This article was the winning entry in the inaugural NSW Young Lawyers International Law Essay Competition. The competition aims to foster academic legal writing and…
By Tanya Ma - 6 min read
Lethal autonomous weapon systems pose a threat to combatants and civilians alike. It is assessible and there are calls for its immediate prohibition.
By Lorraine Finlay and Patrick Hooton - 7 min read
While Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is almost universally condemned as an unlawful act of aggression, it raises an unusual number of international law issues.
By Dr Alison Pert - 14 min read
Australia recovered a portion of its legal and other costs incurred as respondent in arbitral proceedings commenced by Phillip Morris in 2011. By STEPHEN TULLY.
By Stephen Tully - 6 min read
On 27 January 2017, the UK Supreme Court affirmed the High Court’s decision that Parliamentary consent was needed to give notice of withdrawal from the…
By Anne McNaughton, Annmarie Elijah, James Cameron and Ben Wellings - 11 min read
A bilateral agreement can provide Australian parties with a ‘bridge’ into the mainland China court system and its enforcement processes. By NIGEL COTMAN SC and…
By Nigel Cotman SC and Wilson Chan - 7 min read
A United Nations Conciliation Commission recently decided that conciliation proceedings can proceed between Timor-Leste and Australia. By STEPHEN TULLY.
By Stephen Tully - 6 min read
The Chilcot Report details legal, policy and military decision-making by the UK over 2001-2009 about military intervention in Iraq. By STEPHEN TULLY.
By Stephen Tully - 7 min read
The triggering of article 50 gives the UK and the European Union (‘EU’) a two-year period to undertake the complex negotiations for Brexit. By ANNE…
By Anne McNaughton, Annmarie Elijah and James Cameron - 8 min read
The South China Sea Arbitration is one of the most complex and significant decisions rendered by an international court or tribunal in the international law…
By Tim Stephens - 7 min read
The Supreme Court of Justice of Papua New Guinea has unanimously held that detention in the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre is contrary to the…
By Stephen Tully - 4 min read
Australia may soon be able to extradite individuals to China if China undertakes that the death penalty will not be imposed or, if imposed, will…
By Stephen Tully - 7 min read
A United Nations body determined that Sweden and the United Kingdom violated international norms by arbitrarily detaining Julian Assange. By STEPHEN TULLY.
By Stephen Tully - 7 min read