Christopher Michaelsen

Christopher Michaelsen is a Professor of Law in the School of Law at Western Sydney University (WSU) specialising in global governance, international law, human rights and international security.

Prior to joining WSU, he held an academic appointment at the University of New South Wales and served as a Human Rights Officer (Anti-Terrorism) at the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Warsaw, Poland.

He is a founding member of the Security Council Analysis Network (SCAN) and an Adjunct Professor of International Law and Global Governance at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, Italy.

Chris graduated in law from Hamburg University and holds an LLM from the University of Queensland and a PhD from the Australian National University.