Arlie Loughnan

Arlie Loughnan is Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Law Theory at the University of Sydney Law School. She earned her BA (Hons I) and LLB (Hons I) from the University of Sydney, an LLM from New York University School of Law, and a PhD from the London School of Economics. Loughnan joined the University of Sydney Law School in 2007, advancing from roles including Australian Research Council (ARC) Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Professor to her current position as Professor. Her academic career is marked by a commitment to interdisciplinary approaches in legal scholarship, bridging criminal law with legal theory and history.

Loughnan's research examines criminal law and the criminal justice system, with particular emphasis on the interplay between legal doctrines, practices, institutions, and knowledge production. Key areas include constructions of criminal responsibility and non-responsibility, the integration of legal and expert medical knowledges, and the historical evolution of criminal law concepts. She is the author of the acclaimed monograph Manifest Madness: Mental Incapacity in the Criminal Law (Oxford University Press, 2012), which analyzes the doctrinal and historical dimensions of mental incapacity defenses. Notable publications also encompass Self, Others and the State (Cambridge University Press, 2019), 'Hyper-Knowledge and the Legitimation of Criminal Law' (Criminal Law Review, 2024), and 'Responsibility and Non-Responsibility in Criminal Law' (2018). Loughnan has obtained significant funding from the Australian Research Council, including a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA, DE130100418, 2013, valued at $374,906), and has served as Chief Investigator on projects such as Discovery Project DP210101072 and Linkage Infrastructure Project LE180100048. As Co-Director of the Sydney Institute of Criminology, she leads initiatives in criminological research. Additional contributions include editorial roles with Current Issues in Criminal Justice, public lectures like the 2023 Peter Brett Memorial Lecture, and service on academic committees.

Professional Email: arlie.loughnan@sydney.edu.au