PROFILE
Dr Marco Rizzi
Started at UWA: 2018
Teacher and researcher exploring the nexus between risk, health and the law
I teach and research critical approaches to risk regulation and liability allocation to uncover the politics, economic interests and moral assumptions hidden behind dry technical rules. Dr Marco Rizzi
Dr Marco Rizzi is a senior lecturer within the UWA Law School where he teaches in the Juris Doctor and Master's programs. He researches the law as a tool for the protection of individual and collective health and safety and the relationship between law, politics and the market.
Dr Rizzi obtained an LLB and a Master in Civil Law at the University of Pisa (Italy) and an Honours Diploma in Legal Sciences at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa. He holds an LLM in Comparative Law and a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence (Italy). Before joining UWA he was Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Law at the University of Seychelles.
Currently, his research addresses the public/private divide and the public functions of private law. He also looks at the evolving relationship between risk, uncertainty and law, and the extent to which legal tools can address emerging risks and the power relations that inspire regulatory action.
Qualifications:
- LLB (Hons)
- LLM
- PhD
Accreditation:
- Mental health first aider with Mental Health First Aid Australia
Teaching and supervision opportunities
Funding
2020
WA Department of Health - Category 2 Government Grant
- ‘CORONAVAX: Preparing Community and Government’ - ($99,818.00)
With Chris Blyth, Katie Attwell, Samatha Carlson, Tauel Harper, Jordan Tchilingirian, Paul Effler, Catherine Hughes, Valerie Swift
Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccine & Infectious Diseases - Catalyst Research Grant
- ‘CORONAVAX: Preparing Community and Government’ - ($99,946.00)
With Chris Blyth, Katie Attwell, Samatha Carlson, Tauel Harper, Jordan Tchilingirian, Paul Effler, Catherine Hughes, Valerie Swift
2019
UWA Research Impact Grant
- Building Vaccine Confidence Against Bad Science: The Role of Liability and Compensation Schemes for Vaccine Related Injuries ($20,000)
With Katie Attwell (UWA School of Social Sciences)
ASEM-DUO Fellowship Programme 'Duo Wallonia-Brussels'
- Law, Artificial Intelligence and the Future (€5000)
With Christophe Lazaro (UC Louvain)
UWA IAS Visiting Fellowship
- Law, Artificial Intelligence and the Future ($3000)
With Christophe Lazaro (UC Louvain)
2018
UWA Educational Enhancement Unit
- Flipping Torts, using digital tech to enhance JD students' learning experience ($5000)
With Kate Offer (UWA Law School)