New online! The legal limits of systematic review in IPBES and IPCC assessments

It was a great pleasure to co-author this piece with Kate Owens, Michelle Lim, @rachelkillean.bsky.social and Nicole Graham. We hope it makes some contribution to improving how law is understood in global environmental assessments. #climatecrisis #biodiversity

What are the afterlives of atrocity tribunals? What do contested legacies mean for afterlives of defendants, judgements, witnesses, and archives? See this fascinating and exciting #CallforPapers from Mark Drumbl, Maria Elander, and @rachelkillean.bsky.social ! wlu.app.box.com/s/ubi9i56841...

‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast

I had such a wonderful time at LSAANZ 2025. So many incredible panels, so many good chats. And winning the book prize for Green Transitional Justice was the beautiful icing on the intellectual enrichment cake. Thank you to all involved ❤️

At last, some properly rigorous reporting on the vampiric management consulting behind proposed cuts at Edinburgh Uni. Grab some garlic, read and weep.

CAUL negotiations with Elsevier need academic support. Until this dispute is resolved: “Do not submit to Elsevier journals. Do not review for Elsevier. Pause your work on Elsevier editorial committees… Withdraw your (free) labour. It is the simplest and most powerful statement that you can make.”

As the survivor of a relationship with a Sapiens fan, I have been waiting for this moment for a long time.

What does justice look like for victims of atrocity crimes? How can they participate in the criminal process? Are international criminal tribunals even the best means of addressing violations? How else might we support victims? Find out from @rachelkillean.bsky.social in today's episode!

What implications do videolink technologies bear for the criminal process? What threat do remote proceedings pose for access to justice? How might emerging technologies be adopted by criminal courts and prisons? Find out from @carolyn-mckay.bsky.social in today's episode!

Why has Australia placed so few sanctions on Israel? Why are we still exporting fighter jet parts to a state that continues to deny humanitarian relief to civilians in Gaza? Can sanctions be an effective means of changing Israel’s behaviour? Find out from Ben Saul in today's episode.

In the wake of the government's release of the National Climate Risk Assessment, what is climate justice? How do we compensate those affected by disasters? How are states failing to properly respond to the climate crisis, and how can we change this? Find out from Rosemary Lyster in today's episode!

Ben is our first return guest, but sadly we continue to need his insights into the awful situation in Gaza. In this episode he discusses sanction regimes, what they offer and what they don't.

@rachelkillean.bsky.social: @genocidescholars.bsky.social has passed a resolution recognising tt Israel's policies & actions in Gaza constitute genocide as defined in the Genocide Convention, & war crimes & crimes against humanity as defined in ICC Rome Statute 👉 genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...

This recent article in the official journal of the Aus. Academy of Forensic Sciences includes hallucinated references. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10...., for example:

It's me! Thank you Eamonn for your curiosity about my work :)

Just Cause is back for Season 3! In this first episode, we are joined by Emeritus Professor Barbara McDonald to discuss the development of privacy law, and the implications of the recently implemented statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy. Listen here! soundcloud.com/just-cause-6...

As the humanitarian crisis in Palestine intensifies, international law has seemed powerless against the mounting civilian casualties and widespread famine caused by Israel's military campaign. How can the legal community step in? Find out from Dr Tamer Morris in today's episode.

Did you know there are currently over 18,000 pieces of legislation in Australia? How did legislation become so voluminous and complex, what does this mean for the rule of law and the rights of the individual? Find out from Prof Lisa Burton Crawford in today's episode!

Help USyd Palestine advocates defeat Israel Lobby legal attack! chuffed.org/project/1432...

@metaror.bsky.social (our collab with @rorinstitute.bsky.social) has just announced that @plosbiology.org is now a partner journal. This means that PLOS Biology will now consider metascience articles that have passed our transparent and rigorous review process. theplosblog.plos.org/2025/08/plos...

“In other words, the problem is not men; it is high‑consumption masculinity bound up with wealth. The richest 1% now emit more than the poorest two‑thirds of humanity combined.” lesglorieuses.fr/carbon-emiss...

Ibrahim al Khalili reports on the struggle to get water in Gaza.

There is no longer any doubt that Israel has set up a fake humanitarian organisation so it can kettle Gazans into a kill box and murder them en masse It is evil beyond description and in a decent world it would result in immediate, massive, global action to stop them and prosecute those responsible

having blown up all the hospitals in Gaza and normalised killing starving people who are queuing for food, this: killing women and children queuing for supplements at a medical centre. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May, with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said Friday. u.afp.com/SYZ9

Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians #news #worldnews

The IACtHR advisory opinion does not yet appear to be available in English, but here is a useful short media summary. The Court noted the number and range of submissions it received.

US weapons still at work in Gaza. (US just authorized the sale of more JDAM kits to Israel.) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

*Urgent action for academics and trade unionists - sign this letter opposing the ban on Palestine Action* The government's plan to extend terrorism laws by banning Palestine Action is a grave threat to civil liberties and freedom of expression. tinyurl.com/PalActionlet...

My article exploring ecocide's relationship with war is out! I use some sexy social constructivism to explore ecocide's conceptual evolution. Less sexily, I note that war continues to devastate nature with outrageous impunity. Check it out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Trump's assassination talk is to normalise it before he does it. He did that with tariffs, bombing Iran etc., it's a tool of tyranny. 1/2

I have complicated feel-pinions about ecocide and was really looking forward to exploring the topic with the fabulous @rachelkillean.bsky.social but our chat exceeded my high expectations. You can hear the full conversation in our latest episode of Law at the End of the World (link to follow).

Getting to be on my new favourite podcast?? Discussing my new book?? With a beloved collaborator??! A dream come true. @cristyclark.bsky.social and I probably had too much fun recording this, given the bleakness of the subject matter, but you have to laugh or you'd cry right?

An excellent analysis by @jessicawhyte.bsky.social of the new lows of Israel's atrocity crimes and the calls for a Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy to Gaza. www.abc.net.au/religion/as-...

Pleased to share this new publication with Libby Newton, in which we explore the Colombian JEP's innovative recognition of territories as victims of the Colombian conflict www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Inject this into my veins

Happy to see this out in the world!

In this post, I argue against university rankings (@aidybarnett.bsky.social) and assessment regimes that reward quantity over quality. Let's slow down, correct existing errors (@jabyrnesci.bsky.social), and engage in better peer review (eg, @metaror.bsky.social): theconversation.com/reliable-sci...

632 job cuts have been proposed by the executive team at the University of Dundee. Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee. Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632 youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI

Who decides which data disappears – and what does that mean for democracy? NANNA THYLSTRUP (nannathylstrup.bsky.social) and KATIE MCKINNON explore how political changes in digital infrastructures reshape access to knowledge and democracy in the U.S. and beyond. verfassungsblog.de/the-politics...

Proud to be on this great panel to talk about the g2i problem - I'll be talking about producing better group/framework evidence through systematic reviews. With @teneille.bsky.social et al at www.gironaevidenceweek.com

Coming soon!

"Many researchers now argue that allowing tropical forests to regenerate naturally is the most cost-effective way to repair deforested areas. Research helps scientists figure out if and when interventions are useful." Good story by Ruth Kamnitzner news.mongabay.com/2025/02/an-e...

USyd Law students - join us! Making Just Cause is fun, informative, and helps you build those sweet sweet transferrable skills.

The second post showcases work on multilingualism in courts and tribunals, by Jinhyun Cho, Sandra Hale, Michael Jones, @rachelkillean.bsky.social, Rosemary Grey, Lucy Xin Liu, Ludmila Stern, Xiaoyu Zhao and colleagues www.languageonthemove.com/whats-new-in...