Hannah Harris

Dr. Hannah Harris is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie Law School, specializing in transnational law and corporate regulation. Her work focuses on legislative responses to issues like illegal logging, modern slavery, and foreign bribery's impact on corporate compliance. She holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales and has held roles at the Centre for Law Markets and Regulation, Capital Markets CRC Limited, and the University of Technology Sydney. Her research explores power dynamics in regulatory regimes, particularly in Papua New Guinea and the Asia-Pacific.

Education:

• PhD in Law, University of New South Wales (2016)

Research Interests:

• Corporate compliance & regulation
• Anti-corruption and bribery
• Transnational crime and policing
• Comparative law and governance
• Socio-legal approaches to corporate liability

Her recent work addresses global anti-corruption frameworks, financial crime governance, and environmental law challenges such as agrivoltaics and illegal logging.

Grants & Projects:

• Lead researcher on the 'Access to Justice Lab on Business and Human Rights' (2022–2023)

Key Publications:

Her 2019 book The Global Anti-Corruption Regime analyzes anti-corruption efforts in Papua New Guinea. Recent articles include work on UK corporate bribery accountability, FATF governance frameworks, and environmental crime financing.

Labs/Teams: Active in Macquarie's CENRIT (Energy & Resources Innovation) and the Financial Integrity Hub (FIH). Frequently collaborates on transnational law projects with institutions like Georgetown Journal of International Law and the Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law.