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Ben Saul
Born1976 Edit this on Wikidata
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OccupationProfessor Edit this on Wikidata
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  • Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldUnited Nations Special Rapporteur (2023–) Edit this on Wikidata

Ben Saul FASSA is the current Challis Professor of International Law at the University of Sydney and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow.[1] He has appeared as an advocate in international, regional and national courts outside Australia,[1] and he is also admitted to practice as a barrister in New South Wales.[2] His research interests include international law, in particular, international aspects of anti-terrorism law, humanitarian law, human rights law, among others.[3]

Early life

Saul was educated at the University of Sydney, graduating with a B.A. (Hons.) and LL.B. (Hons.), and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he received a D.Phil.

Career

Saul has published articles in various international law journals and is the author of an authoritative book, Defining Terrorism in International Law.[4]

Saul was a member of the International Law Association’s International Committee for the Compensation of Victims of War; President of the Refugee Advice and Casework Service; Vice-President of the International Law Association (Australian Branch); Vice-President of Sydney PEN; a board member of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights; and a Member of the NSW Legal Aid Commission’s Human Rights Committee.[3]

Saul was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in November 2022.[5]

In November 2023, Saul was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights.[6]

Books

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor Ben Saul". Sydney Law School.
  2. ^ "Find a Barrister - NSW Bar Association". find-a-barrister.nswbar.asn.au. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b Ben Saul - University of Sydney
  4. ^ Oxford University Press
  5. ^ "34 leading social scientists elected to the Academy". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  6. ^ [1]
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