The Refugee in International Law: Then and now

Join us to celebrate a classic text in refugee law – completely updated and expanded for our times.

The Refugee in International Law: Then and now

Guy S Goodwin-Gill and Jane McAdam in conversation with Ben Doherty, chaired by Shukufa Tahiri

On 29 September, Guy S Goodwin-Gill and Jane McAdam will reflect on the many issues confronting the global protection regime at this moment, in a conversation with Guardian Australia’s Ben Doherty, chaired by Kaldor Centre Advisory Committee member, Shukufa Tahiri.

How has international refugee law evolved in the 40 years since the first edition of the book was published? Where are the new stresses? What challenges endure? What role can scholars, decision-makers and those working at the grassroots play to promote protection for those who need it?

About the authors and speakers

Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill is widely recognised as having established the field of international refugee law with the first edition of The Refugee in International Law in 1983. Now at the Kaldor Centre, he is Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. His distinguished career has encompassed not only a pioneering contribution to the academy, but also to practice, through his advocacy in the courts, contributions to parliamentary and international committees, and his engagement with civil society and UNHCR.

Professor Jane McAdam AO is Director of the Kaldor Centre and co-author of the latest two editions of The Refugee in International Law. She is widely recognised for her outstanding scholarship and as a pioneer in the conceptualisation of legal protection for people displaced in the context of climate change and disasters.

Emma Dunlop is a contributing author to the fourth edition of The Refugee in International Law. She is a PhD candidate at the Kaldor Centre, and plans to commence practice at the NSW Bar in 2022. She is a university medallist from the University of Sydney, and holds an LLM from New York University and a Master of Studies from the University of Oxford.

Ben Doherty is a reporter for Guardian Australia. He was previously a foreign correspondent covering Southeast Asia for Guardian Australia, and the South Asia correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He has won three Walkley awards for his foreign affairs and immigration reporting.

Shukufa Tahiri is a member of the Kaldor Centre’s Advisory Committee. She is Executive Director of the Akademos Society, and formerly served at the Refugee Council of Australia and the National Refugee-led Advisory and Advocacy Group.