Surya Deva

Surya Deva is a Professor at Macquarie Law School and Director of the Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) and B&HR Access to Justice Lab. He serves as UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development. His expertise spans business and human rights, sustainable development, climate change, and comparative constitutional law. Deva holds a PhD from the University of Sydney and previously taught at City University of Hong Kong and Indian universities. He advises global entities and chairs UN committees, while editing major journals like the Business and Human Rights Journal.

• Key Roles: UN Special Rapporteur, Macquarie Law School Professor, Director of CEL
• Education: PhD (Sydney), LLM & LLB (Delhi)
• Leadership: Vice President, International Association of Constitutional Law

Research focuses on corporate accountability, human rights due diligence, and climate justice. He has published over 120 works and delivered keynote addresses at major institutions like the American Society of International Law. Media engagements include ABC, Al Jazeera, and The New York Times.