By Scientia Professor Jane McAdam

Journal articles

McAdam J; Bashford A, 2014, 'The Right to Asylum: Britain’s 1905 Aliens Act and the Evolution of Refugee Law', Law and History Review, 32, pp. 309 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S07382480140000

McAdam J, 2013, 'Rethinking the Origins of 'Persecution' in Refugee Law', International Journal of Refugee Law, 25, pp. 667 - 692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eet048

McAdam J, 2013, 'The problem of ‘crisis migration’', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 19, pp. 7 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323-238X.2013.11882132

McAdam J, 2013, 'Australia and Asylum Seekers', International Journal of Refugee Law, 25, pp. 435 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eet044

McAdam J; Wood T, 2012, 'Australian Asylum Policy All at Sea: An analysis of plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship and the Australia-Malaysia arrangement', International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 61, pp. 274 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0020589311000662

McAdam J, 2012, 'From Humanitarian Discretion to Complementary Protection: Reflections on the Emergence of Human Rights-Based Refugee Protection in Australia', Australian International Law Journal, 18, pp. 53 - 76, http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=20122534;res=AGISPT

McAdam J, 2011, 'Australian Complementary Protection: A Step-by-Step Approach', Sydney Law Review, 33, pp. 687 - 734, http://sydney.edu.au/law/slr/slr_33/slr33_4/SLRv33no4McAdam.pdf

McAdam J, 2011, 'Swimming against the tide: Why a climate change displacement treaty is not the answer', International Journal of Refugee Law, 23, pp. 2 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eeq045

McAdam J, 2011, 'The Right to Leave Any Country: An Intellectual History of Freedom of Movement in International Law', Melbourne Journal of International Law, 12, pp. 27 - 56, http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DA-SORT&inPS=true&prodId=LT&userGroupName=unsw&tabID=T002&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&currentPosition=2&contentSet=GALE%7CA268960129&&docId=GALE%7CA268960129&docType=GALE&role=

McAdam J; Saul B, 2010, 'Displacement with Dignity: Climate Change, Migration and Security in Bangladesh', German Yearbook of International Law, 53, pp. 233 - 287

McAdam J, 2010, 'Missing the Boat on a Regional Solution', Human Rights Defender, 9, pp. 2 - 4

McAdam J, 2009, 'From Economic Refugees to Climate Refugees?', Melbourne Journal of International Law, 10, pp. 579 - 595

McAdam J, 2009, 'Status Anxiety: The New Zealand Immigration Bill and the Rights of Non-Convention Refugees', New Zealand Law Review, 2009, pp. 239 - 256

Mcadam J, 2008, 'Introduction: Asylum and the universal declaration of human rights', Refugee Survey Quarterly, 27, pp. 3 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdn041

McAdam J, 2008, 'Climate-Induced Displacement and the Challenges for Protection: A case study from the pacific', Forced Migration Review, 31, pp. 51 - 52

McAdam J; Purcell K, 2008, 'Refugee Protection in the Howard Years', Australian Yearbook on International Law, 27, pp. 87 - 114

McAdam J, 2007, 'International Migration Law: Developing Paradigms and Key Challenges', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFUGEE LAW, 19, pp. 776 - 779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eem058

McAdam J, 2007, 'European Asylum Law and International Law', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFUGEE LAW, 19, pp. 593 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eem018

McAdam J, 2007, 'Book Review: European Asylum Law and International Law, by H Battjes', International Journal of Refugee Law, 19, pp. 593 - 594

McAdam J, 2007, 'Book Review: International Migration Law: Developing Paradigms and Key Challenges', International Journal of Refugee Law, 19, pp. 776 - 778

McAdam J, 2007, 'Regionalising International Refuge Law in the European Union: Democratic Revision or Revisionist Democracy?', Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, 38, pp. 255 - 280

McAdam J, 2006, 'Complementary protection: A Comparative Perspective', Human Rights Defender, 15, pp. 13 - 14

McAdam J, 2006, 'Seeking Asylum under the Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Case for Complementary Protection', International Journal of Children`s Rights, 14, pp. 251 - 274

McAdam J, 2006, 'The Refugee Convention as a Rights Blueprint for Persons in Need of International Protection Status', New Issues in Refugee Research, 125, pp. 1 - 18

McAdam J, 2005, 'Complementary Protection and Beyond: How States Deal With Human Rights Protection', New Issues in Refugee Research, 118, pp. 1 - 18

McAdam J, 2005, 'The European Union Qualification Directive: The Creation of a Subsidiary Protection Regime', International Journal of Refugee Law, 17, pp. 461 - 516

McAdam J, 2004, 'Alternative Asylum Mechanisms: The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment', International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 27, pp. 627 - 643

McAdam J; Durieux J, 2004, 'Non-Refoulement through Time: The Case for a Derogation Clause to the Refugee Convention', International Journal of Refugee Law, 16, pp. 4 - 24

McAdam J, 2003, 'Asylum seekers: Australia and Europe - worlds apart', Alternative Law Journal, 28, pp. 193 - 195

McAdam J, 2002, 'The European Union Proposal on Subsidiary Protection: An Analysis and Assessment', New Issues in Refugee Research, 74, pp. 1 - 25

McAdam J, 1997, 'Creating an Identity: The Beginnings of Mosman and Australian Local History', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 83, pp. 153 - 153

Conference Papers

McAdam J, 2012, 'Conceptualizing Climate Change-Related Movement', in American Society of International Law, Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting: Confronting Complexity, Washington DC, pp. 433 - 436, presented at American Society of International Law, Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting: Confronting Complexity, Washington DC, 28 March 2012 - 31 March 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.5305/procannmeetasil.106.0433

McAdam J, 2006, 'Human Rights: The Refugee Convention as a Blueprint for Complementary Protection', in Forced Migration And The Advancement Of International Protection, International Association of Refugee Law Judges, The Netherlands, presented at 7th World Conference of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges, Mexico City, Mexico

McAdam J, 2003, 'Part III - Rights and remedies: the convention against torture alternative asylum mechanisms: the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, AUSTRALIA, Sydney, pp. 627 - 643, presented at 28th Congress of the International-Academy-of-Law-and-Mental-Health, AUSTRALIA, Sydney, 03 October 2003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2004.08.001

Conference Presentations

McAdam J, 2021, 'Leadership, Actions, and Reactions for the Social Sciences and the Academy: Roundtable', presented at The Social Future of Australia: 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, 22 November 2021 - 23 November 2021

McAdam J, 2021, 'Scope, scale and pace: Recognising climate mobilities in the Pacific', presented at Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies webinar, 12 May 2021

McAdam J, 2021, 'Anticipating Climate Migration: How is International Law Anticipating Climate Refugees? A Conversation between Practice, Academia, and Advocacy', presented at Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Bochum, 06 May 2021

McAdam J, 2021, 'Rising Sea Levels: Climate Displacement as a Human Rights Violation', presented at Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice Through International Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London (virtual), 17 March 2021

McAdam J, 2021, 'How Current International Law Addresses Cross-Border Mobility in the context of Disasters and Climate Change', presented at Refugee Law Initiative seminar series, London (virtual), 10 February 2021

McAdam J, 2020, 'Chair's Remarks, The decade ahead: Defending protection and people on the move', presented at New Frontiers of Refugee Law in a Closed World, Kaldor Centre Annual Conference, Sydney (virtual), 17 November 2020

McAdam J, 2020, 'Climate Mobility in International Law', presented at Regional Policy Dialogue for Governments (Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security), Suva (virtual), 11 November 2020

McAdam J, 2020, 'Climate Change, Disasters and Mobility: A Roadmap for Australian Action', presented at Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Hobart (virtual), 21 October 2020

McAdam J, 2020, 'Citizenship and Statelessness', presented at Climate, State and Sovereignty: Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise, New York (virtual), 20 October 2020

McAdam J, 2020, 'Climate Change, Disasters and Human Mobility', presented at Boston University Initiative on Forced Displacement Summer Intensive for Global Engagement in Forced Displacement, Boston (virtual), 26 June 2020

McAdam J, 2020, 'Fireside Chat, Climate Change and Displacement', presented at 2020 Berkeley Journal of International Law Riesenfeld Symposium, 28 February 2020

McAdam J, 2017, 'Climate Change and Planned Relocation in the Pacific', presented at King & Wood Mallesons/Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, Sydney, 07 July 2017 - 07 July 2017

McAdam J, 2017, 'The Future of Disaster-Management and Preparedness in the Asia-Pacific', presented at Association of Pacific Rim Universities CEO Summit, Sydney, 27 June 2017 - 27 June 2017

McAdam J, 2016, 'The Year in Review', presented at Kaldor Centre Annual Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 18 November 2016 - 18 November 2016

McAdam J, 2016, 'Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Role of International Law in Disaster-Related Cross-Border Displacement', presented at Lund/Uppsala Migration Law Network and Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund, 03 May 2016 - 04 May 2016

McAdam J, 2014, 'The Year in Review', presented at Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law Annual Conference, 03 November 2014 - 03 November 2014

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