Associate Professor Ronli Sifris

Assoc Professor Sifris is Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. Her research is doctrinal, empirical and interdisciplinary with a focus on issues at the intersection of gender and human rights. She has published two books (and is currently writing a third) focusing on issues relating to gender and human rights. Her research has also achieved real world impact, with her empirical research being relied on by the High Court of Australia in the case of Clubb v Edwards.

Ronli is on secondment to the Australian Law Reform Commission until the end of July 2026. She is the Assistant Commissioner for a review of surrogacy laws in Australia. Ronli will return to this research project at the conclusion of her secondment.

Her full bio is available here.