Professor, UNSW Canberra. ARC Future Fellow. International law & maritime security. Host of Called to the Bar: https://xitter.cf/t.co/zOJ10U6eXY (he/him)
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Joined February 2011
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🧵I couldn’t be more pleased that my paper “Litigation as statecraft: small states and the of the law of sea” has been accepted by @BritishYearbook and will appear online in due course. In it my central argument is that small states can - 1/10
And @Alonso_GD we now have a #CalledToTheBar episode on this question: m.soundcloud.com/calledtothe…
And we're back from hiatus! New #CalledToTheBar is out! This week Tamsin Paige speaks to Stacey Henderson and Cris Van Eijk for a primer on space law! What is it? What activities does it govern? How deadly is space junk? Join usand find out!
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A reminder that early-bird registration closes for ANZSIL 2025 - the world's best-sized international law conference - this Friday 9 May 2025. And if you are planning to present you *must* register by Friday to confirm your slot!
anzsil.org.au/event-6142429
Academic selfie: a lot of meetings and presentations today! But a pleasure to engage with colleagues from Defence and the Philippines. (Tho @JayBatongbacal expected me in a bow tie!)
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Upcoming Social Contract Research Network Zoom seminar:
Prof Douglas Guilfoyle @djag2 , UNSW
"The Oceans as a Commons: everyone’s, no-one’s, or a public good?"
Tu 29 April: 8pm Melbourne 11am London; 6am NYC
Register: monash.zoom.us/meeting/regis…
More info: monash.edu/arts/languages-li…
The draft program for the world's best-sized international law conference, ANZSIL 2025, is now out at anzsil.org.au/event-6142429 * And there'll be a #CalledToTheBar live recording after the official conference closes on Fri 4 July!
(*Please let me know if you spot any errors.)
New #CalledToTheBar! We have a trade lawyer Imogen Saunders speak to a trade policy expert and author @DmitryOpines about whatever the hell is going on with US tariff "policy".
(Oh, and we'll be taking a short Easter break - back soon!)
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#CalledToTheBar is out! Celebrating the launch of two (!) books @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social talks with @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social and @claerwen.bsky.social about queer theory as a tool for rethinking how law understands power, normativity, and difference.
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New #CalledToTheBar! This week continues our "what everyone gets wrong about ..." classic cases series, and Tamsin Paige discusses the "Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project" or "they stole the f*cking river" case with Imogen Saunders.
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In this week's #NatSecPod, I spoke with @djag2 and @JAParker29 about the recent Chinese maritime activities in the Tasman Sea, and wider considerations about PRC maritime strategy, Australian responses, and implications for societal resilience.
🎙️New podcast 📢
Does the live fire incident fit into a bigger pattern of Chinese maritime coercion, or was it a standalone incident?
@JAParker29 @djag2 join @DavidMAndrews to discuss #China's recent naval operations off #Australia.
Listen👇
tinyurl.com/8ujx6erj
This week on #CalledToTheBar we discuss the surrender of former President Duterte of the Philippines to the International Criminal Court with @rosselle and @PillaiPriy !
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This week’s #CalledToTheBar is out, and it’s another in our classic cases series! This week we're looking at the overquoted, under-authoritative, and deeply de-historicized "Caroline Case" (or, more accurately, the "Caroline Affair") with Imogen Saunders
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There is no "Rule 53 of the Geneva Convention". There's a "Rule 53" *of the ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law*, or an "Article 53", in which case you'd need to specify which Geneva Convention, because there's four. But sure, you go on...
New #CalledToTheBar! After a busy few days in the news cycle, @juliettemm convenes the team to ask: does international law have a future? Grab a drink and settle in. It's going to be a bumpy global order transition.
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“We’re paid to be pessimistic”
It’s a common refrain from the nat sec community, and was echoed by Hugh Jeffrey last year.
I would love to see how anyone can argue that 🇦🇺 Defence & govt are being anything other than ostrich-like over optimistic on 🇺🇸
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#Kenya has nominated Prof @Phoebe_Okowa (current member of the International Law Commission) for election as @CIJ_ICJ Judge during 2026 judicial elections!
Prof #Okowa is immensely qualified & will be a great addition to the Court!
I wish her well 🤞🏿
qmul.ac.uk/law/people/academ…
Episode 31 of #CalledToTheBar:
International law in practice (or is it practice?)
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Who rules the waves in these troubled times?
Come take a short course on Maritime Security with me and @redunley, 25-26 August at @UNSWCanberra.
unsw.edu.au/canberra/study-w…
Me, talking about Chinese warships off Australia to the @UNSWCanberra newsroom-
unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/20…
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📢 Book Launch: National Security Law in Australia 📢
Join us for an insightful panel discussion and networking event to mark the launch of this first-of-its-kind book.
Covering key national security challenges – from #cyber, #counterterrorism, judicial and executive power, foreign interference to human rights and more – this volume brings together leading experts for an interdisciplinary exploration of the field.
📅 27 Feb, 5pm
📍 T2 Theatre, Cultural Centre Kambri, ANU
Book editor @IrelandPiper will be joined by chapter authors @sangpillai, @ananianwelsh, Dominique Dalla-Pozza and @djag2 for a panel discussion. Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Jake Blight will provide a reflection on the book's significance to the legislation conversation.
Register now
tinyurl.com/ynhusasd
