By Associate Professor Noam Peleg

Books

Peleg N, 2019, The Child's Right to Development, Cambridge University Press, https://www.cambridge.org/au/academic/subjects/law/human-rights/childs-right-development?format=HB

Book Chapters

Peleg N, 2026, 'The Legal Family as a Child Development Incubator', in Margaria A; Fenton-Glynn C (ed.), What is a Family? Law and Regulation in a Transdisciplinary Context, Bristol University Press, pp. 199 - 199

Peleg N; Varadan S, 2025, 'Contemporary Children’s Rights Issues in Middle Childhood', in Children’s Rights and Children’s Development - An Integrated Approach, NYU Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479825509.001.0001

Peleg N; Lundy L; Fokala E, 2024, 'The UDHR, Children’s Rights and the Global South', in Borhan UK; Bhuiyan MJH (ed.), Human Rights after 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Brill, pp. 366 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004517967_019

Peleg N, 2023, ''Conversion Therapy' and Children's Rights', in Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’: Legal and Policy Perspectives, Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 110 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781509961184.ch-005

Peleg N, 2023, 'A Children’s Rights Dilemma – Paternalism versus Autonomy', in The Rights of the Child: Legal, Political and Ethical Challenges, Brill, pp. 7 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004511163_003

Peleg N, 2022, 'Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)', in Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781789903621.convention.on.rights.of.child

Peleg N; Tobin J, 2019, 'Article 6: The Rights to Life, Survival and Development', in Tobin J (ed.), The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child A Commentary, Oxford University Press, pp. 186 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198262657.001.0001

Peleg N; Tobin J, 2019, 'The Rights to Life, Survival, and Development', in The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Oxford University Press (OUP), pp. 186 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198262657.003.0007

Peleg N, 2019, 'A New Framework for Analysing the Child's Right to Development', in CHILD'S RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 186 - 210

Peleg N, 2019, 'International Children’s Rights Law: General Principles', in International Human Rights of Children, Springer Nature, pp. 135 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4184-6_5

Peleg N, 2018, 'Developing the Right to Development', in Freeman M (ed.), Children's Rights: New Issues, New Themes, New Perspectives, Brill, pp. 109 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004358829

Peleg N, 2018, 'Developing the Right to Development', in Childrens Rights New Issues New Themes New Perspectives, pp. 109 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004358829_009

Peleg N, 2017, 'Commentary on Re T (A Minor) (Wardship: Medical Treatment)', in Stalford H; Hollingsworth K; Gilmore S (ed.), Rewriting Childrens Rights Judgments from Academic Vision to New Practice, pp. 245 - 251

Peleg N; Diduck A; Reece H, 2015, 'Introduction', in Law in Society: Reflections on Children, Family, Culture and Philosophy, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004261495

Diduck A; Peleg N; Reece H, 2015, 'Introduction', in Law in Society Reflections on Children Family Culture and Philosophy Essays in Honour of Michael Freeman, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004261495_002

Diduck A; Peleg N; Reece H, 2015, 'About the Contributors', in Law in Society: Reflections on Children, Family, Culture and Philosophy, De Gruyter, pp. 667 - 677, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004261495_035

Diduck A; Peleg N; Reece H, 2015, 'Introduction', in Law in Society: Reflections on Children, Family, Culture and Philosophy, De Gruyter, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004261495_002

Diduck A; Peleg N; Reece H, 2015, 'Preliminary Material', in Law in Society: Reflections on Children, Family, Culture and Philosophy, De Gruyter, pp. i - vii, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004261495_001

Peleg N, 2014, 'Reconceptualising the child's right to development: Children and the capability approach', in Future of Children S Rights, pp. 386 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004271777_019

Peleg N, 2012, 'Time to Grow Up: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's Jurisprudence of the Right to Development', in Law and Childhood Studies Current Legal Issues, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199652501.003.0022

Peleg N, 2012, 'What Do We Mean When We Speak About Children’s Right to Development?', in The Sovereignty of Children in Law, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 134 - 156

Edited Books

Peleg N; Stalford H; Lundy L, (eds.), 2021, Special Issue: COVID-19 and Children’s Rights: Space for Reflection, Tracing the Problems and Facing the Future, https://brill.com/view/journals/chil/29/2/chil.29.issue-2.xml

Diduck A; Peleg N; Reece H, 2015, Law in Society: Reflections on Children, Family, Culture and Philosophy Essays in Honour of Michael Freeman, Brill - Nijhoff

Journal articles

Maxwell F; Salter M; Peleg N, 2024, '‘To say report it, well, it seems a little useless’: Evaluating Australians' expectations of online service providers and reducing online child sexual exploitation', Policy and Internet, 16, pp. 384 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/poi3.378

Lixinski L; Peleg N, 2023, 'Paternalism in International Human Rights Law', Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, 33, pp. 1 - 43, https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1593&context=djcil

Lundy L; Stalford H; Peleg N, 2023, 'Dealing with Rejection', International Journal of Children S Rights, 31, pp. 299 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-31020009

Peleg N, 2021, 'Child-Centred Analysis of National Immunisation Laws – Australia as a Case Study', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 27, pp. 40 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2021.1951154

Peleg N, 2021, 'Book Review: Same-Sex Parenting and the Best Interests Principle', The International Journal of Children's Rights, 29, pp. 249 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-29010003

Peleg N; Lundy L; Stalford H, 2021, 'COVID-19 and children’s rights: Space for reflection, tracing the problems and facing the future', International Journal of Children S Rights, 29, pp. 255 - 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-29020014

Peleg N, 2020, 'Incarcerated childhood and the politics of unchilding', Journal of Genocide Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2020.1829837

Peleg N; Hanson K, 2020, 'Waiting for Children’s Rights Theory', international journal of children’s rights, 28, pp. 15 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02801005

Peleg N, 2018, 'Illusion of inclusion: challenging universalistic conceptions in international children’s rights law', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 24, pp. 326 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2018.1542924

Peleg N, 2018, 'Marginalisation by the Court: The Case of Roma Children and the European Court of Human Rights', Human Rights Law Review, 18, pp. 111 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngx040

Peleg N, 2017, 'Developing the Right to Development', international journal of children’s rights, 25, pp. 380 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02502015

Peleg N, 2015, 'A Guide to Resources', The International Journal of Children's Rights, 23, pp. 477 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02302004

Peleg N, 2013, 'Reconceptualising the child's right to development: Children and the capability approach', International Journal of Children's Rights, 21, pp. 523 - 542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02103003

Reports

Salter M; Woodlock D; Whitten T; Tyler M; Naldrett G; Breckenridge J; Nolan J; Peleg N, 2023, Identifying and understanding child sexual offending behaviours and attitudes among Australian men, UNSW, Sydney, https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news/worlds-largest-child-sexual-abuse-perpetration-prevalence-study-recommends-significant-investment-early-intervention-measures

Salter M; Wong T; Breckenridge J; Scott S; Cooper S; Peleg N, 2021, Production and distribution of child sexual abuse materials by parental figures, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, ACT, 616

Peleg N; Salter M, 2019, Submission to the Online Safety Charter consultation, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27266

McGarrity N; Hardy KA; Ananian-Welsh R; Tulich T; Peleg N; Lynch A, 2015, Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Inquiry into Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No 1) 2015, Australia

Peleg N; Hunter , 2015, Children’s Champions and Pre-Recording of Evidence

Media

Peleg N; Tatour L, 2026, Inside the Australian Royal Commission turning anti-Zionism into a crime, https://mondoweiss.net/2026/09/inside-the-australian-royal-commission-turning-anti-zionism-into-a-crime/

Peleg N, 2026, The world must stop Israel's unprecedented assault on Palestinian children, https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/world-must-stop-israels-unprecedented-assault-palestinian-children

Peleg N, 2024, Australia is dismantling academic freedom in defense of Zionism, https://mondoweiss.net/2024/10/australia-is-dismantling-academic-freedom-in-defense-of-zionism/

Peleg N, 2023, An analysis of reforms to the Family Law Act, https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/politics/38671-an-analysis-of-reforms-to-the-family-law-act

Peleg N, 2023, Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them, https://theconversation.com/climate-change-threatens-the-rights-of-children-the-un-just-outlined-the-obligations-states-have-to-protect-them-209587

Peleg N, 2021, In debates about opening schools, we’re neglecting an important voice: our children’s, https://theconversation.com/in-debates-about-opening-schools-were-neglecting-an-important-voice-our-childrens-167179

Peleg N; Gordon F, 2019, ‘The Australian government is not listening’: how our country is failing to protect its children, https://theconversation.com/the-australian-government-is-not-listening-how-our-country-is-failing-to-protect-its-children-124779

Preprints

Peleg N, 2021, Child-centred Analysis of National Immunization Laws – Australia as a Case Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3868591

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