Laura Grenfell

Biography

Dr Laura Grenfell is the Faculty of the Professions' Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion. She is a member of the University's Gender Equity and Diversity Committee and Convenor of the Professions' Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Dr Grenfell teaches and researches in public law. She has a particular interest in constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, human rights law and post-conflict justice. Laura is the Director of the Law School's Human Rights Internship Programme. Before joining academia in 2002, Laura practised constitutional law with the Crown Solicitor's Office of South Australia and was an associate in the Supreme Court of South Australia. Laura has a LLM from the University of Toronto (2000-2001). In December 2009 Laura was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the Australian National University. Her PhD was entitled: "The Relationship Between Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law in Timor-Leste and South Africa". Dr Laura Grenfell is the Faculty of the Professions' Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion. She is a member of the University's Gender Equity and Diversity Committee and Convenor of the Professions' Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Dr Grenfell teaches and researches in public law. She has a particular interest in constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, human rights law and post-conflict justice. Laura is the Director of the Law School's Human Rights Internship Programme. Before joining academia in 2002, Laura practised constitutional law with the Crown Solicitor's Office of South Australia and was an associate in the Supreme Court of South Australia. Laura has a LLM from the University of Toronto (2000-2001). In December 2009 Laura was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the Australian National University. Her PhD was entitled: "The Relationship Between Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law in Timor-Leste and South Africa".

Research Interest

Post-Conflict Justice Public Law Human Rights Law Comparative Law Feminist Legal Theory