Personal profile
Biography
I re-joined the ANU in 2015 from the United Kingdom where I was an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute for International Affairs, London (Chatham House) and a Research Associate of the Global Economic Governance programme at the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government. Before this I worked in the federal public service, an intergovernmental organisation, academia, civil society, the private sector and consulting. Born and educated in Zimbabwe, I hold degrees from South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Australia. I was a Fulbright Scholar (2022) at the University of California, Berkeley.
Qualifications
BA, LLB (KwaZulu-Natal), LLM (Cambridge), PhD (ANU)
Research Interests
Regulation of responsible business activity, especially in fragile and conflict-affected states; emerging regulatory frameworks on 'business and human rights'; public policy on promoting conflict-sensitive business practices; the private sector's role in peacebuilding; regulation of responsible AI and governance of responsible innovation; the future of human rights; counter-terrorism, human rights and the rule of law; law, governance and development (especially in sub-Saharan Africa); the role and rule of law in transitional and post-conflict societies; transnational tort actions (corporations and human rights); general public international law; aspects of regulatory theory.
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Member (Australia), Global Committee on Human Rights in Times of Emergencies, International Law Association
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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International Law and the Rise of Populism
Danchin, P. G., Farrall, J., Ford, J., Rana, S. & Saunders, I., 2025, In: Virginia Journal of International Law. 65, 52 p., 185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Populism and Institutional Fortitude: Philippine Engagement With International Law And Institutions During The Duterte Administration
Araneta-Alana, N., Farrall, J., Ford, J. & Saunders, I., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Asian Journal of International Law. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Populism and international law: the Morrison years in Australia
Ford, J., 2025, In: Australian Journal of International Affairs. 79, 3, p. 423-448 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND POPULISM
Ford, J., 1 Jan 2023, Taylor and Francis. 144 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Editors' reflections
Findlay, M. & Ford, J., 10 Jun 2022, Regulatory Insights on Artificial Intelligence. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 129-132 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Reconceiving Engagement with International Law in a Populist Era
Ford, J. (PI), Danchin, P. (CoI), Farrall, J. (CoI), Rana, S. (CoI) & Saunders, I. (CoI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Populism and international law: the South African experience
Ford, J. (PI) & Araneta-Alana, N. (CoI)
18/05/23 → 18/05/24
Project: Research
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Australia India United Kingdom 1.5 Track Dialogue: Shaping blockchain technical standards consistent with Australia and India's shared vision of an open, free, rules-based Indo-Pacific
Weaver, J. (PI), Ford, J. (CoI), Mishra, N. (CoI) & Wheeler, S. (CoI)
24/03/22 → 30/08/24
Project: Research
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Realising the Sustainable Development Goals: the Role of Responsible Business
Ford, J. (PI), O'Brien, C. M. (PI), Alex, A. (CoI), Bonsu, S. (CoI), Brobbey, V. K. (CoI), Dapaah, D. A. (CoI), Kotonya, A. (CoI), Lagoutte, S. (CoI), Ruwange, M. R. (CoI), Sano, H.-O. (CoI) & Wasunna, M. K. (CoI)
16/04/18 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Regulating Transparency and Disclosures on Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains
Ford, J. (PI), Nolan, J. (PI) & Islam, M. (CoI)
8/02/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research