Anne McNaughton

Dr. Anne McNaughton is a Senior Lecturer at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University, specializing in comparative and international law. She serves as Director of the ANU Centre for European Studies (ANUCES), having previously been Deputy Director since 2015. Her research examines legal transplants, mutual recognition in international trade, and European integration.

Education includes:

• BA (University of Newcastle)
• LLB (University of New South Wales)
• LLM (Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen)
• LLM (University of Technology Sydney)
• Grad Cert HE (Australian National University)

Her research explores the intersection of global economic integration and legal frameworks, particularly focusing on EU jurisprudence, mutual recognition mechanisms in international trade agreements, and legal transplants between emerging legal systems. She investigates the Europeanisation of private law across contract, property, and commercial domains.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on EU-Australia relations, Brexit implications, and services market integration. Her work employs comparative legal analysis across European systems while addressing contemporary challenges in regulatory cooperation.

Significant awards and affiliations:

• DAAD Scholarship
• Fellow, European Law Institute
• Corresponding Member, Principles of European Insurance Contract Law
• Co-Chair, Global Private Law Special Interest Group (ELI)

Research leadership includes an ARC Linkage Grant project on Australia-EU trade relations and participation in multiple Jean Monnet-funded projects. She directs ANUCES initiatives enhancing regional understanding of the EU.