I am chagrined to report that, once again, the process of learning from my mistakes – involves making mistakes. #sewing

Frank’s Beach, solitude. End of a lovely day.

@pagingdrpaige.bsky.social a quote on warships can't be pirates: G Fitzmaurice: ‘Acts of a piratical character committed by warships on superior orders were *more than acts of piracy*, and might constitute aggression or an act of war engaging the responsibility of the flag State’ [1955] I YBILC 56.

Writing retreat: view at the end of Day 2, and an echidna!

I am writing once again on the codification of the law of piracy, and discovering - once again - why everyone who writes on the subject winds up sounding either tetchy or a bit crazed. @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social discuss why the subject provokes strong reactions here: soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

Barlings Beach: not a bad setting for a short writing retreat.

This was a fascinating listen. Intriguing to hear from a person on the inside about how defending someone at the International Criminal Court works.

I neglected to advertise this week's CTTB with the inimitable @tamermorris.bsky.social give it a listen!

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oy, oy, oy!

Academic selfie: it’s been a week, time to head home.

What did the ICJ say in its new UNRWA Opinion? ⚖️Join Juliette McIntyre & Tamer Morris as they unpack Israel’s obligations, what this means for UN agencies working in occupied Palestine, the future of the UN ... and K-Pop Demon Hunters analogies. #CalledToTheBar soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

Out Now! In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico. @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oy, oy, oy!

Academic selfie: remember how you dress sends a message not only about who you are but who you want to be! (Dress for the job you want!) My message is: … kindly Edwardian time traveller.

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, Reviewer Two looked upon my works and I despair.

Academic selfie: remember how you dress sends a message not only about who you are but who you want to be! (Dress for the job you want!) My message is: … kindly Edwardian time traveller.

Thankful for the opportunity to join Washington Journal on @c-span.bsky.social to discuss the lethal US strikes in the Caribbean and saber rattling towards Caracas. www.c-span.org/program/wash...

I can hear this post read in Tamsin's voice. If you can't, I highly recommend Called to the Bar podcast, where she and @djag2.bsky.social set the record straight on piracy and all things international law w their co-hosts @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social @drnajimagi.bsky.social @imogenmarjorie.bsky.social

It's not fucking piracy! States can't commit piracy, and calling it piracy absolves the US of responsibility and says that the individuals who conducted the strikes were mutineers. It's an atrocity crime and deeply illegal but not fucking piracy. Not everything involving boats and violence is piracy

Academic selfie: chillier in Canberra today, so broke out this autumnal favourite. Forehead still healing.

Academic selfie: chillier in Canberra today, so broke out this autumnal favourite. Forehead still healing.

Academic selfie: in late after a terrific “resilient Australia” UNSW Canberra Republic event. And my forehead stitches held! PSA: get any suspicious skin lumps and bumps checked!

worth applying to politics as well. when you're criticizing an action people take "taking the better action next time" is only one of the alternatives people will consider, and worth remembering that "not bothering at all" is another.

Academic selfie and PSA: if you zoom in, at the top of my forehead you will see something that looks like a large pimple. It was a squamous cell carcinoma which has now been removed. If you are a white middle-aged Australian, remember to get a skin check!

My problem with this Q&A is the claim that UNCLOS prevents boarding where there is suspicion of high seas cable cutting. This is incorrect. Art 101(a)(ii) provides an avenue via piracy. @djag2.bsky.social addressed this in 2022 in our @iclq.bsky.social piece on cables

Academic selfie: cravat just barely visible, and the new check trousers I sewed myself.

Tuesday evening! Canberra! Pizza, networking and amazing academic discussion! Come to Verity Lane for a UNSW event on the strategic dimensions of supply chains in national resilience: (I'll be MC'ing for what that's worth ...) www.eventbrite.com.au/e/resilient-...

New episode! Australia’s new 2035 climate target - credible or cosmetic? 🌏⚖️ Join Ntina Tzouvala, Julia Dehm & Christy Clark as they unpack what international law (and the ICJ’s climate opinion) really demand. #CalledToTheBar soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

Academic selfie: cravat just barely visible, and the new check trousers I sewed myself.

It’s rare for me to say this about a NYTimes article, but I love everything about this story. And that photo. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...

Tuesday evening! Canberra! Pizza, networking and amazing academic discussion! Come to Verity Lane for a UNSW event on the strategic dimensions of supply chains in national resilience: (I'll be MC'ing for what that's worth ...) www.eventbrite.com.au/e/resilient-...

Academic selfie: lunch with @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social !

Academic selfie: weather impacted afternoon tea with the sartorial genius @djag2.bsky.social with a cameo from The Admiral (who has also been appointed Professor Emeritus) edition

India secures defence presence on the Chagos archipelago maritime-executive.com/article/indi...

Ah yes, the Eureka Stockade, famously opposed to disruptive protests

If cheese is not the answer to what ails me, is it possible that I just haven’t tried *enough* cheese yet? 🧀

I am back from leave! Which means the return of the academic selfie. Earlier in the week it was briefly cool enough to wear my new check wool ensemble, but now we are back to more summery temperatures.

It was amazing to chat with the delightful Kate Gibson and @drnajimagi.bsky.social on this episode of #CalledToTheBar on the role and challenges of defence work in ICL

There is so much luck in academia. We're told to just ride it out, take the rough with the smooth. But sometimes you get a run of bad luck or an event hits so hard that it becomes existential. There's only so much bad luck a person can take before they run out of road and have to leave academia.

What’s it like to defend the accused at The Hague? ⚖️ @drnajimagi.bsky.social & @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social talk with veteran defence lawyer Kate Gibson about funding, fairness, and the ethics of trials in absentia. #CalledToTheBar soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

So it seems Hamas can’t find the bodies of remaining dead hostages because #Israel has destroyed so much of #Gaza, & in response Israel is going to starve Gazans again. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

TFW the book you were looking for was propping up your laptop the whole time.

Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

Typically excellent and quotable work here by @edzitron.com www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

French PM Lecornu resigning after 13 hours now makes the Lecornu the shortest length to measure political time. For those of you using old measures this is 1/18 of a Scaramucci or about 1.2% of a Truss

In our latest episode, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social speaks with Ardi Imseis about the recent recognition of Palestine by western states and the history of the UN’s “rule by law” in relation to Palestine and the construction of its legal subalternity. #CalledToTheBar soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

In our latest episode, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social speaks with Ardi Imseis about the recent recognition of Palestine by western states and the history of the UN’s “rule by law” in relation to Palestine and the construction of its legal subalternity. #CalledToTheBar soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

A quick thought on one small but important way western states recognising Palestine is not merely a symbolic gesture. The relevant comparison is the illegal Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus. This is entirely unrecognised by any state but Türkiye. As a consequence there’s no inbound 1/2

Yes, yes it is. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...