning Enhancement and Innovation Grants |
Lecturer:
- Selected Issues In Contract
- Contract Law
- Comparative Law/Advanced Comparative Law
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Law II
- EU Law
Course Coordinator:
- Comparative Law/ Advanced Comparative Law
- EU Law
- Private International Law
Prizes and awards
2021 Faculty of the Professions Award for Learning and Teaching – 21st Century Learning and Teaching (University of Adelaide)
2020 Nominated for the Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in Teaching (University of Adelaide)
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2021 - ongoing Vice-Chair Board of Directors UNICITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2020 - ongoing Member Society of Construction Law in Australia Australia 2011 - 2018 Member Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law Australia
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