Associate Professor Jonathan Kolieb
Details
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Department: School of Law
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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jonathan.kolieb@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-3590-6756
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Jonathan Kolieb is Director of RMIT's Business and Human Rights Centre, and Associate Professor in Law at the School of Law, RMIT University.
Jonathan’s research and teaching interests focus on global governance issues, including current projects on international conflict resolution, business and human rights, and the accountability of transnational corporations under international humanitarian law. His PhD dissertation was entitled: “Corporate Peacebuilding and the Law: Regulating the Private Sector for Conflict Transformation.”
His written work includes academic articles in leading Australian and international journals, UN peacekeeping training documents, and pieces in the mainstream press such as Newsweek, The Washington Post and The Australian newspapers. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the George Washington University Law School, and a Graduate Visitor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jonathan has held positions with the Government of Australia, various think-tanks and non-governmental organisations, focusing on human rights and international affairs. These roles include serving as Congressional Liaison Officer at the Embassy of Australia in Washington DC, and as Legal Consultant for the United Nation’s Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.
Jonathan holds a PhD (Law) from University of Melbourne, an LL.M. (International Law) and an M.A. (International&Area Studies) from University of California, Berkeley and undergraduate Law and Politics degrees from the University of Melbourne and Monash University.
Jonathan has received several awards and grants in recognition of, and to advance, his scholarship. These include a RMIT College of Business Research Excellence Awards (2016 and 18), the A.O. Capell Prestigious PhD Scholarship from the University of Melbourne (2011-2015); a Rotary World Peace Fellowship (2004-06); a Human Rights Fellowship from the University of California, Berkeley (2007); and the Rufus Davis Memorial Prize for Politics from Monash University (2001).
For a full list of Jonathan's publications visit Google Scholar or Academia.edu.
Research fields
- 480310 Public international law
- 480307 International humanitarian and human rights law
- 350701 Corporate governance
UN sustainable development goals
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Supervisor projects
- Project 1: Deconstructing Digital Colonialism for Equitable Sovereignty
- 30 Oct 2025
- Can the enforcement of International Commercial Arbitral Awards in Vietnam be increased.
- 15 May 2023
- The Guilty Mind and the Politics of Reason: The Construction of Mens Rea and the Impunity of Individual Economic Actors for International Crimes
- 11 Oct 2021
- The Role of Blockchain Technology in Promoting Stakeholder Trust for Australian Charities
- 27 Apr 2020
- Governance Innovations for Climate Action: Opportunities and Challenges of Blockchain-based Platforms
- 6 Jun 2019
- Extended Corporate Purpose Reforms: Assessing Benefit Corporation Legislation as a Reform Model for Australian Corporations Law
- 8 Aug 2018
- Corruption Cases and Law Enforcement in Public Investment: a Vietnam Perspective
- 26 Jul 2018
- Exploring Options for Reforming Australian Corporate Law based on the UN Guiding Principles Framework
- 26 Jul 2018
Teaching interests
International law; peace and conflict; global governance; business and human rights.
Teaching and Coordination (Melbourne):
Law, Business and Human Rights
International Law
International Business Law
Civil Procedure
Teaching (Singapore):
Commercial Law
Research interests
Law, Political Science, International Governance, Business and Management, Peace and Conflict Resolution
