Ms Maria OSullivan

Lecturer
BA, LLB(Hons), GradDip Legal Practice, LLM in International Human Rights Law (Dist), PhD Candidate,

Professional Profile

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.

Maria has published a number of book chapters and journal articles, 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); ‘Withdrawing protection under Article 1C(5) of the 1951 Convention:  Lessons from Australia’, 20(4) (2008) International Journal of Refugee Law; and ‘Failure to Exercise Discretion or Exercise Powers’ in Groves, M & Lee, HP (eds) Australian Administrative Law: Fundamentals, Principles and Doctrines Cambridge University Press (2007).

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

Areas of Expertise

Administrative Law
International Refugee Law

Teaching Commitments

Administrative Law (LAW3101)