Rate My Professor Carrie McDougall

Associate Professor Carrie McDougall is an expert in international law at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. She re-joined the faculty in 2018 following nearly a decade with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). At DFAT, she served as Legal Specialist and Assistant Director of the International Law Section, providing advice on the jus ad bellum, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, the responsibility to protect, and the protection of civilians. This included guidance on Australian military operations in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as legal issues during Australia’s tenure on the United Nations Security Council. Carrie represented Australia at international meetings, such as the International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties, and played key roles in negotiations concerning the downing of Flight MH17 and the establishment of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria. Immediately prior to returning to academia, she was Legal Adviser at Australia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, where she acted as Vice-President of the UN General Assembly’s Sixth Committee and led Australia’s efforts on the Responsibility to Protect.