Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Renae Graduated from Murdoch University with a Bachelor’s degree in law with honours and Bachelor’s degree in economics. She subsequently completed her PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2014. Her thesis explored the development of the relationship between the state and religion in Australia from 1788 to modern Australia. She joined UWA as a lecture in 2013, having tutored at the university of a number of years.
Roles and responsibilities
Mooting Coordinator
Teaching overview
UNDERGRADUATE
LAWS3334 Law and Religion
LAWS3391 Special Unit: Law and Religion
JURIS DOCTOR
LAWS4101 Legal Process
LAWS5307 Special Unit: Mooting
LAWS3334 Law and Religion
LAWS3391 Special Unit: Law and Religion
JURIS DOCTOR
LAWS4101 Legal Process
LAWS5307 Special Unit: Mooting
Research
Renae researches in the area of law and religion. Her particular areas of interest are religion and education, freedom of religion and state funding of religion.
Her current research focuses on the engagement of Muslim’s in the common law legal system. This includes the issue of the wearing of Islamic face veils (burqa and niqab) by witnesses and other participants in the court process.
Renae’s Phd thesis was titled ‘The changing relationship between the State and religion in Australia: 1788 to modern Australia. What has changed?, What is the same? And what does that tell us?’. It covered State restrictions on religious practice, religion and education and State funding of religion.
Her current research focuses on the engagement of Muslim’s in the common law legal system. This includes the issue of the wearing of Islamic face veils (burqa and niqab) by witnesses and other participants in the court process.
Renae’s Phd thesis was titled ‘The changing relationship between the State and religion in Australia: 1788 to modern Australia. What has changed?, What is the same? And what does that tell us?’. It covered State restrictions on religious practice, religion and education and State funding of religion.
Previous positions
Advocate
Anglican Diocese of Bunbury
Anglican Diocese of Bunbury
Research expertise keywords
- Religion
- Law and religion
- Religion and education
- Religion and public policy
- Law and society
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Research Output
State and Religion: The Australian Story
Barker, R., Aug 2018, Australia: Routlege. 342 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Children in Schools: The Battle Ground of Religious Belief
Barker, R., 2020, In : The University of Western Australia Law Review. 47, 1, p. 152 - 174Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Freedom of religion without a bill of rights: Australia’s peculiar approach to tackling freedom of religion and other human rights issues
Barker, R., 2020, Freedom of Religion or Belief: Creating Constitutional Space for Fundamental Freedoms. Babie, P., Rochow, N. & Scharffs, B. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 109-130 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
It is not inevitable: The Future of Faith-Based Schools after Ruddock
Barker, R., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : The Australasian Catholic Record. 97, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Should Ethical Vegans Have a Beef with the Definition of Religion?
Offer, K. & Barker, R., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Victoria University Law and Justice Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities
The University of Western Austalia Law Review (Journal)
Renae Barker (Editor)2020
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
Evidence to Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Renae Barker (Consultant)6 Feb 2019
Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
College of Lactation Consultants WA Inc 2019 Conference
Renae Barker (Participant)22 Nov 2019
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
The Religious Discrimination Bill
Renae Barker (Consultant)19 Nov 2019
Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Providing continuing professional development to industry/government/community
Oral Evidence to Religious Exemptions Inquiry
Renae Barker (Consultant)2019
Activity: Consultancy/industry and government engagement › Submissions to or appearance before a government committee, inquiry or agency
Press / Media
Should school uniforms be compulsory? We asked five experts
16/08/19 → 24/08/19
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
Teachers not preachers: Federal union backs ban on church-taught gospel from all public schools
3/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Aranmore Catholic College Hindu nose pin ban may breach anti-discrimination laws
15/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media