Douglas Guilfoyle
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Douglas Guilfoyle is Professor of International Law and Security at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Canberra. He blogs in a personal capacity and his views do not represent those of his employer or any other organisation.
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Piracy off Somalia: a sketch of the legal framework
April 20, 2009
Douglas Guilfoyle
Dr Douglas Guilfoyle is a Lecturer in Law at University College London. His research has focussed on the law of the sea and international and transanational criminal law. He is the author of ‘Piracy Off Somalia: UN Security Council Resolution 1816 and IMO Regional Counter-Piracy Efforts’ (2008) 57 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 690-699. His book Shipping Interdiction…
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So, you want to do a PhD in international law?
August 22, 2012
Douglas Guilfoyle
I’ve become frustrated recently at the lack of practical information for those contemplating PhD level study, especially in my own field. Information about the practical pitfalls, perils and joys of further study. So I decided to write a series of blog posts on the topic, pointing to relevant resources. (This is aimed at graduate students in the English…
Part I- This is not fine: The International Criminal Court in Trouble
March 21, 2019
Douglas Guilfoyle
Editor's note: This is Part I of a three-part series. There is now a real sense that the International Criminal Court is in trouble. The questions are: how much, why and what is to be done? The UK pulled no punches in its statement to the 17th International Criminal Court Assembly…
The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty: Security in the face of climate change … and China?
On 9 November 2023, Australia and the Tuvalu signed the world’s first climate resettlement treaty. Tuvalu is a Pacific Island State of only 26 square kilometres in area, with over half its population living on the atoll of Funafuti. It has a mean elevation of less than 2 metres above sea level and is profoundly threatened by climate…