George Williams AO is a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Law at UNSW Sydney. He has written widely on constitutional law and public policy, including Australian Constitutional Law and Theory, The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia and Human Rights under the Australian Constitution. As a barrister he has appeared in the High Court in cases on freedom of speech, freedom from racial discrimination and the rule of law. He is a media commentator on legal issues and a columnist for The Australian.