International criminal law, international human rights, comparative constitutional law, migration
Maureen's research interests span several national jurisdictions, including the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia, and they include constitutional law, immigration and refugee law, national security law, and criminal procedure, as well as several areas of international law, including international criminal law, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law. She publishes primarily at the intersection of these various areas of law, currently in the context of national security and human rights. Her book, Detention of Terrorism Suspects: Political Discourse and Fragmented Practices, has been published Hart Publishing, an Imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, and was the 2019 winner of the Hart—SLSA Prize for Early Career Academics. Maureen was previously is a Global Faculty Fellow at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and a Visiting Scholar at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.