Rate My Professor Kcasey McLoughlin

Associate Professor Kcasey McLoughlin is based in the School of Law and Justice at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Politics from the University of Newcastle in 2016, Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Legal Practice (Honours) in 2009, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 2007, and Bachelor of Arts from the same university. Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, she gained practical experience in commercial legal settings and at the University of Newcastle Legal Centre. Throughout her career, she has held positions including Mooting Director for Newcastle Law School from 2013 to 2018, coordinating competitions such as the Ashurst Equity Moot and Jessup Moot. McLoughlin has served as a visiting scholar at the Human Rights Institute (UNSW), Queen Mary University of London, University of Melbourne, and the Centre for Sexuality, Race and Gender Justice at the University of Kent. Her achievements include the Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) 2017 PhD Thesis Prize for 'Situating Women Judges on the High Court of Australia: Not just men in skirts?', the Beryl Nashar Award for Research Excellence in 2020, nomination for the Academy of Social Sciences Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research in 2019, and finalist placements in the Women Lawyers Association of NSW Awards for 'Change Champion' and 'Legal Academic of the Year' in 2021.

McLoughlin's research specializations encompass feminist legal theory, feminist political theory, gender and judging, judicial diversity, and law's capacity to advance equality for women and marginalized groups. Her work probes gendered assumptions in Australian legal and political institutions and proposes constitutional and legislative reforms for judicial transparency and diversity. Notable publications include her book 'Law, Women Judges and the Gender Order: Lessons from the High Court of Australia' (Routledge, 2022), co-edited volume 'Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court' (Cambridge University Press, 2025) with chapters such as 'Do Feminists Believe in Fairy Tales? The Case for Bringing the Feminist Judgment Methodology to the International Criminal Court', and journal articles like 'Gender and judging at the International Criminal Court: Lessons from “feminist judgment projects”' (Leiden Journal of International Law, 2021, with Rosemary Grey and Louise Chappell). She participates in an ARC Discovery Project addressing gender justice at the International Criminal Court and contributes to initiatives on gender-based violence prevention, including webinars, grants, and policy consultancy. Her teaching covers Legal System and Method, Equal Opportunity Law, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Family Law, and Competitive Mooting.