Mar 18, 2022 | Edition 27, Editorials
WELCOME to our first edition of ANZSIL Perspective for 2022. It is a bumper edition with two fascinating articles on universal jurisdiction by Kiran Menon and Dr Melinda Rankin, and an instructive book review by Monique Cormier. As Russia launches a military...
Mar 18, 2022 | Edition 27, International Criminal Law
It could be argued that the progress of universal jurisdiction has been defined by cycles, in that it has had periods of relative dormancy, at least in terms of profile, and phases of resurgence. The mere claim that there can exist a ‘universal criminal jurisdiction’...
Mar 18, 2022 | Edition 27, International Criminal Law
Non state actors, particularly witnesses and victims of atrocity crimes, have long played a critical role in holding those most responsible for crimes against humanity to account. In January this year, German judges in the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz found Anwar...
Mar 18, 2022 | Book Reviews, Edition 27
Anyone who has researched, studied or practised in the field of international criminal law will be familiar with Triffterer’s Commentary on the Rome Statute. First published in 1999, the volume is now in its fourth edition, and is the first with Kai Ambos as sole...
