Editor
Samuel White
is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of New England, and Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Samuel has served as both a Royal Australian Infantry Corps and an Australian Army Legal Corps officer in a variety of tactical, operational and strategic level postings, working across a range grey zone, intelligence and cyber operations. In 2018, he served as Associate to the Honourable Justice John Logan of the Federal Court of Australia, Supreme & National Courts of Papua New Guinea, and President of the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal. From this experience, Samuel has had a distinct focus on comparative legal history and post-colonial legal experiences. He is admitted to practice as a Solicitor in the State of Queensland and before the High Court of Australia; as well as a Barrister and Solicitor in New Zealand.
Contributors
Shadeen Ali
holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences from the University of Adelaide. She has a keen interest in international law and the Law of Armed Conflict, working as a Research Assistant addressing Eurocentricity within international law, as well as at a legal aid office in South Africa, regarding refugee and immigration law, policy and practice. She is of Eritrean background and has applied some of her own translations to her work.
Justin Monyping Ater
is a law lecturer at the School of Law, University of Juba and an Advocate before all courts of law in South Sudan. He is the founding Managing Partner of Advanced Attorneys & Legal Consultants, a premier legal firm based in South Sudan. He holds an llm from the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and llb (Hons) from the School of Law University of Juba. His research interests are in the areas of human rights law and international humanitarian law. While a student, Justin participated in various International Humanitarian Law Competitions. He participated in the first South Sudan national moot competition where he was the best national oralist. He further
Marco Chol Ayat
is South Sudanese lawyer, a legal advisor at the International Committee of the Red Cross at South Sudan delegation. He hold a master degree in international Humanitarian Affairs from the University of York, UK; a Human Rights and ihl Post-Graduate from the University of Khartoum, and a Bachelor of Laws from University of Khartoum. Marco has a significant transactional experience in law career, ranging from law practice as an advocate in both Sudan and South Sudan, shifting to international law with focus on ihl. As a legal advisor at icrc, Marco has extensive experience in the national implementation of ihl. For almost a decade, Marco is closely in charge of organizing and conducting the following ihl activities; thematic discussion, public lecture, teachers training, students moot court, essay competition, providing expert opinion and blogs writing. As an icrc legal advisor, Marco has experience of conducting ihl activities in South Sudan and in different African contexts.
Samara J. Cassar
is an Australian qualified solicitor and a member of the International Arbitration practice at White & Case in Singapore. Prior to her move to Singapore, Samara worked at an international law firm in Brisbane, Australia. Samara has completed a Secondment with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, and sat on the Board for the Australian Conservation Foundation, as the representative for Queensland. Samara has a keen interest in international law and social justice. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (with First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of International Relations and Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of Queensland. Samara has co-authored several publications, and served as the Assistant Editor for the Australian Journal of International Law and the Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies.
Emily Defina
is a Legal Officer at the Office of International Law, Attorney-Generalâs Department. She is a former Legal Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation in the Pacific, based in the Canberra Mission. Emily attained a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales, where she completed her honours thesis in International Humanitarian Law.
is a Senior Legal Officer in the Australian Defence Force. She has completed doctoral research in law and history, focussing on different themes concerning the relationship between ideas of security, power, legitimacy and the rule of law. Her history thesis, titled âRajah Brooke and the âPiratesâ of Borneo: A Nineteenth Century Public Debate on Sea Powerâ was awarded the University of New South Wales Deanâs Prize for outstanding PhD research, and the Ria de Groot Prize for best results for a female postgraduate student, in 2019. Her publications also include work on individual conscience in international law; air power in the rules-based global order; law of the sea; emerging technologies in the law of armed conflict; and women, peace and security. Dr Lewis previously taught international and security law part-time at the Australian National University College of Law, and was the inaugural Minister for Defence Fellow in Women, Peace and Security at the University of New South Wales (2018â19).
Sanoj Rajan
is currently serving as a Distinguished Professor of Law at Zhejiang Gongshang University in Hangzhou, China. Professor Rajan maintains additional affiliations with several esteemed institutions. He serves as a Visiting Professor at the Indian Society of International Law, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, and the International Christian University in Kinshasa, Congo. With a broad range of publications to his name, Professor Rajanâs contributions span books, research articles in peer-reviewed journals, book reviews, and op-eds. His latest book, titled âInternational Humanitarian Law in India: A Handbookâ, is published by Thomson Reuters, Asia Pacific, and is a comprehensive resource with 2190 pages (isbn 978-93-90529-04-9). In addition to his contributions as an author, Professor Rajan is a member of the Editorial Board of the Indian Society of International Lawâs Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law. He also peer reviews the icrc Commentaries to the Geneva Convention and the Statelessness and Citizenship Review, which is published by Melbourne University. A recipient of the Commonwealth Scholarship, Professor Rajanâs academic qualifications includes a PhD, an llm in International Law, and an MSt. in Human Rights from Oxford University.
Sheena Sivadasan
is an experienced history academic, focusing predominantly on Indian history, with a particular emphasis on Kerala history. Currently, she teaches history at lvhs Pothencode, India. She has earned both her Bachelorâs and Masterâs degrees in History from the University of Kerala. Her academic pursuits have led her to explore the intricate interplay of cultural, political, and social aspects
Tatiana Tairova-Yakovleva
is the Gerda Henkel Stiftung Fellow and an Independent Researcher. During 2004â2022 she was the Director of the Center for the Ukrainian Studies in St. Petersburg State University and Professor of Ukrainian History at St. Petersburg State University. Her main focus in the history of the Ukraine and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Early Modern period (16â18 centuries). Particularly she is dealing with different aspects of the Cossack`s Hetmanate, including military events, politics and culture, as well as Ukrainian-Russian relations. She is the author of 16 monographs and over 150 articles. She is also involved in the academic publications of the archival sources.
Ruben S P Valfredo
is a former lecturer at the School of Law, University of Juba in South Sudan. He holds a Master of Laws Degree in Public International Law from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom; and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (Honours) from the University of Khartoum in the Sudan. During his tenure as a lecturer at the School of Law, University of Juba, he taught International Humanitarian Law, and facilitated the internal rounds of the Schoolâs International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition and coached and mentored the Schoolâs team which participated at the All Africa International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition in Arusha, Tanzania. He was also engaged by the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation in South Sudan, as an independent consultant for the collection and study of national practice of International Humanitarian Law in South Sudan. He also attended and participated in trainings and conferences for lectures and researchers of International Humanitarian Law in the East Africa region held in Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The views and opinions expressed in this chapter are entirely personal and private and do not reflect the views of the entities mentioned herein.