The Australian Year Book of International Law is Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious dedicated international law publication, having commenced in 1965. The Year Book focuses on general international law across a broad range of sub-fields including human rights, environmental law and legal theory.
The Year Book aims to uniquely combine scholarly commentary with contributions from Australian government officials. Each volume contains a mix of scholarly peer reviewed articles, invited lectures, book reviews, notes of decisions by Australian and international courts, recent legislation, and collected Australian international law state practice.
The Year Book is a valuable resource for those working in the field of international law, including government officials, international organisation officials, non-government and community organisations, legal practitioners, academics and other researchers, as well as students studying international law, international relations, human rights and international affairs.
The Year Book receives institutional support from the ANU Law School.
Beginning with Volume 36, the Year Book has been published in partnership with Brill. Previous copies of the Year Book are available on HeinOnline up to Volume 32.
Please see the Brill AYBIL website for full-text access and subscriptions.
AYBIL / ANZSILStudent PaperPrize 2026
The Australian Year Book of International Law (AYBIL) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) are delighted to invite submissions for the AYBIL/ANZSIL Student Paper Prize 2026. The prize will be awarded to the best paper submitted by a student on any topic in the field of public or private international law that complies with the eligibility criteria noted below. The prize is generously sponsored by the AYBIL, the ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, AYBIL’s publisher Brill, and ANZSIL.
Download the flyer for more information on the prize, assessment criteria, eligibility, entry process, prize committee, etc.:
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Academic Editors
The Year Book’s editorial processes and strategic direction are set and managed by a team based within the ANU Law School. The team comprises:
Jolyon Ford
General Editor, Professor, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National University
Wanshu Cong
Editor, Lecturer, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National University
Donnald Rothwell
Professor, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National University
Editor Emeritus
Editorial Board
The AYBIL’s Editorial Board is responsible for providing advice and support to the editors.
Andrew Byrnes
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia
Anthony Cassimatis
Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Jesse Clarke
Attorney-General’s Department, Australia
Devika Hovell
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Marie-Charlotte McKenna
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Kate Parlett
Professor, School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle, Australia
Amy Maguire
Professor, School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle, Australia
Editorial Advisory Board
The AYBIL benefits from the advice and support of an Editorial Advisory Board
Philip Alston
Professor, New York University, USA
Christine Chinkin
Professor, London School of Economics, UK
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Professor, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Theodore Christakis
Grenoble Alpes University, France
Helen Brady
Senior Appeals Counsel, International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands
Katrina Cooper
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Bill Campbell
Honorary Professor, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National University, Australia
Hilary Charlesworth
udge, International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands
Karen N Scott
Professor, University of Canterbury, NZ
Simon Chesterman
David Marshall Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Gerry Simpson
Professor, London School of Economics
Publications Team
The Publications Team provides administrative and strategic support to the AYBIL Editors, including by responding to enquiries from prospective authors:
Yu Gu
Student Editors
Student Editors work closely with Academic Editors of the Year Book to edit and produce the journal. This involves proofreading articles, checking footnotes, and verifying all citations to ensure compliance with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation.
Each Student Editor is acknowledged in print, and receives a copy of the volume they are involved in (subject to supply). The role is voluntary.
Wafi Abd Manan
Joe Boke
Jesika Cane
Jamie Cheeseman
Jake Fitzgerald
Molly Kane
Bita Mahani
Kai Mitchell
Cameron Slarks
Maddy Sloan
Shashwat Tripathi
Nina Wijnands
E Wen Wong
Venni Baliyan
Myka Davis
Chloe Floyd
Francesca Harkin
Indah Jenkins
Ella Koch
Lachlan Macfarlan
Lucy Ming
Naomi Moore
Lolade Ogunbambi
Gypsy Polacheck
Max Thomas
Hannah Vardy
Applications
Student Editors can perform their role remotely if necessary. Students generally remain in the role for at least two publishing cycles.
The Year Book issues a call for Student Editors, typically once each year. Your application should consist of a:
- Completed application form including statement of interest (250 words)
- Statement of results
- Completed editing task
Please send your completed application to aybil@anu.edu.au
If you have any questions about the role of Student Editors or the application process, please email the Publications Team at aybil@anu.edu.au.
The Year Book welcomes scholarly contributions by academics and practitioners on a broad range of topics in international law, including human rights, environmental law, and Australian state practice. Manuscripts must be submitted online. The Year Book is a peer-reviewed journal. Manuscripts being considered for publication undergo a double blind peer review that may take several weeks to complete.
All submissions must comply with the following requirements:
- Articles should be a minimum of 8,000 words.
- Articles must be accompanied by a 250-word abstract and 5-10 suggested keywords.
- Submissions must comply with the Australian Guide to Legal Citation ('AGLC').
- Submissions must be formatted in accordance with our Formatting Template
- Any information within a submission which might identify the author should be removed and submitted separately.
- All research articles submitted to the Year Book must be original, not scheduled for publication elsewhere, and not currently under review elsewhere. The Editors will use the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics in cases of allegations of research errors, authorship complaints, multiple or concurrent (simultaneous) submission, plagiarism complaints, research misappropriation, reviewer bias, and undisclosed conflicts of interest.
- If submissions are accepted, contributors must sign a Contributor Agreement with Year Book publisher Brill.
Please note that the authors are not liable for any fees or charges that are required for the manuscript processing and/or publishing materials in the journal.
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