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Dr Mostafa Naser

Dr Mostafa Naser is Lecturer in Law in the School of Business and Law.

Key Research Areas

  • Public International Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • Corporate Governance

Biography

Dr Mostafa Naser is a Lecturer in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, Australia. Mostafa has previously taught law at Macquarie University, Federation University Australia, and the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He also worked as Research Consultant of IOM – a related organization to the UN in PNG. Mostafa is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Mostafa has been serving on the Executive Council of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) since 2017, and in the executive board of the “Environmental Non-migration Network” based in Dresden, Germany since June 2019. He also has been a research fellow, Earth System Governance Network, Sweden; ‘Board’ member of the; Pro bono Legal Expert of Legal Response Initiative (LRI), London; visiting researcher at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada and University of Sydney. Mostafa has been an expert reviewer of the first order draft of the Working Group III contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report.

Mostafa has a PhD in Law from Macquarie University, Australia, a Bachelor of Laws (honours) from the University of London, a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law, Australia, a Master’s degree in law from the University of Chittagong, and a Post Graduate Diploma on International Humanitarian Law from NALSAR University of Law, India.

Mostafa publishes widely in the domain of international law, environmental law, and human rights with a particular focus on correlation of international and domestic law, and legal and policy responses to climate change and human mobility. He was awarded MAHBUB-UL-HAQ Research Awards in 2008 for a research monograph on ‘Understanding Suicide Terrorism in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’ and the BBC Live News interviewed Mostafa aftermath of the suicide attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019. He has experience of working with national, international and inter-governmental human rights and environmental organizations including ADB, ICRC, UNDP and IOM.

Other Research Project

Research Project on ‘Irregular migration and modern slavery in Australia: legal and policy challenges and responses’ Society and Culture Research Theme – Small Grants Scheme 2021.  $4973.

  • International law
  • Human rights
  • Environmental law
  • Climate change governance
  • Migration and Refugee law
  • Climate change and human mobility

Socio-Legal Research Cluster

  • International law
  • Human rights
  • Environmental law
  • Climate change governance
  • Migration and Refugee law
  • Climate change and human mobility
  • Modern slavery

Theme Two: Society and Culture; Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, Corporate Governance

  • 2023 – Vice President – Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL)
  • 2023 – Research Fellow – Earth System Governance Network

National and International Awards

  • Mahbub-ul-Hoque Research Awards, 2018
  • 2009 - 2012 - iMQRES Scholarship for PhD study at Macquarie Law School (AUD 24,000 p.a.).

National and International Research Positions

  • Legal expert (pro bono), Legal Response Initiative (LRI), London (continuing)
  • Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Network, Lund, Sweden. (continuing)
  • Visiting Scholar, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney. (2014)
  • Visiting Researcher, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada. (2012)
  • Asian Society of International Law, Singapore, Executive Council Member
  • Australia New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL), member
  • International Law Association (Australia Branch), member
  • Bangladesh Chapter of Asian Society of International Law, Organizing Secretary
  • Supreme Court of New South Wales, Barrister and Solicitor (Admitted)
  • Law Society of Western Australia, Member
  • Lincolns Inn, United Kingdom, Member
  • Supreme Court Bar Association, Bangladesh, Member
  • Chittagong District Bar Association, Member
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