Helen Irving
Helen Irving (born April 8, 1954) is Professor Emerita at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Australia. Irving's research is in constitutional law, employing an historical perspective of the political and social context of Australian constitutional law and citizenship. Research interests include: Australian and comparative constitutional law, gender and constitutionalism, constitutional history and theory, constitutional citizenship. Between 1997 and 2013, Irving served as a member of the Advisory Council of the National Archives of Australia. Irving was awarded the Commonwealth of Australia Centenary medal for services to the Centenary of Federation celebrations in 2001 and was a finalist for the NSW Premier's Centenary History Award. Irving has held international visiting positions in Hong Kong (2004), London (2009), the Fernaund Braudel Senior Fellowship at the European University Institute (2015) and Harvard Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard Law School (2005-2006). In 2012 Irving received a Faculty of Law Award for Excellence in Teaching. An expert witness on various Commonwealth Parliament committees. Most recently completing an ARC Discovery Grant project on constitutional citizenship and allegiance. Irving retired in 2020 after 19 years in the Sydney Law School Irving currently resides in Sydney Australia with her husband, philosopher Stephen Gaukroger. At the end