Ben Saul is the current

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of International Law at the

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and an

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Future Fellow. He has appeared as an advocate in international, regional and national courts outside Australia, and he is also admitted to practice as a barrister in

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. His research interests include

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, in particular, international aspects of anti-terrorism law,

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Early life

Saul was educated at the University of Sydney, graduating with a B.A. (Hons.) and LL.B. (Hons.), and

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, 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''. Saul was a member of the

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’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

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; a board member of

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; and a Member of the NSW Legal Aid Commission’s Human Rights Committee. In November Saul was elected a Fellow of the

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in 2022.

Books

*Saul, B., "Documents in International Law: Terrorism", Hart: Oxford (2010) *Saul, B., Stephens, T., McAdam, J. and Sherwood, S., "Climate Change and Australia: Warming to the Challenge", Federation Press: Sydney ( 2010) *Nasu, H. and Saul, B. (eds), "Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region: Towards Institution Building", Routledge-Cavendish: Abindgon (2010) *Saul, B., "Defining Terrorism in International Law", Oxford University Press – Monographs in International Law Series: Oxford (2006), (2008 paperback) *Crock, M., Saul, B. and Dastyari, A., "Future Seekers II: Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia", Federation Press: Sydney (2006) *Crock, M. and Saul, B., "Future Seekers: Refugees and the Law in Australia", Federation Press and the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW: Sydney (2002)

References

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