Overview
Background
Dr Caitlin Goss is a Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, teaching in the Law of Evidence, Constitutional Law, and Public International Law. Dr Goss obtained her DPhil in comparative constitutional law at the University of Oxford, where she previously read for a Bachelor of Civil Law and an MPhil in Law. Her postgraduate study has been funded by a Rhodes Scholarship, and a Commemorative Fellowship from the Australian Federation of University Women- Queensland.
Dr Goss has worked as a Judge's Associate to the Hon. Chief Justice Catherine Holmes (then a Justice of the Queensland Court of Appeal), as a solicitor, and as a legal intern in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia. At the University of Oxford, she served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Public International Law, teaching on the undergraduate BA in Jurisprudence, and she jointly coached the Oxford Jessup Moot team. Her research interests are in comparative constitutional law, constitutional theory, international law, and in the law of evidence.
Availability
- Dr Caitlin Goss is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Law, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
Research interests
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Comparative constitutional law
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Constitutional theory
Works
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2023
Book Chapter
History and historical facts in constitutional law
Goss, Caitlin (2023). History and historical facts in constitutional law. Facts in public law adjudication. (pp. 263-280) edited by Joe Tomlinson and Anne Carter. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing. doi: 10.5040/9781509957415
2020
Journal Article
Common knowledge in the common law: challenges in domestic violence cases
Goss, Caitlin (2020). Common knowledge in the common law: challenges in domestic violence cases. Current Issues in Criminal Justice , 32 (4), 440-457. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2020.1829781
2020
Journal Article
Introduction to the special issue: evidence in the intimate sphere
Chin, Jason M., Douglas, Heather and Goss, Caitlin (2020). Introduction to the special issue: evidence in the intimate sphere. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 32 (4), 379-381. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2020.1837714
2018
Book Chapter
Interim Constitutions and the Invisible Constitution
Goss, Caitlin (2018). Interim Constitutions and the Invisible Constitution. The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective. (pp. 167-190) edited by Rosalind Dixon and Adrienne Stone. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108277914.006
2017
Journal Article
Analysis: constitutional aspects of treaty withdrawal — South Africa and the Rome Statute
Goss, Caitlin (2017). Analysis: constitutional aspects of treaty withdrawal — South Africa and the Rome Statute. Blog of the International Association of Constitutional Law
2017
Other Outputs
Prosecution of rape and sexual assault in Queensland: report on a pilot study
Scott,Rebecca, Douglas, Heather Anne and Goss, Caitlin (2017). Prosecution of rape and sexual assault in Queensland: report on a pilot study. St Lucia QLD Australia: T.C.Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland.
2017
Journal Article
Book Review: Central-local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems
Goss, Caitlin (2017). Book Review: Central-local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems. LAWASIA Journal, 2017, 139-146.
2012
Book Chapter
Control without punishment: understanding coercion
Lazarus, L., Goold, B. and Goss, Caitlin (2012). Control without punishment: understanding coercion. The Sage Handbook of Punishment and Society. (pp. 463-493) edited by J. Simon and R. Sparks. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publishing/Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781446247624.n23
2005
Book Chapter
Margaret McMurdo
Caitlin Goss and S Currie (2005). Margaret McMurdo. A Woman's Place:100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers. (pp. 1-1) edited by S Purdon and A Rahemtula. Brisbane: Supreme Court Library Queensland.
2005
Book Chapter
Quentin Bryce
Goss, Caitlin (2005). Quentin Bryce. A Woman's Place: 100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers. (pp. 1-1) edited by S Purdon and A Rahemtula. Brisbane, Australia: Supreme Court Library Queensland.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Caitlin Goss is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
A Trauma-Informed Non-Fatal Strangulation Trial: Victim-Witnesses, Brain Injury and PTSD
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Robin Fitzgerald
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Constitutional Transformations: Failure and Opportunity in Post-Independence South Sudan
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Graeme Orr
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Constitutional Approaches to Diversity: A Comparative Study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Aroney
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