Sean Cooney's research interests are international and comparative labour law, with a focus on Asia, and Chinese law. He is currently working on new approaches to improving international working standards, including an Australian Research Council-funded projects on enforcement reform in China and Australia, and is part of a research team examining the 'legal origins' debate in several Asia-Pacific countries.
Sean speaks Mandarin Chinese, French and German has published articles in major refereed law journals in the United States, China and Australia. He currently teaches Obligations, Chinese Law, Employment Law, and Law and Economic Development in Asia. Sean has studied at the University of Melbourne and Columbia University. He also spent several years as a lawyer practising mainly in the areas of employment and administrative law.
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Measuring Worker Protection Using Leximetrics: Illustrating a New Approach in Four Asia-Pacific Countries
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Alice Tay Memorial Award in the Field of Human Rights
Credentials
Positions
Professor
Law
Barrister & Solicitor
High Court of Australia
Barrister & Solicitor
Supreme Court of Victoria
Member
Australian Labour Law Association
Member
Chinese Studies Association of Australia
Education
Doctor of the Science of Law
Columbia University
Master of Laws
Columbia University
Master of Laws
University of Melbourne