Treaties

When Australia’s first Environment Ambassador helped save Antarctica from mining thumbnail image

Environment

|

Book extract

When Australia’s first Environment Ambassador helped save Antarctica from mining

Australia has had a special Ambassador for the Environment since 1989, and without that first appointment, Antarctica might’ve been open to commercial mining

The World Health Organization as pandemic police? thumbnail image

Politics & Society

The World Health Organization as pandemic police?

While the idea that the World Health Organization could investigate disease in countries like weapons inspectors is interesting, there are clear problems

International law, diplomatic asylum and Julian Assange thumbnail image

Politics & Society

International law, diplomatic asylum and Julian Assange

A changing interpretation of complex international laws and diplomatic treaties ended the WikiLeaks founder’s nearly seven-year stay in the Ecuadorian embassy

Is the world suffering from treaty fatigue? thumbnail image

Politics & Society

|

Podcast

Is the world suffering from treaty fatigue?

International Court of Justice jurist James Crawford on the diminishing appetite of nation states to join new or remain in established international agreements

We need one law for all thumbnail image

Business & Economics

We need one law for all

North Korea’s nuclear test again proves that everybody needs to sign up if the world is to be rid of the worst of all terror weapons

Subscribe for your weekly email digest

By subscribing, you agree to our

Acknowledgement of country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.

Read about our Indigenous priorities
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352) | International: +61 3 9035 5511The University of Melbourne ABN: 84 002 705 224CRICOS Provider Code: 00116K (visa information)