Geraldine Van Bueren

Geraldine Van Bueren is a British international human rights lawyer.

She is Professor Emerita of International Human Rights Law at Queen Mary University of London[1] and barrister.

Her book, The International Law on the Rights of the Child has been widely cited by courts around the world.

In October 2020, the Amnesty International disclosed that Van Bueren and Angelina Jolie are preparing a book for children titled Know Your Rights.

A profile in The Lawyer describes an incident in which Van Bueren got out of her car in a dangerous area of town to prevent a lynch mob beating a man, which the magazine suggested "encapsulates her fervent commitment to the sanctity of human rights.