Fostering criminal justice cooperation to build strong institutions, partnerships, and resilient communities.
UQ Law School researchers explore the causes and conditions of organised crime and corruption, working towards durable solutions to prevent and suppress transnational crimes ranging from drug trafficking, smuggling of migrants and corporate crime, to trafficking in persons, wildlife crime and money laundering.
We bring together experts from government, international organisations, industry, the judiciary and the legal profession to exchange experiences and develop solutions that drive policy change and law reform at national, regional and international levels.
Organised crime and corruption: Taking a modern approach to an age-old problem
Discover how our experts, Professor Andreas Schloenhardt and Associate Professor Radha Ivory, contribute to advancing research on Transnational and Organised Crime.
Greg's research interests include proceeds of crime legislation, law and emotions, and law and literature. His doctorate peered beneath the conventional rationales lawmakers and authorities give to justify proceeds of crime legislation, and instead demonstrated how the state appeals to the public's emotions when it seizes and forfeits crime-related property.
Radha researches the transnational regulation of corruption and corporate crime. Her work explores the interlocking domestic and international laws that aim to govern powerful economic and political actors, from politically exposed persons to multinational enterprises. Radha asks what these laws require of whom; how they develop and change across borders; and how we can better appraise and design them to manage their unintended consequences.
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. He 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.
Andrea’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.
Rebecca’s teaching and research interests fall broadly within the areas of criminal law and procedure, the law of evidence, and criminal justice system structure and operation. She is concerned with how criminal law theories and principles play out in policy and practice, and how these shape the operation of the criminal justice system in intended and unintended ways. In addition, she is currently working on a set of projects concerning the criminalisation of threats, particularly in the context of domestic and family violence.
Explore our featured projects, highlighting groundbreaking research and innovations in legal aspects of Transnational and organised crime.
Transnational Organised Crime programme
The Transnational Organised Crime programme is a research and learning network established in 2018 by the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) the University of Vienna (Austria) and the University of Zurich (Switzerland). In 2022, the University of Cologne (Germany) and the University of Ferrara (Italy) joined the programme. Bringing together a global network of emerging and established scholars to work collaboratively within a structured research and learning framework, this programme aims to produce high-quality research outcomes on topics relating to transnational organised crime. Since its inception, the programme as examined topics ranging from wildlife trafficking, gambling and organised crime, and firearms trafficking, to cybercrime and trafficking in cultural artefacts.
The non-fatal strangulation offence as a response to domestic violence
Reviewing the application and experience of the non-fatal strangulation offence as a response to domestic violence. This is crucial given that many women escaping domestic violence report non-fatal strangulation from their past partner.
What works to address Child Exploitation Material offending?
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