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Louise Boon-Kuo is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Law School, specializing in border control, migration law, criminal justice, and race studies. Her research examines legal frameworks of responsibility in policing and border control, with a focus on racialization and state violence. She holds an LLB (Hons) from UTS and a PhD from the University of Sydney.
- Educations:
- PhD in Law, University of Sydney
- LLB (Hons) in Law, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Her research interests span border policing, crimmigration, and the intersection of race and the law. Notable works include Policing Undocumented Migrants: Law, Violence and Responsibility (Routledge, 2018) and contributions to journals like Current Issues in Criminal Justice and Griffith Law Review. She has led projects on pandemic policing, WorldPride event management, and climate displacement law.
Boon-Kuo advocates for decolonizing legal pedagogy and embedding First Nations perspectives into legal education. She is affiliated with the Migrant Justice Institute, Sydney Institute of Criminology, and editorial boards of Legalities and Theoretical Criminology.
Awards:
- 2023 University of Sydney Law School Teaching Excellence Award
- 2023 One Sydney Many People Award for Indigenous educational integration
Grants and Projects:
- 2024 Strategic Education Grant: Transforming Criminal Law Assessment
- 2021 Indigenous Perspectives in Law Unit Grant
Her work critiques state violence in border control and emphasizes community collaboration, including analyses of Sydney WorldPride policing and pandemic biosecurity measures.
