Timnah Baker

Dr. Timnah Baker

Lecturer, Law

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About

Dr. Timnah Baker is a legal scholar whose expertise spans constitutional law and human rights. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Sydney, an LL.M. from Boston College, and a B.A./LL.B. from Monash University. At RMIT University she coordinates and teaches undergraduate law courses, integrating innovative educational technologies with student ecntered teaching practices. Dr. Baker has held research associateships at world-renowned institutions, including Harvard University and the University of Melbourne.  Dr. Baker has contributed to international research collaborations, presented at leading global conferences, and co-authored publications in top-tier law journals and books.

Supervisor projects

  • Seeing the Whole Picture: A Study on the Effectiveness of Regulation to Mitigate Modern Slavery in Australian Cleaning and Meat Supply Chains
  • 23 Jun 2025

Teaching interests

Constitutional Law

Human Rights Law

Statutory Interpretation

Immigration and Refugee Law

Criminal Law

Research interests

Constitutional Law

US Immigration Law

Comparative Constitutional Law

 

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2131-4638

 

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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