Louis Waller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Waller

Australian legal scholar

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1935

Place of Birth: Siedlce, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 08-Oct-2019

Profession: academic, legal scholar

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Peter Louis Waller (10 February 1935 – 8 October 2019) was an Australian jurist.
He was particularly well known for his work in evidence, medical and criminal law.
He was Sir Leo Cussen Professor of Law at Monash University from 1965 until 2000, and thereafter Emeritus Professor.
From 1968 to 1970 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Monash University.
From 1982 to 1984 he was the Law Reform Commissioner of Victoria.
In 1984 he was appointed the Chairman of the Law Reform Commission, and from 1986 to 1992 he served as a part time Commissioner.
He has also served as the chairman of a number of medical and legal organisations, including the Infertility Treatment Authority, International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross Society, Ethics Committee of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and the Appeals Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Professor Waller previously served as Visiting Professor and Research Fellow in several universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Israel.