Tim Clark

Tim Clark is a Lecturer at the School of Global & Public Law within UNSW Law & Justice. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (as a Cambridge Trust and Cambridge Australia Scholar) and degrees including LLM, BA, and LLB (Hons I) from UNSW. His research focuses on public international law, particularly teleological reasoning in international organisations' law and the role of purpose in legal arguments. Previously practiced as a litigation solicitor at a global firm in the Asia-Pacific.

• Educations: PhD (Cambridge), LLM (Cambridge), BA/LLB (UNSW)

Research emphasizes doctrinal analysis of international organisations, effectiveness principles in multilateral law, and legal reasoning methodologies. Recent work explores teleological turn in interpreting organisational statutes and sovereignty-efficacy tensions.

Awards:

• Best Paper by Doctoral Student (2020)
• Cambridge Australia Scholarship (2018-2021)
• Corpus Christi College Law Prize (2017)
• Jean-Pictet Competition Awards (2013)

Teaching & Grants: Teaches international law, legal research/writing across undergraduate/postgraduate levels. No specific grants mentioned but maintains active research program. Previously served as Associate Editor of British Yearbook of International Law and Managing Editor of Cambridge International Law Journal.

Labs/Teams: Engaged with UNSW Law & Justice's global law research initiatives, though no specific lab/team name identified in text.