Dr Paul Taylor is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the T.C. Beirne School of Law, and Fellow of the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law. His principal academic interests are international human rights law and conflict of laws (private international law).
Before emigrating from the UK he was in private practice, initially at the criminal bar and latterly as a partner in a large law firm specialising in competition law and intellectual property. During that time he also taught and wrote substantial texts on competition law, intellectual property and human rights.
Dr Taylor's most significant works include UK and EC Competition Law and Compliance (Sweet & Maxwell, 1999, 600pp); Freedom of Religion: UN and European Human Rights Law and Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2005, 400pp); and A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: The UN Human Rights’ Committee’s Monitoring of ICCPR Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2020, 900pp.)
He has represented Australia at numerous meetings of experts at: The Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Netherlands (on issues affecting cross-border litigation; and was involved in the final stages of negotiating the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements); the OECD Competition Committee, Paris; and at bilateral and regional free trade agreement negotiations. He has also made submissions to and given evidence at various government inquiries.
Dr Taylor has held Visiting Fellowships at Wolfson College, Cambridge and at the Centre for International and Public Law, College of Law, Australian National University. He is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Law, The University of Notre Dame Australia.
Other Outputs: Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care on the December 2023 Exposure Draft of the Aged Care Bill 2023
Taylor, Paul and Costa, Renato (2024). Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care on the December 2023 Exposure Draft of the Aged Care Bill 2023 . Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Book Chapter: What on earth does Australia think of freedom of religion: not very inclusive
Taylor, Paul (2022). What on earth does Australia think of freedom of religion: not very inclusive. Inclusion, exclusion and religious freedom. (pp. 181-198) edited by Michael Quinlan and A. Keith Thompson. Cleveland, QLD, Australia: Connor Court Publishing.
Taylor, Paul M. (2020). A commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: the UN Human Rights Committee's monitoring of ICCPR Rights. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108689458
Taylor, Paul M. (2020). A commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: the UN Human Rights Committee's monitoring of ICCPR Rights. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108689458
Freedom of Religion : UN and European Human Rights Law and Practice
Taylor, Paul M. (2005). Freedom of Religion : UN and European Human Rights Law and Practice. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/cbo9780511616129
Commercial issues for life sciences company
Taylor, Paul M., Portman, Simon and Smith, Simon (2000). Commercial issues for life sciences company. United Kingdom: Monitor Press.
Vertical agreements: the new regulation in context
Taylor, Paul M. (2000). Vertical agreements: the new regulation in context. United Kingdom: Monitor Press.
EC and UK competition law and compliance: a practical guide for non-specialists
Taylor, Paul M. (1999). EC and UK competition law and compliance: a practical guide for non-specialists. London, United Kingdom: Sweet and Maxwell.
What on earth does Australia think of freedom of religion: not very inclusive
Taylor, Paul (2022). What on earth does Australia think of freedom of religion: not very inclusive. Inclusion, exclusion and religious freedom. (pp. 181-198) edited by Michael Quinlan and A. Keith Thompson. Cleveland, QLD, Australia: Connor Court Publishing.
Taylor, Paul M. (2020). Reconciling democracy and human rights: implementing the expressive freedoms of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Australian law. Freedom of religion or belief: creating the constitutional space for fundamental freedoms. (pp. 232-259) edited by Paul T. Babie, Neville G. Rochow and Brett G. Scharffs. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781788977807.00018
Taylor, Paul M. (2018). Controversial doctrine: the relevance of religious content in the supervisory role of international human rights bodies. Research handbook on law and religion. (pp. 309-330) edited by Rex Ahdar. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781788112475.00025
Taylor, Paul (2013). "Introduction", in Freedom of Religion: UN and European Human Rights Law and Practice, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.1-18. The library of essays on law and religion, freedom of religion and belief: volume II. (pp. 193-210) edited by Rinaldo Cristofori and Silvio Ferrari. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Religion and freedom of choice
Taylor, Paul M. (2011). Religion and freedom of choice. Religion and human rights: an introduction. (pp. 170-187) edited by John Witte and M. Christian Green. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199733453.003.0010
Aroney, Nicholas and Taylor, Paul (2020). The politics of freedom of religion in Australia: Can international human rights standards point the way forward?. University of Western Australia Law Review, 47 (1), 42-63.
Taylor, Paul M. (2020). Thinking allowed in the academy: international human rights law and the regulation free speech and academic freedom under the “model code”. University of Queensland Law Journal, 39 (1), 117-146.
Uneven platforms: the press, social media, search engines and freedom of expression
Taylor, Paul (2020). Uneven platforms: the press, social media, search engines and freedom of expression. University of Tasmania Law Review, 39 (2), 121-149.
Academic freedom in universities: between indispensable right and scenic accessory
Taylor, Paul (2018). Academic freedom in universities: between indispensable right and scenic accessory. The Australian Year Book of International Law Online, 35 (1), 157-186. doi: 10.1163/26660229-035-01-900000009
EC competition law, bioscience joint ventures and the effect of proposed reforms
Taylor, Paul (2000). EC competition law, bioscience joint ventures and the effect of proposed reforms. Bioscience Law Review, 1999/2000 (3), 83-87.
Profiling the biotech company for success
Taylor, Paul (2000). Profiling the biotech company for success. Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, 6 (3), 218-227.
The vertical agreements regulation: a critical appraisal
Taylor, Paul M. (2000). The vertical agreements regulation: a critical appraisal. Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, 3, 525-545. doi: 10.1017/S1528887000003918
Taylor, Paul and Costa, Renato (2024). Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care on the December 2023 Exposure Draft of the Aged Care Bill 2023 . Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.