Last month we enjoyed a wonderful hybrid #ANZSIL2022 Conference bringing together a wealth of expertise in international law academia and practice. Whether you were attending in person or online the overwhelming feeling was of a unique and precious community and a remarkable culture.
I remind our readers that we accept submissions on public and private law international law issues and where international law may be a topic for domestic decision making. One example is the decision in Dobbs v Jackson in the U.S. which may for some amount to a domestic constitutional law question but for others is an absence of protection for reproductive rights which in some ways can so easily amount to crimes against humanity under international law. Our Perspectives are often vigilant reminders of injustices legal systems and jurisdictions.
As ever, ANZSIL Perspective encourages submissions on all international law issues related to the multicultural nature of Australia’s and New Zealand’s societies. In private law I note that compliance with Sharia Law and the interactions between this Law and NZ Contract law were at the heart of the recent decision in ALMARZOOQI v SALIH [2022] NZHC 1170 [25 May 2022]. My team and I welcome analyses of this and other similar cases in both jurisdictions.
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 19 August 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.
