
Dr Angela Kintominas
PhD (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Sydney)
LLM (Columbia)
BA (Hons 1), LLB (Hons 1) (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Sydney)
Angela Kintominas (she/her) is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law & Justice at »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Sydney. Her areas of expertise spans feminist and critical theoretical approaches to gender, work and social reproduction, with a focus on the intersections of labour law, welfare states and migration regimes. She has worked on projects relating to temporary labour migration, family migration and transnational family life, global care chains and migrant care and domestic work, au pairing, childcare, and the platformization of care and domestic work in the gig economy.
Angela has published inÌýThe Economic and Labour Relations Review,ÌýGender Work & Organization, Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, and the Anti-Trafficking Review, as well as in media outlets The Conversation and Women’s Agenda. Prior to joining »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Law and Justice, she was a research associate with theÌýÌý(UTS/»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ), the Social Policy Research CentreÌý(»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ), and CEPAR (University of Sydney).
Angela is a member of the Editorial Board of the Australian Feminist Law JournalÌý(and former Managing Editor between 2021-2024). She is a member of the , a fellow of the »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Gender Equality Hub and an Associate of the Australian Human Rights Institute at »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Sydney.
Angela holds a PhD in Law from »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Law and Justice, where she was a Scientia PhD Scholar. Her thesis won the 2024 Australian Legal Research Award for Best PhD as well as the »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Dean's Award for Outstanding Thesis. Angela obtained a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School, where she was a Lionel Murphy Scholar and was awarded the Walter Gellhorn Prize for highest academic achievement. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons I) and Bachelor of Laws (Hons I, Valedictorian) from »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Sydney. Prior to joining academia, Angela worked as solicitor and is admitted in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.
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Best PhD, Australian Legal Research Awards (2024)
Dean's Award for Outstanding Thesis (2024)
Finalist, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ 3MT Competition (2022)
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Postgraduate Research Council, HDR Student of the Year Award (2021)
Walter Gellhorn Prize for Highest Academic Achievement in LLM, Columbia Law School (2016)
James Kent Scholar (equiv. of First Class Honours), Columbia University Law School (2016)
Lionel Murphy Endowment Postgraduate ScholarshipÌý(2015)
Valedictorian of Graduating LLB Class, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Law School (2013)
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Law Dean’s List, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Law (2012)
Bill Ashcroft Prize forÌýBest Essay on Australian Literature, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Faculty of Arts (2010)
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My Research Supervision
Amarnath Boopalam Manjunath, ‘Is Labour Law Adequate to Protect the Rights of Street Vendors?’ (PhD) (with Christine Forster, Amelia Thorpe)
Aishwarya Singh, ‘Democratic Backsliding in India and the Role of the Supreme Court’ (PhD) (with Rosalind Dixon, Elisabeth Perham)
Daniel Black, 'Addressing Impediments to Worker Power through Multi-Employer Bargaining in a Fissured Australian Economy: Problems and Prospects' (LLB Honours)
My Teaching
Law and Social Theory (LAWS2820/JURD7222)
Employment Law (LAWS3028/JURD7328)
Legal Research and Writing (LAWS1055/JURD7155)
Legal Research & Writing: Australian Law (LAWS1160/JURD7160)Ìý
Federal Constitutional Law (LAWS2150 / JURD7250)
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