Dr Gideon Boas

Senior Lecturer
PhD, LLM, LLB, BA,

Professional Profile

Gideon Boas joined the staff at Monash University Law School as a Senior Lecturer in July 2007.

He was, until October 2006, a Senior Legal Officer of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, where he was the senior legal advisor to the Trial Chamber on the Milošević case and responsible for the conduct of a number of other complex criminal trials.

He was admitted to practice in 1994 and practiced in areas of complex litigation for several years in Sydney.  He has also worked for the Australian Red Cross and consulted on projects for the international Committee of the Red Cross and International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.  He has extensive experience as a consultant in international law, human rights and sustainability.  His areas of major interest are international criminal law, international humanitarian law, general international law and complex litigation.

Areas of Expertise

International criminal law
International humanitarian law
General international law
Human rights law
Comparative criminal law and procedure
Complex litigation

Teaching Commitments

International Humanitarian Law (LAW7218)
International Law 406 (LAW4122)
Legal Research and Problem Solving (LAW7079)