Under proposed changes, the war crime offence of murder, in a non-international armed conflict, would not apply to collateral civilian deaths resulting from an otherwise lawful attack.
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Even if the war in Syria is somehow brought to a close, prosecuting IS members for the crimes they’ve committed won’t be easy.
But criminal sanctions alone aren’t enough. We also have to make individuals and firms financially liable for their actions.
While Yemen burns, Theresa May’s government plays with words.
There are a number of laws that Arctic states and indigenous peoples can turn to to protect their environment.
What’s shocking about the treatment of detainees in youth detention is not so much the treatment of those vulnerable people, but that it is happening in a wealthy country like Australia.
Unlike the Kyoto Protocol, which languished for years, the Paris climate agreement is rocketing towards the threshold for it to enter into international law – leaving Australia in its wake.
The Constitution’s external affairs power does not support Section 18C. And the section also impermissibly infringes the implied freedom of political communication.
It has taken more than three months for the Australian and PNG governments to jointly announce the Manus Island detention centre will close. But the detainees’ fate is now even more uncertain.
Migratory birds play key ecological roles. and connect us with nature. The 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty curbed overhunting, but birds face other threats today that require international solutions.
Taking over a country by military force is much harder in this age of globalised rights.
The decision on China’s activities in the South China Sea undoubtedly represents a sweeping victory for the Philippines. It is, however, unenforceable.
What the Montreal Protocol has done for the ozone hole threat other international accords could do for climate change – if we all agree.
The world has global authorities for trade and security, but not for threats to the environment. It’s time the natural world got its own version of the World Trade Organisation or UN Security Council.
The ‘functional immunity’ granted to UN officials made good sense when the body was founded after World War II. But as its organisational functions have expanded, so has this immunity.
Few would advocate a withdrawal from the United Nations. But international law has a big impact on Britain too.
Machines that can target and kill people without human intervention or accountability pose a moral threat to the world.
Conservative MP David Davies has been telling anti-TTIP activists that a leave vote is how they can torpedo the deal.
In terms of what is achievable, any foreign policy approach that does not account for strategic and historical realities is likely to fail.
A carbon tax on airline tickets might sound like a tricky sell, but many airlines already collect a similar levy to raise funds for developing world health initiatives.
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Course Co-ordinator, International Law Clinical Program, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Challis Chair of International Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Westminster
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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