Yuri Banens

Yuri Banens

he/him

PhD candidate in law focusing on the right to repair. Experienced and knowledgeable educator, facilitator and mentor. Ballroom dancer. Boxer.

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Querying the ARTG

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provides a searchable view of the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). I used it to identify the number of pieces of complex medical equipment approved for supply in Australia.

Repair barriers affecting Australian Biomedical Engineers

There has long been a tension between biomedical engineers, who seek access to aintain and repair medical equipment, and manufacturers, who seek to prevent access to their devices in the name of safety, liability, and the protection of their intellectual property. This study attempts to understand what barriers to medical equipment repair and maintenance are being experienced by Australian biomedical engineers.

Reviewing the literature on right to repair

Academic Right to Repair literature has ballooned in recent years but little systematic attention has been paid to it. This is an attempt to review the literature and draw some conclusions about its shape and direction.

publications

ISDS and States’ Ability to Deal with Financial Crisis

Published in Journal of International Arbitration, 2023

An empirical study of “carve outs” for financial regulation in bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements signed between 2015 and 2019, and how effectively they protect state sovereignty against investor-state claims.

Recommended citation: Therese Wilson, Yuri Banens and Shanayah Sharif, ‘ISDS and States’ Ability to Deal with Financial Crisis’ (2023) 40(3) Journal of International Arbitration.
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Submission: Australia’s Sanctions Regime

Published in Parliament of Australia, 2024

A submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee inquiry into Australia’s sanctions regime.

Recommended citation: Yuri Banens, Submission to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Parliament of Australia, Inquiry into Australia’s Sanctions Regime (November 2024).
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Submission: Remove Unnecessary Barriers to Medical Device and Assistive Technology Repair

Published in Productivity Commission (Engage), 2025

A submission to the Productivity Commission arguing for the removal of legal and technical barriers to the repair of medical devices and assistive technologies.

Recommended citation: Yuri Banens, Submission to the Productivity Commission, Remove Unnecessary Barriers to Medical Device and Assistive Technology Repair (2025).

Developing Online Preparatory Modules for Biochemistry Laboratory Classes Using Constructivist Learning Theories

Published in Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2025

A mixed-methods study of interactive, gamified online modules designed to prepare undergraduate students for biochemistry laboratory classes, evaluating their effect on engagement, preparedness, and in-lab performance.

Recommended citation: Barbara J Hadley and others, ‘Developing Online Preparatory Modules for Biochemistry Laboratory Classes Using Constructivist Learning Theories’ (2025) 54(2) Journal of Educational Technology Systems.
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The Right to Repair: A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review

Published in Law, Technology and Humans, 2026

A systematic quantitative review of right-to-repair scholarship since 2012, mapping how the field is framed across jurisdictions and identifying medical devices and assistive technologies as understudied.

Recommended citation: Yuri Banens, ‘The Right to Repair: A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review’ (2026) Law, Technology and Humans (advance online).
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The Right to Repair and Powered Wheelchairs: Some Lessons for Australia?

Published in Journal of Law and Medicine (forthcoming), 2026

Examines what independent and timely repair of powered wheelchairs would require in Australia, drawing on regulation, human rights, and medical device safety. Forthcoming in the Journal of Law and Medicine; preprint on SSRN.

Recommended citation: Yuri Banens, ‘The Right to Repair and Powered Wheelchairs: Some Lessons for Australia?’ (2026) 32(4) Journal of Law and Medicine (forthcoming).
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talks

teaching

Contracts I

Tutoring, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, 2024

Tutor, first-year course (2024–2026).

Torts I

Tutoring, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, 2024

Tutor, second-year course (2024).

Constitutional Law

Tutoring, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, 2024

Tutor, third-year course (2024–2026).