Overview
Background
Dr Joseph Lelliott is a Senior Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, teaching courses in criminal law, advanced crime and criminology, and international human rights law. He is a co-author of the textbook Criminal Law in Queensland and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He holds undergraduate degrees in Law and Arts and a PhD in Law.
Joseph’s research interests broadly lie in criminalisation and the scope and impact of criminal or otherwise punitive measures. He has particular expertise on the interrelated phenomena of migrant smuggling and human trafficking and is a co-editor of a commentary on the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols on smuggling, trafficking, and firearms (OUP, 2023). Joseph also frequently serves as a consultant to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on issues related to smuggling and trafficking. He has authored or contributed to various UNODC publications, including the Legislative Guide to the Trafficking Protocol and other reports, issue papers, and case analyses. Joseph has a particular interest in the smuggling and trafficking of children (the topic of his PhD thesis) and has published numerous articles and chapters on migrant children.
Joseph is also currently working on a project concerning the criminalisation of threats. This includes an ongoing study on threats of fire in the context of domestic and family violence.
Joseph provides assistance to the Queensland Supreme and District Courts’ Criminal Directions Bench Book committee.
Availability
- Dr Joseph Lelliott is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2020
Book
Criminal law in Queensland: principles, offences and defences
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Lelliott, Joseph (2020). Criminal law in Queensland: principles, offences and defences. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Thomson Reuters.
2020
Book Chapter
International law relating to wildlife trafficking: an overview
Lelliott, Joseph (2020). International law relating to wildlife trafficking: an overview. Wildlife trafficking: the illicit trade in wildlife, animal parts, and derivatives. (pp. 125-147) edited by Gian Ege, Andreas Schloenhardt and Christian Schwarzenegger. Berlin, Germany: Carl Grossmann. doi: 10.24921/2020.94115945
2019
Other Outputs
Minister's 'God-like' powers can be put to better use in Biloela Tamil family's case
Billings, Peter and Lelliott, Joseph (2019, 09 06). Minister's 'God-like' powers can be put to better use in Biloela Tamil family's case The Guardian
2019
Other Outputs
Submission to Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council: review of community based sentencing orders, imprisonment and parole options
Douglas, Heather, Walsh, Tamara, Lelliott, Joseph and Wallis, Rebecca (2019). Submission to Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council: review of community based sentencing orders, imprisonment and parole options.
2019
Conference Publication
Unaccompanied Children in ‘Legal Limbo’: Preventing Trafficking in Persons
Lelliott, Joseph (2019). Unaccompanied Children in ‘Legal Limbo’: Preventing Trafficking in Persons. Perspectives on Modern Slavery, Crawley, WA, Australia, 16 September 2019.
2019
Journal Article
20 years of torture: reflections on s320A of Queensland's criminal code
Schloenhardt, Andreas, Lelliott, Joseph, Kretowicz, Anna, Harduwar, Omar, McFadden, Rory and Sweeney, Greta (2019). 20 years of torture: reflections on s320A of Queensland's criminal code. Criminal Law Journal, 43 (1), 58-68.
2019
Conference Publication
Uncertainty, insecurity, and rightlessness: the impacts of lack of legal status on unaccompanied children
Joseph Lelliott (2019). Uncertainty, insecurity, and rightlessness: the impacts of lack of legal status on unaccompanied children. Kaldor Centre Emerging Scholars Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 November 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Unaccompanied Children in “Legal Limbo”: The Human Rights and Health Consequences of Precarious Status
Lelliott, Joseph (2019). Unaccompanied Children in “Legal Limbo”: The Human Rights and Health Consequences of Precarious Status. Children, Migration and the Right to Health Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 25-26 July 2019.
2019
Book Chapter
Children’s rights and crimmigration controls: examining Australia’s treatment of unaccompanied minors
Lelliott, Joseph (2019). Children’s rights and crimmigration controls: examining Australia’s treatment of unaccompanied minors. Crimmigration in Australia: Law, Politics, and Society. (pp. 275-301) edited by Peter Billings. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-9093-7_12
2018
Other Outputs
The smuggling of unaccompanied minors: international law and domestic contexts
Lelliott, Joseph Alexander (2018). The smuggling of unaccompanied minors: international law and domestic contexts. PhD Thesis, T C Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.794
2018
Journal Article
Protecting the Rights of Children Accused of Migrant Smuggling: Lessons from the Australian Context
Lelliott, Joseph (2018). Protecting the Rights of Children Accused of Migrant Smuggling: Lessons from the Australian Context. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 24 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/1323238X.2018.1438032
2018
Other Outputs
Italy's 'Zampa' Law: Increasing Protection for Unaccompanied Children
Lelliott, Joseph (2018). Italy's 'Zampa' Law: Increasing Protection for Unaccompanied Children. Forced Migration Review, 57, 79-81.
2018
Book Chapter
Migrant children and the United Nations protocols against smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons
Schloenhardt, Andreas and Lelliott, Joseph (2018). Migrant children and the United Nations protocols against smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons. Protecting migrant children: in search of best practice. (pp. 114-135) edited by Mary Crock and Lenni B. Benson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.
2017
Conference Publication
Protecting unaccompanied minors: Addressing challenges and developing best practice
Lelliott, Joseph (2017). Protecting unaccompanied minors: Addressing challenges and developing best practice. Kaldor Centre Emerging Scholars Workshop, University of New South Wales, November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
The involvement of Indonesian children in migrant smuggling to Australia: characteristics, punishment, and protection
Lelliott, Joseph (2017). The involvement of Indonesian children in migrant smuggling to Australia: characteristics, punishment, and protection. Smuggling Workshop 2017: The Theory and Praxis of Irregular Migration Facilitation, El Paso, TX, United States, 6 April 2017.
2014
Journal Article
There and back again: A human rights perspective on the apprehension and return of unaccompanied minors from Central America
Lelliott, Joseph (2014). There and back again: A human rights perspective on the apprehension and return of unaccompanied minors from Central America. Pandora's Box, 73-82.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and Victimization of Pakistani Women: An Analysis of Legal and Socio-Cultural Barriers in the Dispensation of Justice to Women
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jonah Rimer
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Doctor Philosophy
The Construction of Justice for Victims of Sexualised War Violence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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Doctor Philosophy
Safeguarding young people from Child trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: A case for public health approach in ASEAN
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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