ANZSIL Perspective is the blog of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law. Perspectives are designed to provide accessible information about international law developments, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, and generate thoughtful debate on current international legal issues.
ANZSIL members receive each Perspective via email and the entire archive is available as an open-access resource on this website.
Editors
Professor Jacqueline Peel
Professor Jacqueline Peel, Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellow (Laureate Program in Global Corporate Climate Accountability) is a world-leading expert in international climate law and climate litigation. She is a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at Melbourne Law School and was the inaugural Director of the University of Melbourne’s cross-disciplinary climate initiative, Melbourne Climate Futures. Professor Peel is a Coordinating Lead Author of the policy chapter for Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for its Seventh Assessment Report, directed the Hague Academy of International Law’s first ever climate change course and co-chaired the American Society of International Law’s signature initiative on climate change, amongst other roles. She is committed to mentoring a next generation of climate leaders and scholars in climate litigation, with a focus on female early career researchers and practitioners from the Global South.
Dr Nina Araneta-Alana
Dr Nina Araneta-Alana (Research Fellow, Laureate Program in Global Corporate Climate Accountability) is an international legal scholar whose work focuses on international law climate governance, and institutional engagement, particularly in the Global South. Her doctoral research critically examined climate finance to the Philippines, revealing the colonial legacies embedded in global funding structures. Currently an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow at ANU, she researches state engagement with and resistance to the international legal order. Nina brings a wealth of experience across law, energy, development, and finance, having worked with leading firms and the Asian Development Bank. She holds a PhD and Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, a Juris Doctor from Ateneo de Manila University, and a BSc from De La Salle University.
Dr Suzanne Varrall
Dr Suzanne Varrall (Research Fellow, Laureate Program in Global Corporate Climate Accountability) is a legal scholar and qualified solicitor whose research focuses on the interaction between international, transnational, and national regulatory frameworks, particularly in corporate accountability and climate action. With over 20 years of experience across government, legal practice, and academia, she brings deep expertise in international humanitarian law, arms control, and business and human rights. Suzanne holds a PhD and Juris Doctor from UNSW, a Master in International Affairs from ANU, and a BA (Hons) in Economics and Political Science from the University of Sydney.
Editorial Board
Dr Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria
Dr Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria is Lecturer at Curtin Law School where she teaches criminal law and public international law. She’s an external Fellow of the University of Queensland’s Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law.
Her research interests are in atrocity law, international human rights law, and State responsibility, on which she’s published and presented in domestic and international journals and for a. Yvonne’s doctoral research focused on States’ legal obligations and international responsibility to prevent atrocity crimes.
She holds a Magistra iuris with a specialisation in international legal practice and language and an LLM from the University of Vienna, and a PhD from the University of Queensland.
Angad Keith
Angad Keith is an Assistant Director in the International Law Branch of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Angad has previously worked as a Senior Legal Officer in the Office of International Law in the Attorney-General’s Department, and as a Senior Associate at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne. Angad holds an L.L.M. in international law from Melbourne Law School and an L.L.B. and B.Eng. from UTS.
Dr John Morss
John Morss BSc(Hons) PhD LLB(Hons) grew up in the UK and attended Sheffield and Edinburgh Universities before lecturing in Psychology at the University of Ulster. He was Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Otago NZ, before training in Law and becoming Associate Head of School and Senior Lecturer in International Law at Deakin University. He is the sole author of 3 books, co-author of one, and co-editor of 3 as well as author of numerous chapters and articles. He is currently Adjunct Professor at La Trobe Law School and Honorary Fellow at Deakin Law School.
Dr Amanda Turnbull-McRae
Dr. Amanda Turnbull-McRae is a Senior Lecturer in Law and Undergraduate Convenor at Te Piringa Faculty of Law, University of Waikato. Her research focuses on the intertwined area of law and technology, including law of the sea and the blue economy, as well as transnational law, and gender and the law. Amanda’s latest publications investigate and evaluate how increasingly sophisticated AI technologies facilitate novel forms of harm in society, specifically technology-facilitated gender-based violence and also technology-enabled environmental damage. She is also interested in how technology may enrich existing legal processes and procedures, which is prescient since emerging technologies are rapidly re-shaping law and improving access to justice. Amanda is also a Research Associate with Te Puna Haumaru Centre for Security & Crime Science and a Fellow of the European Law Institute.
