Geoffrey Robertson Geoffrey Robertson i(A30840 works by) (a.k.a. Geoffrey Ronald Robertson)
Born: Established: 1946 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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Geoffrey Ronald Robertson is a human rights barrister, academic, author and broadcaster. Robertson was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up in the suburb of Eastwood, attending Epping Boys' High School. He then attended the University of Sydney where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1966 and a Bachelor of Laws with First-Class Honours in 1970, before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law from University College, Oxford in 1972. In 2006 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Sydney.

In 2019, he published Who Owns History? Elgin's Loot and the Case for Returning Plundered Treasure; the book was longlisted for the 2020 'Nib'.

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2018 recipient Order of Australia — Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

For distinguished service to the law and the legal profession as an international human rights lawyer and advocate for global civil liberties, and to legal education as an academic and publisher.
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