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25.01.2022 In Ioane Teitiota v New Zealand , the Human Rights Committee has recognised for the 1st time that climate change is a threat to the right to life and states may have non-refoulement obligations towards ‘climate change refugees’. Annika Reynolds at ANU College of Law discusses the future of human rights claims for climate change displacement: bit.ly/3laQBEQ.

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21.01.2022 Join our End-of-Year Celebration ! Featuring our AGM and a presentation by Prof Philippa Webb on Australia’s Influence on Freedom of Expression and the Right to A Fair Trial in International Law. You can attend on Zoom or in person in Sydney. Prof Webb is a professor of Public International Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London and a barrister at Twenty Essex Chambers. A graduate from both UNSW Law (LLB, University Medal) and Yale Law School (JSD and LLM), she has worked or appeared at courts including the ICJ, the ICC, the ECHR, and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. More details

18.01.2022 An investigation by EU DisinfoLab found that even the UN isn’t immune from being fed misinformation by civil society actors. Szabina Horvath at the Dept of Defence and ANU College of Law offers recommendations in response: bit.ly/35pDfhm; Also this week, our own Asst Editor Tess Van Geelen argues the need for a more robust international regulatory regime for deep seabed mining and discusses how the International Seabed Authority can do more to regulate: bit.ly/2LGwgJV.

17.01.2022 Join a free talk by Prof José Alvarez at NYU School of Law (also ex-president at ASIL - American Society of International Law and ex-attorney adviser at Dept of State) on possibilities for international law in the forthcoming Biden Presidency. Co-hosted by us & ILA Brasil, the event will be held via Zoom . Prof Alvarez will examine the possibilities for US (re-)engagement with multilateral international law and institutions. He will argue that while we will see a 'restoration' of the place of international law in US foreign policy, it will be tempered. Details & registration

16.01.2022 In Georgia v Russia (II), the ECtHR decided against the trend favouring complementarity between IHRL & IHL and upheld the Bankovi precedent. Read why Alessandro Silvestri at UWA Law School thinks it was a lost opportunity to enrich the growing interplay and harmony between IHRL and IHL: bit.ly/2PTYp2Y.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to our global Vice-Chair, Judge Yuji Iwasawa, on his election to serve as a Judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a further nine years

16.01.2022 What are the challenges Antarctica presents for international law? Ankit Malhotra at Jindal Global Law School argues that the Antarctic Treaty is no longer fit for purpose and doesn’t reflect today’s realities. Further, he believes that Australia’s Antarctic strategy needs some serious rehab: bit.ly/3kZOjqo.

15.01.2022 What are the differences between the Singapore Mediation Convention and the New York Convention? Kevin Tan, a mediator at Singapore Mediation Centre and partner at Rajah & Tann, provides some tips to determine which Convention to use to enforce mediated settlement agreements: bit.ly/2IWZnbd.

15.01.2022 *Call for Expressions of Interest* We are hosting a series of panels highlighting the work of early career international lawyers! It is a platform for you to showcase a current project and receive feedback on your work. Submissions from practitioners/early career academics/postgraduate students are welcome. Submit your EoI by 30 April and more info

14.01.2022 In February, Karim Khan QC was elected as the new Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court . The long election process raised issues of the role of the Election Committee & the need for consensus. Natalie Hodgson, a Scientia PhD Candidate at UNSW Law & Justice, identifies lessons and questions for the future: bit.ly/3bWETuF.

14.01.2022 Traditionally, corporations can’t be prosecuted under international criminal law. The African Court of Justice and Human Rights will change this with the Malabo Protocol, which will introduce corporate criminal liability provisions. Dr Jessie Chella at USP Law, examines this in her 2nd article reviewing the Protocol: bit.ly/3eybyIC.

13.01.2022 2 weeks until the start of the online International Law Association (ILA) 79th Biennial Kyoto Conference! Register

10.01.2022 This week on ILA Reporter... 1. Pt 1 of our interview on the Elgar Companion to the HCCH with its editors : bit.ly/3pcOxgB. The guide, released on Dec 19, assesses Hague Conference on Private International Law - HCCH’s contributions to private international law; 2. Prof Fleur Johns at UNSW Law & Research Council Future Fellow, discusses the world-making effects of models addressing #covid19: bit.ly/2WMzWMR.

09.01.2022 With ratification from 50 nations, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will enter into force and become international law in Jan 2021 . Prof Tilman Ruff AO at The University of Melbourne, who participated in the treaty’s negotiation and is Co-President of IPPNW and Co-Founder of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) (both orgs have won the Nobel Peace Prize! ), discusses what’s in the treaty and why it matters: bit.ly/32olrBW In this other piece, Bovas Johannan at Bond University Faculty of Law suggests the establishment of an Australian Foreign Investment Regulatory Authority as a necessary reform to replace the Foreign Investment Review Board amid criticisms of its compliance framework: bit.ly/2I5BfCP

09.01.2022 Besides the US presidential election, the International Criminal Court is also electing a new Prosecutor this year. In this piece, Natalie Hodgson at UNSW Law examines the underrepresentation of female candidates and vetting of candidates to ensure that they do not have a history of committing, condoning or ignoring sexual harassment, which has been observed throughout the ICC: bit.ly/3kUubaa. Another piece on international criminal law! Dr Simon McKenzie at UQ School of Law and previous researcher at the ICC discusses in his book and here whether the Rome Statue can hold criminally responsible those promoting the 750,000 Israelis’ settlements in West Bank and East Jerusalem: bit.ly/2TOVW85.

07.01.2022 Register for the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law’s virtual conference! What will the post #COVID19 world look like for refugees and what can be done? Speakers include Gillian Triggs, Asst High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency; Michael Ignatieff, President of Central European University; UN Special Rapporteurs, etc. Breakout sessions, 1-on-1 chats & discussion boards also available: kaldorconference.com

07.01.2022 Should corporations act as the remedy provider in cases of corporate human rights abuse? In light of the Juukan Gorge cave explosion by a mining company, Justin Jos at UNSW Law discusses the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the role and limitations of corporate-driven remediation processes: bit.ly/395eHNj.

06.01.2022 The free talk is this Friday! Join Prof José Alvarez at NYU School of Law (also ex-president at American Society of International Law & ex-attorney adviser at Dept of State) on possibilities for international law in the forthcoming Biden Presidency. Prof Alvarez will examine the prospects for US (re-)engagement with multilateral international law and institutions. REGISTER

03.01.2022 When it comes into effect, the Malabo Protocol will empower the African Court of Justice and Human Rights to exercise jurisdiction over international crimes and introduce a regulatory scheme for corporate criminal liability, a significant innovation for international criminal law. Dr Jessie Chella at University of the South Pacific School of Law, who is also an Assistant to Counsel at the ICC, examines the Protocol and challenges facing the ACJHR: bit.ly/3hQU4XO.

02.01.2022 Young scholars and practitioners of international law, make your submissions for our Brennan and Nygh essay prizes in public/private international law by July 1!

01.01.2022 Welcome, Judge Shunji Yanai, as the next global International Law Association (ILA) President! Thanks so much to his predecessor Dr Christopher Ward SC, who also served as the ex-President of our Branch.