Ben Saul is associate professor of the University of Sydney

University of Sydney

The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...

 and Co-Director of the Sydney Centre for International Law. His research interests include international law

International law

Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...

, in particular, international aspects of anti-terrorism law, humanitarian law, human rights

Human rights

Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

 law, among others.

Ben Saul publishes articles in various international law journals and is the author of an authoritative book, Defining Terrorism in International Law.

Ben Saul is a member of the International Law Association

International Law Association

The International Law Association is a non-profit organization based in Great Britain that — according to its 2004 constitution — promotes "the study, clarification and development of international law" and "the furtherance of international understanding and respect for international law."The ILA...

’s International Committee for the Compensation of Victims of War, President of the Refugee Advice and Casework Service, and Vice-President of the International Law Association (Australian Branch). He was Vice-President of Sydney PEN

PEN

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, a board member of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, and a Member of the NSW Legal Aid Commission’s Human Rights Committee.

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)