Maya Arguello

Maya Argüello Gómez is a Lecturer in Law and Criminology and PhD Candidate at Swinburne Law School. Maya's current research focus is on the use of AI within the justice system, specifically dealing with terrorism, criminal law and human rights. Maya's practice interest is in international law including environmental, IHL, public law, criminal law, human rights law as well as digital criminology.

Maya has an interdisciplinary background, in humanities/social science and law, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK), a research member of AVERT (Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation to Terrorism Research Network), and the International Law Association (ILA).

Relevant Training and Scholarship:

• Peace Negotiation Summer School by Public International Law & Policy Group, 2024
• Atrocity Crimes Training by Public International Law & Policy Group, 2022
• Human Rights and Atrocity Crimes Documentation by Public International Law & Policy Group, 2022
• Julia Peluso Memorial Prize from the School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University, 2020
• Faculty of Arts Scholarship, Monash University 2017
• US Embassy US-Australia Alliance Leadership Program