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Research interests
I am a legal and political philosopher as well as a lawyer who works on normative issues relating to immigration and refugee law, international law, including international economic law and regulation, workplace and employment law, criminal law, and other issues in jurisprudence and political philosophy.
Statement for HDR students
I am happy to work with HDR students on normative (especially but not only philosophical) and doctrinal work in relation to my areas of research and teaching.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
… → 2009
JD, University of Pennsylvania
… → 2006
MA, Promiscuous Realism and the Rejection of Scheme/Content Dualism, State University of New York
… → 1999
Philosophy and English, BA, Boise State University
… → 1997
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Climate Action Legal Research Team
Rogers, N. (Project Manager), James, N. (Project Manager), Boulle, L. (Project Manager), Chen, Y. (Project Manager), Bedford, N. (Project Manager), Styrylska, J. (Project Manager), Asgarian, H. (Project Manager), Thomas, R. (Project Manager), Lister, M. (Project Manager), Taylor, A. (Project Manager) & Watters, C. (Project Manager)
13/03/24 → 31/12/25
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Children, families, and immigration enforcement
Lister, M., 24 Mar 2025, The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Immigration. Akhtar, S. (ed.). Abindgdon, UK: Routledge, p. 322-333 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Punishment in a Just State
Lister, M., 4 Dec 2025, In: Washington University Review of Philosohy. 4, 1, p. 128-154 27 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research
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Refugees and Family Unification
Beaton, E. & Lister, M., 1 Oct 2025, Handbook of Migration Ethics. Niederberger, A., Okeja, U. & Gordemann, J. (eds.). Switzerland: Springer, p. 379-391 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Building a Fair Future: Transforming Immigration Policy for Refugees and Families
Lister, M., 29 Feb 2024, Australian Politics at a Crossroads: Prospects for Change. Bonotti, M. & Miragliotta, N. (eds.). Routledge, p. 149-161 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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LGBTQ ASYLUM AND REFUGEE PROTECTION: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Lister, M., 30 Oct 2024, In: Capital University Law Review. 52, 1, p. 129-151 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research
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