Professor Catherine Renshaw
Position 
Associate Dean Research, School of Law
Roles/Responsibilities
Teaches and Researches in the field of human rights, particularly the rights of older persons, and
regulatory regimes.
Biography
Catherine Renshaw is a Professor in the School of Law at Western Sydney University. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (University of Sydney), a Master of Laws (University of Sydney) a Bachelor of Laws (University of New South Wales) and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History (University of Sydney). She has held teaching and research positions at the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney and the University of Newcastle. She researches in the field of international human rights law, with a particular focus on the intersection between rights and the medical sciences in the field of ageing. She is a founding member of the Network for Law and Human Rights. Her recent books include Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019) and Nonsense on Stilts? Rescuing Human Rights in Australia (Connor Court 2019).
Research Interests
- Ageing
- Rights of older persons
- Regulation and ethics
Qualifications and Honours
- PhD University of Sydney
- LLM University of Sydney
- LLB University of New South Wales
- BA (Hons) University of Sydney
Publications
Contact
| c.renshaw@westernsydney.edu.au | |
| Location | Western Sydney University Penrith campus (Werrington South) |
