Robertson, Geoffrey R.

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ROBERTSON, Geoffrey R.

ROBERTSON, Geoffrey R. Australian/British, b. 1946. Genres: Law. Career: Barrister of the Middle Temple, 1973-, Supreme Court of South Wales, 1977-, Federal Attorney General's Department, Australia, 1984-, Supreme Court of Antigua, 1990-, Supreme Court of Trinidad, 1992-, Malawi, 1995-. Visiting fellow, University of New South Wales, 1977, University of Warwick, 1980-81, and University of London, Birkbeck, 1998-. Queen's Counsel, 1988; Recorded (judge), 1994-; UN Special Court for War Crimes in Sierra Leone, president, 2002-. Publications: The Trials of Oz (play), 1972; Whose Conspiracy?, 1974; Reluctant Judas, 1976; Obscenity, 1979; People against the Press: An Inquiry into the Press Council, 1983; (with A. Nicol) Media Law: The Rights of Journalists and Broadcasters, 1984, 3rd ed., 1992; Hypotheticals, 1986; Does Dracula Have Aids?, 1987; Blood on the Wattle, 1988; Geoffrey Robertson's Hypotheticals, 1991; Freedom, the Individual and the Law, 7th ed., 1993; The Justice Game, 1998; Crimes against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice, 1999, 2nd ed., 2002. Address: Doughty Street Chambers, 10-11 Doughty St, London WC1N 2PL, England.

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