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Publications Click here for Publication listing Overview George Williams is the Anthony Mason Professor of law and Foundation Director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, and is also an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow. He has worked at the Australian National University, Blake Dawson Waldron and as Associate to Justice McHugh of the High Court and has held visiting positions at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Columbia University Law School in New York and University College London. He has written and edited 22 books, including A Charter of Rights for Australia, Australian Constitutional Law and Theory and The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia. He practises as a barrister and has appeared in the High Court of Australia in cases such as Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (on freedom of speech), the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Case (on freedom from racial discrimination) and Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (on review of government action and the rule of law) and in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Fiji, including in Republic of Fiji v Prasad (on the legality of the 2000 coup). In 2007 he chaired a NSW Government inquiry into Options for a New National Industrial Relations System, and was also a member of the High Level Advisory Group on Federal-State Relations to Kevin Rudd and Bob McMullan. In 2005 he chaired the Victorian Human Rights Consultation Committee that lead to the enactment of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities. In 2008 he was a delegate in the governance stream at the 2020 Summit. George is a media commentator on legal issues and has written for all of Australia’s major newspapers. He has been a columnist for The Australian and the Canberra Times, an on-air analyst for ABC Television and has had regular radio spots on 702 ABC Sydney and 666 ABC Canberra. He currently appears on 666 ABC Canberra on Louise Maher’s Drive Show every Tuesday and writes a fortnightly column for the Sydney Morning Herald. He also reviews science fiction and fantasy books for The Book Show on ABC Radio National and for The Weekend Australian. Courses Taught LAWS2150 Federal Constitutional Law LAWS2140 LAWS4292 Research Interests Constitutional law and reform, charters of rights and human rights law, High Court of Australia, comparative public law, republicanism, electoral law, federalism, anti-terror law Current Research Projects Charters of rights Electoral law Federalism The High Court Terrorism and law Grants 2009-2014 ARC Laureate Fellowship for ‘Anti-Terror Laws and the Democratic Challenge’ 2009-2011 ARC Discovery Grant for ‘Federalism for the 21st Century – A Framework for Achieving Reform and Change’ (with Dr AN Lynch; Prof G Craven; Prof NA Warren). 2008 ARC Linkage – Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Grant for ‘Australian Policy Online Upgrade Project’ (with Prof J Thomas; Prof B Costar; Prof RE Tiffen; A/Prof JD Spoehr). 2008 UNSW GoldStar Grant for ‘Reforming Australian Federalism’ (with Dr A Lynch, Prof G Craven, Prof N Warren). 2006 ARC Linkage – Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Grant for ‘Australian Policy Online Development Project’ (with Prof J Thomas; A/Prof RE Tiffen; Dr PA Strangio; Prof B Costar; A/Prof JD Spoehr) 2005-2009 ARC Discovery Grant for `Terrorism and Public Law after September 11`. 2005-2006 ARC Linkage Grant for `Regional Governance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: The Development of a Legal Framework and Practical Models to Address Discrimination and Disadvantage.` (with Larissa Behrendt). 2005 ARC Linkage – Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Grant for `Australian Policy Online Enhancement Project` (with Prof J Thomas, Dr D Burchell, Dr B Costar and A/Prof RE Tiffen). 2004-2009 ARC Research Network Grant for `The Governance Research Network (GovNet)`(with 50 partners). 2004 ARC Linkage – Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Grant for `Australian Policy Online Archive Project` (with Dr JD Thomas, Dr DL Meredyth, Dr D Burchell and Dr B Costar). 2003-2004 Law and Justice Foundation Grant for ‘“Homeless Persons” Legal Rights (Pilot) Project’ (with Cassandra Goldie). 2002-2004 Myer Foundation Grant for `A Framework for a Shared Future` (via Reconciliation Australia). 2002-2005 ARC Discovery Grant for `International Challenges to the Australian Legal System Trade and Human Rights` (with Hilary Charlesworth) 2002-2004 ARC Discovery Grant for `Public Law Implications of Treaty Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians` (with Larissa Behrendt and Lisa Strelein). 2002-2003 ARC Linkage Grant for `Australian Electoral Law Building a System for the 21st Century` (with Graeme Orr). 1999-2001 National Council for the Centenary of Federation Grant for ‘Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia’ (with Michael Coper and Tony Blackshield). 1999-2000 Canadian Studies Faculty Research Program Grant for ‘Interveners in Public Interest Litigation in Canada and Australia’. 1998-2000 Large ARC Grant for ‘A Scholarly Companion to the High Court of Australia’ (with Michael Coper and Tony Blackshield). 1998 Small ARC Grant for ‘Australian and United States Constitutional Law: Influences and Comparisons’ (with Adrienne Stone). 1997 Small ARC Grant for ‘Industrial Relations and the Australian Constitution’. 1996-1997 Small ARC Grant for ‘Human Rights under the Australian Constitution’. Journal Affiliations AsiaRights Journal, Editorial Board Australasian Parliamentary Review, Editorial Board Australian Policy Online, Associate editor Balayi: Culture, Law and Colonialism, Advisory Board Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London School of Law, International Advisory Group Democratic Audit of Australia, Academic Advisory Committee New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law, Advisory Board Public Policy, Editorial Board |
