Why the US strikes on Iran are illegal and can set a troubling precedent
US President Donald Trump said its objective was a “stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror”. Is…
Out to sea: the High Court delivers its verdict on the Tamil asylum seeker case
In the highly controversial case of CPCF v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 1, the High Court found that section 72(4) of the Maritime Powers…
Drugs in sport and international law
Legislation giving effect to international agreements is interpreted according to orthodox principles of statutory construction. By STEPHEN TULLY.
A marriage of minds
Jane McAdam and Ben Saul met as teenagers and started dating while studying arts/law at the University of Sydney. Partners for 18 years, they are…
Timor-Leste v Australia: privilege, security and international law
In the case of Timor-Leste v Australia the International Court of Justice ordered Australia to ensure the correspondence it seized between Timor-Leste and its legal advisers relating…
Sometimes being beaten up is better
Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has endured unspeakable violence and indignity in her quest for justice.
War and Peace
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 150-YEAR HISTORY, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appointed a woman, Dr Helen Durham, as the…