Dr Jemimah Roberts is a Lecturer at Macquarie Law School. She is a comparative constitutional law scholar interested in the concept of constitutional ‘borrowing’, with a particular focus on the relationship between the US and Australian constitutional systems. Her current research explores the approach to stare decisis in apex courts such as the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of the United States. She has published on topics including freedom of expression (specifically, the challenges of applying traditional free speech principles in an increasingly digital landscape), the role of foreign law in domestic constitutional adjudication, and presidential disability and removal.

 

Jemimah holds a Bachelor of Arts (Government and International Relations) and Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney. Her PhD dissertation awarded through UNSW Law and Justice explored “The Use of American Precedent in Australian Constitutional Jurisprudence”. Prior to academia, she was a solicitor in a global law firm in Sydney, Australia.