Simon Chesterman
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| Born | 1973 (age 43–44) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater |
Beijing International Studies University; University of Melbourne (B.A.), (LL.B); University of Oxford (D.Phil.). |
| Employer | National University of Singapore Faculty of Law |
| Notable work | One Nation Under Surveillance (2011); Law and Practice of the United Nations (with Thomas M. Franck and David M. Malone, 2008); You, The People (2004); Just War or Just Peace? (2001). |
| Website | www |
Prof Simon Chesterman (simplified Chinese: 陈西文; traditional Chinese: 陳西文; pinyin: Chén Xīwén) is Dean and Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore. An Australian Rhodes Scholar, he is also the Secretary-General of the Asian Society of International Law and Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law.
Chesterman succeeded Tan Cheng Han as Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law (NUS Law) on 1 January 2012. Prior to January 2012, he was Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Programme. His research concerns international law, public authority, and data protection. He is critical of what he sees as the changing and increasingly expanding role of intelligence agencies. Chesterman is the author or editor of thirteen books.
In 2013, he was appointed as a member of Singapore's Data Protection Advisory Committee and in 2016 joined the United Nations University Council.
Chesterman graduated with first class honours in arts and law from the University of Melbourne, where he won the Supreme Court Prize as the top student, and was Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review. He obtained a Rhodes Scholarship and completed his Doctorate in international law at Oxford University under the supervision of the late Sir Ian Brownlie. He also holds a diploma in Chinese language from the Beijing International Studies University.
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