WELCOME to our 29th edition of ANZSIL Perspective with an excellent perspective by Neil Boister on Trust in Translation: Diplomatic Assurances, the New Zealand Supreme Court, and Extradition to China and a book review from Tamsin Paige On Tyranny and the Global Legal Order by Prof Aoife O’Donoghue
This year we have seen the Russian invasion and aggression on Ukraine, a violation of international law, including the prohibition on the use of force under Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter, the principle of territorial integrity and self-determination of peoples.
Personally, I was proud to lead a team making an amicus curiae observation in the Dominic Ongwen appeal at the International Criminal Court on the non-punishment principle alongside 17 other Amici with a range of expertise on issues for consideration in that complex matter.
In May, we saw the death of renowned Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, which has been condemned as a war crime. Shireen Abu Aqleh consistently reported news with independence, integrity and courage and there have been calls for an investigation made by the UN, the US and the EU
As international law scholars and practitioners, curious and vexing questions arise for ANZSIL Perspectives in considering how established frameworks apply to new and ever shocking situations. Our authors enjoy the freedom to provide a detailed analysis of the facts, the background, and the possible legal categorization.
As ever, I look forward to receiving submissions from a diverse range of scholars who have previously contributed to ANZSIL Perspective, and welcome new and emerging authors at every level of postgraduate scholarship and legal practice.
Felicity Gerry QC (Editor)
The deadline for the next ANZSIL Perspective is 17 June 2022. The current call for Perspectives and submission details and guidelines are on the ANZSIL Perspective webpage.
The views expressed in contributions to ANZSIL Perspective are those of the authors. Those views are not necessarily shared by ANZSIL or the Editors of Perspective.
Felicity Gerry KC
Dr Felicity Gerry KC is on the lists of counsel for the ICC and KSC, recently on the defence team for Mr Al Hassan at the ICC and leading the defence for Mr Bahtijari at the KSC. She is admitted in England and Wales and Victoria, Australia and specialises in homicide, terrorism and war crimes trials and appeals. She has a particular interest in complicity law. She led amicus briefs in the Radovan Karadžić appeal on the lack of foundation for JCEIII and in the Dominic Ongwen appeal on the non-punishment principle. She is a Professorial Fellow at RJ4All, an Hon Prof at the University of Salford and formerly Professor of Legal Practice at Deakin University. She has a long history of teaching topics around contemporary international legal challenges such as terrorism, modern slavery law, climate change law and war crimes. She is widely published in areas including women & law, technology & law and reforming justice systems.
