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Christoph Sperfeldt is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at Macquarie Law School, specializing in socio-legal research on human rights, transitional justice, and statelessness, with a focus on Southeast Asia. He holds a PhD from the Australian National University’s School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet). His research addresses legal identity exclusion and governance, particularly through projects like the ARC DECRA study on legal identity frameworks and their impact on marginalized populations. He advises UNHCR, GIZ, and NGOs on statelessness and reparations, and collaborates internationally with institutions such as the Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Melbourne Law School’s Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness.
He teaches courses on international law and refugees/forced migration, and supervises HDR students in related fields. His work includes a monograph Practices of Reparations in International Criminal Justice (CUP, 2022) and co-edited volumes on statelessness in Asia. He is affiliated with the Ethics and Agency Research Centre and Data Horizons Research Centre at Macquarie University, and holds adjunct positions at Cambodia’s Royal University of Law and Economics and Stanford University’s Center for Human Rights and International Justice.
- Key Projects: DECRA-funded study on legal identity and SDGs, research on Khmer Rouge reparations, and collaborations with Mahidol University on forced migration.
- Awards: ARC DECRA Fellowship (2024–2027).
- Grants: Multiple ARC-funded projects and international partnerships.
His research bridges academia and practice, influencing policy through advisory roles and international training programs in Cambodia and beyond. Recent activities include organizing global convenings on inclusive ID systems and statelessness, reflecting his commitment to equitable legal frameworks.
