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Dr Aileen Kennedy

Adjunct Associate Professor - School of Law

Phone: +61 2 6773 5210

Building: W037

Biography

Adjunct Associate Professor Dr Aileen Kennedy is an expert in health law, in particular on the law relating to intersex and transgender children. Aileen’s research focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and law. Aileen is active in law reform of family law, health law and consent processes for intersex children. Aileen is on the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Expert Reference Panel for the inquiry on the clinical treatment of intersex people. Aileen is a Board Member of Intersex Human Rights Australia.

Aileen is on the LGBTI Sub-Committee of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights. Aileen researches legal and ethical issues relating to biotechnological innovation such as assisted reproductive technology, genetics and neuroscience.

Aileen is an experienced legal practitioner, having spent 10 years in legal practice prior to becoming an academic legal scholar. Aileen has expertise and practical experience in various branches of legal doctrine, including contract law, commercial law, family law and health law.

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.

Dr Aileen Kennedy

Biography

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