Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 16 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00149-xAssessments by intergovernmental bodies aim to inform decision-makers, but the conventions of systematic review often limit meaningful incorporation of non-scientific disciplines such as law. This epistemic exclusion limits the potential of law and other knowledges to contribute to transformative societal and environmental change.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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...

After blocking all food from entering Gaza for 11 weeks, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to allow a limited amount into the besieged territory — though he insists that a new militarised deliv...

Armed conflicts destroy human lives and livelihoods, wildlife, landscapes and the webs of relationships between these phenomena. Yet, transitional justice practice has remained predominantly anthro...

‘Fast science’ can damage research integrity – just as fast food can damage your health. ‘Slow science’ offers an alternative path forward.

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Can a tropical forest mend itself? After trees are cut down and wildlife flees, do microbes on the dank, leafy floor and woody giants with epiphyte-laden crowns come back; do the pollinators, seed dis...

Editor’s note: The convenors of the Law and Linguistics Interdisciplinary Researchers’ Network (LLIRN), Dr Alex Grey and Dr Laura Smith-Khan, have started this new LLIRN About Us blog series to hel…