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Where Menzies Scholars Went.

Short profiles of the Menzies Scholars named elsewhere on this site, drawn from their official university, court and organisation pages. Where a role can change, we give it as at October 2026. Each profile links to its sources.

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  1. Hilary Charlesworth

    1982 Menzies Scholar · LLM, Harvard Law School

    As at October 2026 she is a Judge of the International Court of Justice, a member of the Court since 5 November 2021 and re-elected from 6 February 2024. She was Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre for International Governance and Justice at the Australian National University. She chaired the ACT Government’s inquiry into an ACT bill of rights, which led to the adoption of the ACT Human Rights Act 2004. In 2006 she was joint winner of the American Society of International Law’s Goler T. Butcher Medal for contributions to international human rights law.

    Sources: International Court of Justice: current members (opens in a new tab); ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance: Hilary Charlesworth (opens in a new tab)

    Hilary Charlesworth on the Honour Roll

  2. Andrew Byrnes

    1983 Menzies Scholar · LLM, Harvard Law School

    He is Emeritus Professor of International Law and Human Rights at UNSW Sydney, where he was Professor of International Law from 2005 to 2020. Earlier he was Professor of Law at the Australian National University and, at the University of Hong Kong, Director of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law. His publications address women’s human rights, the human rights of older persons, disability rights and national human rights institutions. He has been President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, and was external legal adviser to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights from 2012 to 2014.

    Source: UNSW staff profile: Andrew Byrnes (opens in a new tab)

    Andrew Byrnes on the Honour Roll

  3. Kim Rubenstein

    1991 Menzies Scholar · LLM, Harvard Law School

    As at October 2026 she is a Professor in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra and Co-Director of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation. Her research centres on citizenship law and on gender and public law, including oral history work on women lawyers’ contributions in public life. She was Director of the Centre for International and Public Law at the Australian National University from 2006 to 2015, and the inaugural Convener of the ANU Gender Institute. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

    Source: University of Canberra research profile: Kim Rubenstein (opens in a new tab)

    Kim Rubenstein on the Honour Roll

More Scholars

These are 9 of the 103 Menzies Scholars since 1968. The Honour Roll lists every one, and scholars who have joined the scholar network can add a public profile. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.