Dr Maja Grundler

Lecturer

Department: Northumbria Law School

I am a Lecturer in Law at Northumbria Law School. Before joining Northumbria, I was a Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London.

I hold a PhD in Law from Queen Mary, University of London and an MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford.

I am the co-founder and co-chair of the Human Trafficking Research Network and a Research Affiliate at the Refugee Law Initiative.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research focuses on the intersection of refugee law and irregular migration, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. My wider research interests include the scope and boundaries of the refugee definition, nationality discrimination in the context of migration, migrant agency, and vulnerability.

Key Publications

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The Locus of Persecution Reconsidered: Risk of Re-Trafficking, Cumulative Harm and Failure of State Protection, Grundler, M. 15 May 2024, In: International Journal of Refugee Law
‘Route Causes’ and Consequences of Irregular (Re-)Migration: Vulnerability as an Indicator of Future Risk in Refugee Law, Grundler, M. Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Law in Context
“Treatment Accorded to Aliens Generally”: Article 7(1) of the 1951 Refugee Convention as a Basis for Visa-Free Access to States Parties’ Territory? An Examination of the Prohibition of Nationality Discrimination in the Refugee Convention, Grundler, M. 1 Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Refugee Law