Honorary Advisory Board

Professor Philip Alston

John Norton Pomeroy Professor, New York University School of Law
Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights

Professor Hilary Charlesworth

Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Melbourne Laureate Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
Distinguished Professor, Australian National University

Professor Christine Chinkin

Emerita Professor of International Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
William W Cook Global Law Professor, University of Michigan Law School
Barrister, Matrix Chambers

Mr Francis Gurry

Former Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization

Professor James C Hathaway

James E and Sarah A Degan Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Refugee Law, University of Amsterdam
Former Dean of Law, University of Melbourne

Professor Kevin Jon Heller

Professor of International Law and Security, University of Copenhagen
Professor of Law, Australian National University

Professor Mary Hiscock

Emeritus Professor of Law, Bond University

Mr William Holder

Former Deputy General Counsel, Legal Department, International Monetary Fund

The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

Co-Chair, Human Rights Institute, International Bar Association (2017–)
Member, United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Access to Essential Healthcare (2015–16) 
Chair, Human Rights Council, Commission of Inquiry on the People's Democratic Republic of Korea (2013–14)
Former Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996–2009)

Professor Andrew D Mitchell

Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Law, Monash University

The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE GBM

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, College of Law, Australian National University
Former Justice (1972–87) and Chief Justice (1987–95) of the High Court of Australia

Professor Gerry Simpson

Chair in Public International Law, London School of Economics and Political Science

Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs

Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Former President, Australian Human Rights Commission
Former Dean of Law, The University of Sydney
Former Director, British Institute for International and Comparative Law