Contact

Email

m.young@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Professor
Melbourne Law School - Admin
Education
PhD
University of Cambridge
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of Cambridge
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-3033-5990

Prof Margaret Young

Professor
Melbourne Law School
80 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Advisory Opinions’ Remarkable Significance for International Law
    DOI: 10.1163/18786561-bja10097
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Systemic Integration of Obligations in an Era of Climate Change: Stability and Optimal Control
    DOI: 10.1093/bybil/braf006
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Systemic integration, the law of the sea, and courts: constraints and opportunities for ocean governance
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035325757.00022
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Australia
    DOI: 10.1093/yiel/yvaf046
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Blue Economy and International Law
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    The Blue Economy and International Law
  • 2018

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Potential and Limits of International Adjudication
Margaret Young

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2021
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law (FAAL) Australian Academy of Law
2017
EU Centre for Shared Global Challenges - Visiting Fellowship University of Melbourne
2016
Woodward Medal in Humanities and Social Sciences University of Melbourne
2012
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law Junior Scholar Prize International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2011

    Research Grant

    Climate Change Law and Mitigation: Forest Carbon Sequestration and Indigenous and Local Community Rights