Rehan Abeyratne is Professor of Law and Associate Dean at Western Sydney University. He has published widely in the field of comparative constitutionalism on topics including judicial independence, unconstitutional constitutional amendments, economic and social rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. Prior to moving to Australia in 2023, Professor Abeyratne spent six years at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Faculty of Law, where he was the founding Executive Director of the Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law. From 2011-16, Professor Abeyratne taught at Jindal Global Law School in Delhi, India. He holds a Ph.D. from Monash University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a B.A. (Hons.) in Political Science from Brown University.