2026
Journal - Research Article
Giraudeau, G., Mosses, M., & Song, L. (2026). The applicability of the Chagos Advisory Opinion to other ongoing territorial disputes: The example of the Matthew and Hunter dispute between France and Vanuatu. Insights, 30, 1. Retrieved from https://asil.org/insights/volume/30/issue/3
Song, L. (2026). The good faith requirement in New Zealand refugee law. International Journal of Refugee Law. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ijrl/eeaf050
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Song, L., Giraudeau, G., & Mosses, M. (2026). Understanding the ongoing France-Vanuatu negotiations about Matthew and Hunter Islands. The Diplomat, (6 July). Retrieved from https://thediplomat.com/2026/03/understanding-the-ongoing-france-vanuatu-negotiations-about-matthew-and-hunter-islands
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Lloydd, M., Baird, N., & Song, L. (2026). Country Review: New Zealand. In T. F. Graff & V. Sancin (Eds.), International Law Association (ILA) Committee on International Migration and International Law Second Interim Report: The Right to Stay and Rights while Staying. ILA. [Report Contribution].
Other Research Output
Lai, Y.-R. & Song, L. (2026, September). Between protection and precarity: Progress, limits and deficiencies of asylum governance in Taiwan. Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) Blog on Refugee Law and Forced Migration, School of Advanced Study University of London. Retrieved from https://rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/09/09/between-protection-and-precarity-progress-limits-and-deficiencies-of-asylum-governance-in-taiwan/
Song, L. (2026, May). The Republic of China and the International Refugee Protection System 1919-1950. International Visiting Fellow research presentation, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Taipei, Taiwan. [Research Presentation].
2025
Chapter in Book - Research
Song, L. (2025). The Republic of China (Taiwan) and international refugee law: 1911–2024. In M. Janmyr, Ö. Gürakar Skribeland & A. B. Kazmi (Eds.), Non-signatory states in international refugee law. (pp. 133-152). Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004710306_008
Journal - Research Article
Song, L. (2025). The overlooked document? Rethinking the history and current relevance of the AALCO Bangkok Principles on Status and Treatment of Refugees in light of the on-going Rohingya displacement. Refugee Survey Quarterly. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/rsq/hdaf003
Song, L. (2025). Exit regulation in the People's Republic of China: Law, policy and practice. International Migration, 63, e13364. doi: 10.1111/imig.13058
Other Research Output
Jenner & Block LLP (Washington, DC & New York) et al, including Song, L. (2025). Brief of immigration law and international human rights law scholars as Amici Curiae in support of petitioners: Urias-Orellana, et. al. Petitioners v Pamela Bondi. (Case number 24-1042). Submission to the Supreme Court of the United States on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Retrieved from https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-777.html
Song, L. (2025, March). Thousands of Rohingya find refuge under Malaysia's informal refugee policy. Asia Media Centre: Opinion. Retrieved from https://www.asiamediacentre.org.nz/thousands-of-rohingya-find-refuge-under-malaysia-s-informal-refugee-policy
2024
Journal - Research Article
Giraudeau, G., Song, L., & Mosses, M. (2024). Chagos in the South Pacific? The principle of self-determination and the France-Vanuatu dispute over the Matthew and Hunter Islands. Leiden Journal of International Law. doi: 10.1017/S0922156524000207
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Song, L. (2024). The good faith requirement in New Zealand refugee law: Recent developments in case law. Proceedings of the Refugee Law Initiative 8th Annual Conference: Pacts, Promises and Protection. (pp. 30). London, UK: Refugee Law Initiative. Retrieved from https://rli.sas.ac.uk/rli-annual-conference
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Song, L. (2024, July). Refugee law and policy in New Zealand and other small Oceania island countries. Invited presentation at the Kangwon Institute for Unification Studies (KIUS) Global Refugee Crises Research Group International Conference: Challenges and Cooperations in Global Refugee Crises, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Song, L. (2024, November). Hospitality that does not make a noise: Malaysia's policy towards Rohingya refugees [Panel: Policy and practice in Southeast Asia]. Verbal presentation at the Southeast Asia Research Initiative (SEARI) Symposium: Southeast Asia Research in New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Song, L. (2024, June). History and current relevance of Bangkok Principles. Verbal presentation at the Asia School of Business and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (ASB-UNHCR) Conference on Refugee Studies & Forced Displacement, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Song, L. (2024, August). Taiwan and the international refugee law regime. Invited presentation at the BEYOND Author's Workshop: Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law, Oslo, Norway.
Song, L. (2024, November). Bad faith [Invited]. Workshop presentation at the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (IARMJ) Asia Pacific Chapter Biennial Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Other Research Output
Song, L. (2024, May). The Republic of China and refugee protection. Visiting scholar presentation at the East Asian Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA. [Research Presentation].
Cornell Law School Migrant Rights Initiative et al, including Song, L. (2024). Brief of migrant rights initiative and immigration, international, and comparative law scholars as Amici Curiae in support of respondents: Department of State, et al., Petitioners
v. Sandra Munoz, et al. (Case number 21-55365). Submission to the Supreme Court of the United States on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Retrieved from https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-334.html
2023
Chapter in Book - Research
Song, L. (2023). L'approche des Etats-Unis et celle du Royaume-Uni concernant leur héritage nucléaire dans le Pacifique Sud [US and UK approaches to their nuclear legacy in the South Pacific]. In G. Calley & F. Poirat (Eds.), Le traitement juridique contemporain du fait nucléaire en Polynésie française [Contemporary legal treatment of nuclear deeds in French Polynesia]. (pp. 383-401). Paris, France: Editions A. Pedone.
Journal - Research Article
Song, L., Mosses, M., & Giraudeau, G. (2023). The ambiguous history of Matthew and Hunter Islands: Tracing the roots of Vanuatu and French claims. Journal of Pacific History, 58(3), 232-250. doi: 10.1080/00223344.2022.2146577
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Song, L. (2023, November-December). From the Indochinese refugee crisis to the Rohingya refugee crisis: Rethinking regionalism and refugee protection in Southeast Asia. Verbal presentation at the 25th Biennial International Conference of the New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA): Rethinking Asia, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Song, L. (2023, May). Republic of China and refugee protection. Verbal presentation at the BEYOND workshop: Charting a research agenda on non-signatory states, [Online].
2022
Chapter in Book - Research
Song, L. (2022). Controversial high-profile detention and prosecution of foreigners. In L. Jaivin, E. S. Klein & S. Strange (Eds.), China story yearbook: Contradiction. (pp. 35-38). Acton, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/CSY.2022.01A
Journal - Research Article
Song, L. (2022). The Tongan box historic claim: Potential legal issues. Comparative Law Journal of the Pacific / Journal de Droit Comparé du Pacifique, 27, 57-72. Retrieved from https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/law/research/publications/about-nzacl/publications
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Song, L. (2022). Chinese approach to refugee protection. In L. L. Jubilut, G. S. Garcez, M. M. Casagrande & F. O. Ribeiro (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Conference: IASFM19. (pp. 81). Sao Paulo, Brazil: Editora Universitária Leopoldianum. Retrieved from https://iasfm.org/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Song, L. (2022, October). The Tongan box historic claim: Potential legal issues. Verbal presentation at the MFAT Beeby Exchange on International Law Dunedin: International/Transnational Legal Issues Relating to the Pacific, [Hybrid].
Other Research Output
Song, L. (2022, January). Maritime boundary disputes in the South Pacific. East West Centre Insights: Asia-Pacific Political Transitions. Retrieved from https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/ewc-insights-asia-pacific-political-transitions-featuring-dr-lili-song
Song, L. (2022, March). Foreigners in the Chinese criminal justice system. Global Seminar Series, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].
Song, L. (2022, May). China: Foreigners under the law. Asia Media Centre: Opinion & Analysis. Retrieved from https://www.asiamediacentre.org.nz/opinion-and-analysis/china-foreigners-under-the-law/
2021
Chapter in Book - Research
Arakaki, O., & Song, L. (2021). Regional refugee regimes: East Asia. In C. Costello, M. Foster & J. McAdam (Eds.), Oxford handbook of international refugee law. (pp. 389-406). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Song, L. (2021). Otherness and the politics of judicial sovereignty: The status of foreigners in the Chinese criminal justice system. Proceedings of the 24th Biennial New Zealand Asian Studies Society International Conference (NZASIA): Asia: Change, Disruptions and Resilience. (pp. 18). Retrieved from https://www.nzasia.org.nz/conferences.html
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Song, L., Giraudeau, G., & Mosses, M. (2021, November). The mysterious history of Matthew and Hunter Islands: Tracing the roots of Vanuatu and French claims. Verbal presentation at the Pacific History Association (PHA) Conference, [Online].
Other Research Output
Song, L. (2021, December). Inaugural China-Pacific Foreign Minister's meeting sheds light on Beijing's Pacific Islands strategy. East-West Wire, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI. Retrieved from https://www.eastwestcenter.org/news-center/east-west-wire/inaugural-china-pacific-foreign-ministers-meeting-sheds-light-beijing-s
Song, L. (2021, March). Anywhere but here? China's response to refugee protection during COVID-19 [Opinion]. openDemocracy: Pandemic Borders project. Retrieved from https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/pandemic-border/anywhere-but-here-chinas-response-to-refugee-protection-during-covid-19
2020
Authored Book - Research
Song, L. (2020). Chinese refugee law and policy. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 226p. doi: 10.1017/9781108669474
Chapter in Book - Other
Song, L. (2020). China and the international refugee protection regime: Past, present, and potentials. In Y. Shiobara, J. Akashi, C. Tien-shi, N. Hashimoto, C. Kashiwazaki, A. Kondo, … M. Yamada (Eds.), Migration policies in Asia (Vol. III). (pp. 265-290). New Delhi, India: Sage.
Journal - Research Other
Song, L. (2020). Shedding light on RSD in China. Forced Migration Review, 65, 11-12. Retrieved from www.fmreview.org/recognising-refugees
2019
Chapter in Book - Research
Song, L. (2019). 中国《出境入境管理法》中的人道条款探析 [Examination of humanitarian clauses in the Chinese exit and entry administration law]. In Y. Wang & G. Liu (Eds.), 流动与治理：全球人才、移民与移民法 [Mobility and governance: Global talents, migrants and migration law]. (pp. 162-172). Beijing, China: World Knowledge Press.
Song, L. (2019). The power of giving: China deepens involvement in refugee affairs. In J. Golley, L. Jaivin, P. J. Farrelly & S. Strange (Eds.), China Story Yearbook: Power. (pp. 313-316). Canberra, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/CSY.2019
Journal - Research Article
Song, L. (2019). The curious history of the Minerva Reefs: Tracing the origin of Tongan and Fijian claims over the
Minerva Reefs. Journal of Pacific History, 54(3), 417-430. doi: 10.1080/00223344.2019.1573664
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Song, L. (2019, June). Who owns the Minerva Reefs? History, law and politics. Verbal presentation at the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA) Conference: Democracy, Sovereignty and Self-Determination in the Pacific Islands, Nouméa, New Caledonia.
Song, L. (2019, September). The curious history of the Minerva Reefs: Tracing the origin of Tongan and Fijian claims. Verbal presentation at the Otago Pacific Academic Staff Caucus (PASC) Inaugural Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2018
Journal - Research Article
Song, L. (2018). Forced migration of ethnic Kachins from Myanmar to China: Law and politics behind China's response. Asian & Pacific Migration Journal, 27(2), 190-208. doi: 10.1177/0117196818766905
Song, L. (2018). China and the international refugee protection regime: Past, present, and potentials. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 37(2), 139-161. doi: 10.1093/rsq/hdy003
Song, L., & Mosses, M. (2018). Revisiting ocean boundary disputes in the South Pacific in light of the South China Sea arbitration: A legal perspective. International Journal of Marine & Coastal Law, 33(4), 768-798. doi: 10.1163/15718085-12333079
Song, L. (2018). Strengthening responsibility sharing with South–South cooperation: China’s role in the global compact on refugees. International Journal of Refugee Law, 30(4), 687-690. doi: 10.1093/ijrl/eey059
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Song, L. (2018). Refugee status determination by South Pacific Island States: Legal overview, recent developments, and a brief critique. Reflex: The journal of the Asia Pacific Chapter of the International Association of Refugee & Migration Judges, 3(2), 8-14. Retrieved from https://www.iarmj.org/regional-chapters/asia-pacific-chapter
Other Research Output
Song, L., (2018, June). Refugee status determination by South Pacific island countries: Legal overview, recent developments, and a brief critique. RefLaw, Forum of the University of Michigan Law School. Retrieved from http://www.reflaw.org/refugee-status-determination-by-south-pacific-island-states-legal-overview-recent-developments-and-a-brief-critique
2017
Journal - Research Article
Song, L. (2017). Refugees or border residents from Myanmar? The status of displaced ethnic Kachins and Kokangs in Yunnan Province, China. International Journal of Refugee Law, 29(3), 466-487. doi: 10.1093/ijrl/eex031
2016
Journal - Research Other
Song, L. (2016). Namah v Pato [2016] PGSC 13; SC1497 (26 April 2016): Unconstitutionality of transfer and detention of asylum seekers from Australia to Papua New Guinea. Journal of South Pacific Law, (2), 193-206.
2015
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Song, L. (2015). No easy refuge in ancestral land: Kokang refugees receive inadequate humanitarian assistance and legal protection in China. Rights in Exile, (May).
2014
Journal - Research Article
Song, L. (2014). Who shall we help? The refugee definition in a Chinese context. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 33(1), 44-58. doi: 10.1093/rsq/hdt022
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Song, L. (2014). Refugee protection in China: Recent legal and policy developments. Rights in Exile, (September).
2013
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Song, L. (2013). A step forward: China’s new exit-entry law and legal protection for refugees in China. YLC Advocate, (Winter), 20-21.
