Dr Ronli Sifris - Researcher Profile

Biography

Ronli joined the Faculty of Law as a lecturer in 2011 and is an Associate of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. She received her LLB from Monash University where she was awarded the Supreme Court Prize for graduating first in her class and was the editor of the Monash University Law Review. She completed an LLM in International Legal Studies as a Hauser Scholar at NYU School of Law and a PhD at Monash University. Prior to commencing her PhD she worked as a consultant with the International Center for Transitional Justice in New York. She is admitted to practice in both Melbourne and New York.

Ronli has published numerous articles and book chapters. Her forthcoming book entitled 'Reproductive Freedom, Torture and International Human Rights: Challenging the Masculinisation of Torture' conceptualises restrictions on reproductive freedom within the framework of torture discourse. It will be published by Routledge in December 2013.

 

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Keywords

human rights, reproductive rights, gender, transitional justice, international law

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2011

MASTER OF LAWS (INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES)

Institution: New York University

Year awarded: 2006

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2004

BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONOURS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2004

Publications

Book Chapters

Sifris, R., 2011, An international human rights perspective on detention without charge or trial: Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in Dangerous People: Policy, Prediction, and Practice, eds Bernadette McSherry and Patrick Keyzer, Routledge, New York NY USA, pp. 13-23.

Sifris, R., 2010, The four pillars of transitional justice: a gender-sensitive analysis, in Research Handbook on International Human Rights Law, eds Sarah Joseph and Adam McBeth, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 272-298.

Journal Articles

Sifris, R., 2010, Conceptualising involuntary sterilisation as 'severe pain or suffering' for the purposes of torture discourse, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights [P], vol 28, issue 4, Intersentia N.V., Antwerp, Belgium, pp. 523-547.

Sifris, R., 2010, Restrictive regulation of abortion and the right to health, Medical Law Review [P], vol 18, issue 2, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 185-212. View Publication

Sifris, A.R., Sifris, R., 2009, Two by two - Victoria's Relationships Register, Law Institute Journal [P], vol 83, issue 1/2, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, pp. 50-53.

Sifris, R., 2008, Weighing Judicial Independence against Judicial Accountability: Do the Scales of the International Criminal Court Balance?, Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol 8, issue 2008, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago IL USA, pp. 88-110.

Sifris, R., 2007, Balancing abolitionism and cooperation on the world's scale: the case of the Bali Nine, Federal Law Review [P], vol 35, issue 1, Australian National University, Australia, pp. 81-109.

Sifris, R., 2006, What level of deference can and should the International Criminal Court give to local amnesty programs?, Australian Journal of Peace Studies [E], vol 1, issue 1, Peace Organisation of Australia, Inc, Australia, pp. 30-53.

Sifris, R., 2005, Darfur, Sudan: as the cat naps the mice wreak havoc, Alternative Law Journal [P], vol 30, issue 5, Legal Service Bulletin Co-Operative Ltd, Australia, pp. 222-225.

Sifris, R.N., 2003, Operation Iraqi freedom: United states v Iraq The legality of the war, Melbourne Journal of International Law, vol 4, issue 2, Faculty of Law University of Melbourne, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 521-560.

Other

Sifris, A.R., Sifris, R., 2008, All domestic partners (same-sec or heterosexual) need to know about Victoria's new scheme for division of property and payment of maintenance, Information booklet describing implications of new law, Monash University, Clayton Victoria.

Sifris, A.R., Sifris, R., 2008, All youneed to know about Victoria's New Relationship Register, Information booklet about new law, Monash University, Clayton Victoria.

Teaching Commitment

Constitutional Law (Law3201)

Introduction to Transitional Justice (LAW4242)