Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Law - fantastic new 3-yr opportunity to work at UNSW Law and Justice & Nuclear Innovation Centre to conduct research and build capacity on nuclear law at UNSW external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

UNSW is looking for a postdoctoral fellow specialising in nuclear law: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53... Three-year position, no need to have existing work rights in Australia. We are a jolly bunch, so consider joining us.

Please join me for this event on 2 Sept in Sydney. How can disaster risk reduction be done better? Join leading global and local experts from practice, research and lived experience at NSW Parliament House - register here! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/howwesurvi...

Get your tickets now! The 2025 Kaldor Centre Conference will focus on 'Building bridges: Advancing refugee protection in a divided world'. Now more than ever, we need to pause, reflect and forge new paths forward - together conference.unsw.edu.au/en/2025-kald...

After 4 years it's time to say goodbye to the University of Nottingham 🥹 I've learned a lot in my time here and made some lifelong friends. It's been an action packed fortnight (see highlights below), so I'll be taking a bit of a rest before starting as a Senior Lecturer at UNSW in September 🎉

The final session of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference explored the challenges of intl criminal justice in domestic spheres. Chaired by Mark Chadwick (@letter-of-mark.bsky.social) w/ presentations from Alison Bisset, Selman Aksünger & Luke Eda. #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

As the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference comes to a close, we want to extend our thanks to all of our speakers, chairs & attendees! A huge thank you also to organisers @hemimistry.bsky.social, @natkhod.bsky.social & Olympia Bekou. Until next time! #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

The sixth session of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference examined the experience & methods of protecting victims & the vulnerable. The panel was chaired by Sara Ciucci with presentations from Giovanna Frisso, Elena Katselli & Maria Crippa #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Session seven on the UoN International Criminal Justice Conference focussed on evidence, investigations & prosecutorial policy. Chaired by Christy Shucksmith-Wesley w/ insights from Natalie Hodgson (@natkhod.bsky.social), Benjamin Thorne (@benjaminthorne.bsky.social) & Marco Longobardo #UoN_ICL25

We begin the 2nd day of the UoN International Criminal Justice Conference by exploring the autobiographically constructed identities & emotional labour of intl criminal lawyers. Chaired by Mando Rachovitsa w/ presenters @ilariazavoli.bsky.social & @batesmith.bsky.social #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

The final session of the first day of the 2025 Nottingham Intl Criminal Justice Conference addressed accountability issues at the ICC. Chaired by Jennifer Giblin w/ presentations from Ezequiel Jimenez (@ezejim.bsky.social) & Kritika Sharma (@kritikasharma.bsky.social‬) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Our third session of the day examined the legal complexities in issues of perpetration, chaired by Dr Javier S. Eskauriatza (@jseskau.bsky.social) with presentations from Dr Michelle Coleman (@michellecoleman.bsky.social), Mary Waterman & Rory Sugrue #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Session two, which focussed on contemporary developments in substantive crimes, was chaired by Caleb Wheeler with presentations from Victor Kattan (@victorkattan.bsky.social), Jolana Makraiová, Hemi Mistry (@hemimistry.bsky.social), Daryna Abbakumova & Francesco Cunsolo #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

We are hugely excited to kick off the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Law Conference this morning, bringing together leading academics, practitioners & policymakers to discuss current issues & recent developments in the field! #UoN_ICJ25 #IntlCrimJustice

Today's first session explored the purposes, rationales & subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Really enjoyed writing this piece with my @uniofnottingham.bsky.social colleague Matt Thomason. It's an area we plan to continue researching, so stay tuned!

Final preparations are well underway and we are looking forward to two days of dissecting and digesting the state of international criminal justice...

England and Wales might be making greater use of judge-alone ("jury free") trials to address the Crown Court backlog. Matt Thomason and I discuss this in the Conversation, drawing on our research into judge-alone trials across common law jurisdictions: theconversation.com/could-englan...

New from FM: The uncertain future for Afghan women seeking asylum | Jamie Bell

🚨“The Appeals Chamber rules that the impugned decision is confirmed”🚨 Reasoning being read now, but it appears that #ICC judges have decided that the Confirmation of Charges hearing against Joseph #Kony will proceed - in his absence.

Overall grant rate has fallen to 49% for y/e March 2025. Practitioners (including me) have been raising serious concerns about the extremely poor quality of these decisions, and these cases will now move into tribunal backlog instead, mostly unassisted by lawyers due to legal aid crisis.

Macho chat about border controls re asylum, but nothing of substance

Come and work with me! We’re hiring a new Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in international disaster law to join us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social - apply by 15 May external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

📢 Call for papers deadline extended! Join the HRLC & the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, taking place from 14-15 July. 📅 Deadline for applications: 15 April 2025 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/3CEVenU More information below ⬇️

The University’s HR department has informed us that should we provide comment to journalists covering the personal decisions of the Vice Chancellor there ‘will be no alternative’ but to review as a potential breach of the anti-bullying Dignity at Work policy. nation.cymru/news/row-ove...

#Duterte is charged at the ICC with the crime against humanity of murder (of thousands of people -- no more specific indications for now). CAH of torture and rape were not retained for AW purpose (link to the attack insufficiently shown).

A short piece for Opinio Juris, based on today's news of the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte for the #Philippines "war on drugs". #ICC #accountability opiniojuris.org/2025/03/11/a...

In case my Aussie friends and colleagues would like to hear about my new book, it would be great to see you when I'm briefly back next month: events.humanitix.com/book-launch-...

Tired of seeing misinformation spread unchecked? You’re not alone. The @kaldorcentre.bsky.social's new report with BIT levaragess behavioural science to outline how we can challenge false claims and build more fact-based conversations about refugees and migrants theconversation.com/misinformati...

We’re looking for outstanding PhD candidates to study with us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social! You must have a demonstrated interest in disaster law, human rights law, international humanitarian law, or diplomatic and consular law. www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/...

Misinformation on refugees and migrants is rife during elections. We found 6 ways it spreads – and how to stop it. New report out today by @kaldorcentre.bsky.social and Behavioural Insights Team theconversation.com/misinformati...

A great opportunity @UNSWLaw to do a PhD on the protection of human rights at sea, supervised by my fabulous colleagues Profs Natalie Klein and Sarah Williams www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/...

Register now for our upcoming Annual Conference on 'Human Rights under Pressure' with Keynote Speakers Baroness Shami Chakrabarti & Prof Conor Gearty & Panelists @tessakhan.bsky.social, @aoifenolan.bsky.social, Mando Rachovitsa & Wanda Wyporska. 🗓️ 5 March 2025 📌 Nottingham & Online 🔗 bit.ly/4aN6MCe

We had so much fun last year, we're doing it again! Join us at the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2nd International Criminal Justice Conference. Details below:

📢 Call for papers now open! Join the Human Rights Law Centre and the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, taking place from 14-15 July. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 March 2025 📌 Submit your paper here: bit.ly/3CEVenU More information below ⬇️

We have been censored in the US for our research on LGBTQ+ sexual violence. My co-authors and I are extremely concerned about research and activism being censored and the speed with which organisations have acquiesced to transphobic, homophobic and misogynist demands.

Excellent analysis by Ben Saul of Trump’s unlawful plan to relocate Palestinians

Today is the final day to register for our Annual Lecture with Prof Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change & Human Rights. Join us tomorrow (30 January, 17:30 GMT) for her talk on 'Intersectionality and the Human Rights Implications of Climate Change'. Register here: bit.ly/3WqNhtt

Application for arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court Prosecutor against #Taliban leaders in #Afghanistan for the crime against humanity #CAH of #persecution on the basis of #gender. www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...

New from Free Movement: Home Office evaluation of GPS tagging pilot shows no impact on compliance | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/home-office-evaluation-of-gps-tagging-pilot-shows-no-impact-on-compliance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home-office-evaluation-of-gps-tagging-p…

🚨 Quite some International Criminal Court news these days!!! Application for an arrest warrant in the situation in #Bangladesh / #Myanmar ICC Prosecutor states there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing... www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...

We’ll have to see the details of course, but if done properly, this looks like a positive move which makes sense at every level

The Chamber found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu, and Mr Gallant bear criminal responsibility for ‘the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.’ www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

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