Dr McIntyre is an Associate Professor of Law at UniSA: Justice & Society. He has a wide range of research and teaching experiences across the common law world. He has held teaching positions in Australia, Canada and the UK, and has practice experience in both Australia and the UK. Dr McIntyre was awarded his PhD in 2013 from the University of Cambridge. His thesis, entitled ‘The Nature of the Judicial Function’, (published as a monograph in 2019) sought to provide a comprehensive theoretical foundation for understanding the scope and limits of the judicial role.
Originally from South Australia, Dr McIntyre obtained his undergraduate degrees at Flinders University. He was admitted to practice in 2006, and... Read more
About me
Dr McIntyre is an Associate Professor of Law at UniSA: Justice & Society. He has a wide range of research and teaching experiences across the common law world. He has held teaching positions in Australia, Canada and the UK, and has practice experience in both Australia and the UK. Dr McIntyre was awarded his PhD in 2013 from the University of Cambridge. His thesis, entitled ‘The Nature of the Judicial Function’, (published as a monograph in 2019) sought to provide a comprehensive theoretical foundation for understanding the scope and limits of the judicial role.
Originally from South Australia, Dr McIntyre obtained his undergraduate degrees at Flinders University. He was admitted to practice in 2006, and subsequently worked at the SA Crown Solicitor’s Office (including as Research Assistant to the Solicitor-General). Dr McIntyre has held teaching positions at Flinders University in South Australia; at Jesus College in Cambridge, UK; at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada; and at Charles Darwin University, in the Northern Territory.
Dr McIntyre’s research focuses on judicial studies and judicial theory. This work includes the exposition and examination of primary concepts – understanding the nature of the judicial function, judicial decision making methodology, and derivative concepts of independence, impartiality and accountability - and the exploration of the implications concepts in concrete situations. Current themes include such issues as:
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) Flinders University
Bachelor of Arts Flinders University
Lecturer in Law – Charles Darwin University (Darwin): July 2014 – January 2016
Assistant Professor – Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, Canada): July 2013 – July 2014
Adjunct Lecturer – Flinders University (Adelaide): Feb 2013 – Feb 2015
College Teaching Officer – Jesus College (Cambridge): Sept 2011 – Sept 2012
Legal Researcher, Academic Research Panel – Blackstone Chambers (London): Sept 2009- Sept 2012
Solicitor – Crown Solicitor’s Office (Adelaide): Feb 2008 – Sept 2008
Research Assistant to the Solicitor-General – Solicitor-General’s Office (Adelaide): Feb 2007 – Feb 2008
Principal Research Officer to the Parliamentary Committee on Occupational Health, Safety and Rehabilitation – South Australian House of Assembly (Adelaide): Dec 2006 – Feb 2007
Dr McIntyre's research examines the role of the judiciary in society, and explores how the articulation of that core judicial function can guide and support stronger, more responsive and more effective judicial systems. His work is builds on a base of theoretical analysis to explore applied and concrete issues and problems faced by the judiciary - from procedural reform, appointments, evaluation and accountability. Areas of research include:
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
The Rise of Pseudolaw and Sovereign Citizens in South Australia, The Law Foundation of SA Incorporated, 01/11/2023 - 31/05/2025
Review of Form 1 Vendor's Statement - Section 7 Land and Business (Sale and Conveyancing) Act 1994 (SA), SA Attorney General's Department, 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2022
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
19
22
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| 2018 |
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| 2016 |
1
9
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| 2012 |
4
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
19
22
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
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| 2021 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
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| 2016 |
23
|
| 2012 |
4
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
4
4
|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
1
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| 2020 |
Open access
21
16
20
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| 2016 |
1
9
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| 2016 |
Open access
2
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| 2015 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2014 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
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| 2018 |
Open access
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Book Chapters
Articles – Peer Review
Articles – Other
Book Reviews
Conference Papers and Presentations
Research
Dr McIntyre's research examines the role of the judiciary in society, and explores how the articulation of that core judicial function can guide and support stronger, more responsive and more effective judicial systems. His work is builds on a base of theoretical analysis to explore applied and concrete issues and problems faced by the judiciary - from procedural reform, appointments, evaluation and accountability. Areas of research include:
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) | SPAIN |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Thompson Rivers University | CANADA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Cambridge | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the Basque Country | SPAIN |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Committee MemberAustralian Association of Constitutional Law, South Australia Chapter |
2016 |
Member, Academic Research BoardBlackstone Chambers Ltd, London |
2012 |
Member, Academic Research BoardBlackstone Chambers Ltd, London |
2011 |
Member, Academic Research BoardBlackstone Chambers Ltd, London |
2010 |
Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
Public Law (Administrative and Constitutional Law)
Remedies
Torts
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Caring in the chaos - confusion, contradiction and complication: the role of the law in South Australia's foster care system | Current |
| Legal barriers to recycled water expansion in Australia: examining the regulatory framework | Current |
| Reform of Australia patent law with biotechnological discoveries that relate to the human body | Current |
| The executive power to forgive and deny: case studies on the prerogative powers | Current |
| Protecting fundamental common law rights: a critical analysis of the application and role of the principle of legality in Australia | Completed |
| Society and the recognition of First Nations in international and domestic laws | Completed |
| The unenforceability of self-executing deep learning algorithmic contracts | Completed |
