Jul 24, 2023 | Edition 36, Editions, Editorials
Tēnā koutou, yumalundi, and welcome to this edition of ANZSIL Perspectives which follows the wonderful ANZSIL annual conference. I hope you all found the conference enjoyable and enriching. I hear International Law Barbie had a fine time! This year’s conference was...
Jul 24, 2023 | Edition 36, Perspectives
The International Law Commission (ILC) has launched a new topic: ‘Settlement of Disputes to which International Organisations are Party’. This complements its 2011 draft articles on the responsibility of international organisations and recognises that...
Jul 24, 2023 | Edition 36, Perspectives
On 5 January 2023, Saudi Arabia gave notice to the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (the “Moon Agreement”), to take effect on 5 January 2024. This marks the first time...
Jun 22, 2023 | Edition 35, Perspectives, Rule of Law
Tēnā koutou, yumalundi, and welcome to this edition of ANZSIL Perspectives. This edition is a retrospective from Sir David Barangwanath on the work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon – fitting for the eighteenth anniversary of the Tribunal’s establishment, and almost...
Jun 22, 2023 | Edition 35, Perspectives
A perspective from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is to ensure the rule of law is subordinate to no-one, and nothing. It met a number of attempts to the contrary. Lebanon, with a population of nearly seven million, is the coastal state demarking the eastern end of...
Apr 6, 2023 | Edition 34, Editorials
WELCOME to our 34th Edition of ANZSIL Perspective and a special edition on the situation in Ukraine with excellent Perspectives from Juliette McIntyre on Lyophilization and Lawfare in Ukraine v. Russia; Yuliya Mik on the The war in Ukraine and international law:...