Dr Danielle Ireland-Piper

Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper is recognised as a leading scholar in the field of national security law, and recognised internationally for her expertise on extraterritoriality. She is Associate Professor at the ANU National Security College. She has a PhD from the University of Queensland and an LLM from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Chevening and Pegasus Scholar. Her teaching and research expertise includes national security, constitutional law, comparative law, and international law (including space, citizenship, human rights, armed conflict, climate, and transnational crime). Danielle has been a visiting scholar in Fiji, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. She has been the recipient of teaching and research awards, including an Australian Government citation. Danielle also has experience working in the QLD, NSW and Australian governments, as well as the private sector, including across a diverse range of policy and legal issues. She was peer appointed to the Australian Academy of Law in 2025, recognising distinction in her field, selected for secondment to the Australian Army Headquarters in 2026, and twice invited keynote speaker at the Australian Attorney-General’s Department. She regularly engages in community dialogue, including through expert engagement with the media.

Recent publications

• Danielle Ireland-Piper and Dominique Dalla-Pozza, Institutional Systems as Rights Protections: Accountability and Oversight Mechanisms for National Security Agencies, European Journal of Human Rights (2026) 196
• David Andrews and Danielle Ireland-Piper, ‘The Jakarta Treaty, “Common Security”, and International Law’, ANZSIL Perspective, 2026 .
• Danielle Ireland-Piper, ‘Extraterritorial Lawmaking to Protect the Environment: A National Security Lens’, (2026) 120 American Journal of Human Rights, 249.
• Danielle Ireland-Piper and Brendan Walker-Munro, ‘China and Extraterritoriality: Through the Prism of Intellectual Property’, (2026) Australian Journal of Asian Law 
• Danielle Ireland-Piper (Ed), National Security Law in Australia (Federation Press,  2024)
• Danielle Ireland-Piper and David Andews, The Jakarta Treaty, “Common Security”, and International Law, ANZIL Perspective, 28 April 2026, https://anzsilperspective.com/the-jakarta-treaty-common-security-and-international-law/
• Danielle Ireland-Piper, ‘In Space, who owes you rights?’, The Interpreter, 20 April 2026 https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/space-who-owes-you-rights
• Danielle Ireland-Piper,  Maduro and murky legality of "irregular" extradition | Lowy Institute, 12 January 2026.
• Danielle Ireland-Piper, Applying a national security lens to the International Court’s climate change opinion | Lowy Institute, 2 October 2025
• Danielle Ireland-Piper, I spent five days observing a joint military exercise between Australia and the Philippines. Here’s what I learned. | Lowy Institute, The Interpreter, 17 September 2025
• Danielle Ireland-Piper, Granting visas to enter Australia is a delicate balancing act - whether you’re a politician or not, The Conversation, 20 August 2025
• Danielle Ireland-Piper, Dingoes are being culled in Victoria. How much harm to the species is needed to protect commercial profits? , The Conversation, 14 February 2025