
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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2012
Journal Article
Hadi Ahmadi - and the Myth of the 'People Smugglers' Business Model'
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Ezzy, Linley (2012). Hadi Ahmadi - and the Myth of the 'People Smugglers' Business Model'. Monash University Law Review, 38 (3), 120-147.
2012
Journal Article
Be careful what you pay for: awareness raising about trafficking in persons
Schloenhardt, Andreas, Astill-Torchia, Paris and Jolly, Jarrod (2012). Be careful what you pay for: awareness raising about trafficking in persons. Washington University Global Studies Law Review, 11 (2), 415-436.
2012
Conference Publication
Migrant Smuggling by Boat to Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2012). Migrant Smuggling by Boat to Australia. Maritime Security Challenges, Victoria, BC, Canada, October 2, 2012.
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.
2012
Journal Article
Punishing trafficking in persons: international standards and Australian experiences
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Cameron, Matthew (2012). Punishing trafficking in persons: international standards and Australian experiences. Bond Law Review, 24 (1), 1-29.
2011
Other Outputs
Dass der Migrationspakt instrumentalisiert wird, war vorhersehbar
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2011, 10 31). Dass der Migrationspakt instrumentalisiert wird, war vorhersehbar Der Standard 1-1.
2011
Other Outputs
Pakistan's law enforcement response to the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Jolly, Jarrod (2011). Pakistan's law enforcement response to the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons. Islamabad, Pakistan: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
2011
Other Outputs
Irregular migration and associated crime in Pakistan: a review of the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) training programmes
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Hall, Brendan P. J. (2011). Irregular migration and associated crime in Pakistan: a review of the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) training programmes. Pakistan: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
2011
Journal Article
Return and reintegration of human trafficking victims from Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Loong, Mark (2011). Return and reintegration of human trafficking victims from Australia. International Journal of Refugee Law, 23 (2), 143-173. doi: 10.1093/ijrl/eer003
2011
Journal Article
Trafficking in persons and victim health in Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Klug, Benjamin (2011). Trafficking in persons and victim health in Australia. Journal of Law and Medicine, 19 (2), 397-414. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2045342
2011
Journal Article
Banning the bikies: Queensland's Criminal Organisation Act 2009
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2011). Banning the bikies: Queensland's Criminal Organisation Act 2009. Queensland Lawyer, 31 (Part 2), 100-113.
2011
Conference Publication
Be Careful What You Pay For. Awareness Raising About Trafficking in Persons
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2011). Be Careful What You Pay For. Awareness Raising About Trafficking in Persons. Australian Institute of Criminology Trafficking in Persons Research Forum, Canberra, ACT, November 24, 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Ten Years After Palermo; No Victory in the War on Organized Crime
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2011). Ten Years After Palermo; No Victory in the War on Organized Crime. 41st Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC, November 16-19, 2011.
2011
Conference Publication
Awareness Raising on Trafficking in Persons - Australian Experiences
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2011). Awareness Raising on Trafficking in Persons - Australian Experiences. Fourth Session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, Vienna, Austria, October 10-12, 2011.
2011
Journal Article
To ratify or not to ratify? Exploring the barriers to wider ratification of the trafficking in persons protocol
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Bevan, Ellen (2011). To ratify or not to ratify? Exploring the barriers to wider ratification of the trafficking in persons protocol. New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, 9, 161-184.
2011
Book
Queensland criminal law
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2011). Queensland criminal law. 2nd ed. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2011
Conference Publication
Migrant Smuggling and Organised Crime in Australia
Schloenhardt, Andreas (2011). Migrant Smuggling and Organised Crime in Australia. Safeguarding Australia 2011: 10th National Conference, Canberra, ACT, September 14, 2011.
2011
Other Outputs
Smuggling of migrants by land, air and sea in Pakistan: a review of national laws and treaty compliance
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Jolly, Jarrod (2011). Smuggling of migrants by land, air and sea in Pakistan: a review of national laws and treaty compliance. Pakistan: UNODC.
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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