Dr Alexandra Fowler

I joined the University of Westminster Law School in early 2020. I completed a Doctor of Juridical Studies at Sydney University School of Law in 2018 with my dissertation on the topic of compensation for victims of wartime violations of international law. I also hold a Masters degree in International Relations (Monash University) and a Bachelors degree with Honours (Class 1) in Chemistry (University of New South Wales). I have been admitted to the NSW Bar (Australia).

I have nearly 10 years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and at the postgraduate level spanning my time at Westminster and as a sessional lecturer at Sydney University, University of Technology Sydney and at Macquarie University (Australia). My teaching and research expertise is principally in the areas of public international law (international humanitarian, criminal and human rights law) and public law. Currently I serve as PhD Admissions Tutor for Westminster's School of Law, and I also am Joint Chief Editor of the International Journal of Human Rights Law Review (IJRHLR).

Prior to my academic career I served in the Australian diplomatic service during which I undertook long-term postings to Thailand and to Jordan, as well as short-term deployments in Hong Kong, in Papua New Guinea, and with United Nations' specialist teams in Iraq. 

My research interests lie in the following areas:

• International humanitarian law (particularly redress for victims of conflict)
• WMD and disarmament law, emerging battlefield technologies as well as chemical and biological weaponry
• International criminal law
• International human rights law
• Constitutionalism in societies emerging from conflict, and transitional justice.  

I welcome opportunities for PhD supervision in the above areas.

My current research projects (2025/6) include:

• Preparation of a book on Reparations for Victims of Violations of the Laws of War
• Reparations for victims of genocide
• Prosecution of Australian war crimes, and reparations for victims, in Afghanistan
• Non-Western approaches toward victim reparations
• New weapons and their impact on humanitarian law

I welcome collaboration with fellow academics working in these areas.

For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.