Rate My Professor Miriam Gani

Associate Professor Miriam Gani is associated with the Australian National University (ANU) College of Law and serves as an Associate Professor in the ANU Gender Institute. Throughout her career at ANU, she has held positions including Senior Lecturer in Law and Associate Professor. In 2018, she commenced as Dean of Students on 2 October. Her research focuses on criminal law, federal criminal law, terrorism, cybercrime, statutory and code interpretation, and codification. These areas are central to her teaching and scholarly output in national security law, criminal procedure, and comparative criminal law.

Gani received the ANU College of Law Award for Teaching Excellence in the Established Teaching category in 2012 and was appointed a Senior Fellow of the United Kingdom's Higher Education Academy in 2014. She edited Fresh Perspectives on the 'War on Terror' (ANU E Press, 2008) with Penelope Mathew, featuring contributions on counter-terrorism legislation, proscription powers, and human rights implications. She co-edited Shooting to Kill: Socio-Legal Perspectives on the Use of Lethal Force (Hart Publishing, 2012) with Simon Bronitt and Saskia Hufnagel, addressing legal regulation of police force. Key articles include "Shifting Boundaries of Cybercrime: From Computer Hacking to Cyber-Terrorism" (Criminal Law Journal, 2003, with Simon Bronitt), analyzing cyber threats; "Codifying the Criminal Law: Implications for Interpretation" (Criminal Law Journal, 2005); "Alert or Alarmed? Recent Legislative Reforms Directed at Terrorist Organisations and Persons Supporting or Assisting Terrorist Acts" (Newcastle Law Review, 2004, with Gregor Urbas); "How Does it End? Reflections on Completed Prosecutions under Australia's Anti-Terrorism Legislation" (2008); "Regulating Reasonable Force: Policing in the Shadows of the Law" (2012); "Sexual Assault by Male Partners: A Study of Sentencing Factors" (Southern Cross University Law Review, 2005, with Patricia Easteal); and "Case and Comment: Rush v Commissioner of Police" (Criminal Law Journal, 2006, with Wendy Kukulies-Smith). Her publications have contributed to academic discourse on terrorism laws, use of lethal force, cybercrime evolution, and criminal codification in Australia.