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Associate Professor Bin Li is a member of the Law faculty at the University of Newcastle's School of Law and Justice. He earned a PhD in International Law from Renmin University of China in 2007. Prior to joining the University of Newcastle in 2016, he was Lecturer and then Associate Professor at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics School of Law in China, and served as visiting scholar at DePaul University International Aviation Law Institute in 2009 and the University of Newcastle in 2012. His main academic specialties include aerospace law and policy, conflict management and dispute resolution, and technology and justice. Bin Li's research specializations encompass the legal regulation of space technologies for military activities in outer space to foster a safe environment, and the benefits and risks of technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain in justice reform, including court processes, mediation, and arbitration. He teaches Torts, Legal System and Method, Civil Procedure, Negotiation in a Legal Context, and Public International Law.

Bin Li has received the 2013 China Institute of Space Law Excellence in Research, 2012 Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Blue Sky Teaching Star, 2012 Xifei Outstanding Teaching Award, 2018 Finalist for Faculty of Business and Law Award for International Engagement, and was a 2024 Erasmus visiting scholar. Key publications include Sourdin T, Meredith J, Li B, 'Digital Technology and Justice Justice Apps' (2020); Li B, 'Space Won’t Be Safe Until the U.S. and China Can Cooperate' (2022, Scientific American); Shi C, Sourdin T, Li B, 'The Smart Court – A New Pathway to Justice in China?' (2021, International Journal for Court Administration); Sourdin T, Li B, Brown A, 'An Ethical Perspective in the Judicial Use of Artificial Intelligence: Where Will the New EU Artificial Intelligence Act Take Us?' (2023, Australian Law Journal); and Li B, 'Legal Governance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in China – Balancing Between Public Safety and Industry Growth' (2019, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy). He held roles as Program Convenor for Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from 2021 to 2024, Discipline Lead for Law in 2024, Deputy Head of School (Teaching and Learning), elected Academic Senate member since 2021, and editor for Newcastle Law Review (2017). His work is cited in World Bank, UN ESCAP, RAND Corporation, and OECD policy documents, and he gave an invited speech on space and national security to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2012.