UNSW Law & Justice’s Global Law Cluster comprises over 30 academics and 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 and development of international law globally and in regional settings
advocate for reform of how international law is implemented at the national level
consult for international agencies and NGOs
are litigation practitioners before international courts and tribunals
author and contribute to authoritative monographs, reference works and commentaries
regularly participate in public debate in the media and engage with relevant stakeholders on contemporary international law issues.