Imelda Deinla
Dr Imelda Deinla
Qualifications
Bachelor of Political Science and Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of the Philippines; Masters in Law, University of New South Wales; PhD in Law, University of New South Wales
Imelda is a Fellow in the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) and Director of the Philippines Project. She is working on a research grant, ‘Ways for Women to Participate in Peacebuilding (Philippines)’, a multi-year project on pluralist justice, women and peacebuilding in Mindanao, Philippines awarded in 2013 through the Australian Aid Development Research Awards Scheme (ADRAS). By understanding how all forms of justice mechanisms work in the state and non-state sectors, the research investigates how existing justice institutions respond to local justice issues and how this may impact on justice reform processes during and after the peace settlement for greater autonomy in Mindanao. The project also examines how state and non-state justice institutions encourage or constrain community peacebuilding through their treatment of women. Through this project, Imelda has developed and organized seminars and capacity building for justice actors working in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.
Her main area of research is focused on the relationship between politics and law, and the development of the rule of law in Southeast Asia. Her doctoral thesis investigated the state and regional dynamics of integration that influence the development of the rule of law in regional projects in Europe and developing countries, with a particular focus on ASEAN. As a fellow at the ANU Centre for European Studies (ANUCES), she gives lectures on regional integration and rule-making in ASEAN.
Until May 2012 Imelda worked on human rights capacity building in the Asia Pacific as International Programs Coordinator at the Diplomacy Training Program based in the Faculty of Law, UNSW. During this role, Imelda organized and managed the delivery of over ten regional training programs in East Timor, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia.
Imelda has also worked for many years as a corporate and litigation lawyer in the Philippines and was involved in research, advocacy, and litigation involving violence against women and children.
Research interests
Sociolegal studies; rule of law in ASEAN; justice; and women and community peacebuilding in the Philippines
A step closer to authoritarianism in the Philippines?
Imelda Deinla, Director of the ANU Philippines Project, speaks to Sky News about President Duterte’s crackdown on critical media outlets in the Philippines.
Duterte and the insecurity of the Philippine middle class
It is widely believed that the middle class is an engine for social change. But they can also be the driving force for no change or regression.
Regulation and governance in the Philippines
The Philippines has undergone rapid policy change from the 1990s until today.
Rebuilding education and peace in Mindanao
The education sector in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) exists within a complex and multi-layered social, political, economic and conflict environment.
What is Australia’s Stake in Philippine Chaos?
It is in Australia’s interest for the Philippines to have an effective and accountable security sector and a stable well-functioning government that upholds the rule of law.
The 'punisher' takes on the Philippines presidency
Having generated a maelstrom of controversy during his campaign, Rodrigo Duterte has analysts scrambling to understand what his presidency will mean for the Philippines and the region, writes Imelda Deinla.
Imelda Deinla on the newly elected Filipino president
RegNet's Imelda Deinla was interviewed about Rodrigo Duterte on The Wire.
Building research capacity at the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
Building the research capacity of a government agency by training their personnel in conducting research and using this research for policy and advocacy was the key objective of this training-works
Current
Philippines project
The Philippines Project is a policy-engaged initiative to stimulate research collaboration between academics and policymakers on the Philippines.
Responsive rule of law
Since 1990 there has been an exponential increase in the number and type of professionals and organisations involved in law reform efforts in developing, post-conflict and fragile states worldwide.
The peacebuilding compared project
What are the kinds of interventions that create wars and make things worse for people? How can peacebuilding contribute to justice and development?
Completed
Pluralist justice for women after violence: An experiment in building justice webs in the Philippines project
Using violence against women (VAW) as case study, the project traces how justice institutions develop after the peace process and regional autonomy in Mindanao.
Author(s): Imelda Deinla
Date of publications: 2017
Publication type: Book
Author(s): Imelda Deinla, Veronica Taylor
Date of publications: 2017
Publication type: Government and community sector reports
Author(s): Deinla, Imelda
Date of publications: 2015
Publication type: Book chapter
Author(s): Deinla, Imelda, Taylor, Veronica L.
Date of publications: 2015
Publication type: Working paper
Author(s): Deinla, Imelda, Taylor, Veronica L.
Date of publications: 2015
Publication type: Working paper
Author(s): Taylor, Veronica L., Deinla, Imelda
Date of publications: 2014
Publication type: Opinion piece
Author(s): Deinla, Imelda
Date of publications: 2014
Publication type: Journal article
