Jason Varuhas is a New Zealand academic specializing in administrative law, the law of torts, the law of remedies, and the intersection of public and private law.[1] He is currently Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Centre for Public Law at the University of Cambridge.[1]

Early life and education

Varuhas attended high school at Scots College, Wellington, graduating in 1999.[2] He studied at the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law, graduating in 2004 with an LLB Honours, also completing a BA in Economics that year.[3]

Upon graduation, Varuhas commenced work as a law clerk to Justice O'Regan before returning to faculty as an Assistant Lecturer in 2006.[3] He completed an LLM at University College London on Commonwealth Scholarship in 2008, winning the Derby/Bryce Prize in Law for best results in final examinations across all University of London law schools.[3]

Varuhas completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. For that thesis he was awarded the Yorke Prize.[3]

Academic career

Before taking up his current appointments, Varuhas was previously a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales.

Awards

Bibliography

  • Damages and Human Rights (Hart Publishing, 2016) ISBN 9781849463720
  • Varuhas, J. (2020). The Principle of Legality. The Cambridge Law Journal, 79(3), 578-614. doi:10.1017/S0008197320000598

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hendley-Boys, Angela (9 June 2020). "Professor Jason Varuhas". Melbourne Law School. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Old Boy, Dr Jason Varuhas (1999),... - Scots Collegians Association | Facebook". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Law alumnus awarded Yorke Prize from University of Cambridge". www.infonews.co.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Peter Birks Prizes for Outstanding Legal Scholarship". Society of Legal Scholars. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Press, Rose (27 September 2016). "Dr Jason Varuhas wins Peter Birks Prize". Melbourne Law School. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Inner Temple Book Prize | Inner Temple". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Keaney, Bess (8 November 2018). "MLS academic wins prestigious book prize". Melbourne Law School. Retrieved 27 July 2020.


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