“The transformation of a hybrid court into a domestic institution offers lessons for localising international justice” Read Andre Kwok in The Interpreter. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/cambodia-takes-control-its-war-crimes-legacy

Exiting moment for us at @acsg.bsky.social as we move from "Australian" to "Australasian", with a focus on shaping responsible space governance that contributes to prosperity in the Indo- and Asia-Pacific. Stay tuned more to come in a few weeks!

I curated a collection of gorgeous images, our planet from above, for this week's Space Citizens Substack. It tells the story of how important EO data is for so many things on Earth, including understanding the relationship between space and our lives on Earth. open.substack.com/pub/spacecit...

I'd be very happy never to see "manifest destiny" used again theconversation.com/for-too-long...

To replace the self-fulfilling prophecy that space is “congested, contested and competitive”, we need a new mantra, one that offers solutions: “Communication, cooperation and collaboration”. Check out my Substack this week and say the mantra with me. open.substack.com/pub/spacecit...

This week I'm asking you what you want to know about Mr Musk himself, and I'll answer. I don't write about him very often, but with a new Exec Order this week making it even easier for launches and re- entries to be licensed, his name is in the headlines once again. Spacecitizens.substack.com

Ha. ANU VC says she's happy with how she's done her job, & that there will be no more forced redundancies- that is, OTHER THAN THE ONES ALREADY ON THE TABLE. So, yes, there will be more forced redundancies. #fundHigherEdFairly www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904605...

It’s such dark times at ANU

ANU announced a newly created position of Chief Risk Officer - worth $500k+/yr - in same email it talked up the $50M+ worth of staff cuts via redundancies, another $50M to come. Also same email staff lectured on being respectful talking about job losses, cuts. 🤯 Schadenfreude

Next installment of my "Space Citizens" Substack newsletter: "Artemis and the Moon Part 1". Not (yet) about NASA's skinny budget, I'm starting instead with the mythology of Artemis the goddess of the Moon, and possible cautionary tales. Audio also because it's long! open.substack.com/pub/cassandr...

A man drying fish on the roof / Phnom Penh, Cambodia

I've started a Substack called "Space Citizens", as I write a book. Space matters, in ways you may not think of, and more than you may realise. My mission is to raise Space literacy across government and militaries, policy and decision-makers, and the public. open.substack.com/pub/cassandr...

There are 21 year olds who are alive today who don't have any significant memories of life and politics pre-Trump. There are also 30 year olds alive today who have no memory of life and politics pre war on terror. We literally have generations of youth who have normalized madness.

What happens when the courtroom doors close? My latest paper looks at the residual functions of the ECCC and how tribunals are shifting from a "get in and get out" model to long-term public engagement. From TikTok to community outreach, courts are shaping their legacy far beyond verdicts. 🧵(1/4)

How you know you go to ANU without saying you go to ANU

I love that this book has cited me!

My VPN works

"Countries such as Australia must courageously push back and recalibrate our relationship with the US as needed. We should never accept a lawless, violent world of unbridled hegemonic power. It endangers all of us." - Prof Ben Saul If only we had a PM with a spine. www.smh.com.au/world/middle...

Our chair, @cassandrasteer.bsky.social, explores the evolving 21st-century spacescape and why space governance must move beyond its state-centric roots. As space citizens, we all have a stake in a multi-stakeholder, multi-domain, inclusive & intergenerational approach to security & sustainability.

The #USAID website has just gone dark, amidst reporting #Trump may try to dissolve it completely. But #Congress established USAID in statute, and Trump can't unilaterally override a statute by executive order. Read my latest via @justsecurity.org: www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...

@vsamsondc.bsky.social and @almuazcarate.bsky.social, who previously featured on an ACSG podcast, have published an expert paper on counter-space capabilities. The paper examines multilateral efforts and regulatory mechanisms for managing both civilian and military uses in space governance.

Excited to say I was invited on one of my fave #podcasts, #Law on #Film! I chatted w/ @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social about 2 #Cambodia #Genocide films, First They Killed My Father & Le Temps des Aveux. I hope people find it as interesting as I find other episodes! www.buzzsprout.com/2073468/epis...

I discuss 20+ films that can help to teach about the relationship between law and race. Many of these films also invite a discussion into how filmmakers (mis)use the medium in their reflection on law and race. Other suggestions are welcome. folukeafrica.com/the-law-and-...

Happy New Year 🇰🇭

Quick reminder for academics teaching students who aren't from wealth: students are really struggling both emotionally and financially (these are frequently linked) and they can't reduce their paid work to study. They look like poor students but mostly they are overwhelmed. Show some compassion

Check out the last podcast episode of the year at @acsg.bsky.social featuring @cassandrasteer.bsky.social and @outerspacesocsci.bsky.social. They discuss whether space is 'cool' and the significance of outer space in our everyday lives. Stay tuned for more exciting work from the ACSG next year!

Love my part of the world!

NEW: New Mandala calls it a year. www.newmandala.org/new-mandala-...

More excellent in-depth reporting from Reuters: #Myanmar is facing one of the worst (underfunded) #food insecurity crises on the planet, but this info is being suppressed by the #Tatmadaw, who threaten aid workers to not reveal data. Some researchers have disappeared. www.reuters.com/investigates...

On this day in 1998, 26 years ago, Pokémon Trading Card Game was first released on the GameBoy This game was an RPG that featured you going to 8 clubs and playing the Pokémon TCG to become the overall grand master www.serebii.net/tradingcardg...

B/W photo of lion dancers taken in Foshan, Guangdong

marking be like

Jocelyn Bell Burnell was an amazing scientist but also a huge supporter of poetry. 🧪 📚 #WomenInSTEM

What happens when lawyers & judges rethink how testimony is produced in legal settings? In this paper I show how looking at communication in context can make a crucial difference and help ensure access to refugee protection #Langsky #LawSky #Linguistics link.springer.com/article/10.1...

OTP files for arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity of deportation & persecution of the #Rohingya. Glad to finally see progress but disappointed to see no #genocide charges. #Myanmar www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...

The spiral galaxy The Milky Way that we are in is actually one of the least likely to contain intelligent life. The spherical galaxies are hundreds or thousands of times more likely to contain life, and in fact may be teeming with them like Star Wars or Star Trek.

There's a rally to support Senator Lidia Thorpe's Genocide Bill, 28 November 2024 at Parliament House, Canberra (land of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples). Blak people of this continent have always stood in solidarity with other Indigenous peoples. Aust government is complicit in genocide #Mobsky

censure of Sen Thorpe is probably punishment for her current Genocide Bill. Attorney General has power to block prosecution of genocide, war crimes & crimes against humanity from proceeding in Aust courts. Given Aust's complicity in genocideS this needs to change 9/ www.lidiathorpe.com/genocide_bill

On this day in 2002, 22 years ago, Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire were first released. These games started the third generation and introduced 135 new Pokémon. It told the story of you stopping Team Aqua or Team Magma serebii.net/rubysapphire/

Once in a lifetime shot! ☄️ 📸 josh_dury_photomedia

For years, I’ve had dinner table rants about why lawyers - and everyone who cares about justice in relation to storytelling - should listen to Taylor Swift. Now I also have an article to go with it: t.co/df4xIVtqoF

everyone should use aglc referencing idc the rest can all burn

And we're out! The final episode of Season 1 of #CalledToTheBar is live and it's time for end of year drinks! So proud of all we've achieved this year, @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social, @imogenmarjorie.bsky.social , @drnajimagi.bsky.social and @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

Funny because true.

An international tribunal on TikTok? I wrote for @justsecurity.org on how the Khmer Rouge Tribunal uses TikTok & computational media to engage a large Gen Z society post-Case 002/02, sparking debate on the role of international courts beyond criminal adjudication 🌐📱 #InternationalLaw