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.