Cornelia Koch

Research Interests

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the law Australian Government and Politics Comparative Law Constitutional Law Human Rights and Justice Issues Human Rights Law Law and Legal Studies Law and Society Legal education Legal Institutions Legal Theory Public Policy Religion and Society

Ms Cornelia Koch

Senior Lecturer

School of Law

College of Business and Law

Cornelia's interests are in public law, particularly constitutional law and human rights, and comparative law. Much of her research is on issues related to human rights. She has a strong interest in the public law relating to First Nations Peoples, including the South Australian First Nations Voice. Cornelia is an Education Specialist and a Member of the Adelaide Education Academy. She has won teaching prizes at national, university and faculty level. She contributes to the scholarship of learning and teaching through conference presentations and publications. Currently she focusses on involving students in public advocacy on contemporary issues and work-integrated learning through internship courses. Cornelia is a member of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit, University of Adelaide, and a member of the Convening Committee of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law (SA Chapter). She is also a member of the Rights Resource Network SA, the International Association of Constitutional Law, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and the Australasian Law Academics Association.

Cornelia's research interests are in public law, particularly constitutional law and human rights, and comparative law. Much of her research is on issues related to human rights and currently she is pursuing projects on children's right to bodily integrity and autonomy. In this research she looks at how the law engages with male and female circumcision as well as genital surgery on children with an intersex variation.

As an Education Specialist and Member of the Adelaide Education Academy, Cornelia contributes to the scholarship of learning and teaching through conference presentations and publications. Currently she focusses on work-integrated learning through internship courses, inquiry based learning and the flipped classroom methodology.

Date Position Institution name
2002 - ongoing Senior Lecturer The University of Adelaide
1999 - 2002 Tutorial Fellow T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
1999 - 2000 T. C Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland Australia Juris Doctor
1998 - 1999 T. C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland Australia Master of Comparative Law
1992 - 1997 Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg Germany Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen

Year Citation
2024 Olijnyk, A., Koch, C., & Perrett, M. (2024). A "Fresh Bridge": South Australia's First Nations Voices. Public Law Review, 35(2), 112-118.
2024 Koch, C., & Hewitt, A. (2024). The Failure of the Voice Referendum: Evidence of Australia’s Limited Capacity to Enable Self-Determination for Indigenous Minorities. Europa Ethnica, 81(1/2), 93-105.
2022 Carpenter, E., Koch, C., & Stubbs, M. T. (2022). 'Really Engages Students': Flipped and Inquiry Learning in Law in the 21st Century. U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper, (2022).
2021 Koch, C., Castles, M., Giancaspro, M., Stubbs, M., Nosworthy, B., & Olijnyk, A. (2021). Innovation in Education: Adelaide Law School. The Bulletin - Law Society of South Australia, 43(1), 10.
2019 Grenfell, L., & Koch, C. (2019). Internship courses for all? Supporting students undertaking unpaid university-run legal internships. Alternative Law Journal, 44(3), 226-231.
DOI Scopus3 WoS5
2019 Grenfell, L., & Koch, C. (2019). Getting A Foot in the Door: Internships & the Legal Profession Authors: Associate Professor Laura Grenfell and Cornelia Koch.
2017 Koch, C. C., & Wisdom, T. (2017). Surgery to Make Intersex Children 'Normal' Should be Banned. The Conversation.
2017 Wisdom, T. L., & Koch, C. (2017). Not Without my Consent! Irreversible Changes to the Bodies of Intersex Children Should be Forbidden. Australian Rationalist, 8.
2011 Hewitt, A., & Koch, C. (2011). Can and should burqas be banned? The legality and desirability of bans of the full veil in Europe and Australia. Alternative Law Journal, 36(1), 16-20.
DOI Scopus6 WoS3
2011 Hill, L., & Koch, C. (2011). The voting rights of incarcerated Australian citizens. Australian Journal of Political Science, 46(2), 213-228.
DOI Scopus9 WoS5
2009 Koch, C. (2009). Classroom Crucifixes, Teacher Headscarves, Faith Healers and More - The German Experience of Religious Freedom Under a Bill of Rights.
2008 Koch, C., & Hill, L. (2008). The ballot behind bars after Roach: why disenfranchise prisoners?. Alternative Law Journal, 33(4), 220-224.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2005 Koch, C. (2005). The doctrine of supremacy of European community law as a condition precedent of the doctrine of direct effect. International Trade and Business Law Review, 9, 201-220.
2005 Koch, C. (2005). Locus standi of private applicants under the EU Constitution: preserving gaps in the protection of individuals' right to an effective remedy. European Law Review, 30(4), 511-527.
2004 Koch, C. (2004). European Community - challenge of Community fisheries regulation - admissibility of individual applications under Article 230(4). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, 98(4), 814-819.
DOI WoS3
2004 Koch, C. (2004). Commission of the European Communities v. Jego-Quere & CIE SA. Case C-263/02 P. American Journal of International Law, 98(4), 814-819.

Year Citation
2024 Perrett, M., Olijnyk, A., & Koch, C. (2024). One Legal Future Post-Referendum: South Australia’s First Nations Voices. In N/A. Flinders University, Adelaide.
2010 Hill, L., & Koch, C. (2010). The voting rights of incarcerated Australian citizens. In Proceedings of APSA Conference 2010 (pp. 1-17). www: Australian Political Science Association.
DOI

Year Citation
2024 Koch, C., Grenfell, L., Spyrou, P., Hill, L., & Owens, R. (2024). Submission on the Inquiry into the potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia.
2024 McIntyre, J., & Charles, J. (2024). Submissions to the Inquiry into civics education, engagement, and participation in Australia. Australia: Australian Parliament - Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters.
2023 Koch, C., Grenfell, L., Hill, L., Louth, J., Olijnyk, A., Stubbs, M., & Sumner AM, U. M. M. (2023). Submission on the draft Bill for a First Nations Voice to South Australia’s Parliament.
2023 Koch, C., Carter, A., Grenfell, L., Lindell, G., Olijnyk, A., Owens, R., . . . Williams, J. (2023). Submission to the Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum.
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.

Cornelia is an Education Specialist and a Member of the Adelaide Education Academy. She loves to work with students and see them engage with new concepts that expand their horizons. Seeing students develop throughout their time at uni is a real joy for her. Cornelia teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Principles of Public Law and coordinates the Law and Justice Internship.

Cornelia has won the following tertiary teaching awards: 

2022 Nominee, Australian Legal Education Awards (ALEA), Excellence in Teaching category (Team nomination with Matthew Stubbs)

2021 Nominee, Australian Legal Education Awards (ALEA), Excellence in Teaching category (Team nomination with Matthew Stubbs)

2020 University Award for Outstanding Achievement for 'A Connected and Enriched Community - An Award for Promoting a Diverse and Inclusive Culture', The University of Adelaide (Embedding Indigenous Knowledges Team)

2020 Special Commendation - COVID19 Emergency Teaching Response, The University of Adelaide (Team Award with Anna Olijnyk)

2020 Executive Dean Awards - Employability Award, Faculty of the Professions, The University of Adelaide (Team Award with Laura Grenfell and Anne Hewitt)

2020 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT), Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Team Award with Matthew Stubbs)

2019 Nominee, Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT), Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Team nomination with Matthew Stubbs)

2016  Beacon Commendation for the Enhancement and Innovation of Student Learning

Category: Enhancing student learning through Small Group Discovery Experiences

The University of Adelaide (Team award with Matthew Stubbs and Adam Webster)

2010  Nominee, Australian Learning and Teaching Council Award for Excellence in Teaching

(Team nomination with Anne Hewitt, Margaret Castles and Andrew Ligertwood)

2009 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

for the Development of a Suite of Law Courses Designed to Facilitate Student Learning of Legal Theory by Immersion in Simulated Legal Practice

(Team Award with Anne Hewitt, Andrew Ligertwood, Margaret Castles and Matthew Stubbs)

2008 Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in Team Teaching

2008 The Executive Dean of the Professions Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Undergraduate Teaching) (Team Teaching)

2007 Runner-Up for The Executive Dean of the Professions Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Undergraduate Teaching) (Team Teaching)

2006 Nominee for Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Excellence in Teaching (Undergraduate Teaching) (Individual Teacher)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Co-Supervisor Is Federalism an Obstacle to the Protection of the Right to Self-Determination of First Nations Peoples in Australia? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Madeleine Sophia Perrett
2024 Co-Supervisor Is Federalism an Obstacle to the Protection of the Right to Self-Determination of First Nations Peoples in Australia? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Madeleine Sophia Perrett

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2006 - ongoing Member Convening Committee, South Australian Chapter Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2019 - ongoing Member Rights Resource Network SA Australia
2017 - ongoing Member Australasian Law Teachers Association Australia
2016 - ongoing Member Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Australia
2014 - ongoing Member Public Law and Policy Research Unit, The University of Adelaide Australia
2006 - ongoing Member International Association of Constitutional Law Australia
2004 - ongoing Member Australian Association of Constitutional Law Australia

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