The Australian Year Book of International Law

Esmé Shirlow teaches and researches in public international law, international dispute settlement, and international investment law and arbitration. Esmé maintains a practice in the field of international law advising parties to investment treaty claims and in proceedings before the International Court of Justice. Prior to joining the ANU, she worked in the Australian Government’s Office of International Law. Wanshu Cong’s research interests include theory and history of international law, critical legal studies and the intersection of law and technology. Her current project draws from Marxist and Third World Approaches to International Law to examine the histories and contestations of freedom of information in international law. Donald R. Rothwell is one of Australia’s leading experts in International Law with specific focus on the law of the sea, law of the polar regions, use of force and implementation of international law within Australia. He is the author of 29 books and over 200 book chapters and articles including, with Tim Stephens, the influential and respected academic text, The International Law of the Sea (Hart, 3rd ed, 2023).

Contents





Lectures





The 2023 Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law: The International Criminal Court and Global Criminal Justice: Are We Making Progress?


 Tim McCormack





Articles





Locked Down and Locked Out: Australia’s COVID-19 Restrictions on Internal Movement


 Regina Jefferies and Jane McAdam





Deficient by Design? Why Australia’s Ramsar Convention Implementation Deficits are Symptomatic of Outdated Treaty Reception Mechanisms


 Carina Bury





Fundamental Legal Conceptions and the International Law of (Civil) Jurisdiction


 Sophie Ryan





Book Reviews: Edited by Amy Maguire





Review Essay: Islands in International Law





Islands, Law and Context: The Treatment of Islands in International Law


 Malcolm D Evans and Reece Lewis





Islands and International Law


 Donald R Rothwell


 (Reviewed by Karen N Scott)





The Cambridge Companion to the International Court of Justice


 Carlos Espósito and Kate Parlett (eds) (Reviewed by Juliette McIntyre)





Theories of International Responsibility Law


 Samantha Besson (ed, with the assistance of Mathilde Montaubin) (Reviewed by Helmut Philipp Aust)





Regular Features





Cases before Australian Courts concerning Questions of Public and Private International Law 2023


 Harry Fenton, Wanshu Cong, Samuel White, Riyan Aggarwal, Rachel Ferguson, Tessa Minns, Maya Trims and Weiwei Zhang





Cases and Matters before International Courts and Tribunals concerning Questions of Public and Private International Law Involving Australia 2023


 Harry Fenton, Wanshu Cong, Riyan Aggarwal and Tessa Minns





Policy Developments in Private International Law 2023


 Private International and Commercial Law Section, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department





Australian Legislation concerning Matters of International Law 2023


 Amparo Santiago, Chiara Angeloni, Fatima Malik, Victoria Ashton, Sadaf Azimi, Niamh Brazil, Brittany Broadhurst, Jamieson Carter, Edward Cheston, Mark Colautti, Jacob Cookson, Joanna Cookson, Harry Edwards, Caitlyn Georgeson, Matthew Grice, Anastasia Iacovou, Crystal Ji, Kavina Kalaichelvam, Hayley Keen, Sophie Lloyd, Rose Lopez, Jessica Lowry, John McCrorie, CJ McKenzie, Angus Neale, Katherine O’Connell, Neeve O’Hara, Jayden Payne, Cara Scarpato, Khushal Shah, Diya Sharma, Jonathon Shiel-Dick, Claire Smart, Toby Suckling, Jack Townsend, William Vuckovic and Lara Wilkinson





Australian Practice in International Law 2023


 Kate Mitchell, Janneke Fulton and Dilanga De Silva





Australian Treaty Action 2023


Table of Cases


Table of Statutes


Table of International Instruments