Saskia Hufnagel

Saskia Hufnagel is a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London School of Law and holds a full professorship at the University of Sydney Law School. She is Co-Director of the Sydney Institute of Criminology and previously served as Co-Director of Queen Mary’s Criminal Justice Centre (CJC) from 2013–2023. Her academic qualifications include an LLB from the University of Trier and an LLM and PhD from the Australian National University (ANU).

Her research focuses on global law enforcement cooperation, transnational criminal justice, art crime, and the legal challenges posed by emerging technologies like NFTs. She has expertise in cross-border policing mechanisms, anti-money laundering strategies in the art market, and digital asset regulation. Her work bridges legal frameworks with practical enforcement challenges across jurisdictions.

Key career milestones include roles as a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council’s Policing and Security Centre (Griffith University), a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Leeds, and teaching positions at ANU College of Law and the University of Canberra. She has published extensively on topics such as EU-Africa cooperation in counter-terrorism, video-conferencing in cross-border criminal proceedings, and cultural property protection.

Her contributions include co-editing The Palgrave Handbook on Art Crime (2019) and authoring Policing Global Regions: The Legal Context of Transnational Law Enforcement Cooperation (2021). Her research often intersects with policy advocacy, addressing gaps in global security governance and art market regulation.

Professional activities include advising on UN anti-corruption initiatives and collaborating with institutions like the Centre international de criminologie comparée. She maintains a strong focus on interdisciplinary approaches, engaging archaeologists, forensic experts, and investigative journalists to combat art crimes affecting indigenous communities and cultural heritage.