Biography
I am a Laureate postdoctoral fellow at the Kaldor Centre's Evacuations Research Hub. I teach and conduct research in public international law, specialising in international disaster law, international humanitarian law, and human rights law. My research centres around humanitarian and human rights issues arising during emergencies, with a particular interest in how international law can contribute to the protection of persons in the event of...view more
I am a Laureate postdoctoral fellow at the Kaldor Centre's Evacuations Research Hub. I teach and conduct research in public international law, specialising in international disaster law, international humanitarian law, and human rights law. My research centres around humanitarian and human rights issues arising during emergencies, with a particular interest in how international law can contribute to the protection of persons in the event of disasters.
My Qualifications
PhD (University of New South Wales)
LLM International Law (University of Edinburgh)
LLB Law (University of Groningen)
My Awards
Alice Edwards Breakthrough Researcher Award (2026, Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL))
W.A. Wilson Prize for best Dissertation in International Law (2016, University of Edinburgh)
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
I am available to supervise Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidates, particularly those interested in international disaster law and international human rights law, or the topic of evacuations in international law. I welcome proposals that engage with these areas of research.
Currently supervising
Holly Seglah, ‘In the Child’s Best Interest: A Socio-legal Examination of Children’s Experiences and Rights in Evacuations from Disasters’ (Jane McAdam/Thomas Mulder/Noam Peleg)
Charlotte Stump, 'Regional Approaches to the Protection of People Displaced in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters in Asia and the Pacific' (Jane McAdam/Thomas Mulder)
My Teaching
LAWS2270/JURD7270 Law in the Global Context
LAWS1075/JURD7175 Contracts
LAWS8214 Global Common Law Systems
Location
Contact
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8763-5919