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Associate Professor Sean Cooney

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Associate Director (Taiwan), Asian Law Centre

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese, French, German and Spanish

Sean Cooney's research interests are international and comparative labour law, with a focus on Asia, and Chinese law. He is currently working on new approaches to improving international working standards, including an ARC-funded project on regulatory reform in China to deal with the problem of wage arrears. Sean speaks Mandarin Chinese, French and German has published articles in major refereed law journals in the United States, China and Australia, such as the Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal and Bijiaofa Yanjiu. He currently teaches Obligations, Chinese Law, Employment Law, and Law and Economic Development in Asia. Sean has studied at the University of Melbourne, Columbia University and National Taiwan University. He also spent several years as a lawyer practising mainly in the areas of employment and administrative law.

Areas of Expertise:

Asian Law

Chinese Law

Comparative Law

Contract Law

Employee Relations

Employment Law

Industrial Relations

Labour Law

Law Reform in Developing Countries

Taiwanese Law

Workplace Relations and Employment Law