Anneliese Boston, LL.M.
Research Fellow
Project Activities
Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan
Other Activities and Research Interests
International Human Rights Law, Public International Law, Legislative Design and Drafting, Criminal Law, Public Policy
Since 2/2020 Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
7/2019 – 2/2020 Senior Policy Consultant, New Zealand Government, Wellington (New Zealand)
5/2019 Consultant, International Organization for Migration, Geneva (Switzerland)
1/2019 – 5/2019 Intern, Association for the Prevention of Torture, Geneva (Switzerland)
11/2018 – 1/2019 Intern, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva (Switzerland)
2018 – 2019 Master of International Law (LLM) specialising in international human rights, cum laude, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva (Switzerland)
5/2016 – 9/2018 Lawyer, New Zealand Human Rights Commission, Wellington (New Zealand)
7/2014 – 5/2016 Criminal Lawyer, Public Defence Service, Wellington (New Zealand)
2013 – 2014 Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington (New Zealand)
1/2012 – 5/2015 Policy Advisor, New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Wellington (New Zealand)
2010 Exchange Programme, Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala (Sweden)
2007 – 2011 Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Otago, Dunedin (New Zealand)
2007 – 2011 Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Otago, Dunedin (New Zealand)
- Boston, Anneliese (2019). National Preventive Mechanisms: To testify or not to testify? Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
- Rose Hellaby Scholarship, Māori Education Trust
- Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand