connected to Fadi Chalouhy. Born into statelessness in Lebanon, Fadi now resides in Australia
and generously shares his time and expertise with me in his capacity as Ambassador of the
Stateless Legal Clinic. The funding allocated to the Clinic by the Cameron Foundation was named
after Fadi’s late mother Hiam Chalouhy who fought tirelessly to ensure her son had access to an
education and a future, despite the barriers placed in his way by virtue of his lack of nationality. I
acknowledge Hiam for her tenacity and thank Fadi for all he does to support the Clinic.
Thank you to all those who have supported me in Australia with this Fellowship, in particular
Professor Michelle Foster and my colleagues at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, as
well as my colleague Kate Fischer-Doherty of the Melbourne Law School Clinics at the University
of Melbourne. A special thanks to Anna Wilson, Amelia Walters and Hannah Gordon for their
research and editing support. Immense thanks
to Evan Davies for his formatting support,
often late into the night while juggling bedtime
routines with two young children.
Thank you to all the exceptional students I’ve
been lucky to teach and work with in the Clinic
to date – the future of legal advocacy and
leadership on this issue is bright.
The work of the Stateless Legal Clinic would
not be possible without our partnership with
the Refugee Advice Casework Service.iii
Thank you in particular to my valued
colleagues and friends Sarah Dale and Ahmad
Sawan.
Thank you to all the incredible organisations
and individuals that took time to meet with
me during my Fellowship. I look forward to
continuing the work together and hope to be
able to repay the hospitality in Australia one
day.
Fadi Chalouhy in the Stateless Legal Clinic
(Katie Robertson 2023)
I would particularly like to acknowledge those
with lived experience of statelessness who
generously shared their stories with me. As a
non-stateless person, I remain acutely aware of
the privilege I enjoy in my ability to travel for
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