by Sebastián Rioseco | 6 August 2026
Introduction On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its advisory opinion on the right to strike. The Court found that the right to strike is protected by International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 87, even though the right is...
by Astrid Milena Bernal Rubio and Dr Bruce Lindsay | 2 June 2026
Introduction International environmental law is a body of public international law operating under treaty and non-treaty mechanisms to protect and conserve natural and human environments. It may seek to prevent harmful activities themselves or to address the harmful...
by Dr Natalie Hodgson | 25 May 2026
After a period of inertia, Australia is slowly developing momentum in conducting domestic prosecutions of international crimes. Several cases are currently before the Australian courts, all of which raise interesting questions about gender in conflict. Two cases...
by Steven Freeland | 21 May 2026
Interest in Space Resource Activities Over the past 10-15 years, we have seen renewed discussion regarding possible benefits that might be derived from the future exploration, exploitation, and utilization of the natural resources of the Moon and other celestial...
by Jane McAdam and Thomas Mulder | 14 May 2026
Disasters are all too often accompanied by displacement. Across the world, cyclones, floods, bushfires and rising seas are forcing people from their homes. In some cases, movement is temporary: people evacuate, shelter elsewhere and then return once the immediate...
by Rahul Mohanty | 5 May 2026
A decade since the commencement of the Paris Agreement, and in view of the looming planetary crisis, climate actions taken by individual countries are increasingly being legalised and examined from the lens of international law. This is especially since the various...
by Danielle Ireland-Piper and David M. Andrews | 27 April 2026
What is the Jakarta Treaty? The Australia–Indonesia Treaty on Common Security (the Jakarta Treaty), which contains a duty to consult, was signed by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on 6 February...
by Dr Emily Camins | 14 April 2026
At a moment when international law feels increasingly under existential pressure – when states use force without attempting legal justification, when international institutions are openly delegitimised, and when the architects of the post-war legal order signal their...
by Rob McLaughlin | 30 March 2026
On 04 March 2026, within the context of armed conflict between Iran, on one hand, and the US and Israel on the other, a USN submarine torpedoed and sank the Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Dena. It is reported that the attack took place ‘in international waters’...
by Holly Cullen | 16 March 2026
In 2024 and 2025, Judge Hilary Charlesworth introduced the feminist concept of intersectionality into the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). While the ICJ has not yet adopted intersectionality-based reasoning in its judgments, Judge...
