The Asylum and Refugee Law Project is a student-led research group at the University of Queensland. Our aim is to explore and critically analyse Australian refugee law and policy and its human effects.
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Contributors
Dr Peter Billings is a Senior Lecturer at the TC Beirne, School of Law, University of Queensland and Director, UQ Pro Bono Centre.
Abbey Richards
Abbey recently graduate with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland. She is currently enjoying full-time work at a law firm in Brisbane. You’ll often find Abbey enjoying a coffee and reading the newspaper on a Sunday morning in Rosalie.
Anna Wade
Anna graduated with a law / economics dual degree from UQ in 2011. Recently home from an amazing student exchange in Copenhagen, she can’t wait to get back… Immigration and Refugee law was one of her favourite subjects at uni (and one of the most interesting) – it really got her thinking a lot about the humanitarian implications of Refugee Law and how public perceptions towards refugees have been influenced.
Ben Russo
Ben recently graduated with an Arts/Law degree from UQ. After studying overseas in 2009, he was keen to come back to Australia and study law subjects with international relevance, so he chose Immigration and Refugee Law. What interests him about refugee and asylum law and policy is the complexity of the issues to be resolved and the gravity of the humanitarian situations. What concerns him is the lack of informed and constructive debate in Australia.
Corin Morcom
Jay Prabhu
Like other members in the ARLP, Jay’s first taste of refugee law came during an exchange at the University of Copenhagen. When he is not studying Arts/Law, Jay enjoys cricket, film, food and sleeping.
Kiri Flutter
Kiri is a final year Arts/Law student with a double major in Philosophy. She has recently completed an exchange at the University of Graz, Austria, which sparked an interest in Human Rights and Refugee law. When she’s not studying, Kiri enjoys learning German, sailing and reading Wittgenstein.
Marissa Dooris
Marissa is almost finished her sixth year of an Arts/Law degree, with one more year of undergraduate study to endure. She loves learning about how governments treat people and how they can be forced to treat them better. In her spare time, Marissa loves researching central Africa.
Rutaban Yameen
Rutaban is currently undertaking studies in Arts/Law at UQ, majoring in Philosophy. She is deeply concerned about social justice issues and their political implications and causes. In her spare time, Rutaban enjoys surfing YouTube for political rap and hiphop, and discussing Indian and Middle Eastern history with her Dad.
Sarah Brown
Sarah is in her fourth year of a Law/Economics degree. She recently completed an exchange at the University of Copenhagen and cannot wait to return to see the rest of Europe. While overseas, she enjoyed undertaking a course on Refugee law which sparked her interest in the challenges involved in creating and implementing refugee and asylum law and policy.
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