Mrs Maria O'Sullivan - Researcher Profile

Biography

 

Maria is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Monash University. Her teaching and research interests are administrative law and international refugee law.  She has also undertaken research in the area of international human rights law.

She is the author of a number of international and national publications on the subjects of refugee law, administrative law and international human rights law including: ‘The intersection between the international, the regional and the domestic: Seeking asylum in the United Kingdom’, in S. Kneebone (ed), Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Rule of Law: Comparative Perspectives Cambridge University Press (2009) and ‘Withdrawing protection under Article 1C(5) of the 1951 Convention:  Lessons from Australia’, 20(4) (2008) International Journal of Refugee Law.

Maria is undertaking a PhD on the topic of Article 1C(5) of the 1951 Refugees Convention, dealing with cessation of refugee status, under the supervision of Professor Susan Kneebone.

A selection of Ms O'Sullivan's papers may be viewed on line at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=381881

 

Areas of Expertise

Administrative Law
International Refugee Law

 

Research & Supervision Interests

Administrative Law and Regulation

International Human Rights Law

International Law

Refugee Law

Qualifications

LLM INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RUIGHTS LAW

Institution: Essex

Year awarded: 2005

Publications

Book Chapters

Kneebone, S., O'Sullivan, M., 2011, Article 1 C 1951 Convention, in The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol: A Commentary, eds Andreas Zimmermann, Jonas Dorschner and Felix Machts, Oxford University Press, New York City USA, pp. 481-535.

O'Sullivan, M.J., 2010, Human security and the protection of refugees in Africa, in Protecting Human Security in Africa, eds Ademola Abass, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 155-175.

O'Sullivan, M.J., 2009, The Interaction between the international, the regional and the domestic: Seeking asylum in the UK, in Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Rule of Law: Comparative Perspectives, eds Susan Kneebone, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 228-280.

O'Sullivan, M.J., 2007, Failure to exercise discretion or perform duties, in Australian administrative law - Fundamentals, principles and doctrines, eds Matthew Groves and H.P. Lee, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 253-264.

Journal Articles

O'Sullivan, M., 2012, Acting the part: can non-state entities provide protection under international refugee law?, International Journal of Refugee Law [P], vol 24, issue 1, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 85-110.

O'Sullivan, M.J., 2008, Withdrawing protection under article 1C(5) of the 1951 convention: Lessons from Australia, International Journal of Refugee Law, vol 20, issue 4, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 586-610.

O'Sullivan, M.J., 2006, Before the High Court: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v QAAH: cessation of refugee status, The Sydney Law Review, vol 28, issue 2, Lawbook Co., Rozelle NSW Australia, pp. 359-371.

O'Sullivan, M.J., 2005, 'Past' violations under international human rights law: the Indigenous stolen generation in Australia, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights [P], vol 23, issue 2, Intersentia, Netherland, pp. 243-272.

Conference Proceedings

O'Sullivan, M., 2010, The harmonisation of refugee law in the European Union - implications for international law, 18th Annual ANZSIL Conference Proceedings, 24-26 June 2010, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 1-14.

Other

O'Sullivan, M., 2011, High Court ruling: the end for the Malaysia Solution?, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Limited, Melbourne Vic Australia.

O'Sullivan, M., 2011, Malaysia Solution: High Court ruling explained, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Limited, Melbourne Vic Australia.

O'Sullivan, M., 2011, Malaysia Solution: High Court ruling explained, The Drum, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Melbourne Vic Australia.

O'Sullivan, M., 2011, Malaysia policy must heed past, The Age (Online), Fairfax Media, Melbourne Vic Australia.

O'Sullivan, M., 2011, Onshore processing: what it means for asylum seekers, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Limited, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Kneebone, S., O'Sullivan, M., Penovic, T., 2011, Submission to Inquiry into the Agreement Between Australia and Malaysia on the Transfer of Asylum Seekers to Malaysia, Monash University, Clayton Melb Australia, pp. 1-22.

O'Sullivan, M., 2011, The rule of law prevails, The Age (Online), Fairfax Media, Melbourne Vic Australia.

O'Sullivan, M.J., Kaempf, A., 2009, Submission to the Commonwealth Parliament Inquiry into Migration and Disability, Submission to the Commonwealth Parliament Inquiry into Migration and Disability, Parliament of Australia, http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/mig/disability/subs/sub036.pdf.