John Williams

Prof John Williams

Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academic

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Academic

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

John Williams joined the Adelaide Law School in 1997 as a lecturer having completed his doctorate at the Law Program, Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Prior to his appointment as Professor in Law in 2006 he was a Reader at the Australian National University (2004-2005) and a Senior Lecturer (1999-2003) and Lecturer (1997-1998) at the Adelaide Law School. He has held visiting positions at the University of Victoria, BC (2007), the University of Cape Town (2001) and was the Menzies Foundation Fellow at Kings College London (2002).John’s main research interest is public law and in particular Australian constitutional law, The High Court of Australia, comparative constitutional law, federalism and legal history. In recent times he has developed his research to investigate water law and the regulation of the Murray-Darling. He has held a number of Australian Research Council and national competitive grants. He has been co-editor and founder of the New Federalist, and editor of the Australian Journal of Legal History (now Legal History) and the Adelaide Law Review. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Legal History.John is a member of a number of academic and government committees including the National Archives Advisory Council, Vice-President of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law, and the advisory committee of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas and chairs the South Australian Fulbright Committee. He has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Don Dunstan Foundation and UniBooks Pty Ltd. Since 2009 he has been a consultant to the Good Offices Mission as part of the United Nations peace process in Cyprus.
 
In 2001 he was awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal, and in 2022 was appointed a member of the Order of Australia for service to tertiary education, the law and profesional organisations. John is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Law since 2012 and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences since 2025.
 
John is the founder and director of the independent South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) and has assembled and overseen the publication of more than 25 reports to governments, on matters ranging from abortion law, mental health act, privacy to powers of attorney. SALRI’s reports have been accepted by successive governments and parliaments and have led to major legislative changes

Research Interests

My current research interests are in the areas of public law and legal history. In particular I am interested in the history of federation and the theoretical assumptions in the Australian Constitution such as republican theory. A continuing interest is constitutional reform at both the State and Federal level. Increasingly I am interested in issues of water management and the regulatory framework in Australia.

I have held a number of Australian Research Council and national competitive grants.

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing Provost The University of Adelaide
2016 - ongoing Chair, Academic board The University of Adelaide
2015 - ongoing Pro-Vice Chancellor Research Operations and Dean Graduate Studies The University of Adelaide
2015 - ongoing Dame Roma Mitchel Chair in Law The University of Adelaide
2015 - 2015 Deputy Executive Dean The University of Adelaide
2014 - 2014 Harold White Fellow National Library of Australia
2011 - 2012 Acting Executive Dean University of Adelaide
2011 - 2016 Dean of Law University of Adelaide
2010 - ongoing Foundation Director South Australian Law Reform Institute
2010 - 2010 Acting Dean of Graduate Studies University of Adelaide
2009 - ongoing Acting Dean of Graduate Studies University of Adelaide
2008 - ongoing Acting Dean of Graduate Studies University of Adelaide
2006 - 2010 Professor, Law School University of Adelaide
2006 - 2010 Associal Dean (Research) University of Adelaide
2004 - 2005 Reader Australian National University
2004 - 2005 Reader University of Adelaide
2003 - 2004 Associate Dean (Research) University of Adelaide
2002 - 2002 Menzies Foundation Fellow King’s College
2000 - 2000 Senior Fellow University of Melbourne
1999 - 2003 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
1997 - 1998 Lecturer University of Adelaide
1995 - 1995 Tutor Constitutional Law Australian National University
1995 - 1995 Tutor Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme Australian National University
1994 - 1994 Research Assistant to Professor Philip Pettit Australian National University
1992 - 1993 Deputy Head Basser College University of New South Wales
1989 - 1990 Tutor Basser College University of New South Wales

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2012 Invitation Invited to submit Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Australia -
2012 Invitation Invited to submit Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Australia -
2010 Invitation Invited to submit Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee - -
2003 Award Centenary Medal Australian Government - -
1997 Award Best Academic University of Adelaide Law School Australia -
1994 Scholarship Post-Graduate Scholarship Australian National University Australia -
1991 Award W Townsley Award University of Tasmania Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
1997 Australian National University Australia PhD Conferred
1993 - 1997 Australian National University Australia Doctoral Candidate
1991 University of Tasmania Australia Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours)
1989 - 1992 University of New South Wales Australia Bachelor of Law
1986 - 1988 University of New South Wales Australia Bachelor of Arts (Majors in Political Science and Industrial Relations)

Date Title Institution Country
1993 - 1993 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice University of Technology, Sydney Australia

Year Citation
2025 Washusen, B., Plater, D., Lawrie, K., & Williams, J. (2025). Barriers to Indigenous Participation on Juries: A South Australian Research Study. The Bulletin (The Law Society of South Australia).
2022 Plater, D., & Williams, J. (2022). The South Australian Law Reform Institute a decade on: 'May you continue well into the future'. Adelaide Law Review, 43(1), 37-76.
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2020 Williams, J. M. (2020). Constitutional law and the Adelaide law review. Adelaide Law Review, 40(1), 53-62.
2020 Williams, J. (2020). The Crown: Its Nature and Role. In: the Crown: Essays on Its Manifestations, Power and Accountability.. Law Institute Journal.
2018 Williams, J. (2018). Prologue: Encounters with Michael Caper's Career and the Search for New Ways IN Encounters with Constitutional Interpretation and Legal Education. Essays in Honour of Michael Coper Editor James StelIios. The Federation Press 2018.
2018 Moulds, S., Plater, D., & Williams, J. (2018). ‘Law and Order’ in John Spoehr (ed), South Australia: State of Transformation (Wakefield Press, 2018).
2013 Williams, J. (2013). Failing law schools. Adelaide Law Review, 34(1), 217-222.
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2012 Webster, A., & Williams, J. (2012). Can the High Court save the Murray River?. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 29(4), 281-296.
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2012 Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2012). A new coat of paint: Law and order and the refurbishment of Kable. Federal Law Review, 40(1), 1-30.
2012 Webster, A., & Williams, J. (2012). Can the High Court Save the River Murray.
2011 Williams, J. (2011). The Drafting of the Commonwealth Constitution. Public Policy, 6(1/2), 9-18.
2010 Williams, J., & Webster, A. (2010). Section 100 and State water rights. Public Law Review, 21(4), 267-284.
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2010 Williams, J. (2010). Advisory Opinions: 'A well-covered harbour'. Bond Law Review, 22(3), 169-186.
2009 Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2009). A tale of two clerks: When are appropriations appropriate in the Senate?. Public Law Review, 20(3), 194-213.
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2008 Evans, S., & Williams, J. (2008). Appointing Australian judges: A new model. The Sydney Law Review, 30(2), 295-328.
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2006 Williams, J. (2006). The Constitution and Workplace Relations Act 1996. Economic and Labour Relations Review, 16(2), 61-84.
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2005 Selway, B., & Williams, J. (2005). The High Court and Australian Federalism. Publius-The Journal of Federalism, 35(3), 467-488.
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2005 Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2005). Lost opportunities and political barriers on the road to constitutional reform in South Australia. Australasian Parliamentary Review, 20(1), 103-116.
2005 Williams, J. (2005). Australia's Democratic Rights. Legaldate, 17(3), 5-6.
2004 Williams, J. (2004). John M Bennett: Sir John Pender and Sir James Cockle. The Canberra Times, 8.
2004 Williams, J. (2004). Queensland Judges on the High Court. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23(2), 527-534.
2004 Williams, J. (2004). A Tribute to Professor Geoffrey Lindell. Adelaide Law Review, 25(1), 1-2.
2003 Williams, J. (2003). P A Howell: South Australia and Federation. Australian Journal of Political Science, 38(1), 152-153.
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2002 Williams, J. (2002). Freedom of speech in Australian law : a delicate plant. Law & Politics Book Review, 12, 423-425.
2002 Williams, J. (2002). Cass Sunstein: Designing Democracy: What Constitutions Do. Adelaide Law Review, 397-401.
2002 Williams, J. (2002). Enabling the republic: Loose ends and constitutional method - a comment. University of Notre Dame Law Review, 4, 207-217.
2002 Hill, L. (2002). Freedom of speech in Australian law: A delicate plant. Australian Journal of Political Science, 37(3), 567.
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2001 Williams, J. (2001). Anyone But Parkes. The New Federalist, 8, 31-32.
2001 Williams, J. (2001). Postcards from the Centenary. The New Federalist, 8, 3-9.
2001 Williams, J. (2001). Australia. Revue Francaise de Droit Constitutionnel, 46, 412-417.
2000 Williams, J. (2000). Down and out in Sydney and Melbourne: The Webbs in Australia. The New Federalist, 5, 55-61.
2000 Williams, J. (2000). The great constitutional swindle. Constitutional Law and Policy Review, 3(1), 18-20.
2000 Williams, J. (2000). Revue franaise de droit constitutionnel. Revue Francaise de Droit Constitutionnel, 41, 155-163.
1999 Williams, J. (1999). Come in Spinner : Section 90 of the Constitution and the future of State Government finances. Sydney Law Review, 21(4), 627-655.
1999 Williams, J. (1999). Shaking hands with the new Chief Justice. New Federalist, 4, 37-44.
1999 Williams, J. (1999). The Republican Preamble: Back to the Drawing Board. Public Law Review, 10, 69-73.
1998 Williams, J. (1998). Faith, Hope and Self Interest: The President in the Future Republic. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 21(3), 897-902.
1998 Williams, J. (1998). A toast to absent friends. New Federalist, 1, 23-28.
1998 Williams, J., & Bannon, J. (1998). Breathing life into federation history. New Federalist, 1, 1-2.
1998 Williams, J. (1998). Voting YES for federation history. New Federalist, 2, 2.
1997 Williams, J., & Bradsen, J. (1997). The Perils of Inclusion: The Constitution and the Race Power. Adelaide Law Review, 19(1), 95-142.
1997 Williams, J. (1997). "To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution" by Helen Irving. Australian Journal of Legal History, 3(2), 253-258.
1997 Williams, J., & Rosenberg, G. (1997). Do not go gently into that good right : The first amendment in the High Court of Australia. Supreme Court Review, 1997(1), 439-495.
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1997 Williams, J. (1997). Revitalising the Republic: Lionel Murphy and Australia's Republican Heritage. Public Law Review, 8(1), 27-44.
1996 Williams, J. M. (1996). Race, citizenship and the formation of the Australian constitution: Andrew inglis clark and the "14th amendment". Australian Journal of Politics and History, 42(1), 10-23.
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Year Citation
2019 Naffine, N., Owens, R., & Williams, J. (2019). Intention in law and philosophy. Routledge.
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2016 Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. M. (Eds.) (2016). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Routledge.
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2016 Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. M. (Eds.) (2016). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Routledge.
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2014 Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2014). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
2014 Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2014). Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general. Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
2005 Williams, J. (2005). The Australian constitution : a documentary history. Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2003 Williams, J., & Macintyre, C. (Eds.) (2003). Peace, order and good government : state constitutional and parliamentary reform / Clement Macintyre and John Williams. Wakefield Press.
2003 Williams, J. (2003). One hundred years of the High Court of Australia. King's College, London: King's College London.
2001 Naffine, N., Owens, R., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2001). Intention in law and philosophy / N. Naffine, R. Owens, J. Williams (eds.). Ashgate Publishing Limited.
2000 Clark, D., Headon, D., & Williams, J. (Eds.) (2000). The Ideal of Alexis de Tocqueville. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2000 Williams, J., & Headon, D. (Eds.) (2000). Makers of Miracles. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press.

Year Citation
2018 Williams, J. (2018). The Crown: Its Nature and Role. In M. Hinton, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), The Crown: essays on its manifestations, power and accountability (pp. 1-18). Adelaide South Australia: University of Adelaide Press.
2018 Moulds, S., Plater, D., & Williams, J. (2018). Law and Order. In J. Spoehr (Ed.), South Australia : State of Transformation (pp. 113-134). South Australia: Wakefield Press.
2018 Williams, J. (2018). Republicanism. In C. Saunders, & A. Stone (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Australian Constitution (pp. 32 pages). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
2016 Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2016). Introduction: Public sentinels. In Public Sentinels (pp. 1-20). Routledge.
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2016 Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (2016). Preface. In G. Appleby, P. Keyzer, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general (pp. xvii).
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2016 Appleby, G., Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. (2016). Preface. In G. Appleby, P. Keyzer, & J. M. Williams (Eds.), Public sentinels: A comparative study of Australian solicitors-general (pp. xvii).
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2016 Williams, J. (2016). Of 'fragile bastions,' 'political judges' and 'robust debates': Judges and their critics. In R. Ananian-Welsh, & J. Crowe (Eds.), Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions (pp. 210-222). Leichardt, NSW: Federation Press.
2015 Williams, J. (2015). The Griffith Court. In R. Dixon, & G. Williams (Eds.), The High Court, the Constitution and Australian Politics (pp. 77-97). Port Melbourne, Vic: Cambridge University Press.
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2014 Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2014). Introduction: public sentinels. In G. Appleby,, P. Keyzer, & J. Williams (Eds.), Public sentinels: a comparative study of Australian Solicitors-General (1 ed., pp. 1-20). United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
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2014 Keyzer, P., & Williams, J. M. (2014). Preface. In Unknown Book (Vol. 35, pp. 5-6). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
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2013 Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2013). Law and order. In J. Spoehr (Ed.), State of South Australia: turbulent times (3 ed., pp. 82-97). Australia: Wakefield Press.
2011 Williams, J. (2011). Judges' freedom of speech: Australia. In H. Lee (Ed.), Judiciaries in comparative perspective (1 ed., pp. 153-174). United States of America: Cambridge University Press.
2011 Williams, J. M. (2011). Judges’ freedom of speech. In Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective (pp. 153-174). Cambridge University Press.
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2011 Williams, J. M. (2011). Judges’ freedom of speech: Australia. In Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective (pp. 151-174).
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2010 Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2010). The anti-terror creep: law and order, the states and the High Court of Australia. In Nicola McGarrity, N. Lynch, & G. Williams (Eds.), Counter-Terrorism and Beyond: the culture of law and justice after 9/11 (pp. 150-169). Great Britain: Routledge.
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2009 Williams, J. (2009). The Constitutional amendment process: poetry for the ages. In H. Lee, & P. Annandale (Eds.), Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent. Essays in Honour of George Winterton (pp. 1-22). New South Wales, Australia: Federation Press.
2009 Appleby, G., & Williams, J. (2009). Law and order. In John Spoehr (Ed.), State of South Australia: From Crisis to Prosperity? (pp. 316-331). South Australia: Wakefield Press.
2009 Roberts, H., & Williams, J. (2009). Constitutional Law. In I. Freckelton, & H. Selby (Eds.), Appealing to the Future: Michael Kirby and his legacy (pp. 179-216). Sydney, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
2008 Holloway, I., Bronitt, S., & Williams, J. (2008). Rhetoric, reason, and the rule of law in early colonial New South Wales. In H. Foster, B. Berger, & A. Buck (Eds.), The Grand Experiment: Law and Legal Culture in British Settler Societies (pp. 78-100). Canada: UBC Press: University of British Columbia.
2008 Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2008). The embattled South Australian Legislative Council. In N. Aroney, S. Prasser, & J. Nethercote (Eds.), Restraining Elective Dictatiorship: The Upper House Solution? (pp. 212-226). Western Australia: University of Western Australia.
2007 Hutton, J., & Williams, J. (2007). Griffith Samuel. In The Oxford Companion to Australian Politics (pp. 241-242). Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2007 Williams, J. (2007). Founders. In The Oxford Companion to Australian Politics (pp. 215-218). Victoria, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2007 Wheeler, F., & Williams, J. (2007). 'Restrained Activism' in the High Court of Australia. In Brice Dickson (Ed.), Judicial Activism in Common Law Supreme Courts (pp. 19-67). New York, USA: Oxford University Press.
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2006 Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2006). Commonwealth of Australia. In A. Majeed, R. Watts, & D. Brown (Eds.), Distribution of powers and responsibilities in federal countries (pp. 8-33). Quebec, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press.
2006 Williams, J. (2006). Justice Boothby: A disaster that happened. In George Winterton (Ed.), State constitutional landmarks (pp. 21-51). PO Box 45, Annandale NSW 2038: Federation Press.
2005 Williams, J. (2005). Afterword. In A. C. Castles (Ed.), Ned Kelly's Last Days (pp. 223-228). Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin.
2005 Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2005). Australia: A quiet revolution in the balance of power. In R. Blindenbacher, & A. Ostien (Eds.), A Global Dialogue on Federalism (pp. 3-5). Montreal, Quebec: McGill-Queen's University Press.
2005 Williams, J. (2005). Law and Order. In John Spoehr (Ed.), State of South Australia: Trends and Issues (pp. 260-275). Adelaide: Wakefield Press.
2005 Williams, J. M., & Macintyre, C. (2005). Commonwealth of Australia. In Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (Vol. 2, pp. 9-33).
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2004 Williams, J. (2004). Deliberative Democracy and the People: The Australian Experience. In P. Boyer, L. Cardinal, & D. Headon (Eds.), From subjects to citizens: a hundred years of citizenship in Australia and Canada (pp. 46-60). Ottowa, Canada: University of Ottawa Press.
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2004 Williams, J. (2004). Lionel Thomas Courtenay. In The biographical dictionary of the Australian Senate - Volume 2 1929-1962 (pp. 414-416). Carlton, Vic: Melbourne University Press.
2003 Macintyre, C., & Williams, J. (2003). Introduction: An endless project - constitutional and parliamentary reform. In C. MacIntyre, & J. Williams (Eds.), Peace, order and good government - State constitutional and parliamentary reform (pp. 1-7). 1 The Parade West, Kent Town SA 5067: Wakefield Press.
2003 Williams, J. (2003). The emergence of the Commonwealth Constitution. In H. Lee, & G. Winterton (Eds.), Australian constitutional landmarks (pp. 1-33). The Edinburgh Bldg, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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2003 Williams, J. (2003). Inter-constitutional relations. In C. MacIntyre, & J. Williams (Eds.), Peace, order and good government - State constitutional and parliamentary reform (pp. 178-195). 1 The Parade West, Kent Town SA 5067: Wakefield Press.
2002 Williams, J. (2002). "The Blizzard and Oz": Canadian influences on the Australian constitution then and now. In L. Cardinal, & D. Headon (Eds.), Shaping Nations: Constitutionalism and society in Australia and Canada (pp. 5-25). 542 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5: University of Ottawa Press.
2001 Williams, J. (2001). Constitutional intention : The limits of originalism. In N. Naffine, R. Owens, & J. Williams (Eds.), Intention in Law and Philosophy (pp. 321-344). Gower House, Croft Rd, Aldershot Hampshire GU11 3HR, UK: Dartmouth Publishing Co, Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
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2001 Naffine, N., Owens, R., & Williams, J. (2001). The Intention Project. In N. Naffine, R. Owens, & J. Williams (Eds.), Intention in Law and Philosophy (pp. 1-18). Gower House, Croft Rd, Aldershot Hampshire GU11 3HR, UK: Dartmouth Publishing Co, Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
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2001 Williams, J. (2001). Judicial independence in Australia. In P. Russell, & D. O'Brien (Eds.), Judicial Independence in the Age of democracy - Critical Perspectives from around the World (pp. 173-193). Charlottesville, USA: University Press of Virginia.
2001 Williams, J. (2001). The Australian Constitution and the challenge of theory. In C. Sampford, & T. Round (Eds.), Beyond the Republic - Meeting the Global Challenges to Constitutionalism (pp. 119-128). 71 John St, Leichardt, NSW 2040: Federation Press.
2001 Blackshield, T., Coper, M., & Williams, J. (2001). Edmund Barton. In Oxford Companion to the High Court (pp. 53-56). Melbourne, New York: Oxford University Press.
2001 Blackshield, T., Coper, M., & Williams, J. (2001). Lionel Murphy. In Oxford Companion to the High Court (pp. 484-486). Melbourne, New York: Oxford University Press.
2001 Blackshield, T., Coper, M., & Williams, J. (2001). Andrew Inglis Clark. In Oxford Companion to the High Court (pp. 341-342). Melbourne, New York: Oxford University Press.
2001 Williams, J. (2001). Battery Point Revisited: Andrew Inglis Clark's Studies in Australian Constitutional Law. In A Living Force: Andrew Inglis Clark and the Ideal of the Commonwealth (pp. 347-355). Hobart, TAS: Centrre for Tasmanian Historical Studies.
2001 Williams, J. (2001). Constitution. In The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History (pp. 121-123). Kent Town, S.A.: Wakefield Press.
2000 Williams, J. (2000). John Henry Keating. In The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate (Vol. 1, pp. 231-236). Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press.
2000 Williams, J. (2000). Douglas Menzies. In John Ritchie (Ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography (Vol. 15, pp. 351-353). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
2000 Clark, D., Headon, D., & Williams, J. (2000). Introduction: Tocqueville and Australia. In D. Clark, D. Headon, & J. Williams (Eds.), The Ideal of Alexis de Tocqueville Manning Clark (pp. 12-39). PO Box 278, Carlton South, Vic 3053: Melbourne University Press.
2000 Williams, J. (2000). Andrew Inglis Clark: 'The Republican of Tasmania'. In D. Headon, & J. Williams (Eds.), Makers of Miracles: The Cast of the Federation Story (pp. 44-55). PO Box 278 Carlton Sth Victoria 3053: Melbourne University Press.

Year Citation
2018 Russell, R. A., williams, J., Szell, C., Gould, D. V., & Hill, C. (2018). Developing a Transparent Supervisor Evaluation System. Poster session presented at the meeting of 3rd International Conference on Developments in Doctoral Education & Training. Stratford upon Avon, United Kingdom.

Year Citation
2025 Villios, S., Plater, D., Conroy, E., Giancaspro, M., Nosworthy, B., Spyrou, P., . . . Washusen, B. (2025). The Need for New Solutions? Establishing Legal Frameworks for Supported Decision-Making in South Australia (21). Adelaide: South Australian Law Reform Institute.
2024 Holt, J., Plater, D., Williams, J., Muecke, G., Ilhan, Y., Cooper, L., . . . Marinas, E. (2024). Stemming the Unstoppable Tide? An Evaluation of the Role and Operation of 'Suppression Orders' in South Australia (19). Australia: South Australian Law Reform Institute.
2022 Plater, D., Brunacci, A., Nicholls, H., Holt, J., Okninski, M., Pandos, O., . . . Williams, J. (2022). 'Autonomy and Safeguarding are not Mutually Inconsistent': A Review of the Operation of the Ageing and Adult Safeguarding Act 1995 (SA) (17). South Australian Law Reform Institute.
2020 Stubbs, M., Webster, A., & Williams, J. (2020). Persons with Disability and the Australian Constitution.
2020 Villios, S., Plater, D., Williams, J., Golding, G., Richards, B., Brunacci, A., & Pandos, O. (2020). Review of the Role and Operation of Powers of Attorney in South Australia. Adelaide: SA Law Reform Institute.
2019 Williams, J., Plater, D., Brunacci, A., Kapadia, S., & Oxlad, M. J. (2019). Abortion: A Review of South Australian Law and Practice (13). Adelaide: South Australian Law Reform Institute.
2018 Plater, D., Thompson, M., Moulds, S., Williams, J., & Brunacci, A. (2018). Surrogacy: A legislative framework: a review of part 2b of the Family Relationships Act 1975 (SA). Australia: South Australian Law Reform Institute.

Year Citation
2019 Olijnyk, A. (2019). Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation.
2015 Olijnyk, A. (2015). Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Year Citation
- Webster, A. L., & Williams, J. (n.d.). Explainer: how are Australia's 'knights and dames' appointed?.
Date Institution Grant Title Collaborators Amount
2014 - 2016 ARC Research Grant Investigating the uncertainty of the constitutional restrictions confronting State governments when responding to law and order priorities A/Prof James Stellios and Dr Gabrielle Appleby $328,000
2015 ARC Grant A partnership with the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) to create a massive expansion of free access online to Australasian legal history through digitisation and data aggregation   $410,000
2006 ARC Linkage Grant funded in partnership with the High Court of Australia, National Library of Australia An oral history of the High Court of Australia Professor Michael Coper and Dr Fiona Wheeler $150,715
2003 ARC Discovery Grant A history of the High Court of Australia   $108,000
1998 Short Overseas Conference Grant paper for the Research Committee on Comparative Judicial Studies at the American Political Science Association, Boston   $1,200
  Centenary of Federation Council Annotated Constitutions Project   $64,000
  Centenary of Federation Council Foundation Editor of The New Federalist: The Journal of Australian Federation History Hon John Bannon $48,042
1998 University Research Grant Undertake research on the original documents related to the Australian Constitution   $2,062
1998 Small ARC Grant The Constitution and Gambling   $11,500

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Principal Supervisor The use of pre-recorded evidence for 'vulnerable' witnesses in South Australia. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Jemma May Holt
2023 Co-Supervisor Co-management of national parks in South Australia, between the State and Aboriginal groups Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Antoinette Margeaux Hennessy

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2020 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Heritable Human Genome Editing: Friend or Foe? Navigating the Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Challenges in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Olga Christine Pandos
2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Justice and Efficiency in Mega-Litigation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Anna Olijnyk
2011 - 2016 Principal Supervisor COAG, Democracy and the Australian Constitution: You can Choose Two Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Mark Bruerton
2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Defining Rights, Powers and Limits in Transboundary River Disputes: A Legal Analysis of the River Murray Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Adam Webster
2010 - 2012 Principal Supervisor The Constitutional Role of the Solicitor General: An Historical, Legal and Lived Portrait Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Gabrielle Appleby
2009 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Affirmative Action: A Never-Ending Story? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Nicole Melanie Lederer
2006 - 2007 Principal Supervisor The Constitutional Jurisprudence of the High Court of Australia: Legalism, Realism, Pragmatism, Judicial Power and the Dixon, Mason and Gleeson Eras Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rachael Gray
2003 - 2011 Co-Supervisor The Eminent Domain in Australia: The 'Individual Rights' Approach to s 51(xxxi) of the Australian Constitution Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Prof Matthew Stubbs

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2007 - 2008 Member Board RQF Committee University of Adelaide Australia
2000 - 2004 Board Member Board of Management The Don Dunstan Foundation Australia
2000 - 2001 Member Board of Directors UniBooks Pty Ltd Australia

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2016 - ongoing Secretary South Australian Selection Committee Fulbright Commission Australia
2015 - ongoing Chair Panel to Review Mathematical Science University of Adelaide Australia
2011 - ongoing Member Council of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australia
2010 - 2014 Chair South Australian Selection Committee Fulbright Commission Australia
2009 - ongoing Member Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law University of Melbourne Australia
2009 - 2010 Vice-President Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australia
2008 - ongoing Member Panel to Review of Undergraduate Economics Programs Offered by the Faculty of Profession University of Adelaide Australia
2008 - 2014 Member National Archives of Australia Advisory Council National Archives of Australia Australia
2008 - 2009 Member South Australian Selection Committee Fulbright Commission Australia
2006 - 2009 Secretary Judicial Conference of Australia Inc - Australia
2001 - 2008 Member Council of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law - Australia
2000 - ongoing Member Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Structures Working Party University of Adelaide Australia
2000 - 2001 Chair Law School Admission Committee University of Adelaide Australia
1999 - 2000 Member Law School Executive University of Adelaide Australia
1998 - ongoing Member Inaugural Advisory Committee Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australia
1998 - 2002 Member National Tertiary Education Union University of Adelaide Australia
1998 - 2001 Representative Law Week organising committee University of Adelaide Australia

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2009 - ongoing Good Office Mission Part of the United Nations peace process Civil rights activities Australia
2004 - 2011 National Schools Constitutional Convention - Instructional and training Australia
2003 - 2003 Issues Deliberation Australia - Legislative and political Australia
2001 - 2001 Government of South Australia Department of Education, Training and Employment Business and professional Australia
2000 - ongoing Australian Government National Capital Authority Cultural or historical Australia
1999 - 2001 Australian Government Gambling Research Reference Group- Department of Human Services Business and professional Australia
1996 - 1997 Australian Government National Archives of Australia Cultural or historical Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2006 - 2011 Editor Adelaide Law Review - Australia
1998 - 2002 Editor The New Federalist: The Journal of Australian Federation History - Australia
1997 - 2001 Editor Australian Journal of Legal History - Australia

Date Office Name Institution Country
1999 - 1999 Yes Ambassador South Australia for the Republican Campaign Australia

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