
Professor Alexander Reilly
Director - Public Law & Policy Research Unit
Adelaide Law School
Faculty of the Professions
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
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Alex is the Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit at the University of Adelaide.
Alex works in the area of migration, citizenship, constitutional law, and Indigenous legal issues. Alex takes a broad socio-political approach to studying these areas of law, drawing on the knowledge and insights of other disciplines such as history, geography, psychology and politics to critique accepted approaches to regulation
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Education
Date Institution name Country Title 1995 - 1996 University of British Columbia Canada LLM 1993 - 1993 University of South Australia Australia Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice 1988 - 1991 University of Adelaide Australia LLB -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2018 Appleby, G., Reilly, A., & Grenfell, L. (2018). Australian Public Law (3 ed.). Docklands, Victoria: Oxford University Press. 2014 Appleby, G., Reilly, A., & Grenfell, L. (2014). Australian Public Law (2 ed.). Australia: Oxford University Press. 2012 Evans, J., Genovese, A., Reilly, A., & Wolfe, P. (Eds.) (2012). Sovereignty: frontiers of Possibility. United States: University of Hawaii Press. 2011 Reilly, A., Appleby, G., Grenfell, L., & Lacey, W. (2011). Australian public law. Australia: Oxford University Press. 2008 Curthoys, A., Genovese, A., & Reilly, A. (2008). Rights and redemption: history, law and indigenous people. Australia: UNSW Press. -
Book Chapters
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Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2020 Grenfell, L., Hill, L., Koch, C., McIntyre, J., Neudorf, L., Olijnyk, A., . . . Spyrou, P. (2020). Submission to the Select Committee on COVID-19. 2020 Grenfell, L., Hill, L., Koch, C., McIntyre, J., Neudorf, L., Olijnyk, A., . . . Spyrou, P. (2020). Submission to the COVID-19 Response Committee. Adelaide. 2019 Howe, J. M., Cibborn, S., Reilly, A., van den Broek, D., & Wright, C. F. (2019). Towards a Durable Future: Tackling Labour Challenges in the Australian Horticulture Industry. 2017 Howe, J. M., Reilly, A., van den Broek, D., & Wright, C. (2017). Sustainable Solutions: The Future of Labour Supply in the Australian Vegetable Industry. 2017 Reilly, A., Howe, J., Berg, L., Farbenblum, B., & Tan, G. (2017). International Students and the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Year | Institution | Name/ID | Collaborators | Amount |
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2018 | Department of Social Services (Cth) | Refugee Women and Work | Anna Ziersch, Clemmi Due, Joanna Howe | $282,000 |
2017 | Flinders University | Migration visas and workplace exploitation and discrimination: Regulatory and complaints mechanisms to protect health and well being | Anna Ziersch, Clemmi Due, Joanna Howe | $19,910 |
2017 | University of Adelaide | Assessing the Economic, Social and Health Outcomes for Migrant Workers in the State Sponsored Employment Schemes, Vice-Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Research Fund | Joanna Howe, Andreas Cebulla, Clemmi Due, George Tan, Anna Ziersch, Deborah Turnbull | $24,920 |
2017 | VegWA | Labour Supply in the Australian Horticulture Industry | Joanna Howe, Chris Wright, Di Van Den Broek, Stephen Clibborn | $210,000 |
2016 | Fair Work Ombudsman | Experience of International Students in the Australian Labour Market | Joanna Howe, Laurie Berg, Bassina Farbenblum | $60,000 |
2016 | Horticulture Innovation Australia | Labour Supply in the Australian Vegetable Industry | Joanna Howe, Chris Wright, Di Van Den Broek | $231,000 |
2016 | University of Adelaide Faculty of the Professions | Category 1 Funding Support | $3,500 | |
2016 | University of Adelaide Faculty of the Professions | Aim for the Stars | Matthew Stubbs | $4,000 |
2015 | Law Foundation of South Australia | Support for Indigenous Study tour | Laura Grenfell | $63,500 |
2015 | University of Adelaide | Faculty Learning and Development Grant | $9,920 | |
2015 | University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions | Momentum Fund | $4,500 | |
2015 | University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions | Aim for the Stars | Laura Grenfell | $2,500 |
2015 | University of Adelaide | Beacon grant | $5000 | |
2015 | University of Adelaide, Faculty of the Professions | Cat-1 Support Fund | $5,000 | |
2013 | University of Adelaide | Interdisciplinary Research Fund | $23,000 |
Aboriginal Peoples and the Law (2016, 2017)
Aliens, Citizens and Migration (2018)
Australian Constitutional Law (2010 - 2017)
Being Indigenous in a Global World (Study Tour, 2015)
Foundations of Law (2008 - 2017)
Migration Law and Policy (2012, 2015)
Native Title Law (2018)
Refugee Law and Policy (2013, 2016)
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 Co-Supervisor Fraud and Falsity in Migration Applications – Reviewing the Review Rights Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kostiantyn Kuzmin 2020 Principal Supervisor Law of Global Governance, Refugees and UNHCR: Refugee Regime Complex in Australia and Pakistan Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Umar Rashid 2020 Co-Supervisor International Law, International Relations and Climate Change Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Geoffrey William George Leane 2020 Principal Supervisor Created Equal? Revisiting Equality's Philosophical Foundations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sawinder Singh 2019 Co-Supervisor Misinformation and 'Post-Truth' Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Natasha Renee Van Antwerpen 2019 Co-Supervisor Who should be the parties to a Treaty (or Treaties) with Australia's First Nations peoples Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mrs Michelle Robyn Hopkins -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2015 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Contemporary Irish Migration to Australia: Pathways to Permanence Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Fidelma McCorry 2015 - 2018 Principal Supervisor The Administration of Justice in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands: A Front Line in Tensions between Traditional Aboriginal Culture and the Criminal Law Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Peter Gilbert Whellum 2011 - 2016 Co-Supervisor COAG, Democracy and the Australian Constitution: You can Choose Two Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Mark Bruerton 2009 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Earth Jurisprudence: Private Property and Earth Community Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Peter Burdon 2009 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Affirmative Action: A Never-Ending Story? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Nicole Melanie Lederer
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2014 - ongoing Board Member Refugee Advocacy Service of South Australia Refugee Advocacy Service of South Australia Australia -
Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2012 - 2013 Co-Chair Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, South Australian Sub-Committee Australian Lawyers for Human Rights — 2010 - 2013 Member Judicial Education Committee Courts Administration Authority, South Australia — -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2009 - ongoing Member Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australia -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2008 - ongoing Board Member Editorial Board Macquarie Law Journal Macquarie University Australia 2008 - 2010 Editor-In-chief Alternative Law Journal, State Committee University of Adelaide Australia
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