In association with the International Commission of Jurists

Symposia

13 Aug

[Kate Schuetze is a Regional Researcher on the Pacific Islands in the East and Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Office of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. Jan Wetzel is a Senior Policy Adviser in the International Justice Team and the East and Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Office of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International.] The genesis since 2008, of the project...

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12 Aug

[Aakash Chandran is a Senior Legal and Advocacy Manager at Asia Justice Coalition. He leads the AJC’s advocacy on Crimes Against Humanity Convention] Asia has historically witnessed and continues to experience armed conflicts and atrocity crimes, including crimes against humanity (CAH) – crimes that are widespread or systematic attacks directed against civilian populations. The Taliban administration in Afghanistan represents a direct and systemic threat to democracy,...

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12 Aug

[Emma Palmer is Associate Professor at Griffith Law School researching the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute international crimes in the Asia-Pacific. Chuka Arinze-Onyia is a doctoral student at Griffith University Law School researching universal jurisdiction.] This research was supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Award (project number DE250100597). The views expressed herein are those of the authors Southeast Asia has...

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11 Aug

[Phil Orchard is Professor in International Relations, Head of Discipline, Politics and International Studies and Co-Director of the Future of Rights Centre in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. Mareen Brosinsky is Associate Lecturer and PhD Candidate in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Wollongong in New South...

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11 Aug

[Azadah Raz Mohammad is a PhD Candidate at the Melbourne Law School where she is completing a PhD in international criminal law at Melbourne Law School. Karin M Frodé is a Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor at the Monash University Faculty of Law, where she also completed a PhD in international human rights law.] A well-known statement in international criminal law posits that...

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11 Aug

[Bhavani Fonseka is an Attorney-at-Law and Researcher based in Sri Lanka] May 2026 marked 17 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka, a period in which accountability for the violations that occurred during the war have been elusive. Despite the passage of time, the demand for accountability persists with victims both in Sri Lanka and outside agitating and mobilizing in search of...

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10 Aug

[Olivera Simić is a Professor with the Griffith Law School, Griffith University] In this piece, my main question is: if the future of international law is domestic, then who guarantees that domestic courts apply universal jurisdiction and enforce international standards in their proceedings? Here, I reflect on some differences that may arise when prosecuting international crimes under the principle of universal...

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10 Aug

[Antonia Mulvey is a British lawyer, and the founder and executive director of Legal Action Worldwide.] International law, international justice institutions, and human rights are under extraordinary pressure as conflicts are increasing and displacement is at record levels. Using the law to protect rights and demand justice has rarely been more important, or more difficult. The Rohingya accountability effort shows both the possibilities and the limits of...

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10 Aug

[Emma Palmer is an Associate Professor at Griffith Law School researching the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute international crimes in the Asia-Pacific. Prasadi Wijesinghe is a PhD Candidate at Griffith Business School researching intellectual property law and artificial intelligence.] This research was supported by the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Award (project number DE250100597). The views expressed herein are those...

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04 Aug

[Dr Sergey Sayapin is Professor of Law at KIMEP University (Almaty, Kazakhstan) and Distinguished Visiting Global Scholar at the NUS Centre for International Law (2025)] The discussion in Part I of this blog post has examined how contemporary economic interdependence generates structural vulnerabilities within financial systems, sovereign debt, and global production networks. Yet the significance of economic fragility extends well beyond these domains. The modern...

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04 Aug

[Dr Sergey Sayapin is Professor of Law at KIMEP University (Almaty, Kazakhstan) and Distinguished Visiting Global Scholar at the NUS Centre for International Law (2025)] For much of the post-war period, international economic law was built around a promise of stability. The architects of the Bretton Woods order sought to prevent a recurrence of the economic catastrophes that had contributed to the Great Depression, nationalism, and...

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21 Jul

[Jimena Sofía Viveros Álvarez is a senior international lawyer and peace and security expert, CEO of IQuilibriumAI, OECD and UNESCO AI Expert, and former Member of the UNSG HLAB and GC-REAIM Commissioner] Contemporary armed conflicts defy the boundaries that construe conservative legal frameworks, and as the threshold has de facto been lowered, distinguishing between war and peace has become increasingly challenging. In light of this,...

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