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Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · 26d

In the wake of the government's release of the National Climate Risk Assessment, what is climate justice? How do we compensate those affected by disasters? How are states failing to properly respond to the climate crisis, and how can we change this? Find out from Rosemary Lyster in today's episode!

Rosemary Lyster: Justice in Climate and Disaster Law

What is climate justice? How do we compensate those affected by climate disasters, particularly in the developing world? How are states failing to properly respond to the climate crisis, and how can w

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Rachel Killean @rachelkillean.bsky.social · Sep 9

Ben is our first return guest, but sadly we continue to need his insights into the awful situation in Gaza. In this episode he discusses sanction regimes, what they offer and what they don't.

Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Why has Australia placed so few sanctions on Israel? Why are we still exporting fighter jet parts to a state that continues to deny humanitarian relief to civilians in Gaza? Can sanctions be an effective means of changing Israel’s behaviour? Find out from Ben Saul in today's episode.

Ben Saul: Sanctioning Israel for Violating International Law

Why has Australia placed so few sanctions on Israel? Why are we still exporting fighter jet parts to a state that, over the past two years, has systematically attacked civilians in Palestine and delib

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Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Why has Australia placed so few sanctions on Israel? Why are we still exporting fighter jet parts to a state that continues to deny humanitarian relief to civilians in Gaza? Can sanctions be an effective means of changing Israel’s behaviour? Find out from Ben Saul in today's episode.

Ben Saul: Sanctioning Israel for Violating International Law

Why has Australia placed so few sanctions on Israel? Why are we still exporting fighter jet parts to a state that, over the past two years, has systematically attacked civilians in Palestine and delib

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Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Sep 1

What implications do videolink technologies bear for the criminal process? What threat do remote proceedings pose for access to justice? How might emerging technologies be adopted by criminal courts and prisons? Find out from @carolyn-mckay.bsky.social in today's episode!

Carolyn McKay: Digital Technologies in the Criminal Justice System

What implications do videolink technologies bear for the criminal process? What threat do remote proceedings pose for access to justice? How might emerging technologies be adopted by criminal courts a

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · Sep 1

@rachelkillean.bsky.social: @genocidescholars.bsky.social has passed a resolution recognising tt Israel's policies & actions in Gaza constitute genocide as defined in the Genocide Convention, & war crimes & crimes against humanity as defined in ICC Rome Statute
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Excerpt from International Association of Genocide Scholars Resolution on the Situation in Gaza

"Therefore, the International Association of Genocide Scholars:

Declares that Israel's policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article Il of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948);

Declares that Israel's policies and actions in Gaza constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity as defined in international humanitarian law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;

Calls upon the government of Israel to immediately cease all acts that constitute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza, including deliberate attacks against and killing of civilians including children; starvation; deprivation of humanitarian aid, water, fuel, and other items essential to the survival of the population; sexual and reproductive violence; and forced displacement of the population;

Calls upon the government of Israel to comply with the Provisional Measures orders of the International Court of Justice;

Calls upon the state parties of the International Criminal Court to comply with their obligations, cooperate with the Court, and surrender any individual subject to an arrest warrant;

Calls upon all states to actively pursue policies to ensure respect for their obligations under international law, including under the Genocide Convention, the Arms Trade Treaty and international humanitarian law, with regards to Israel and Palestine;

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Calls upon the government of Israel and all other United Nations members to support a process of repair and transitional justice that will afford democracy, freedom, dignity, and security for all people of Gaza.

Current as of 28 July 2025

Resolution passed 31 August 2025

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Rachel Killean @rachelkillean.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's me! Thank you Eamonn for your curiosity about my work :)

Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Aug 25

What does justice look like for victims of atrocity crimes? How can they participate in the criminal process? Are international criminal tribunals even the best means of addressing violations? How else might we support victims? Find out from @rachelkillean.bsky.social in today's episode!

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Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Aug 25

What does justice look like for victims of atrocity crimes? How can they participate in the criminal process? Are international criminal tribunals even the best means of addressing violations? How else might we support victims? Find out from @rachelkillean.bsky.social in today's episode!

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Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Aug 18

Did you know there are currently over 18,000 pieces of legislation in Australia? How did legislation become so voluminous and complex, what does this mean for the rule of law and the rights of the individual? Find out from Prof Lisa Burton Crawford in today's episode!

Lisa Burton Crawford: Complex Legislation, Accessibility and the Rule of Law

Did you know there are currently over 18,000 pieces of legislation in Australia? Do you think you could easily explain what they all say? How did legislation become so voluminous and complex, and what

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · Aug 18

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BBC witnesses Israeli settlers' attack on Palestinian farm in West Bank

A BBC team was interviewing a Palestinian farmer when masked men charged towards them.

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Jason Chin @jasonchin.bsky.social · Aug 18

This recent article in the official journal of the Aus. Academy of Forensic Sciences includes hallucinated references. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10...., for example:

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Rachel Killean @rachelkillean.bsky.social · Aug 18

Help USyd Palestine advocates defeat Israel Lobby legal attack! chuffed.org/project/1432...

Help USyd Palestine advocates defeat Israel Lobby legal attack!

Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane are academics at the University of Sydney and long-time advocates of freedom and justice for Palestinians. Since October 7, in articles, on social media and at ...

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AIMOS @aimosinc.bsky.social · Aug 14

@metaror.bsky.social (our collab with @rorinstitute.bsky.social) has just announced that @plosbiology.org is now a partner journal. This means that PLOS Biology will now consider metascience articles that have passed our transparent and rigorous review process. theplosblog.plos.org/2025/08/plos...

PLOS Biology announces agreement to become a MetaROR partner journal - The Official PLOS Blog

Note: PLOS issued the following press release on Thursday, August 14th. SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today, PLOS Biology announced a new agreement…

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Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Aug 12

As the humanitarian crisis in Palestine intensifies, international law has seemed powerless against the mounting civilian casualties and widespread famine caused by Israel's military campaign. How can the legal community step in? Find out from Dr Tamer Morris in today's episode.

Tamer Morris: International Humanitarian Law and Civilian Protection

As the dire humanitarian crisis in Palestine continues to intensify, international law as a field has seemed powerless against the mounting civilian casualties and widespread famine caused by Israel's

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Just Cause @justcauseusyd.bsky.social · Aug 5

Just Cause is back for Season 3! In this first episode, we are joined by Emeritus Professor Barbara McDonald to discuss the development of privacy law, and the implications of the recently implemented statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy. Listen here!
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Professor Barbara McDonald: Unpacking Australia's New Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy

Just Cause is back for Season 3! Get ready for a wide-reaching dissection of social justice and its intersection with the law, with Sydney Law School students and professors broaching topics such as v

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Rachel Killean @rachelkillean.bsky.social · Jul 30

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I lead a top Israeli human rights group. Our country is committing genocide | Yuli Novak

My generation was raised wondering how ordinary people could countenance an atrocity. In a grotesque twist, the question has circled back to us

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Liz Hicks @lizhicks.bsky.social · Jul 17

“In other words, the problem is not men; it is high‑consumption masculinity bound up with wealth. The richest 1% now emit more than the poorest two‑thirds of humanity combined.”

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Why men have a bigger carbon footprint than women | Les Glorieuses

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Jul 13

There is no longer any doubt that Israel has set up a fake humanitarian organisation so it can kettle Gazans into a kill box and murder them en masse

It is evil beyond description and in a decent world it would result in immediate, massive, global action to stop them and prosecute those responsible

Dozens of Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacks near food aid distribution site, medics and witnesses say

Witnesses describe people shot in head and torso near sites run by Israeli-backed US organisation Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Jul 13

Ibrahim al Khalili reports on the struggle to get water in Gaza.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · Jul 11

Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May, with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said Friday. u.afp.com/SYZ9

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Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · Jul 11

having blown up all the hospitals in Gaza and normalised killing starving people who are queuing for food, this: killing women and children queuing for supplements at a medical centre.

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Women and children among 15 killed in Gaza medical centre strike

Health authorities in Gaza have accused Israeli forces of killing women and children queuing for supplements and medicine near a medical centre in the strip.

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News HQ @newshq.bsky.social · Jul 4

Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians

#news #worldnews

Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians

The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.

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Holly Cullen @hollycullenfreo.bsky.social · Jul 4

The IACtHR advisory opinion does not yet appear to be available in English, but here is a useful short media summary. The Court noted the number and range of submissions it received.

Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules

Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · Jul 2

US weapons still at work in Gaza.

(US just authorized the sale of more JDAM kits to Israel.)

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Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

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Rachel Killean @rachelkillean.bsky.social · Jul 2

Awwww this is the first time I’ve seen it in the wild!!! Big hugs to you, our first confirmed purchaser ❤️

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Tanya Serisier 🇵🇸 @tanyaserisier.bsky.social · Jun 25

*Urgent action for academics and trade unionists - sign this letter opposing the ban on Palestine Action* The government's plan to extend terrorism laws by banning Palestine Action is a grave threat to civil liberties and freedom of expression. tinyurl.com/PalActionlet...

Defend the right to protest: no ban on Palestine Action - open letter

FAO: The Secretary of State for the Home Department, The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Re: Planned UK Government proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 We the undersigned, including e...

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Rachel Killean @rachelkillean.bsky.social · Jun 24

My article exploring ecocide's relationship with war is out! I use some sexy social constructivism to explore ecocide's conceptual evolution. Less sexily, I note that war continues to devastate nature with outrageous impunity. Check it out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Ecocide’s evolving relationship with war - Rachel Killean, 2025

This article examines the evolving relationship between ecocide and the regulation of war, tracing its conceptual development from a war crime to a broader envi...

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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · Jun 22

Trump's assassination talk is to normalise it before he does it. He did that with tariffs, bombing Iran etc., it's a tool of tyranny. 1/2

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · Jun 21

I have complicated feel-pinions about ecocide and was really looking forward to exploring the topic with the fabulous @rachelkillean.bsky.social but our chat exceeded my high expectations.
You can hear the full conversation in our latest episode of Law at the End of the World (link to follow).

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Rachel Killean @rachelkillean.bsky.social · Jun 20

Getting to be on my new favourite podcast?? Discussing my new book?? With a beloved collaborator??! A dream come true. @cristyclark.bsky.social and I probably had too much fun recording this, given the bleakness of the subject matter, but you have to laugh or you'd cry right?

Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · Jun 19

Episode 7 of Law at the End of the World is out now. This one from @prof-mac.bsky.social and I focuses on green transitional justice and the tricky questions around ecocide, and features the ✨fabulous✨ @rachelkillean.bsky.social

Green transitional justice, reparations, and ecocide - Episode 7 (with Rachel Killean) - Law at the End of the World

In this episode, hosts Cristy Clark and Elizabeth Macpherson explore the evolving landscape of environmental law, focusing on the concept of ecocide and its implications for justice. This episode feat...

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · Jun 19

Episode 7 of Law at the End of the World is out now. This one from @prof-mac.bsky.social and I focuses on green transitional justice and the tricky questions around ecocide, and features the ✨fabulous✨ @rachelkillean.bsky.social

Green transitional justice, reparations, and ecocide - Episode 7 (with Rachel Killean) - Law at the End of the World

In this episode, hosts Cristy Clark and Elizabeth Macpherson explore the evolving landscape of environmental law, focusing on the concept of ecocide and its implications for justice. This episode feat...

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