Dr Colette Langos
Senior Lecturer
Adelaide Law School
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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I research in two main fields of law:
1) Defence contracting and federal procurement law.
I am a Management Board Member of the Research Unit on Military Law & Ethics (RUMLAE): https://law.adelaide.edu.au/military-law-ethics/.
2) Misuse of technology and the law, specialising in legal regulation and management of new and evolving forms of online misuse such as cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sexting and revenge porn.
I am a member of the Adelaide Cybercrime Laboratory: https://adelaidecybercrime.org/ For out most recent contribution to the University of Adelaide Research Tuesdays Series title 'Identifying cyber threats' please see the recording here on YouTube.
I have specific expertise in:
- Defence procurement (federal) law - Australia; United States
- Defence contracting law
- Commercial Law
- Cyberbullying
- Sexting
- Cyberviolence: Online hate speech
- Misuse of technology across cross cultural contexts
- Misuse of technology in the workplace
- Work Health and Safety
- Restorative justice
- Police legitimacy
Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=hdqHF5wAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Colette_Langos
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 - ongoing Flight Lieutenant Royal Australian Air Force 2019 - ongoing Honorary Faculty Member United States Army Judge Advocate General's School 2015 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide 2013 - 2015 Lecturer University of South Australia 2004 - 2005 Solicitor Victoria Legal Aid 2003 - 2004 Solicitor Morgan Buckley Lawyers -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2024 Award Dean's Certificate for Advanced Military Discipline Law Post Graduate The University of Adelaide Australia - 2023 Award Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia - 2022 Award Outstanding Service Shield Royal Australian Air Force Australia - 2019 Honour Honorary Faculty Member Judge Advocate General's School Judge Advocate General;'s School (U.S. Army) United States - 2017 Award Graduate of the 170th Contract Attorney's Course Judge Advocate General's School (United States Army) Judge Advocate General's School, United States Army, Charlottesville, Virginia United States - 2014 Award Golden Key International Honor Society Golden Key International Honor Society Australia - 2014 Achievement Outstanding Achievement in International Engagement Award for Australian/Indian Anti-bullying Research Collaboration University of South Australia, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences Academic Excellence Awards Australia - 2012 Fellowship Commonwealth Government Early Career Research Fellowship: Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Children and Adolescents Collaborative Research Networks Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Australia - 2011 Award Teaching Excellence Award University of South Australia Australia - 2010 Scholarship University of South Australia Post Graduate Scholarship University of South Australia Australia - 2010 Scholarship Australian Postgraduate Award Commonwealth Government Australia - 2005 Award Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - 2003 Award Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - 2003 Award Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title University of South Australia Australia Doctor of Philosophy Deakin University Australia Masters of Commercial Law Law Society of South Australia Australia Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Laws University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2021 Giancaspro, M., & Langos, C. (2021). Contract Law: Principles and Practice. LexisNexis. 2016 Giancaspro, M., & Langos, C. (2016). Understanding Contract Law a Practical Guide. -
Book Chapters
Year Citation 2024 Langos, C. (2024). Defence Contracting: The Procurement Framework. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2 ed.). The Federation Press. 2024 Langos, C. (2024). Work Health and Safety in a Defence Context. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (2 ed.). The Federation Press. 2020 Langos, C. A. (2020). Foreword. In L. Ramos Salazar (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Cyberbullying and Online Harassment in the Workplace (pp. xxiv). United States of America: IGI Global.
DOI2019 Langos, C. (2019). Work Health and Safety in a Defence Context. In R. Creyke, D. Stephens, & P. Sutherland (Eds.), Military Law in Australia (pp. 270-281). Alexandria, NSW; Australia: The Federation Press. 2019 Langos, C., & Giancaspro, M. (2019). Cyberbullying in the Australian University Context: The Shades of Harm and Implications for Law and Policy. In W. Cassidy, C. Faucher, & M. Jackson (Eds.), Cyberbullying at University: A Cross-Jurisdictional, Multi-Disciplinary Perspective (pp. 181-197). New York, NY; USA: Routledge.
DOI Scopus72018 Langos, C., Spears, B., Taddeo, C., Ey, L., Carslake, T., Stretton, A., . . . Sundaram, S. (2018). Bullying, Law and Pre-service Teachers’ Perspectives: Australian and Indian Contexts. In P. Smith, S. Sundaram, B. Spears, C. Blaya, M. Schafer, & D. Sandhu (Eds.), Bullying, Cyberbullying and Pupil Well-being in Schools: Comparing European, Australian and Indian Perspectives (pp. 285-314). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
DOI Scopus12018 Spears, B., Taddeo, C., Ey, L., Stretton, A., Carslake, T., Langos, C., . . . Sundaram, S. (2018). Pre-service Teachers’ Understanding of Bullying in Australia and India: Implications for Practice. In P. Smith, S. Sundaram, B. Spears, C. Blaya, M. Schafer, & D. Sandhu (Eds.), Bullying, Cyberbullying and Pupil Well-being in Schools: Comparing European, Australian and Indian Perspectives (pp. 208-235). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
DOI Scopus32016 Plater, D., Goode, M., Langos, C., & Crawford, N. (2016). Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person. In D. Caruso, R. Buth, M. Heath, I. Leader-Elliott, P. Leader-Elliott, N. Naffine, . . . K. Toole (Eds.), South Australian Criminal Law: Review and Critique (2nd ed., pp. 0). Chatswood, NSW: Lexis Nexis. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2020 Langos, C. (2020). Australian Defence Procurement: Snapshot of the Law and Policy Landscape. In Online powerpoint. George Washington Law School, Washington D.C., United States.. 2019 Langos, C. (2019). 'Developments in federal procurement: Australia's new complaints mechanism'. In Developments in federal procurement: Australia's new complaints mechanim: http://publicprocurementinternational.com/2019/02/20/colette-langos-speaks-on-australian-bid-challenge-developments/. George Washington Law School, Washington D.C., United States. 2019 Jackson, M., Langos, C., Faucher, C., & Cassidy, W. (2019). Cyberbullying in Post-Secondary Institutions and the Role of Policy. In Congress 2019 of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Vancouver, Canada. 2018 Langos, C., & Cassidy, W. (2018). ‘Freedom of Speech in a Digital World: What are the challenges, education opportunities, and the role of government?’ (Plenary).. In -. Chicago, United States.. 2018 Langos, C. (2018). ‘Cyberbullying: The Web of Laws’. In Legal Services Commission of South Australia Conference – Brave New World. Adelaide. 2015 Langos, C. (2015). ‘Criminal Law and the Issue of Cyberbullying: A Survey of South Australian Laws’. In at Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference. Adelaide. 2014 Langos, C. (2014). ‘Defining Cyberbullying in the Australian Legal Context: The Criminal Law’. In National Centre Against Bullying Conference. Melbourne. 2013 Langos, C. (2013). How does the criminal law govern cyberbullying in South Australia-is there merit in enacting a specific cyberbullying offence?. In Conference paper. Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2020 Brewer, R., Whitten, T., Sayer, M., & Langos, C. (2020). Identifying risk factors associated with adolescent cyber-deviance in Australia Implications for Policy and Practice. Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre. -
Original Creative Works
Year Citation 2013 Authors: Langos C. Title: Doctoral Thesis: 'Cyberbullying, associated harm and the criminal law'. Description: N/A. Extent: 352 pages.
RESEARCH GRANTS
2024
ABLE Faculty Research Grant: 'Defence procurement reform: The value of critical relationships between academia, Defence industry and the Department of Defence' (University of Adelaide)
2022
Cyber-Security CRC Grant 2021: ‘Examining the legal and ethical dimensions of using automated data collection technologies to combat cyber threats in Australia’ (joint award with Criminology, University of Adelaide).
2019
Cyber-Security CRC Grant 2019: ‘Digital Safety and Prevention Project’ (joint award with Criminology, University of Adelaide).
2018
Law Foundation of South Australia (external grant)
'Mandatory Reporting Requirements - Addition to the Out of Bounds App' (joint award with the Law Society of South Australia)
2015
Law Foundation of South Australia (external grant)
'Cyberbullying: Associated Harm, Applicable Laws and University Policies' (joint award)
2015
Law Foundation of South Australia (external grant)
'Out of Bounds App Development for iOS and Android: Cyberbullying Addition' (joint award with the Law Society of South Australia)
2015
University of South Australia Research Themes Investment Scheme (internal grant)
'A Public Health Approach to Dealing with Sexting' (joint award; lead institution: UniSA)
2014
University of South Australia Division Research Performance Fund (internal grant)
'Australia-India Anti-Bullying Research Collaboration (AIARC): Facilitating intellectual and scholarly exchange about school bullying through a cross-cultural network' (joint award; lead institution UniSA).
LEARNING AND TEACHING GRANTS
2018
Faculty of the Professions Learning Development Grant
‘Meeting our Industry Market: Operational Commercial Law Core Concept videos’ (sole project leader).
2017
Faculty of the Professions Learning Development Grant
‘Developing Course Resources: 12 Core Concept Videos in English and Mandarin’ (sole project leader).
2016
Faculty of the Professions Learning Development Grant
'Learning Law: Optimizing the Learning Experience for Chinese Students' (joint award).
I specialise in teaching:
- Business and Corporations Law (postgraduate)
- Defence Contracting Law (postgraduate)
- Commercial Law (postgraduate)
- International Law
- Legal Research and Writing
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor State practice in relation to private contracts between commercial actors in authorising and continually supervising under the Outer Space Treaty Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr James Stephen Minchinton 2022 Co-Supervisor In the context of enhanced technologies and increased regional strategic competition, do international and domestic electromagnetic spectrum laws justly balance civilian interests with Defence’s mandate to deter actions against Australia’s interests Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Karina Galliford -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Attracting Commercial Artificial Intelligence Firms to Support National Security Through Collaborative Contracts Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Andrew Scott Bowne
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2022 - ongoing Member International Humanitarian Law, South Australia Australian Red Cross Australia 2013 - 2014 Member Children and the Law Committee Law Society of South Australia Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2014 - ongoing Member Australian Law Teachers Association Australia 2013 - ongoing Member Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Australia 2012 - ongoing Member Australia and New Zealand Association for Psychiatry, Psychology and Law Australia 2012 - ongoing Member Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Australia 2010 - ongoing Member Golden Key International Honour Society Australia 2003 - ongoing Member Law Society of South Australia Australia
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