Paul Coleman serves as executive director of ADF International from its headquarters in Vienna, overseeing the advocacy and operations of the global, alliance-building legal organization. Coleman earned his LL.M. and postgraduate diploma in legal practice, with distinction, from the Northumbria Law School and obtained a Bachelor of Law with first-class honors from Newcastle University. Specializing in international human rights and European law, Coleman has been involved in more than 20 cases before the European Court of Human Rights and has authored complaints and submissions to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, International Criminal Court, Court of Justice of the European Union, UN Human Rights Committee, and numerous national courts. Coleman is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and is the author of two books and numerous articles.