Dr Bin Li

Bin joined Newcastle Law School as a Lecturer in January 2016. He previously worked as an academic at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics School of Law (Beihang University School of Law) in Beijing, China for eight years. 

Research Expertise

Bin's doctoral thesis focused on the basic principles of international law, including state sovereignty, state responsibility, the protection of human rights and the use of force in international relations.

Bin has developed a particular interest in the legal issues of international aviation and space law since he started his academic career at Beihang Law School in 2007. He has published a number of high quality journal articles in this regard in Chinese and English languages and has chaired a number of research projects funded by Chinese government. His research topics covered environmental protection in outer space and intellectual property issues in international space station. 

In view of his expertise in aviation and space law, Bin was invited by Chinese government to be an expert in drafting Chinese relevant legislation, including Civil Airplane Industry Development Regulations(Draft) and Interim Measures on Space Debris Mitigation and Protection(2010) . In 2013, he was awarded China Institute of Space Law Excellence in Research Award.

Bin was the visiting scholar at DePaul University International Aviation Law Institute (U.S) in 2009 and at Newcastle Law School (Australia) in 2012. He was invited by Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to give a lecture on space and national security issues in Canberra in October 2012 to legal officers from that Department, representatives from Royal Australian Air Force, representatives from the U.S Embassy as well as legal scholars from Australia.

Teaching Expertise

Bin taught a number of core and elective courses at Beihang Law School, including Public International Law, International Commercial Law and Aviation and Space Law. He is currently the course coordinator of Alternative Dispute Resolution at Newcastle Law School. 

In 2012, Bin was awarded Beihang University Blue Sky Teaching Star Award  and Xifei Outstanding Teaching Award. 

Administrative Expertise

Bin served as the Assistant Dean at Beihang Law School from March 2010 to July 2013 with the responsibilities to develop Aviation and Space law sub-discipline and to supervise the LLM program at the School.