Augusto Zimmermann is Foundation Dean and Professor of Law at Alphacrucis University College. He is a former Law Reform Commissioner with the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (2012-2017) and a former Associate Dean (Research) and Postgraduate Research Director at Murdoch University’s School of Law. He is the Founder and President of the Western Australian Legal Theory Association, a former Vice-President of the Australasian Society of Legal Philosophy, an Elected Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family, and Editor-in-Chief of the Western Australian Jurist law journal.
His many books on Christianity and law include Foundations of the Australian Legal System, Christian Foundations of the Common Law (3 volumes), Global Perspectives on Subsidiarity, and Western Legal Theory: History, Concepts and Perspectives.
Qualifications
PhD (Monash University)
Dissertation Title Waiting for the Rule of Law: Legal and Extra-Legal Obstacles for the Realisation of the Rule of Law in Brazil
2006
LL.M. (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)
Dissertation Title Master of Laws (summa cum laude)
1999
Field of Research
Other human societyBooks
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2023
- Zimmerman, A.; Moens, G. A.; Quinlan, M. (2023). Foundations of the Australian Legal System: History, Theory and Practice. LexisNexis.
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2022
- Zimmerman, A.; Gandra da Silva Martins, I. (2022). Cosmovisões do Direito no Mundo Ocidental. Editora EDA.
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2018
- Zimmermann, A. (2018). Christian Foundations of the Common Law – Volume 2: The United States. Connor Court Publishing.
- Zimmermann, A. (2018). Christian Foundations of the Common Law – Volume 3: Australia. Connor Court Publishing.
- Zimmermann, A. (2018). Christian Foundations of the Common Law – Volume 1: England. Connor Court Publishing.
Book Chapters
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2025
- Zimmerman, A.; Moens, G. A.(2025). Constitutional Monarchy or Elective Dictatorship? Why Australia has Become an Elective Dictatorship? In Zimmerman, A.; Forrester, J. (eds.), Against Tyranny (pp. ). Connor Court Publishing.
- Zimmerman, A. (2025). Wolność Religijna w Australii (Religious Freedom in Australia) In Roszak, P.; Vanney, A.; Kudła, W. (eds.), Słownik Wolności Religijnej (Dictionary of Religious Freedom) (pp. ). UMK Toruń.
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2024
- Zimmerman, A. (2024). The Portuguese Empire in the Indian Ocean Region from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries In Fielding, M.; Esler, J. (eds.), Religion and Identity in the Indian Ocean World (pp. ). Bloomsbury.
- Zimmerman, A. (2024). Tolerancja religijna w kontekście wolności słowa – ocena z perspektywy klasycznego liberalizmu (Religious Tolerance in the Context of Freedom of Speech) In Bilecki, M. (ed.), Ograniczenia wolności religijnej w przestrzeni publicznej (Restrictions on Religious Freedom in the Public Space) (pp. ). CBPE – Centrum Badań Polityki Europejskiej.
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2023
- Zimmerman, A. (2023). The Portuguese Catholic Tradition and Its Impact on the Colonization of East Timor In Fielding, M.; Esler, J. (eds.), Indian Ocean Imaginings: People, Time and Space (pp. ). Lexington.
- Zimmerman, A. (2023). Why Lutheranism is No Option for a Meaningful Christian Jurisprudence of Love In Calo, Z. R.; Neo, J.; Thompson, A. K.(eds.), Christianity, Ethics and Law: The Concept of Love in Christian Legal Thought (pp. ). Routledge.
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2022
- Zimmerman, A. (2022). Limited Government and Civil Disobedience in the Christian Legal Tradition In Donnelly, K. (ed.), Christianity Matters in These Troubled Times (pp. ). Wilkenson Publishing.
- Zimmerman, A. (2022). No More than Legal Fiction? A Critical Evaluation of the Implied Freedom of Political Communication in Australia In Thompson, K. (ed.), urrent Issues in Constitutional Law (pp. ). Shepperd Street Press.
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2021
- Zimmerman, A. (2021). Religious Freedom on Trial: Australia's Anti-Religious Sentiment and Recent Jurisprudence In Blicharz, G. (ed.), The Battle for Religious Freedom: Jurisprudence and Axiology (pp. ). IWS – Instytut Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości.
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2020
- Zimmerman, A. (2020). From Liberal Tolerance to Postmodern (In)Tolerance: The Intolerance of Religious Tolerance in Australia In Forsyth, R.; Kurti, P. (eds.), The Forgotten Freedom No More – Protecting Religious Freedom in Australia (pp. ). Connor Court Publishing.
- Zimmerman, A. (2020). Building on a Solid Foundation: Christian Foundations of the Rule of Law In Daintree, D. (ed.), Heart to Heart: Thriving in a Post-Christian World (pp. ). Christopher Dawson Centre.
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2019
- Zimmerman, A.; Forrester, J.; Finlay, L. (2019). Conscience, Expression and the Commonwealth Constitution: The Effect of s 116 on the Implied Freedom of Political Communication In Thompson, K.; Quinlan, M.; Benson, I. (eds.), Religious Freedom in Australia – A Terra Nullius? (pp. ). Shepherd Street Press.
- Zimmerman, A. (2019). The State of Freedom of Speech in Australia: Universities, the Media, and Society in General In Blicharz, G. (ed.), Freedom of Speech: A Comparative Law Perspective (pp. ). IWS – Instytut Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości.
- Zimmerman, A. (2019). Religious Roots of “Separation of Church and State”: Constitutional Implications for Modern Australia In Thompson, K.; Quinlan, M.; Benson, I. (eds.), Religious Freedom in Australia – A Terra Nullius? (pp. ). Shepherd Street Press.
Journal Articles
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2021
- Zimmerman, A. (2021). Judicial Activism and Constitutional (Mis)Interpretation: A Critical Appraisal. University of Queensland Law Journal, 40 (1) 119–148.
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2019
- Zimmerman, A. (2019). The Right to Criticise Religion: The Unconstitutionality of Extending 18C to Religious Grounds. The Western Australian Jurist, 10 67–80.
Edited Books
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2025
- Zimmerman, A.; Forrester, J.; Donnelly, K.; Heydorn, M. O.; Kudla, W.; Sanson, S. A.; Moens, G. A.(2025). Against Tyranny.
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2014
- Brennan, P. M.; Brohmer, J.; Chaplin, J.; Follesdal, A.; Moens, G. A. and Sirico, R. (2014). Global Perspectives on Subsidiarity.
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