29 Jan 2025
POW law and the plight of Australian Oscar Jenkins in Russia
The intentional killing of prisoners of war is a war crime that can be prosecuted under Australian law.
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21 Oct 2024
The ghosts of Japan’s occupation of Malaysia
Haunting stories of wartime brutality live on in Malaysia’s folklore, allowing the country to navigate the trauma. -
1 Aug 2024
The Yazidi still wait for justice
Australia also has obligations when its citizens are accused of the worst of all crimes. -
23 Oct 2023
War crimes: The trial of a fallen French war hero and lessons for today
When can personal responsibility be dissolved into collective culpability? -
18 Sep 2023
Testimonial therapy: Buddhism’s influence in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge tribunal
Faith-based interventions and criminal prosecutions can innovatively meet. -
30 Aug 2023
Europe’s last war
Remembering the Bosnian conflict of 30 years ago to compare how the world responds to Russia’s war on Ukraine today. -
5 Jun 2023
Lessons from history: Comparing Australia’s response to war crimes with the United States
The fallout from the Ben Roberts-Smith case is only the beginning of a reckoning about justice in war. -
23 May 2023
It’s time Australia branded Russia’s Wagner Group a terrorist organisation
A record of abuses in conflicts from Ukraine to Africa makes designating the Russian group the right choice. -
5 Apr 2023
What of the Rohingya? The ICC, Ukraine, and limits of “international” justice
The International Criminal Court will always be seen as a selective tool unless states agree to decide cases on need. -
22 Feb 2023
Russia in Ukraine: accountability and global order on the precipice
Not since the Second World War has international security been so inseparably tied to the prosecution of atrocity crimes. -
12 Jan 2023
The hard road to justice for Russian war crimes
Prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine are crucial to maintain international law and the peace and security it promotes. -
2 Aug 2022
ASEAN governments need to act on Myanmar
The execution of four opposition activists by the junta needs urgent action from governments of all stripes. -
29 Apr 2022
Putting Putin on trial to enforce a price for the powerful
Building a just international order must go beyond the interest of a few to foster a true test of global accountability. -
22 Apr 2022
Even Putin is not beyond the law
International and domestic justice systems are working in the background to bring accountability in the war on Ukraine. -
20 Apr 2022
The duty to prevent genocide in Ukraine
A serious risk of Russia committing genocide imposes legal obligations for states to do what they can to stop it. -
16 Mar 2022
Russia is committing atrocity crimes in Ukraine, but not genocide
More than legal semantics, properly recognising war crimes and crimes against humanity puts Russian leaders on notice. -
23 Feb 2022
It’s a mistake to allow Myanmar’s junta to appear in Rohingya case
Accepting military representatives in the genocide defence serves to lend the coup an undeserved legitimacy. -
2 Jun 2021
R2P: An idea whose time never comes
The doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect was meant to stop atrocities. Instead, it has become another empty mantra. -
17 Dec 2020
A missed opportunity for the International Criminal Court
In declining to investigate possible UK war crimes in Iraq, the ICC has dealt a blow to victims and its own reputation. -
10 Nov 2020
A chance for the US to change its tune on justice
Will American hostility to the International Criminal Court, and exception from it, shift under a Biden administration? -
28 Jul 2020
UN report on US killing of Iranian commander misses the mark
The drone strike on Qasem Soleimani was unlawful, the report finds, but weak analysis undercuts its conclusion. -
11 Jun 2020
With Syrian prosecutions, a rare case of universal jurisdiction
A seldom-used legal concept demonstrates the reach of justice even in the most hopeless circumstances. -
9 Mar 2020
The curious case of the US Sri Lanka sanctions
An American administration with little apparent regard for human rights put sanctions on an alleged war criminal. Why? -
1 May 2019
Film review: On Her Shoulders
ISIS persecuted her community in Iraq yet Nadia Murad’s quest for justice again shows the indestructibility of spirit. -
30 Apr 2019
Atrocities of April
Commemorating the terrible atrocities of the 20th century must spur efforts to stop the horrors of today and the future. -
24 Apr 2019
US undermines UN Security Council resolution against wartime rape
Washington's hard line on abortion and the ICC almost sank Germany’s plan to improve the prosecution of perpetrators. -
27 Mar 2019
Remembering Rwanda: small mercy from the horror of Kibeho
Twenty-five years ago, Australian peacekeepers saw the tragic aftermath when the killing did not stop with the genocide. -
6 Mar 2019
Violence in Myanmar: look elsewhere than Security Council
The Security Council should not have a stranglehold on international justice, and all options should be on the table. -
29 Nov 2018
International justice: tackling impunity in Asia
Trials in Cambodia, while fraught, may help deliver accountability for crimes against humanity across the region. -
12 Oct 2018
End the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize is a message to countries to investigate and prosecute conflict related sexual violence. -
8 Mar 2018
The pain of hearing: Australia’s parliament recognises Yazidi genocide
A motion in parliament last week gave a crucial voice to a community’s suffering. -
8 Feb 2018
Syria: a plan to name and shame chemical weapons suspects
A French initiative, backed by Australia and international organisations, aims to hold supporters of chemical weapons use legally accountable. -
12 Apr 2017
Will new UN mechanism boost justice for war crimes in Syria?
The IIIM is not is not a panacea. Its tasks are very specific. Nation states now have to step up to the plate. -
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