Rosemary Owens

Rosemary Joan Owens AO was the Dean of Law at the University of Adelaide Law School. She first started working at the University of Adelaide in 1987 as a tutor in the law school, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1995, Associate Professor in 2005, and in 2008 she was appointed as a Professor of Law.^[1] She had previously performed the role of Associate Dean and replaced Paul Fairall upon his departure in 2008, remaining in the role until 2011.^[2]

Rosemary Owens holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) with Honors (having been awarded both The Angus Parsons Prize and The Law Society of South Australia Centenary Prize), a Diploma of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), majoring in history. All were awarded by the University of Adelaide. Her research interests include work-related law and feminist legal theory.^[1]

In 2014 she was named an Officer of the Order of Australia.^[2]

Selected bibliography

• Owens, Rosemary; Riley, Joellen (2007). The Law of Work. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551222-7.
• Fudge, Judy; Owens, Rosemary, eds. (2006). Precarious Work, Women and the New Economy: The Challenge to Legal Norms Hart Publishing. Oxford University Press. ISBN 1-84113-615-8.
• Naffine, Ngaire; Owens, Rosemary; Williams, John, eds. (2001). Intention in Law and Philosophy. Burlington, USA: Aldershot. ISBN 0-7546-2171-5.
• Naffine, Ngaire; Owens, Rosemary (1997). Sexing The Subject Of Law. LBC Information Services. ISBN 0-455-21469-7.

Related Pages

• Adelaide University

References

1. "Professor Rosemary Owens". University Staff Directory. The University of Adelaide. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
2. Fewster, Sean. (26 January 2014). "Former Adelaide University law school Dean, Rosemary Owens, becomes an Officer of the Order of Australia", The Advertiser. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

External links

• Profile from the University of Adelaide