Brendan Plant

Brendan Plant joined the Institute in October 2006 as a research fellow in public international law. He works primarily on the Evidence in International Courts and Tribunals project.


He holds undergraduate honours degrees in Economics (Social Sciences) and Law from the University of Sydney, and in 2005 he was awarded a Chevening Scholarship to complete an MSc (Human Rights) degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science (dissertation: 'Human Rights and the International Protection of Copyright').


Brendan was admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia in 2003, and has practised in law firms in Sydney (Allens Arthur Robinson) and London (Latham & Watkins). In Australia, he has published work in the Communications Law Bulletin, along with articles and opinion pieces in numerous non-legal publications.


Previously, Brendan has worked as an intern in the International Humanitarian Law unit of the Australian Red Cross, and in the Aboriginal Legal Service in Sydney.


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