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Dr. Emma Palmer is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith Law School, Griffith University, and a member of Griffith Asia Institute and Law Futures Centre. She holds an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Research Award (DECRA) focusing on universal jurisdiction for international crimes in the Asia-Pacific. Her research emphasizes adapting international criminal law norms in Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia, with a focus on gender issues, the International Criminal Court (ICC), and human rights linked to infrastructure development. She serves as the Secretary of the Association of Mainland Southeast Asia Scholars (AMSAS).
Palmer holds a PhD from UNSW Law (2017) and has authored/co-authored three books, including Adapting International Criminal Justice in Southeast Asia (Cambridge UP) and Futures of International Criminal Justice (Routledge). She has led or contributed to ARC-funded projects on civil society engagement in international tribunals and transformative reparations for gender-based violence.
Her teaching roles include program directorships for Griffith’s law-hybrid degrees and supervision of doctoral students focusing on human rights, transitional justice, and international legal frameworks. Palmer has also served as a Director of Women’s Legal Service NSW and worked in investment analysis at Macquarie Bank prior to academia. Her professional activities include keynote addresses, media commentary, and board memberships in international law organizations.
Her funded research includes a $484K DECRA grant (2025–2027) and a Griffith University grant on the ICC’s role in Myanmar. Key themes in her work include balancing legal accountability with regional dynamics, gender-responsive approaches to displacement, and infrastructure’s role in shaping international law.
