UNSW Law’s International Law and Policy Group comprises over 20 academics and over 20 current PhD students. Its members work on theories and practice of international law as a system, and across a range of areas, including:
- human rights law
- international criminal law
- international cultural heritage law
- international economic and business law
- international environmental law
- law of the sea
- private international law
- refugee law
In addition to being internationally recognised scholars in their respective fields, its members:
- advise governments, both in Australia and overseas
- advocate for reform of international law, and of the way international law is implemented at the national level
- consult for international agencies and NGOs
- are litigation practitioners before international courts and tribunals
- author authoritative monographs, reference works and commentaries
- regularly contribute to public debate in the media
Projects
The high seas and the deep ocean: representation, resources and regulatory governance of our oceans
Between politics and technique: designing international extradition law
The best interests of the child as defined by the child
Digital humanitarianism: law and policy challenges
People
Our members