International Law

Associate Professor
Research interests:
International Law, Regulatory Law and Policy
Hoffman Fellow
Research Fellow
Research interests:
Regulatory Law and Policy
Grand Challenge Fellow
Research interests:
Regulatory Law and Policy
Lecturer
Research interests:
International Law
PhD Candidate
Research interests:
Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Migration and Movement of Peoples
Emeritus Professor
Research interests:
International Law, Law and Social Justice, Private Law
Professor
Research interests:
International Law
PhD Candidate
Research interests:
Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Legal Theory
Professor
Research interests:
Criminal Law, Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Law and technology, Law, Governance and Development, Migration and Movement of Peoples, Private Law, Regulatory Law and Policy
PhD Candidate
Research interests:
International Law
Associate Professor
Research interests:
Environmental Law, Human Rights Law and Policy, Indigenous Peoples and the Law, International Law, Law, Governance and Development, Migration and Movement of Peoples
Lecturer
Research interests:
Criminal Law, International Law, Law and technology
Associate Professor
Research interests:
Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Law and Gender, Legal Theory
Honorary Professor
Research interests:
International Law
Associate Professor
Research interests:
Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Law and Gender, Legal Theory, Migration and Movement of Peoples
PhD Candidate
Research interests:
Administrative Law, Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Migration and Movement of Peoples
PhD Candidate
Research interests:
International Law, Law and Social Justice, Legal Theory, Migration and Movement of Peoples
Professor of Law
Research interests:
Environmental Law, International Law, Migration and Movement of Peoples
Associate Professor
Research interests:
International Law
Associate Professor
Research interests:
International Law
Professor
Research interests:
International Law
Associate Professor
Research interests:
International Law, Law and Gender, Legal Theory
Honorary Professor
Research interests:
Environmental Law, International Law
PhD Candidate
Research interests:
Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Migration and Movement of Peoples
Professor in the Practice of Cyber and Technology Policy
Research interests:
Law and technology
Honorary Professor
Research interests:
Administrative Law, Human Rights Law and Policy, Indigenous Peoples and the Law, International Law, Law and Religion
Professor
Research interests:
Indigenous Peoples and the Law, International Law, Legal Theory, Migration and Movement of Peoples
Associate Professor
Research interests:
Human Rights Law and Policy, International Law, Law and Religion, Law and Social Justice, Legal Theory, Migration and Movement of Peoples

Latest news

30
Aug
2023
Dr Kate Ogg
Associate Professor Kate Ogg has secured a prestigious Discovery Early Career Researcher Award fellowship for a groundbreaking study that will examine the phenomenon of movement litigation. Photo: Jane Duong
25
Aug
2023
Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott
Discover the remarkable academic and professional journey of Adam Kamradt-Scott, a 2023 ANU Master of Laws graduate and Professor of Global Health Security at Harvard University.
14
Aug
2023
Dr Anton Moiseienko holds a copy of his report, 'A Journey of 20: An Empirical Study of the Impact of Magnitsky Corruption Sanctions'
A landmark study led by Dr Anton Moiseienko has examined the Global Magnitsky Act's impact on individuals sanctioned over corruption charges with novel results.
01
Aug
2023
Monson book launch panel
Professor Rebecca Monson has been awarded the 2023 Australian Legal Research Book Award in recognition of her ground-breaking monograph investigating gender inequality in Pacific land tenure.
20
Apr
2023
Honorary Associate Professor David Letts AM CSM and Honorary Professor Robert McLaughlin
Honorary Associate Professor David Letts AM CSM and Honorary Professor Robert McLaughlin have co-edited a new collection that dives into the legal depths of maritime law and security.

In the Media

07
Jun
2023

The navigational rights of AUKUS submarines

Donald Rothwell writes in East Asia Forum

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12
May
2023

Significance and potential issues of defence law reforms

David Letts interviewed by Lawyers Weekly

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12
May
2023

Transfer of Russian assets in focus at G7 finance ministers meeting

Anton Moiseienko quoted in The Japan Times

16
Feb
2023

Alleged spy balloon was incontrovertibly in US airspace: Analyst

Donald Rothwell interviewed by Channel News Asia

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13
Feb
2023

Evidence Against Putin's Crimes 'Quite Voluminous' But Prosecuting Him Is 'Some Years Away': Expert

Donald Rothwell quoted in International Business Times

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12
Feb
2023

Seizing Russian assets is easier said than done

Anton Moiseienko comments in France 24

06
Jan
2023

Australia Charges Repatriated Islamic State Group Widow

Donald Rothwell quoted in VOA News

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05
Jan
2023

US security vs Aussie citizenship in Duggan case

Donald Rothwell writes in The Australian

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28
Dec
2022

A-G clears way for pilot extradition

Donald Rothwell quoted in The Australian

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Upcoming events

03
Oct
2023

5 pathways to justice for Ukraine

Amb Van Schaack
5.30PM to 7.30PM

Hear from Dr Beth Van Schaack, the U.S Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice

07
Nov
2023

Book launch: Human Rights and Populism

Human rights and populism
5.30PM to 7.00PM

Join us to celebrate Professor Jolyon Ford's new book 'Human Rights and Populism' (Routledge, 2023)

08
Nov
2023

Australia on the world stage: how the Australian Government engages in litigation before international courts and tribunals

litigation on the world stage
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Anne Orford
  • Hugh Watson
  • Chiara Angeloni
  • Marie-Charlotte McKenna

Hear from Jesse Clarke (OIL), Kate Parlett and Dene Yeaman (DFAT) as they discuss Australia’s involvement in advisory opinion litigation before the ICJ/ITLOS and how litigation relates to Australia’s foreign policy.

Past events

04
Jul
2013

The Annual Kirby Lecture on International Law - Freedom of speech and giving offence: Can a balance be struck?

Gillian Triggs
6.30PM to 7.30PM
  • Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, President, Australian Human Rights Commission

Professor Triggs graduated in Law from the University of Melbourne in 1968 and gained a PhD in 1982. She has combined an academic career with international commercial legal practice and worked with governments and international organizations on human rights law. 

18
May
2010

20th Anniversary of the Centre for International and Public Law

CIPL 20th Anniversary
6.00PM to 9.00PM

The Centre for International and Public Law celebrated its twentieth anniversary at a special evening hosted by the ANU College of Law on 18 May 2010.

17
Aug
2016

The South China Sea maritime dispute: The ruling of the Annex VII tribunal

CIPL Tuesday Talks
5.30PM to 7.00PM
  • Mr Bill Campbell QC
  • Ms Katrina Cooper
  • Associate Professor David Letts
  • Professor Donald R Rothwell

On 12 July 2016, the Annex VII Tribunal on the South China Sea maritime dispute unanimously decided that there was no legal foundation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for China's nine-dash line and that China had supported activities infringing the Philipines' fishing and maritime rights.

28
Oct
2016

Public Law Weekend 2016

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9.00AM to 5.00PM

A leading administrative law conference will be held at the National Museum of Australia on Friday, 28 October 2016. The Public Law Weekend, run by the Centre for International and Public Law, is one of Australia’s preeminent public law conferences. 

14
Sep
2016

The laws of war today: challenges and developments

Destroyed Syrian tanks
5.30PM to 7.00PM
  • Ian Clark, NTU Singapore
  • Rob McLaughlin, ANU College of Law

The role of the laws of war remains central to issues of peace and justice in world politics. Combining legal, historical and policy expertise, the panel will consider what can be done in practical terms by governments, NGOs and individuals to build support for the laws of war and their effective implementation.

19
Oct
2016

Manual on International law applicable to military uses of outer space (MILAMOS) project

Satellite
11.00AM to 12.00PM
  • Professor Steven Freeland (Western Sydney University)
  • WCDR Duncan Blake (Royal Australian Air Force)
  • Michael Johnson (Attorney-General’s Department)

Launched in May 2016, the Project aims to develop a widely-accepted manual clarifying the international law rules applicable to the military use of outer space. 

27
Oct
2016

Prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence: Reflections from the ICTY

Michelle Jarvis
12.30PM to 1.30PM
  • Michelle Jarvis, Principal Legal Counsel and Deputy Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

DFAT is delighted to host Michelle Jarvis, Principal Legal Counsel and Deputy Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), for a roundtable discussion on the prosecution of conflict-related sexual violence at the ICTY. 

02
Nov
2016

Cyber and space: Can the law keep up with the technology?

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12.30PM
  • Professor Steven Freeland
  • Dr William Boothby
  • Mr Henry Fox

Technological developments in the cyber and space arenas are progressing at a rapid rate. While there is broad agreement that international law applies to State conduct in cyberspace, there is not yet consensus on how it applies. 

16
Mar
2017

Customary International Law Workshop

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1.15PM to 5.30PM

This workshop explores how we see customary international law and its evolution in today’s uncertain times.

13
Feb
2017

The explosive President: Donald Trump’s migration policy and its impact on international law and non-discrimination principles

Donald Trump
5.30PM to 7.00PM

Recent executive orders issues by President Donald Trump have shocked many and created an unprecedented travel crisis. 

22
Mar
2017

Implications of the Brexit Supreme Court decision

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5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Henry Burmester AO, QC
  • Dr Ryan Goss, ANU College of Law

On 24 January 2017, the UK Supreme Court decided that Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union could not be triggered by an exercise of prerogative power. Instead, an Act of Parliament is required.

27
Apr
2017

International law and security in the Trumpocene

US flag
11.00AM to 12.00PM
  • AIRCDRE Chris Hanna
  • Michael Bliss
  • Professor Greg Austin

Following the executive orders and twitter posts issued by President Donald Trump, we are all waiting to see what is next on the President’s agenda. 

10
May
2017

Regulating Westminster Parliaments: The sharp end

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5.30PM to 7.00PM
  • Andrew McDonald, Scope UK

In this lecture, Andrew McDonald will consider the story of the UK's Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and reflect on its new Australian namesake. 

22
Aug
2017

The Law of the Sea in the Asia Pacific Region

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8.30AM to 5.00PM
  • Vice Admiral Tim Barrett AO, CSC, RAN, Chief of Navy
  • Professor Wolff Heintschel Von Heinegg, European University Viadrina
2017 marks the 35th year since the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) was finalised. With the majority of States party to the LOSC, and most non-signatory states recognising the customary international law status of nearly all of the LOSC’s key provisions, the LOSC can be considered an example of successful multi-lateral treaty making.
22
Jun
2017

CIPL International Law Lunches

CIPL law lunch
12.30PM to 1.30PM
  • Dr Etienne Henry, CIPL Visiting Fellow
  • Associate Professor Jolyon Ford, ANU College of Law

Join a group of 20-25 CIPL members at a monthly brown bag (BYO) lunch to hear short presentations by specialists on recent developments in international law, followed by general discussion.

21
Jun
2017

Constitutional rights recognition, litigation and adjudication in Thailand under Thai Constitutions 1997–2014

Sarah Bishop
1.00PM to 2.00PM

Sarah's thesis examines Thailand’s experience with rights recognition, litigation and adjudication. 

06
Jul
2017

An International Investment Court: Necessary and Feasible

An International Investment Court: Necessary and Feasible?
5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Professor Steven R Ratner, Michigan Law School
In light of growing dissatisfaction with investor-state arbitration, there are now growing calls by some states to establish an international investment court.
26
Oct
2017

The future of feminist international legal scholarship in a neoliberal university: Doing law differently?

1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Ntina Tzouvala,Laureate Post-Doctoral Fellow, Melbourne Law School

Institutional and material conditions matter for the production of feminist international legal scholarship as well as for the future of women’s engagement with international law. 

14
Aug
2017

Saving the sum of things for pay

David Mason
10.00AM to 11.30AM
  • David Mason, ANU College of Law

David's thesis asks “Is the use of mercenaries in international armed conflict lawful under International Humanitarian Law?”

28
Sep
2017

Fair trial rights in the European Court of Human Rights: Recent cases

European Court of Human Rights
12.30PM to 1.30PM
  • Dr Ryan Goss, ANU College of Law

Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects the right to a fair trial in civil and criminal proceedings. The Article 6 rights are the most heavily-litigated Convention rights before the European Court of Human Rights, generating a large and complex body of case law. 

06
Sep
2017

Challenges of political party regulation in the EU: Corruption, hate crime and corporate liability

Aleksander Marsavelski
4.00PM to 5.00PM
  • Dr Aleksandar Marsavelski, Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies

The political processes of most European countries today are dominated by one or more political parties. Political parties typically control two out of three branches of government: the legislative and the executive branch, leaving only the judiciary independent from their influence.

31
Oct
2017

Leveraging power and influence on the UN Security Council: The role of elected members

United Nations
12.30PM to 1.30PM
  • Dr Jeremy Farrall, Fellow, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, The Australian National University

This seminar will present early findings from a 4-year ARC Discovery Project on why and when non-permanent Security Council members have succeeded in influencing the Council’s decision-making process, despite lacking the veto power. 

25
Oct
2017

Coastal State jurisdiction over living resources in the exclusive economic zone

Camille Goodman
2.00PM to 4.00PM
  • Camille Goodman, ANU College of Law

This doctoral research examines the nature and extent of coastal State jurisdiction over living resources in the exclusive economic zone under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

10
Nov
2017

Combatting impunity in grand corruption: the case for an International Anti-Corruption Court

Go to jail
12.30PM to 1.30PM
  • Mark L Wolf, Senior United States District Judge

Public corruption is endemic at the highest levels of government in many nations. Such ‘grand corruption’ is costly, closely correlated with the most serious abuses of human rights, and threatens the stability of many nations and the world. An International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC), similar to the ICC or as part of it, should now be established to provide a forum for the criminal enforcement of the laws prohibiting grand corruption that exist in virtually every country, and the undertakings that are requirements of various treaties and international organisations.

08
Mar
2018

International Law Workshop

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1.50PM to 4.20PM

The possible interactions between treaty and custom are generally considered by reference to the well-established framework set out by the International Court of Justice in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases of 1969; namely, the declaratory, crystallising and generating effects of a treaty (as for a resolution) on a customary rule.

05
Jul
2018

26th ANZSIL Conference: From the local to the global

26th Annual ANZSIL Conference
9.00AM to 1.00PM
  • Vincent Bernard, editor in chief of the International Review of the Red Cross and head, ICRC Law and Policy Forum
  • Hon Robert French AC, former Chief Justice of Australia and Chancellor, University of Western Australia
  • Professor Campbell McLachlan QC, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Professor Anne Orford, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor; Michael D Kirby Professor of International Law; and ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellow, University of Melbourne
  • Professor Yun Zhao, Head of Department of Law, University of Hong Kong

The international setting is transforming rapidly, with significant changes in the national political scene of many countries creating new challenges and opportunities for international law.

26
Apr
2018

Is sovereignty necessary? The role of sovereignty in Indigenous child protection

Marcia Zug
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Professor Marcia Zug

This research seminar will examine whether a national law, similar to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), could be enacted in Australia. The ICWA was passed in response to the long history of government removals of Indian children from their families and tribes

05
Jul
2018

The role of international human rights law in the prevention of ethnic conflicts

Fernand de Varennes
6.00PM to 7.15PM
  • Dr Fernand de Varennes, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues

It is sometimes forgotten that one of the premises of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights is that it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law. 

20
Sep
2018

The Annual Kirby Lecture on International Law - The duality of water: Conflict or co-operation

Melissa Perry
6.00PM to 7.15PM
  • Justice Melissa Perry, Federal Court of Australia

Water is key to the existence of life. From the nourishment of our physical selves, to sanitation, health, agriculture, and energy production our existence and way of life depends upon access to adequate and reliable supplies of fresh-water.

23
Aug
2018

Whither academic freedom in Thailand? The criminal case against Dr Chayan and four others

Whither academic freedom in Thailand?
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Dr Craig Reynolds, Honorary Professor, School of Culture, History & Language, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
  • Professor Anthony Connolly, ANU College of Law and ANU Academic Board
  • Sarah Bishop, PhD candidate, ANU College of Law

The criminal trial of a senior Thai academic along with four others that commenced this July 2018 has thrown a sharp spotlight on conditions in Thailand’s universities since the military seized government there in 2014.

24
Sep
2018

The Tokyo tribunal: 70th anniversary of the judgment on Japan’s war leaders

Tokyo
5.00PM to 8.00PM
  • Professor Neil Boister, University of Canterbury
  • Professor Robert Cribb, Australian National University
  • Dr Kirsten Sellars, author

At the post-war Tokyo Tribunal, the Allied powers charged Japanese leaders with waging aggressive war, and committing war crimes against prisoners-ofwar and civilians. 

27
Feb
2019

EEZ Pickings? The nature and extent of coastal State jurisdiction over living resources in the exclusive economic zone

Camille Goodman
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Camille Goodman, Attorney-General's Department
13
Feb
2019

The crime of aggression: Useless, anachronistic - and beautiful

Kevin Heller
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Professor Kevin Heller
22
Feb
2019

Current issues in international law: A view from an Australian in the United Kingdom

Trina Malone Robert McCorquodale
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Professor Robert McCorquodale
25
Mar
2019

POSTPONED: The International Criminal Court at 20 years: activities, successes and challenges ahead

Helen Brady
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Helen Brady

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event will be postponed until a later date. We apologise for any inconvenience.

04
Jul
2019

27th ANZSIL Conference: International law futures: the intersection of law with knowledge, information and expertise

2019 ANZSIL conference
9.00AM to 1.00PM
  • Professor Christina Voigt
  • Dr Joshua Meltzer

International law increasingly faces a complex future. New challenges are constantly arising for the international community, often driven by technological developments. At the same time, existing challenges continue but manifest in new ways.

10
Apr
2019

Treacherous Pathways: Australia's refugee laws and policies and LBGTI Asylum Seekers

No Pride in Mandatory Detention sign
6.00PM to 7.30PM
  • Professor Nan Seuffert

In this talk Professor Seuffert (University of Wollongong) will address issues for refugees who are sexual minorities in Australia’s detention centres in the broader context of International Law and Australia's refugee law and policy. She will also touch on a current project analysing refugee claims based on transgender status in the new process using the Australian Administrative Tribunal.

21
May
2019

Walking the tightrope: Changing Chinese approaches to outward strategic investment, and Australia’s existing and possible responses’

Chris Flynn
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Chris Flynn

The post-war multilateral framework of international finance, trade and law is being changed or replaced to accommodate China’s re-emergence as a great power.

17
Jun
2019

Winners and Losers in an Age of Economic Globalization

Anthea Roberts
5.30PM to 7.30PM
  • Dr. Anthea Roberts

The world seems to be coming apart at the seams. Many of the apparent certainties of the post–Cold War era lie in tatters.

04
Jul
2019

Book launch: Research Handbook on Feminist Engagement with International Law

Research Handbook on Feminist Engagement with International Law
12.30PM to 1.30PM

The book will be formally launched at the 27th ANZSIL Conference by Professor Dianne Otto from the University of Melbourne. The book’s editors, Associate Professor Susan Harris Rimmer (Griffith University) and Kate Ogg (Australian National University) will discuss the contributions the publication makes to international law scholarship.

09
Jul
2019

Counter-terrorism review in the United Kingdom

counter-terrorism uk
5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Professor Fiona de Londras
07
Aug
2019

Kennedy exceptionalism, the Vietnam War, and the limits of counterfactual history

Kevin Heller
5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Professor Kevin Heller
15
Aug
2019

Securing maritime boundaries in the Pacific

Pacific
12.15PM to 1.15PM
  • Robyn Frost
  • Frances Anggadi
28
Nov
2019

Australia and the International Dispute Settlement System: The last 30 years

Australia & the International Dispute Settlement System: The last 30 years
4.15PM to 6.00PM

Join this panel discussion as we look back on the last 30 years of Australia’s engagement with the International Dispute Settlement System.

25
Feb
2020

Book launch: The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law

The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law
5.30PM to 7.00PM

The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law will be launched by Professor Simon Bronitt, Head of School and Dean of Sydney Law School, University of Sydney. 

09
Sep
2020

Reading the tea leaves of China’s rule-of-law project

 Reading the tea leaves of China’s rule-of-law project
6.00PM to 7.15PM

Join us in this discussion as our panel of experts explore China's rule-of-law project under Xi Jinping's rule.

27
Oct
2020

The pandemic paradox in international law

Pandemic Paradox
6.00PM to 7.30PM

This event will examine the contours and consequences COVID-19 had on the areas of patriotism, borders and equality and discuss how international law and legal institutions can navigate populist-driven threats.

05
Nov
2020

The US elections and their implications for Australian-US ties

 Next Steps: Assessing the 2020 US Elections & Their Implications for Australian-US Relations
12.00PM to 1.30PM

 

NOTE: This event has been brought up to 12pm on Thursday 5 November 2020.

This webinar about the US federal elections will offer a timely analysis of its results, with a focus on the potential domestic and foreign policy outcomes and their attendant implications for Australia.

01
Dec
2020

Constitutional Struggles in Asia

Constitutional Struggles in Asia
2.00PM to 7.15PM

The project underpinning this webinar seeks to explore the causes, complexities, and implications of constitutional struggles occurring in countries within the Asian region.

14
Dec
2020

The Government's COVID-19 Response: Legal advising in the middle of a pandemic

Stephen Bouwhis_cipl guest speaker
5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Stephen Bouwhuis

Join Stephen Bouwhuis for an informal Q&A on his experience as one of the lead public servants working on the Government’s response to COVID-19.

04
Mar
2021

Law, Capitalism and Political Economy: Public and International Perspectives

Book launch event promo- law, capitalism and political economy
5.00PM to 7.00PM
  • Dr Will Bateman
  • Dr Ntina Tzouvala

Join us to help celebrate the recent works of Dr Will Bateman and Dr Ntina Tzouvala for the first CIPL Book Launch event of 2021.

05
Mar
2021

The Politics of International Law Seminar Series

Politics of Intl Law
12.00PM to 1.00PM

This virtual webinar series is hosted by the Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) at the ANU College of Law.

18
Mar
2021

Artemis and the Moon: An International Law Conundrum

Earth & Moon by Sean Doran_Flickr
5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Dr Cassandra Steer
  • Prof Melissa de Zwart
  • Prof Don Rothwell, FAAL

The Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) at the ANU College of Law is proud to host this hybrid event (in-person and virtual) as part of its 2021 Monthly Talk series.

24
Mar
2021

Book Launch: War and Peace in Outer Space

War and Peace in Outer Space
9.00AM to 10.00AM
  • Dr Cassandra Steer
  • Dr Matthew Hersch
  • Victoria Samson
  • Air Commodore Philip Gordon

Book launch: War and Peace in Outer Space: Law, Policy, Ethics (Oxford University Press (2021)), edited by Cassandra Steer and Matthew Hersch. 

06
May
2021

Judging at the Interface: Deference to Domestic Authority in International Adjudication

Book launch_Judging at the Interface
5.30PM to 7.00PM
  • Various

Book launch and symposium event to celebrate the latest book by Associate Professor Esmé Shirlow, Judging at the Interface: Deference to Domestic Authority in International Adjudication (Cambridge University Press, 2021).

27
Apr
2021

Developments in cyber and international law at the UN

Developments in cyber and international law at the UN
12.30PM to 1.30PM

Lunchtime seminar jointly hosted under the CIPL Monthly Talk series.

23
Jun
2021

The Antarctic Treaty at 60: Reflections, Current Realities and Future Challenges

The First ATCM
9.00AM to 12.30PM

This symposium aims to review the 60-year history of the Antarctic Treaty and reflect upon the strengths and weaknesses of the associated Antarctic Treaty System. Australia’s role will be particularly considered and the future of the Treaty will be assessed.

30
Jun
2021

The Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law: International Law and the Provocation of the Digital

Professor Fleur Johns
6.00PM to 7.00PM
  • Professor Fleur Johns

The 2021 Annual Kirby Lecture in International, hosted by the Centre for Public and International Law, will be delivered by Professor Fleur Johns (UNSW Sydney).

15
Jun
2021

Problem or Panacea? The Puzzle of General Principles of Law as a Source of International Law

Book Launch_General Principles as a Source of International Law
5.30PM to 7.30PM
  • Associate Professor Imogen Saunders
  • Hon Justice James Edelman
  • Professor Hilary Charlesworth
  • Professor Anthea Roberts

Hosted by the ANU Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL), this symposium will serve to launch and discuss Associate Professor Imogen Saunders' book, General Principles as a Source of International Law: Article 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (Hart Publishing, 2021).

09
Sep
2021

For One Day Only: Law, Space, Matter

For One Day Only
12.00PM to 10.30AM

For One Day Only brings together a global community of thinkers, scholars and artists for 24 hours of conversations on the moment we are living through and the future we want. Hosted by an international consortium of research centres spanning four continents, the workshop sessions will roll around the world from Canberra and Johannesburg, through Rome, Helsinki and Lucerne, to Virginia and Melbourne.

01
Sep
2021

A Latent Encounter with the Court: How Australia and Japan Settled a Dispute over the Regulation of Pearl Fisheries

How Australia and Japan Settled a Dispute over Pearl Fisheries
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Dr Emma Nyhan

Join Dr Emma Nyhan (research fellow at University of Melbourne and visitor at ANU RegNet) as she talks about her study's findings about the role of the International Court of Justice in a broader range of international disputes than is generally available, while also demonstrating the value of historical and socio-legal approaches to international law.

07
Oct
2021

Menzies Cyber Law Series #3: Lost and found in space

Lost and found in space
5.30PM to 7.00PM

Join Bruce Cahan (Stanford University School of Engineering), Dr Cassandra Steer (ANU College of Law), Dr Damian Clifford (ANU College of Law) and Dr Pip Ryan (ANU College of Law) in this panel discussion.

30
Sep
2021

State Responsibility and Rebels: The History and Legacy of Protecting Investment Against Revolution

Virtual Book Talk: State Responsibility and Rebels: The History and Legacy of Protecting Investment Against Revolution
5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Dr Kathryn Greenman

Hosted by ANU Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL), join this online event with visiting fellow Dr Kathryn Greenman (UTS) to discuss her latest book ‘State Responsibility and Rebels: The History and Legacy of Protecting Investment Against Revolution’ (Cambridge University Press, 2021) with CIPL Director, Professor Leighton McDonald.

24
Feb
2022

Australian and New Zealand perspectives on the negotiations at UNCLOS III

Map of Australasia
5.00PM to 6.30PM
  • Mr Henry Burmester AO QC
  • Mr Bill Mansfield
  • Dr Penny Ridings MNZM, University of Auckland
  • Mr Richard Rowe PSM, ANU College of Law

The first webinar of the series Looking Back to the Future in the Law of the Sea: UNCLOS III and the LOSC at 40, presented by the Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL, ANU) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL). 

17
Mar
2022

Book launch: Global Regulatory Standards in Environmental and Health Disputes

Caroline Foster book cover
5.00PM to 6.00PM
  • Dr Caroline Foster

Hosted by ANU Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL), join this online book launch with Professor Caroline Foster (University of Auckland) to discuss her latest book ‘Global Regulatory Standards in Environmental and Health Disputes: Regulatory Coherence, Due Regard, and Due Diligence’ (Oxford University Press, 2021).

13
Apr
2022

Book launch: 'The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars'

The Laws of Yesterday's Wars
5.30PM to 7.30PM
  • Air Commodore Patrick Keane AM CSC
  • Professor Tim McCormack FAAL
  • Samuel White

Launch of 'The Laws of Yesterday's Wars', hosted by ANU's Centre for Military and Security Law.

26
Apr
2022

Pacific perspectives on the negotiations at UNCLOS III

Samoa. Credit: Francisco Blaha
5.00PM to 6.30PM
  • Dr Transform Aqorau
  • Judge Neroni Slade
  • Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen

The second webinar of the series Looking Back to the Future in the Law of the Sea: UNCLOS III and the LOSC at 40, presented by the Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL, ANU) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL). 

24
Mar
2022

International Status in the Shadow of Empire: Nauru and the Histories of International Law

Visitors Seminar Series: Dr Cait Storr
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Dr Cait Storr

Hosted by the ANU College of Law Visitors Committee, this seminar will be presented by Dr Cait Storr, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney).

27
Apr
2022

Human goods and human rights law

Visitors Seminar Series: Dr Grégoire Webber
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Dr Grégoire Webber

Hosted by the ANU College of Law Visitors Committee, this seminar will be presented by Dr Grégoire Webber (Canada Research Chair in Public Law and Philosophy of Law).

11
May
2022

The afterlife of criminal evidence

Visitors Seminar Series: Professor Katherine Biber
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Professor Katherine Biber

Hosted by the ANU College of Law Visitors Committee, this seminar will be presented by Professor Katherine Biber (University of Technology Sydney).

05
May
2022

Creative thinking: a tradition of international legal scholarship at ANU

International Legal Scholarships
5.00PM to 7.00PM
  • Judge Hilary Charlesworth
  • Professor Anthea Roberts
  • Dr Ntina Tzouvala

Join Judge Hilary Charlesworth, Professor Anthea Roberts and Dr Ntina Tzouvala for this event on creative legal scholarship.

30
Jun
2022

The Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law: Why It’s Time to Terminate the TRIPS Agreement

Anne Orford
6.00PM to 7.00PM
  • Professor Anne Orford

The 2022 Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law, hosted by the Centre for Public and International Law, will be delivered by Professor Anne Orford (Melbourne Law School).

23
Aug
2022

UNCLOS III and the LOSC institutions and implementing agreements

LOSC
5.00PM to 6.30PM
  • Associate Professor Joanna Mossop
  • Dr Phil Symonds
  • Mr Mark Alcock
  • Ms Alice Revell

The fourth webinar of the series Looking Back to the Future in the Law of the Sea: UNCLOS III and the LOSC at 40, presented by the Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL, ANU) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL). 

24
Aug
2022

Judicial Loyalty to the Military in Authoritarian Regimes: How the Courts are Militarised in Myanmar

Professor Melissa Crouch
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Professor Melissa Crouch

Hosted by the ANU College of Law Visitors Committee, this seminar will be presented by Professor Melissa Crouch (UNSW).

09
Nov
2022

Book launch: Coastal state jurisdiction over living resources in the exclusive economic zone

Coastal State Jurisdiction over Living Resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone
6.00PM to 7.30PM
  • Dr Camille Goodman

Hosted by the ANU Centre for International and Public Law, the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation and the Attorney General’s Department, join this book launch with Dr Camille Goodman on her book, 'Coastal state jurisdiction over living resources in the exclusive economic zone' (Oxford University Press, 2021). 

19
Aug
2022

Climate and international law

Anne Orford
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Anne Orford
  • Hugh Watson
  • Chiara Angeloni
  • Marie-Charlotte McKenna

Join Professor Anne Orford, Visiting Legal Fellow for DFAT 2022-2023, on this talk on climate and international law.

26
Sep
2022

Demystifying Law Careers: International and comparative law

Demystifying law careers
5.30PM to 7.00PM

Join the ANU College of Law for the Demystifying Law Careers series as we focus on exploring careers in international and comparative law.

25
Oct
2022

UNCLOS III and the LOSC Dispute Settlement Framework

UNCLOS III
5.00PM to 6.30PM
  • Honorary Professor Bill Campbell AO
  • Professor Don McRae FRSC
  • Judith Levine
  • Dr Kate Parlett

The fifth webinar of the series Looking Back to the Future in the Law of the Sea: UNCLOS III and the LOSC at 40, presented by the Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL, ANU) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL). 

13
Dec
2022

Twenty-fourth Geoffrey Sawer Lecture: Human Rights: Beyond Tragedies and Atrocities

Philip Alston
5.30PM to 7.00PM
  • Philip Alston AO

Philip Alston AO presents the 24th Annual Geoffrey Sawer Lecture, 'Human Rights: Beyond Tragedies and Atrocities'.

24
Nov
2022

AYBIL Highlights: An MH17 Roundtable Discussion

Netherlands flag and gavel
12.00PM to 1.00PM
  • Amy Maguire
  • Jesse Clarke
  • Samuel Lucas

Join AYBIL General Editor, Associate Professor Esmé Shirlow, in conversation with Amy Maguire, co-author of “Delivering International Criminal Justice through Domestic Law? The Case of Flight MH17” in Volume 40 of the Australian Yearbook of International Law.

16
Nov
2022

The power to go to war

Ernst Willheim
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Ernst Willheim

Join Honorary Professor Ernst Willheim for this seminar on some of the history of decisions to go to war and the many arguments against any requirement for parliamentary approval.

14
Dec
2022

Reconceiving engagement with international law in a populist era

Flags
5.30PM to 7.30PM
  • Professor Peter Danchin
  • Professor Shruti Rana 
  • Professor Philip Alston AO 

Join Professor Peter Danchin (University of Maryland), Professor Shruti Rana (Indiana University) and Professor Philip Alston AO (New York University) for this public lecture.

02
Feb
2023

The Role of the ILC & VCLT in International Investment Law

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties in Investor-State Disputes
10.00AM to 11.30AM
  • Professor Sean D. Murphy
  • Dr Vilawan Mangklatanakul
  • Professor Martins Paparinskis
  • Dr Penelope Ridings
  • Lucy Reed (moderator)

This webinar will engage present and past members of the ILC in an interactive format to the role of the ILC and VCLT for understanding the development and future of international investment law and ISDS.

24
Mar
2023

From discrimination to death: genocide process through a human rights lens

Melanie O'Brien
1.00PM to 2.00PM
  • Melanie O'Brien

Join Dr Melanie O’Brien (UWA) for this discussion on her new book 'From discrimination to death: genocide process through a human rights lens' (Routledge).

09
May
2023

Beyond borders: careers in international law

Beyond borders: careers in international law
12.00PM to 1.45PM

Join us in this careers panel featuring various international law experts sharing their career journeys and insights.

12
Jul
2023

Introduction to financial crime law with Dr Anton Moiseienko

Finance crime
5.00PM to 6.00PM
  • Dr Anton Moiseienko

Introduction to Financial Crime Law with Dr Anton Moiseienko

04
Jul
2023

Countering foreign interference: Canada, Australia and the Five Eyes

Surveillance
5.30PM to 6.30PM
  • Dr Christian Leuprecht
  • Dr Dominique Dalla-Pozza

A conversation with Dr Christian Leuprecht (Queens University Canada) as he discusses Canadian and Australian approaches to countering foreign interference.

05
Jul
2023

AYBIL Highlights: Quarantine Island

Quarantine Island
6.00PM to 7.30PM
  • Rebecca Brown
  • Dr Mark Eccleston-Turner
  • Associate Professor Jonathan Liberman
  • Associate Professor Esmé Shirlow

Join AYBIL General Editor, Associate Professor Esmé Shirlow, in conversation with 2023 AYBIL/ANZSIL Student Paper Prize recipient Rebecca Brown on her winning paper 'Quarantine Island: Australia’s Health Policy and its Construction of International Law'.

24
Aug
2023

The Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law: The International Criminal Court and global criminal justice: are we making progress?

Tim McCormack FAAL
6.00PM to 7.00PM
  • Professor Tim McCormack FAAL

The 2023 Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law, hosted by the Centre for Public and International Law, will be delivered by Professor Tim McCormack FAAL (University of Tasmania).

23
Aug
2023

Prosecuting Putin

International Criminal Court
12.30PM to 2.00PM
  • Professor Tim McCormack FAAL
  • Sue Robertson

An in-conversation on the International Criminal Court with Professor Tim McCormack and Sue Robertson.

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