On 22 June 2010 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provided its Advisory Opinion on whether or not Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence was legal according to international law. Emily Christe, SCIL intern has written a this advisory opinion.
The global war on WikiLeaks and the demonisation of Julian Assange is troubling because governments are playing so fast and loose with accusations of criminal wrongdoing, writes Associate Professor Ben Saul.
The 20th anniversary edition of the Human Developement Report was launched recently in New York with the Secretary General and Amartya Sen, and is now touring with a series of regional launches. The Sydney event is on 15 December at the Law School.
On Thursday 28 October, the Centre for Health Governance, Law & Ethics and the Sydney Centre for International Law jointly co-hosted an oration titled Law's Role in the Global Response to HIV/AIDS featuring David Patterson, Manager of the HIV & Health Law Program at the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) in Rome.
On 2 November 2010 as part of the Human Rights and Democratisation Special Lecture Series Yasmine Ergas, Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University will speak.
This half-day symposium organised by the Australian Mekong Resource Centre showcases research at the University of Sydney on water resource issues in Cambodia and the wider Mekong River Basin.
In this oration on 28 October, David Patterson, Manager of HIV and Health Law at the International Development Law Organisation in Rome, Italy, will critically review the role of law in international responses to HIV.
Centre Co-Director, Fleur Johns, has published a new book, co-edited with Richard Joyce and Sundhya Pahujato: 'Events: The Force of International Law' to be launched on 8 October.
Controlling the arrival of unauthorised boats carrying asylum-seekers is complex and challenging for all countries facing irregular migration, writes Professor Mary Crock.
Centre Co-Director, Associate Professor Ben Saul, published an opinion editorial on the ABC's The Drum Unleashed on Britain's expulsion of an Israeli diplomat being a lesson for Australia
Centre Director, Ben Saul commented on the forthcoming case involving the five Melbourne men facing trial over an alleged planned terrorist attack on Holsworthy Army Base.
Centre Director Ben Saul was invited to speak about counter-terrorism laws to a gathering of senior Australian Muslim religious and community leaders in the Lakemba region of Sydney.
Live podcasts of seminars on international law are now available, including on 16th Century Spanish Scholasticism by Professor Martti Koskenniemi; on the South African Bill of Rights by Dr. David Bilchitz; and on Guantanamo Bay, Obama and David Hicks.
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