Misleading headline — there's no international framework; rather some kind of a framework for international students. *But* the story helpfully shows the Gov't continuing struggle to grasp why int'l students come to metropolitan unis and why rents increase futurecampus.com.au/2025/09/20/h...

Health care professionals in Melbourne have been denied an opportunity to discuss the impact of war on children's health — seemingly to appease supporters of Israel. Seriously? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

We have published a report of the 3rd Expert Meeting on the Legal Review of Autonomous Weapon Systems held in March 2025. The report provides an insight into current State practice on legal reviews, and a snapshot of non-governmental initiatives and scholarly contributions doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

The debacle at ANU must be enormously distressing for colleagues over there. Senior leaders still fail to grasp that a university's two biggest assets are its people and its reputation. And if you lose one, you also lose the other www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...

If true, this means that Russian authorities will have written records of the political views and activities of these asylum seekers on their return to Russia. Yet we all know what Putin's regime does to dissident. Some of these people will likely die in some penal colony in Siberia

Concise explanation from @aapfactcheck.bsky.social as to why the recognition of the State of Palestine does not breach international law. I'm glad to have been able to contribute a few comments

The good folks at TWAIL Review maintain a helpful list of readings on #internationallaw and #Palestine, which includes writings by—*checks notes*—actual Palestinian scholars twailr.com/internationa...

Join us for a joint IILAH/MCF/ILA/ANZSIL OIELIG webinar on the 2025 UN Oceans Conference — Reflections on Proposed Actions to Sustainably Use the Oceans, on 20 August 2025, at 1–2PM AEST / 3–4PM NZST #internationallaw www.eventbrite.com.au/e/iilah-webi...

This does help explain Judge Sebutinde's recent dissents regarding Palestine. But divine revelation is not really a recognised method of interpreting international law www.middleeasteye.net/news/icj-vic...

With NATO #CCDCOE support, I had the pleasure of collaborating with Aleksi Kajander and Maarja Naagel on a project looking at the legal requirements and tech standards for the #cybersecurity of weapon systems. Our paper is now out in OUP's Journal of Cybersecurity academic.oup.com/cybersecurit...

Reason 783 to ditch Meta "products"

Great speakers and a highly topical issue 👇🏼

How far down the path to a constitutional crisis does this take the US? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...

Yesterday’s chalking…

So coffee is about to become more expensive in the US? That's tough. Lucky cocaine isn't subject to tariffs — that would really cause havoc on Wall Street.

Judges occasionally use academic writings as unpaid and uncredited research assistance, which is unfortunate. But this is next level — both in terms of the source and the way in which it is used. Also, terrible for the credibility of the ICJ at a critical time

A notable numerologist and financial wizard now lectures us on space travel and Australian history. What extraordinary talent we have in the Australian parliament!

Let me see if I have this right. It would be inappropriate for a Foreign Minister, who has shown compassion for the Palestinians, to take part in commemorating the suffering of the Jews? And this is coming from a person who accuses everybody else of being divisive? The irony is lost on no one

Salaries of senior university executives are certainly obscene. But — chronic public underfunding has forced universities to be entrepreneurial and operate like businesses. The corporate salaries mirror that change

This would also be beneficial in Australia, where politicians overwhelmingly serve the interests of older voters. But, for the same reason, it seems unlikely

So an invasion of Panama and Denmark are now on the US government'a agenda for 2025? Super

While the buck stops with Putin, the Russian population isn't blameless. As @andrewchak.bsky.social points out, the majority of Russians approve of Putin's imperialism w/r/t Ukraine. For them, "invading another country to seize land and subjugate its people doesn’t even register as problematic."

Dear Australian journalists — if you're writing about a judicial decision, for the love of all that's holy, please provide a link to the actual decision (not just your earlier thoughts on the same case, as insightful as those might be). Thank you!

Important study with some really interesting results. I assume that the difference across age groups reflects the increasing willingness to self-identify and self-report at LGBT+. We've come a long way 🌈

I didn't always agree with Michael Leunig but I frequently found his work insightful and often just delightfully heartwarming. He will be missed. This piece, Kindness, has always been one of my favourites. I was so pleased to get a signed and inscribed print for someone who was important to me.

Supposedly "this case presents the kind of violence that requires an additional message of deterrence to prevent copycat killers." Hence, the label of terrorism. The US criminal justice works in mysterious ways.

Insightful piece from the team at @sipri.bsky.social about the China-led assault (my words, not theirs) on export control regimes. Conveniently, this takes place under the guise of a putative right to benefit from international cooperation in science and technology for peaceful uses.

Here's a thoughtful piece about three possible future scenarios for Georgia — the bad, the ugly, and good, I suppose

Check out the call for papers for the 32nd ANZSIL Annual Conference — International Law: Silence, Forgetting and Remembrance: www.anzsil.org.au/32nd-ANZSIL-... We'll be freezing our hineys off in Canberra 2–4 July 2025 but the incredible ANZSIL spirit will make it worthwhile!

Israel's annexation of parts of Golan Heights in 1981 was, and continues to be, a breach of international law (as per Security Council resolution 497). The same applies to further annexations of Syrian territory and new settlement. This is a blatant and illegal land grab.

Who comes up with these kinds of headlines? Ireland is not humiliated. Ireland is standing out as a country that has a principled and values-based approach to foreign policy.

Israel's foreign minister claims that Ireland's recognition of the State of Palestine and its participation in ICJ proceedings against Israel constitute “extreme anti-Israel policies”. No — “extreme policies” are those that the Netanyahu government has been carrying out in Gaza.

Two Russian oil tankers have reportedly broken in half and started sinking in the Kerch Strait. I am instantly reminded of this classic piece of Australian television

Is the actual aim here to kill and maim people with vaccine-preventable diseases? Do Kennedy and Siri own funeral homes and hospitals that would profit from this needless death and suffering? I can't think of any other rational explanation

Yikes, I missed the news that Queensland Health somehow misplaced a large number of virus samples. Especially in a country obsessed with biosecurity, this seems like a serious mishap

Ben Saul is absolutely right about Israel's bombardment of Syria: "There is absolutely no basis under international law to preventively or preemptively disarm a country you don't like."

The latest in a series of cases where Australian courts, following UK courts, refuse to consider the hiring of domestic workers to be part of a diplomatic agent's official functions. Accordingly, immunity rationed materiae does not apply to employment disputes once the diplomatic agent leaves office

I had a sobering conversation with one of my PhD students today. They had reached the conclusion that academia is no longer an attractive post-PhD career option. I fear that they are right

Kaja Kallas has a reputation as one of Europe’s fiercest Russia hawks. The question hanging over her now is to what extent she’ll be able to continue to make waves in her new role as the EU's foreign policy chief. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/kaja...

Come join us! Yes, someone put me and @imogenmarjorie.bsky.social in charge of conference. The call for papers is out for ANZSIL 2025. Theme: "International Law: Silence, Forgetting and Remembrance". Submissions close 10 February* *before inevitable extensions anzsil.org.au/32nd-ANZSIL-...

The AI Act's national security exception raises legal and practical challenges. PLIXAVRA VOGIATZOGLOU argues that it might contravene CJEU case law and prove difficult to implement. verfassungsblog.de/the-ai-act-n...

Could someone please recommend right-of-centre news outlets that engage in thoughtful, serious journalism? I genuinely want to diversify the viewpoints that I'm exposed to but I don't want to wade through anti-scientific, fascist, homo/transphobic etc propaganda. Much obliged

Horrifying yet unsurprising

This was a great conversation 👇

Assad may be out of reach (for now) but those who tortured and murdered at his behest also need to be held accountable news.un.org/en/story/202...

With Assad reportedly fresh off the plane in Moscow, Putin's regime is already trying to cosy up to the rebels — presumably in the hope of saving Russian military bases in Syria www.bbc.com/news/live/cw...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky💙📚 #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 17

This email says more about organisational culture than its drafters perhaps intended

Suggesting that support to Palestinian self-determination in itself reflects anti-Israel sentiment shows just how ideologically opposed Netanyahu remains to any two-state solution www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

It's much worse than I thought 😬