Sydney Centre for International Law
Outstanding scholarship in global and transnational law
The Sydney Centre for International Law was established in 2003 as a centre of excellence in research and teaching in international law.
The centre fosters innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship across the international legal field, and also provides an avenue for the public to access international legal expertise. It operates within the University of Sydney Law School, building upon its well-recognised history of strength in this area.
Our main annual event is the "Sydney Centre for International Law Year-In-Review Conference", where experts from government, academia and civil society catch up on major developments in the past year. We also hold range of exciting events throughout the year.
Check out https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/calendar/
"At the Vanishing Point: Encounters with the Souvenirs, Merchandise, and Memorabilia of International Law" (2023), curated by A/Professor Jacqueline Mowbray and Professor Emily Crawford.
"Iconic: The Use and Misuse of the Red Cross Emblem", curated by Professor Emily Crawford.
K. McLoughlin, R. Grey, L. Chappell and S. Varrall (eds) Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court, by , Cambridge University Press 2025).
T. Morris, The Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping Operations (Brill 2024)
D. Kinley, The Liberty Paradox Living with the Responsibilities of Freedom (Johns Hopkins University Press 2024)
E. Crawford, A. Pert and B. Saul, Public International Law (Cambridge University Press 2023).
D.R. Rothwell and T. Stephens, The International Law of the Sea (Bloomsbury 2023).
N. Teramura, L. Nottage and B. Jetin, Corruption and Illegality in Asian Investment Arbitration (Springer 2023).
Sydney Centre for International Law (SCIL) offers internship positions to Sydney Law School students each academic year as an opportunity for interested students to advance their legal research and writing skills, gain exposure to developments in international law, and develop their curriculum vitae.
For further information, visit the Law Student Portal via Canvas.
In past years, our Centre interns student interns have authored two articles for the Australian Year Book of International Law. One summarises decisions by Australian courts that consider international law; the other summarises international legal proceedings involving Australia. The articles can accessed through a subscription to the Year Book of International Law, and SCIL has made select articles available free of charge at:
Article on international law in Australian Courts in 2022
Rosemary Grey, Mary Crock, Jemima Back, Alistair Boyd, Niamh Callinan, Emma Clark, Timothy Collins, Julian Edwards, Joseph Harman, Mun K. Lee, Catherine Nguyen, Ibrahim Taha, Yuanhang Wang and Liuyuwen Yang, 'Cases before Australian Courts and Tribunals concerning Questions of Public International Law 2022', vol. 41, Australian Year Book of International Law (2023)
Article on international law in Australian courts in 2021
Mary Crock, Mia Bridle, Ben Dajkovich, Bridget Hackett, Emily Halloran, Louisa Lemm, Adam Liskowski, Kathryn McCormack , George Napier , Madeline Pfeffercorn, Mrihika Sreenivasan Shankarla, and Alicia Vakalopoulos, 'Cases before Australian Courts and Tribunals concerning Questions of Public International Law 2021', vol. 40, Australian Year Book of International Law (2022) 377
Article on Australia's role in international legal proceedings in 2021
Mary Crock, Mia Bridle, Ben Dajkovich, Emily Halloran, Kathryn McCormack , Eden McSheffrey, Madeline Pfeffercorn, and Alicia Vakalopoulos, 'Cases before International Courts and Tribunals concerning Questions of Public International Law Involving Australia 2021' , vol. 40, Australian Year Book of International Law (2022) 475
Article on Australia and private international law in 2020 and 2021
S.I. Strong, Kathryn McCormack, Dadar Ahmadi Pirshahid, Mrithika Sreenivasan Shankarla, and Ruoshui Zhang, 'Developments in Australian Private International Law 2020–2021', vol. 40 Australian Year Book of International Law (2022) 508.
Article on international law in Australian courts in 2020
Mary Crock, Rosemary Grey, Freya Appleford, Wendy Chen, Sarah Charak, Christian Cieplik, Anisha Gunawardhana, Jake Jerogin, Adam Liskowski, Jessica Mitchell, Olivia Morris, Anh-Tuan Nguyen, Bianca Tini-Brunozzi, Alexandra Touw and Kevin Zoum 'Cases before Australian Courts and Tribunals concerning Questions of Public International Law 2020’ vol. 39 Australian Year Book of International Law (2021) 351.
Article on Australia's role in international legal proceedings in 2020
Mary Crock, Rosemary Grey, Freya Appleford, Anisha Gunawardhana, Miranda Hutchesson, Jake Jerogin, Emma Kench, Maxine Lucy McHugh, Olivia Morris, Alexandra Touw and Kevin Zou, 'Cases before International Courts and Tribunals Concerning Questions of Public International Law Involving Australia 2020' vol. 39 Australian Year Book of International Law (2021)
