Bio
Riona Moodley is an Australian lawyer and lecturer at the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW). She is also in the final stages of completing her PhD research at the Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law (UNSW). Her doctoral research focuses on proposals put forward in the European Union to process applications for asylum and refugee status before migrants reach Europe. Relevantly, her research assesses the legal feasibility of implementing such measures under international and EU human rights law.
Prior to commencing her role at UNSW, Riona worked as a senior solicitor at the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) in Sydney (Australia) and has also worked (2019-2022) as an associate tutor at the School of Advanced Studies, University of London, teaching the Masters’ Programme ‘Protecting Refugees, Human Rights and Displaced Persons in International Law.’ Riona has over 10 years of experience working in commercial legal practice. Her current research interests include European human rights law, international refugee law and extraterritorial processing.
Rceent publications
- Riona Moodley, ‘Rethinking ‘Regional Processing’ in Europe: lessons from the Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) for Indochinese refugees’, 29(1) (2023) Australian Journal of Human Rights, 141-159. (Co-authored) David Cantor, Riona Moodley et al, ‘Externalisation, Access to Territorial Asylum and International Law’ (2022) 34(1) International Journal of Refugee Law, 120-156.
- Riona Moodley et al, RACS Toolkit (Guide) for Legal Representatives and Community Workers: Refugee Claims based on Sexual Orientation Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIEC), RACS Publication (online) April 2022: LGBTQIA+ Toolkit — RACS | Refugee Advice & Casework Service
- Riona Moodley, ‘There is no ‘right way’ for Afghan refugees to seek asylum,’ (News Article) Andrew & Renata Centre for International Refugee Law, 1 September 2022