Imagine for a moment you ind yourself arrested in some foreign clime – Queensland, for example. You are told you have transgressed some northern law and are looking at several
weeks inside. You are anxious, to be sure, but not dismayed. You know you are innocent and you’re sure you’ll be able to persuade a judge that there has been [...]
The hypothesis of this work is that international human rights law and not international humanitarian law is the legal framework that applies to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping
operations in collapsed States where the peacekeepers do not become a party to an armed conflict. [...]
Despite significant advances in human rights considerations in modern warfare, the vast number of civilians harmed during armed conflict never receive any compensation. Due
to recent developments across a range of fora, there is now ample evidence that victims of violations of international law are the bearers of a right to redress, [...]
The High Court of Australia appeal in Naaman v Jaken Properties raises the question whether a successor trustee owes a ‘fiduciary duty’ to the former trustee to not destroy,
jeopardise or diminish the former trustee’s right of indemnity over trust assets. [...]
This article intends to analyze in the context of the complexity of the process of internationalization of human rights, the definitions and tensions between cultural universalism
and relativism, the essence of human rights discourse, its basic norms and an analysis of the normative dialogues in case decisions involving violations of human [...]
This is a nationwide survey of corporate law officers and senior law partners in large commercial law firms who serve as outside counsel. It focuses on controlling legal costs.
Variables include cost control strategies, incentives of lawyers, level of concern for cost control, type of legal services, company's legal needs, and most important [...]
This study explores the legal protection of children's rights in Nigeria, examining the definition of a child undercustomary and statutory laws, the historical evolution of
child rights protection in Nigeria, and the legal frameworksgoverning children's protection in Nigeria. [...]
This study explores the legal protection of children's rights in Nigeria, examining the definition of a child undercustomary and statutory laws, the historical evolution of
child rights protection in Nigeria, and the legal frameworksgoverning children's protection in Nigeria. [...]
International environmental law is one of the most dynamic fields of public international law, and has rapidly acquired great breadth and sophistication. Yet the rate of global
environmental decline has also increased and is accelerating. Halting and reversing this process is a challenge of effective governance, requiring institutions that [...]
The Sydney Centre for International Law (SCIL), within the University of Sydney Law School, was established in 2003 as a centre of excellence in research and teaching in international
law. Each year, the Centre’s interns prepare an article for the Australian Year Book of International Law about the role of international law in Australian courts, [...]
