
Overview
Background
Andreas Schloenhardt is Professor of Criminal Law in the School of Law at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia and Honorary Professor for Foreign and International Criminal Law in the Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Vienna, Austria. P
Professor Schloenhardt is the convenor of the Transnational Organised Crime programme (https://toc.jura.uni-koeln.de/), a research and learning network with academic staff and students from the University of Vienna (Austria), the University of Zurich (Switzerland), the University of Cologne (Germany), the University of Ferrara (Italy), and the University of Queensland (Australia). Professor Schloenhardt holds a PhD in Law from The University of Adelaide. Prior to his position at The University of Queensland, he was a lecturer at The University of Adelaide Law School.
Professor Schloenhardt’s principal areas of research include criminal law, organised crime, smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons, wildlife trafficking, narco-trafficking, terrorism, criminology, and immigration and refugee law. He is the author of many books and journal articles and his work is frequently cited by other scholars, in government reports, and judicial decisions, including the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Austria.
Professor Schloenhardt has held adjunct appointments and visiting professorships at the University of Zurich, the University of St Gallen, the University of Ferrara, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law , The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California. In 2011-2012, Professor Schloenhardt was a recipient of a Fellowship from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
Professor Schloenhardt is a member of the Austrian Society of Criminal Law and Criminology and he has worked extensively with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Council of Europe, the Global Initiative against Transnational Crime, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and a range of law enforcement agencies in Australia and Asia.
Availability
- Professor Andreas Schloenhardt is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
Research interests
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Smuggling of migrants, irregular migration, trafficking in persons
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Trafficking in fauna and flora: illegal trade in wildlife, animal parts and plants
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Organised Crime
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Immigration and Refugee Law
Research impacts
Professor Andreas Schloenhardt research work has shaped international and domestic laws and policies relating to organised crime, smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons, and other areas of criminal law. He has been instrumental in developing interpretative tools, assessment guides, best practice guidelines and drafted national laws on these and other topics. This includes, inter alia, the Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, the Assessment Guide for the Criminal Justice Response to Smuggling of Migrants, and the Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytical Toolkit. Professor Schloenhardt has developed a range of model laws for the United Nations and several Member States and worked closely with Australian Government agencies in the development and critical review of anti-organised crime legislation. His work has been cited in judicial decisions, including by the High Court of Australia, and he is frequent commentator in the Austrian, Australian, and Swiss news media.
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Sex slaves and shrewd business women: the role of victim consent in trafficking in persons in Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Bowcock, Hannah (2015). Sex slaves and shrewd business women: the role of victim consent in trafficking in persons in Australia. Melbourne University Law Review, 39 (2), 592-628.
2015
Journal Article
Samariter, Schlepper, Straftater: Fluchthilfe Und Migrantenschmuggel Im 21. Jahrhundert
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2015). Samariter, Schlepper, Straftater: Fluchthilfe Und Migrantenschmuggel Im 21. Jahrhundert. Schattenblick, 446
2014
Journal Article
Counting shadows: measuring trafficking in persons in Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Wise, Matthew (2014). Counting shadows: measuring trafficking in persons in Australia. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 3, 249-266. doi: 10.6000/1929-4409.2014.03.21
2014
Conference Publication
Refugee Flows and Smuggling of Migrants in Europe: Current Problems and Future Solutions
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2014). Refugee Flows and Smuggling of Migrants in Europe: Current Problems and Future Solutions. Sommerdiskurs 2014, University of Vienna, Strobl, Austria, 31 July 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Undergraduate research and human rights: an Australian case study on human trafficking and migrant smuggling
Curley, Melissa and Schloenhardt, Andreas (2014). Undergraduate research and human rights: an Australian case study on human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 34 (3), 24-29.
2014
Conference Publication
Vom Fluchthelfer Zum Straftäter: Schlepperei Im Internationalen Und Österreichischen Strafrecht
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2014). Vom Fluchthelfer Zum Straftäter: Schlepperei Im Internationalen Und Österreichischen Strafrecht. Schleppen, Schleusen, Helfen: Flucht Zwischen Rettung Und Ausbeutung, Vienna, Austria, 13 October 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Verhütung Statt Verfolgung: Präventionsansätze Zur Bekämpfung Des Menschenhandels'
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Schloenhardt, Andreas (2014). Verhütung Statt Verfolgung: Präventionsansätze Zur Bekämpfung Des Menschenhandels'. Menschenhandel – Internationale Und Schweizerische Präventionsansätze, Zurich, Switzerland, 1 October 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Criminalisation of Participation in an Organized Criminal Group
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2014). Criminalisation of Participation in an Organized Criminal Group. Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime, Vienna, Austria, 6 October 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Financing the smuggling of migrants in Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Cottrell, Thomas (2014). Financing the smuggling of migrants in Australia. Criminal Law Journal, 38 (5), 265-286.
2014
Conference Publication
The Role of Consent in Cases Involving Victims of Trafficking in Persons in Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2014). The Role of Consent in Cases Involving Victims of Trafficking in Persons in Australia. UNODC Expert Group Meeting on Trafficking in Person, Vienna, Austria, 8 May 2014.
2013
Journal Article
Assistance and protection of smuggled migrants: international law and Australian practice
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Stacey, Kate L. (2013). Assistance and protection of smuggled migrants: international law and Australian practice. Sydney Law Review, 35 (1), 53-84.
2013
Journal Article
Provocation and assault: retain, reform, or repeal sections 268 and 269 of Queensland's criminal code?
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Gluer, Eloise E. (2013). Provocation and assault: retain, reform, or repeal sections 268 and 269 of Queensland's criminal code?. Queensland Lawyer, 33 (4), 251-263.
2013
Journal Article
Smugglers and samaritans: defences to people smuggling in Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Davies, Connor (2013). Smugglers and samaritans: defences to people smuggling in Australia. University of New South Wales Law Journal, 36 (3), 954-984.
2013
Journal Article
Lawful correction of children under s 280 of Queensland's Criminal Code: Retain, reform, or rubbish?
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Cottrell, Thomas (2013). Lawful correction of children under s 280 of Queensland's Criminal Code: Retain, reform, or rubbish?. Queensland Lawyer (33), 75-90.
2013
Book
Queensland criminal law
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2013). Queensland criminal law. 3rd ed. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2012
Journal Article
The role of non-governmental organisations in Australia's anti-trafficking in persons framework
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Hunt, Rose E. (2012). The role of non-governmental organisations in Australia's anti-trafficking in persons framework. University of Western Australia Law Review, 36 (1), 57-91.
2012
Journal Article
Australia's child sex tourism offences
Schloenhardt, Andreas and McNicol, Jim (2012). Australia's child sex tourism offences. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 23 (3), 369-392. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2012.12035930
2012
Journal Article
Fighting organized crime in the Asia Pacific region: New weapons, lost wars
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2012). Fighting organized crime in the Asia Pacific region: New weapons, lost wars. Asian Journal of International Law, 2 (1), 137-167. doi: 10.1017/S2044251311000075
2012
Journal Article
Trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal: International Law and Australian Practice
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Garbutt, Samantha (2012). Trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal: International Law and Australian Practice. Criminal Law Journal, 36 (3), 145-158.
2012
Other Outputs
Assessment guide to the criminal justice response to the smuggling of migrants
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2012). Assessment guide to the criminal justice response to the smuggling of migrants. Vienna, Austria: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Crimes against the Environment in International Criminal Law
In 2023, the Council of Europe started to draft a new convention ‘to protect the environment through criminal law’. Similar initiatives have been debated in the United Nations systems and by academic experts. Research on this topic can examine the new Council of Europe Convention in detail or look more broadly at existing or emerging international frameworks to criminalise crime against the environment.
For further information please contact Professor Andreas Schloenhardt, e: a.schloenhardt@uq.edu.au.
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Crimes against Cultural Property in International Criminal Law
In 2017, the Council of Europe adopted a new Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property. In addition, there is patchwork of other international frameworks that, directly or indirectly, address this crime type. Research on this topic can examine the new Council of Europe Convention in detail or look more broadly at existing or emerging international frameworks to criminalise offences relating to cultural property.
For further information please contact Professor Andreas Schloenhardt, e: a.schloenhardt@uq.edu.au.
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The Smuggling of Unaccompanied Minors: International Law and Domestic Contexts
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Billings
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Indonesia's Criminal Justice Response to the Smuggling of Migrants
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
From Retribution to Reintegration? Drug Courts in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Child Death, Neglect & Criminal Responsibility: The (In)adequacy of the Law of Homicide in Australia in Cases of Child Fatality Resulting from Parental Neglect
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Accountability in Extraterritoriality: Principles, Means and Ends
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Cassimatis
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Andreas Schloenhardt directly for media enquiries about:
- Criminal law
- Criminology
- Detention of refugees and law
- Drug trafficking
- Human rights law
- Immigration law
- International criminal law
- Law - criminal
- Law - human rights
- Law - immigration
- Law - international criminal
- Law - refugee
- Organised crime
- Refugee law
- Terrorism
- Trafficking - drugs
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