C. Douglas Hodgson

Douglas Hodgson is a dual Australian-Canadian citizen and retired lawyer, Dean and Professor of Law residing in Perth, Western Australia. His career in higher education as a lecturer, researcher, author, human rights advocate and university administrator spanned 35 years and four countries. He has authored and published four peer-reviewed books and 30 journal articles in the fields of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Civil Law and Causation Law.

For the past seven years, Professor Hodgson's research and writing interests have included studying the sacred scriptures of the world's mainstream religions and the universal ethical principles which underlie and unite them, the afterlife and reincarnation, near death experiences, post-physical death survival of consciousness and esoteric metaphysical knowledge. He has shared his research findings through many podcast interviews, webinars, conferences, symposia and seminars.

Professor Hodgson's recently published trilogy of spirituality books - "Transcendental Spirituality, Wisdom and Virtue", "Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil" and Near-Death Experiences and Sacred Scripture: The Parallel Messaging" - have been awarded a 2024 Book Prize by The Scientific and Medical Network as "a remarkable compilation and synthesis of the perennial wisdom we need in order to live a good and ethical life" and for "contributing to a transformation of worldview". His books have also received several US media outlet Book of the Month awards.