Bio
Rory Sugrue is from Ireland and has a degree in Law and German (LLB) from Trinity College Dublin. He also holds a master’s degree in Law and Society (MSc) from Leiden University, where he wrote his master’s thesis titled Gender Identity Asylum Seekers in Ireland: A Critical Step for the Trans Liberation Movement. Thereafter, he worked as a research consultant for an LGBTI+ advocacy group, preparing a report on the experiences of queer international protection applicants who are living in reception centres in Ireland. At the beginning of 2023 he began his PhD journey at Tilburg University. His research aims to explore the content and scope of refugee exclusion under Article 1F of the 1951 Refugee Convention, to clarify who is deemed undeserving of refugee protection.
PhD Title
Who is undeserving of refugee status? A study of refugee exclusion under Article 1F of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
Affiliation
Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg University, The Netherlands