The Australian Jurist (formerly The Western Australian Jurist) is the yearly academic publication of the Australian Legal Theory Association (‘ALTA’). Established in 2010 as the Western Australian Legal Theory Association, the Association and its law journal are currently based in Sydney, New South Wales, having moved from Western Australia and being reconstituted in 2026.
The Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Jurist is Dr Augusto Zimmermann, Foundation Dean and Professor of Law at Alphacrucis University College. Dr Zimmermann was Law Reform Commissioner in Western Australia, from 2012 to 2017, and Associate Dean for Research at Murdoch Law School. During his time at Murdoch he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research in 2012.
The editors of the Australian Jurist are legal academics Joshua Forrester, and Dr Alexander Hatzikalimnios.
The journal’s International Editorial Advisory Board is comprised of the following leading legal academics:
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus William Wagner, Western Michigan University, USA
- Emeritus Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy, Monash University, Australia
- Emeritus Professor Gabriël A. Moens, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Professor Luigi Lacchè, Università di Macerata, Italy
- Professor Nicholas Aroney, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Professor James Allan, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Professor Gábor Hamza, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
- Professor Ermanno Calzolaio, Università di Macerata, Italy
- Professor Paulo Emilio Vauthier Borges de Macedo, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Professor Neville Rochow SC, The University of Adelaide, Australia
- Professor Flavia Santinoni Vera, Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP), Brazil
- Dr Rocco Loiacono, Curtin University
- Dr Grzegorz Jan Blicharz, Jagiellonian University, Poland
The Australian Jurist selects for publication high-quality papers on any topic related to political and legal theory, regardless of ideological perspectives.
The influence and success of this law journal can be testified by the vast array of distinguished names which appear in the list of contributors.
The journal is renowned for attracting high-calibre contributors who are the leaders in their respective fields. Past contributors to the journal include:
- Professor Robert P. George, Princeton University, USA
- The Honourable William Cox AC, RFD, ED, QC – Chief Justice of Tasmania (1995-2004), Governor of Tasmania (2004-2008)
- Emeritus Professor Peter Boyce AO – Vice-Chancellor of Murdoch University (1985-1996)
- Julian Burnside AO, QC – prominent Australian barrister, human rights and refugee advocate
- Professor Rex Ahdar, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Emeritus Professor David Flint AM, University Technology of Sydney
- Professor Anthony Gray, The University of Southern Queensland
- Professor Michael Quinlan – Dean of Law at The University of Notre Dame Australia (Sydney)
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus William Wagner, Western Michigan University, USA
- Emeritus Professor Gabriël A. Moens, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Professor Stephen Baskerville, The Independent Institute, USA
- Professor James Allan, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Professor Gábor Hamza, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
- Professor Steven Alan Samson, Liberty University, USA
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