Ben Saul

Professor Ben Saul (X – LinkedIn) is the Challis Chair of International Law at The University of Sydney and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism. He has published 20 books and hundreds of articles, including the books Defining Terrorism in International Law (2006), the Oxford Commentary on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2014) (awarded a Certificate of Merit by the American Society of International Law), Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism (2020), and Oxford Guide to International Humanitarian Law (2020). Ben has taught at Oxford, Harvard, The Hague and Xiamen Academies of International Law, and in Europe and Asia; practised in international tribunals; advised governments, NGOs and the United Nations; and worked in over 45 countries. He is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the Australian Academy of Law, and formerly an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. He has a doctorate from Oxford and honours degrees in Arts and Law from Sydney.