Shirley_Scott_(international_law_academic)
Shirley Scott (international law academic)
Australian academic in international law
Shirley V. Scott is an Australian academic in international law. She is professor of international law and international relations and was Head of School at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA).
Scott is a former president of the Asian Society of International Law and was the first Australian to hold the position.[1] Prior to becoming president, Scott was a member of the Advisory Council of AsianSIL. Scott formerly held the position of chair of the International Law Section of the International Studies Association (ISA) and is also co-director of the Scientia Academy at UNSW Sydney.[2]