STAFF PROFILE
Dr Christina Platz
Christina is the course coordinator and lecturer in Intellectual Property Law and Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the GSBL.
Christina's research interests are in intellectual property law (with emphasis on copyright law) and appropriate dispute resolution with a special interest in emotion in conflict. Christina has extensive experience in teaching these areas of the law and possesses knowledge and experience from not only the common law but also the civil law legal tradition. Christina's philosophy of teaching is to emphasise the importance of wellbeing and an ethic of care. Christina's teaching implements technology and elements of storytelling to support a fun and engaging learning experience and to create innovative feedback and feedforward. Christina uses experiential means of learning in her teaching as a reflective practice
- Board member of Composite: Moving Image Agency & Media Bank (2024-current)
- Member of the legal Committee of the Australian Copyright Council, 2019- current
- Member of the Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution, 2018- current
- Southern Denmark Health Innovation, 2011-2012
- Melbourne Legal Partners, 2010-2011
- Herbert Smith Freehills, 2010-2011
- Clayton Utz, 2009-2010
- Platz, C. (2022). To Meme or Not to Meme: A Copyright Analysis of Memes in The Australian Context In: European Intellectual Property Review, 44, 641 - 650
- Lane, A.,Platz, C. (2021). The Other Side of the Ledger: Blockchain Makes a New Entry in the Historical Record of Copyright Law and Technology In: European Intellectual Property Review, 43, 83 - 97
- Douglas, K.,Platz, C.,Goodman, R. (2021). Co-housing Disputes: Strategies for Harmonious Conflict Resolution? In: Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 31, 37 - 45
- Douglas, K.,Popa, T.,Platz, C. (2019). Teaching Mediation Using Video and Peer Discussion: An Engaged Video Learning Model In: Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal , 29, 182 - 188
- Platz, C. (2019). Regional Trade Agreements and Copyright Law: The Necessity of Renegotiating The TPP In: European Intellectual Property Review, 41, 203 - 217
- Douglas, K.,Popa, T.,Platz, C.,Colasante, M. (2019). Technology Aided Learning in Dispute Resolution and Evidence: Combining Video with Online Annotation/Discussion in a Blended Learning Design In: Macquarie Law Journal, 19, 189 - 207
- Platz, C.,Sharma, R. (2017). Chapter: Australia In: Essentials of the Laws of the Belt and Road Countries: Australia, UK, USA, Zhejiang University Press, China
- Platz, C. (2013). The ACTA Divides Europe In: Nordisk Immateriellt rättsskydd, 3, 306 - 315
1 PhD Completions1 PhD Current Supervisions