Jack Nelson

Jack received his Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne in 2014. He is admitted to practice law in Victoria, Australia and Hong Kong, China. From 2015–2018, Jack was an associate with King & Wood Mallesons LLP's international technology team in Hong Kong, later transferring to the firm’s Singapore oSice in 2019. After relocating to Canada, he earned his Master of Laws in Air & Space Law from McGill University in 2023, where he was awarded the Nicholas Mateesco Matte Prize in International Space Law and the Jose Bogolasky Memorial Prize in International Air Law.

His research examines the intersection of law, science, and technology, with a specific focus on space law. Jack has published extensively in leading journals, including the Asian Journal of International Law, Cambridge International Law Journal, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, European Journal of Legal Education, German Journal of Air and Space Law, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, and Journal of Space Law, as well as in edited collections. His scholarship has gained significant recognition, with citations in publications from NASA, the United States Institute of Peace, the European Parliament, the United States Congressional Research Service, and in amicus curiae submissions before the United States Supreme Court.

Currently completing a Doctor of Civil Law at McGill, Jack's doctoral research was supported by a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. From 2022 to 2025, he served as the Editor of a peer-reviewed academic journal, the Annals of Air and Space Law, produced by the Institute of Air and Space Law.

In addition to his role at TRU, Jack is also an Associate Academic Fellow at the National University of Singapore. Recent honors include the 2024 Brennan Essay Prize in Public International Law, awarded by the Australian branch of the International Law Association, and the 2025 Scholarship Prize from the American Society of International Law's International Law and Technology Interest Group.

Jack’s publications can be found on Google Scholar and SSRN, and his ORCID iD is 0000- 0002-2467-681X.