Australia in the international legal system : from empire to the contemporary World / edited by Madelaine Chiam and Alison Duxbury.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chiam, Madelaine, editor.

Duxbury, Alison, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--Australia--History.

International law.

Australia--International status.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"What impact has Australia had on international law and what is its significance in terms of its participation in the transnational legal system? This collection of essays delves into the history of Australia's interactions with international law and considers how its people have shaped international law. It explores key issues such as the country's imperial and settler past. It assesses how Australians have contributed to key institutions such as the ICJ, the UN and the British Commonwealth. It gives a fascinating insight into international law's impact on a domestic legal system and the complex and multifaceted nature of that relationship. Scholars from across the international spectrum, whether in the field of law, politics or history, will welcome this erudite and engaging work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Is there an Australian international law? / Alison Duxbury and Madelaine Chiam

Participation in the ‘gilded ball’ : Australia and the Council of the League of Nations / Alison Duxbury

The rise and fall of ‘a hyphenated condition’ : Australia, the British Empire and the Commonwealth / Frank Bongiorno

‘Treat-them-gently-at-all-costs-and-please-the United Nations’ : The UN Trusteeship Council and capital punishment and clemency in Papua and New Guinea, 1954-65 / Murry Chisholm

Australia, Timor-Leste and international law / Clinton Fernandes

Australia and the United Nations / Alison Pert

The increasing results of Indigenous peoples’ engagement in international law and geopolitics / Les Malezer

Australia and the International Court of Justice / Margaret A Young

International law in the Attorney-General’s Department : 1901-2000 / Henry Burmester

Australian government practice of international law in the twenty-first century / Bill Campbell

Ad hoc and arbitrary : International criminal law in Australian courts / Monique Cormier

Child refugees, child rights : Sidestepping international law in Australian policy-making / Jordana Silverstein

‘This is our conference’ : Elizabeth Reid, second wave feminism and Australia’s performance of international law in the 1970s / Jon Piccini

The first Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, 1933-38 / Madelaine Chiam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed September 18, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Australia in the international legal system

ISBN:

9781509941667

1509941665

9781509941650

1509941657

9781509941643

1509941649

OCLC:

1520506093

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license