Lecturer
Overview
Dr Caitlin Goss is a Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, teaching in the Law of Evidence, Constitutional Law, and Public International Law. Dr Goss obtained her DPhil in comparative constitutional law at the University of Oxford, where she previously read for a Bachelor of Civil Law and an MPhil in Law. Her postgraduate study has been funded by a Rhodes Scholarship, and a Commemorative Fellowship from the Australian Federation of University Women- Queensland.
Dr Goss has worked as a Judge's Associate to the Hon. Chief Justice Catherine Holmes (then a Justice of the Queensland Court of Appeal), as a solicitor, and as a legal intern in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia. At the University of Oxford, she served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Public International Law, teaching on the undergraduate BA in Jurisprudence, and she jointly coached the Oxford Jessup Moot team. Her research interests are in comparative constitutional law, constitutional theory, international law, and in the law of evidence.
Research Interests
- Comparative constitutional law
- Constitutional theory
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours), The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: Common knowledge in the common law: challenges in domestic violence cases
Goss, Caitlin (2020). Common knowledge in the common law: challenges in domestic violence cases. Current Issues in Criminal Justice , 32 (4), 440-457. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2020.1829781
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Journal Article: Introduction to the special issue: evidence in the intimate sphere
Chin, Jason M., Douglas, Heather and Goss, Caitlin (2020). Introduction to the special issue: evidence in the intimate sphere. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 32 (4), 379-381. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2020.1837714
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Book Chapter: Interim Constitutions and the Invisible Constitution
Goss, Caitlin (2018). Interim Constitutions and the Invisible Constitution. The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective. (pp. 167-190) edited by Rosalind Dixon and Adrienne Stone. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108277914.006
Supervision
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Investigating, Prosecuting and Defending Cases of Non-Fatal Strangulation in Queensland: An Evidentiary Perspective
Doctor Philosophy
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Constitutional Transformations: Failure and Opportunity in Post-Independence South Sudan
(2021) Doctor Philosophy
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Constitutional Approaches to Diversity: A Comparative Study
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Book Chapter
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Interim Constitutions and the Invisible Constitution
Goss, Caitlin (2018). Interim Constitutions and the Invisible Constitution. The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective. (pp. 167-190) edited by Rosalind Dixon and Adrienne Stone. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108277914.006
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Control without punishment: understanding coercion
Lazarus, L., Goold, B. and Goss, Caitlin (2012). Control without punishment: understanding coercion. The Sage Handbook of Punishment and Society. (pp. 463-493) edited by J. Simon and R. Sparks. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publishing/Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781446247624.n23
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Caitlin Goss and S Currie (2005). Margaret McMurdo. A Woman's Place:100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers. (pp. 1-1) edited by S Purdon and A Rahemtula. Brisbane: Supreme Court Library Queensland.
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Goss, Caitlin (2005). Quentin Bryce. A Woman's Place: 100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers. (pp. 1-1) edited by S Purdon and A Rahemtula. Brisbane, Australia: Supreme Court Library Queensland.
Journal Article
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Common knowledge in the common law: challenges in domestic violence cases
Goss, Caitlin (2020). Common knowledge in the common law: challenges in domestic violence cases. Current Issues in Criminal Justice , 32 (4), 440-457. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2020.1829781
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Introduction to the special issue: evidence in the intimate sphere
Chin, Jason M., Douglas, Heather and Goss, Caitlin (2020). Introduction to the special issue: evidence in the intimate sphere. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 32 (4), 379-381. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2020.1837714
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Analysis: constitutional aspects of treaty withdrawal — South Africa and the Rome Statute
Goss, Caitlin (2017). Analysis: constitutional aspects of treaty withdrawal — South Africa and the Rome Statute. Blog of the International Association of Constitutional Law
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Book Review: Central-local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems
Goss, Caitlin (2017). Book Review: Central-local Relations in Asian Constitutional Systems. LAWASIA Journal, 2017, 139-146.
Other Outputs
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Prosecution of rape and sexual assault in Queensland: report on a pilot study
Scott,Rebecca, Douglas, Heather Anne and Goss, Caitlin (2017). Prosecution of rape and sexual assault in Queensland: report on a pilot study. St Lucia QLD Australia: T.C.Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland.
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Investigating, Prosecuting and Defending Cases of Non-Fatal Strangulation in Queensland: An Evidentiary Perspective
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Constitutional Approaches to Diversity: A Comparative Study
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Completed Supervision
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Constitutional Transformations: Failure and Opportunity in Post-Independence South Sudan
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
