ANZSIL Perspective is an open-access online resource for ANZSIL members and the broader public. The intention is to publish short and incisive commentaries, analysis and insights on current developments in international law broadly conceived, being attentive to regional issues and perspectives to questions of universal and general relevance.
ANZSIL Perspective is overseen by a team of Editors, Professor Jacqueline Peel, Dr Roanna McLelland, Dr Suzanne Varrall and Dr Nina Araneta-Alana. The Editors are supported by an experienced Editorial Board.
Submissions
ANZSIL Perspective accepts unsolicited submissions from both members and non-members of ANZSIL. The Editors particularly welcome submissions from First Nations and Indigenous contributors, early career researchers and PhD students.
We aim to publish posts on a wide range of international law issues, with a focus on those affecting our region, and to represent the diversity of the people, backgrounds and interests of the ANZSIL membership and the wider international law community.
Posts are published on a rolling basis. The Editors welcome submissions addressing timely developments in international law and will seek to turn these around as expeditiously as possible.
To submit a post for consideration, please email the editors at: perspective@anzsil.org
Submissions must comply with the word limit and style guidelines. Anyone interested in submitting posts for publication should read this guidance carefully.
Review Process
All published submissions will go through a two-step review process.
Submissions will go through a peer-review process carried out or coordinated by the Editorial team and a determination will be made promptly as to whether submissions are suitable for publication. Regard will be paid to the timeliness or newsworthiness of the topic and recently published submissions in deciding whether a particular submission is suitable for publication. A decision to publish may be made subject to revisions, and publication is never guaranteed. We aim to communicate a decision within two weeks of submission. If your piece is time sensitive, please indicate this at the time of submission and we will do our best to accommodate you.
When a submission is accepted for publication following peer review, the author(s) will be notified and a member of the editorial team will undertake an editorial review of the article. Any editorial suggestions will be put to the author for consideration before a final draft is formatted for publication.
Style Guidelines
Submissions should be in electronic form in MS Word and spellchecked.
The word limit for a post is 1500 words. We know that some topics need a longer treatment, but shorter posts are more likely to be read. Longer posts will be published only exceptionally, if warranted in the judgment of the editors.
Posts must be the original work of the author, and should be written in plain English, maintaining a civil and respectful in tone throughout. Submissions should avoid unecessary technical language, be well structured, make judicious use of quoted text and acronyms.
As a general policy, ANZSIL Perspective only accepts posts that haven’t been published elsewhere. Authors may ask the editors for permission to cross-post to another blog, if the circumstances so warrant. In such cases acknowledgment of the original publication on ANZSIL Perspective should be given.
Authors should declare any interests, for instance if they are representing a party in a case or other matter described.
Submissions should include
- Summary and keywords: Please include a short summary of the post (around 2-3 sentences/50 words) and up to five keywords.
- Contributor bio: Please provide a short (100 words maximum) bio for inclusion at the end of their post.
Formatting
- Headings: Use headings at your discretion (e.g., every four paragraphs) to break up long posts. Do not use more than one level of headings. Headings should be in bold.
- Fonts, spacing, and paragraph format: Please submit your post single spaced with a single line return between paragraphs and no indentation. Any font is fine.
- Acronyms: employ acronyms only where the full name/term has first been used.
Referencing
- Hyperlinks: Insert embedded hyperlinks to relevant open access supporting materials and legal texts, including statutes, treaties, and cases; but please ensure that your arguments are found in the body of the piece, not in the links. In Word, hyperlinks can be easily embedded by selecting text, right-clicking, and choosing the hyperlink option in the contextual menu.
- Footnotes/endnotes: Please do not include footnotes or endnotes. If you are submitting an already-written piece containing footnotes, decide whether to move the footnote text into the main body of the piece or delete it.
- Pinpoint citations: Please put any pinpoint citations to pages or paragraphs in parentheses immediately after the propositions or quotations that they support. Cite only when necessary.
Thank you
We are proud to publish the ANZSIL Perspective. It is hoped that your contributions will generate discussion and add to thoughtful debate on significant issues of international law.
Last updated: 10 October 2025
