TC Beirne School of Law PhD candidate Joseph Lelliott was the People’s Choice winner for his thesis presentation Unaccompanied Minors: Developing Law and Policy to Protect the Most Vulnerable Migrants.
His presentation highlighted the phenomenon of the smuggling of unaccompanied minors, and the gaps in international and domestic law and policy designed to protect them.
Law PhD candidate Anne Pickering was the BEL 3MT runner-up for her thesis presentation Building pathways for inclusive land reform – customary land holding in the Pacific and beyond: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Sri Lanka.