Ernst Willheim

Ernst Willheim honorary professor in the College of Law at the Australian National University. Before his retirement he was a senior officer in the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department where he headed several policy divisions, established the Office of General Counsel, lead numerous Australian delegations to international conferences and appeared as counsel for the Commonwealth in the High Court and other appellate courts. He has published widely on international, constitutional, refugee and Indigenous law matters. Ernst Willheim is a retired public servant. He is currently an Honorary professor at the ANU College of law