Dr Kellie Toole
| Position | Senior Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Org Unit | Adelaide Law School |
| kellie.toole@adelaide.edu.au | |
| Telephone | 831 34440 |
| Location |
Floor/Room
2
,
Ligertwood
,
North Terrace
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Biography/ Background
I joined the permanent staff of the Adelaide Law School in 2012. I teach in:
Evidence Law
Criminal Law and Procedure
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
My interest in both legal practice and research is at the intersection of criminal law and human rights law. I worked with legal aid criminal clients in private practice and for the Legal Services Commission of SA in 2008 and 2009.
I was a researcher with the Mullighan Parliamentary Inquiry into child sexual abuse on the APY Lands in 2007 and 2008.
In 2006 I interned at the (GRACE) in Houston Texas, through a placement with . This involved working with lawyers to represent poor people facing the death penalty.
I am always happy to chat about any of my teaching or research interests or work experience so feel free to give me a call or drop me an email.
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Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Master of Arts (History)
Bachelor of Law and Legal Practice (Honours) (University Medal)
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Research Interests
Rape (especially marital rape), murder, defences to homicide, domestic violence offences
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Publications
See resercher profile at https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/kellie.toole
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Professional Associations
Recent Media
Twitter @KellieToole
Radio Adelaide Breakfast, '' 19 June 2015
The Advertiser, Opinion, '' 2 June 2015
Gay 国模福利在线 Network, ' 2 June 2015
The Advertiser, '' 29 May 2015
The World Today, ' 18 May 2015
The Conversation, '' 5 May 2015
The Conversation, '' 19 January 2015 (with Adam Webster)
Radio National, Drive with Waleed Aly '' 4 December 2014
The Conversation, '' 27 November 2014
Today Tonight, Interview with Rosanna Mangiarelli, 'Plea Bargaining' 20 November 2014
InDaily, '?' 18 November 2014
The Conversation, '?' 14 November 2014
The Conversation, 20 June 2014
Radio Adelaide, Left, Right and Centre, '' 4 June 2014
Independent Australia, 7 February 2014
Radio Adelaide, Breakfast, '' 5 February 2014
The Advertiser, Opinion, 'Time to End, Not Extend, The Legal Institution of Marriage' 22 October 2013 also available at
Adelaide Law School blog, '' 14 October 2013 (with Suzanne Le Mire)
Online Opinion, '' 20 September 2013
The Age, 28 May 2013
Public Law Research Community, ' 22 May 2013
Public Law Research Community, '' 4 April 2013
Public Law Research Community, 21 March 2013
Today Tonight, Interview with Francesca Belperio, 'Court Enforcement Fees' 24 January 2013
InDaily, (on court enforcement fees) 23 January 2013
InDaily, (on Evidence (Identification) Amendment Bill 2011) 17 October 2012
The Punch, 3 October 2012
IntLawGrrls: Voices on International Law, Policy, Practice, ' 24 August 2012
ABC Radio National PM, 30 May 2012
ABC TV 国模福利在线, 30 May 2012
Saturday Afternoon Talkback, FIVEaa Adelaide, Death Penalty and Human Rights in the United States, 11 October 2009
The Adelaide Review, 'The Quality of Mercy', cover story on death penalty internship, October 2009
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Files
- The Quality of Mercy - Adelaide_Review.pdf [478.5K] (application/pdf)
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Media Expertise
Categories Law, Crime & Justice Expertise criminal law; domestic violence; self-defence; rape; homicide; human rights; evidence law
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