The future of refugee litigation: what role can academic research play?

Refugee litigation in Australia is a complex field, often involving pro bono practice, shifting fact scenarios, and intersecting areas of law. This Kaldor Centre workshop is aimed at leading and emerging law academics, refugee law practitioners and NGOs in the refugee sector, and will explore ways in which academic research might better support strategic refugee litigation. 
 
The workshop will showcase how academic input into strategic litigation has succeeded, from both an academic and a practitioner standpoint, and will generate discussion on how we can work together better.

Confirmed panellists and moderators include:

• Professor Andrea Durbach
• Ms Theresa Baw, NSW Bar
• Ms Kate Eastman SC, NSW Bar
• Dr Daniel Ghezelbash, Macquarie Social Justice Clinic
• Ms Kate Gillingham, Baker McKenzie
• Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, UNSW/Oxford University
• Mr David Manne, Refugee Legal
• Ms Maria Nawaz, Kingsford Legal Centre/UNSW Human Rights Clinic
• Adjunct Professor George Newhouse, National Justice Project
• Professor Kim Rubenstein, ANU
• Mr Geoffrey Watson SC, NSW Bar
• Professor George Williams, UNSW