Publications
Books
Interrogating International Criminal Law through the Lens of Justice as Process: From Justice Beliefs to Justice Legacies (forthcoming)
Journal Articles
‘Australian War Crimes and the Importance of Holding Oneself to Account 75 Years After Nuremberg’, The Drouth (Scotland – online journal) December 2020, forthcoming
‘Inequality Covid,’ The Drouth (Scotland – online journal) 26 April 2020
http://www.thedrouth.org/inequality-covid-by-shannon-maree-torrens/
‘A Pandemic, Conflict and Options for Justice for Victims of the Syrian Conflict,’ The Drouth (Scotland – online journal) 19 April 2020 http://www.thedrouth.org/a-pandemic-conflict-and-options-for-justice-for-victims-of-the-syrian-conflict-by-shannon-maree-torrens/
‘Human Rights Edition: Editorial’ (2005) 14(1) Polemic: University of Sydney 3
Book Chapters
‘The Politics of “the Decider” and the ICC’s Response to the Afghanistan and Palestine Situations’ in Emma Palmer, Susan Harris-Rimmer and Edwin Bikundo (eds), The Futures of International Criminal Justice (Routledge, forthcoming)
'Dissent in International Criminal Justice and the Creation and Reemergence of the Hybrid Court' in Kirsten Ainley and Mark Kersten (eds), Hybrid Justice: Internal and External Resilience in Post-Conflict Societies (Oxford University Press, forthcoming)
‘The Politics of International Criminal Justice: Hegemony and Humanity at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’ in Holly Cullen, Philipp Kastner and Sean Richmond (eds), The Politics of International Criminal Law (Brill Nijhoff, 2020)
‘Governing Pacific Fisheries Under Climate Change' in Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee and Richard Barnes (eds), Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020) – co-authored with Jan McDonald
'Allegations of Political Interference, Bias and Corruption at the ECCC' in Simon M. Meisenberg and Ignaz Stegmiller (eds), The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: Assessing Their Contributions (Springer, 2016)
Articles/Opinion Pieces
‘We Must Respond to War Crimes from the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict’, An-Nahar Newspaper (Arabic site –article in English) (Lebanon) December 2020 (online) forthcoming
‘Annexation and the Dehumanisation of the Palestinians’, An-Nahar Newspaper (Arabic site – article in English) (Lebanon) December 2020 (online) forthcoming
‘The Human Rights of those with Disabilities in Conflict’, An-Nahar Newspaper (Arabic site – article in English) (Lebanon) 11 December 2020 (online)
‘Israel Needs to be Held Accountable for its Human Rights Violations against Palestinian Children’, Mondoweiss (USA) 8 December 2020 (online) https://mondoweiss.net/2020/12/israel-needs-to-be-held-accountable-for-its-human-rights-violations-against-palestinian-children/?fbclid=IwAR0Jo9RMzmzh2Am3HTe39pNl4APWGnAOE2RvIdYZIWqM4wBPNbH_n8dpotY
‘Seven Key Human Rights and Justice Issues Affecting Palestinians Today’, An-Nahar Newspaper (Arabic site –article in English) (Lebanon) 4 December 2020 (online) https://www.annahar.com/arabic/section/237-حرر-فكرك/04122020092907970
‘Australia Must Act on War Crimes or Australians Could End up in The Hague’, The Canberra Times (Australia) 21 November 2020 (online and print) https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7021372/australia-must-act-on-war-crimes-or-australians-could-end-up-in-the-hague/?cs=14264
‘Can the US Change Its Tune on International Justice’, The Interpreter – The Lowy Institute (Australia) 10 November 2020 (online) https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/chance-us-change-its-tune-justice
‘I Have Seen the World Food Programme in Action and it Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize’, The Peninsula (Qatar) 8 November 2020 (online and print)
‘Children have Human Rights – Unless they Live in Gaza’, Annahar Newspaper (Arabic site – article in English) (Lebanon) 6 November 2020 (online)
‘If Duterte Likes His Human Rights Record, He Can Let Others Look’, The Interpreter – The Lowy Institute (Australia) 15 October 2020 (online) https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/if-duterte-likes-his-human-rights-record-he-can-let-others-look
‘Myanmar Desertions Offer an Opening for Rohingya Justice’, The Diplomat (USA) 30 September 2020 (online) https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/myanmar-desertions-offer-an-opening-for-rohingya-justice/?fbclid=IwAR0rMZy_UL-PgHlJjU_6q7xY_l0hgR9ysQiUEY2RqHEooZow9CZFoTNwYDQ
‘Symbolic Justice for Lebanon With No One in the Dock’, Haaretz (Israel) 21 August 2020 (online) and 31 August (print) https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-symbolic-justice-for-lebanon-with-no-one-in-the-dock-1.9088080
‘Lebanon on Its Knees: Country on Brink of Collapse After Blast’, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 6 August 2020 (online) and 7 August 2020 (print)
https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/lebanon-on-its-knees-country-on-brink-of-collapse-after-blast-20200806-p55j0p.html - Also published in The Age, The Brisbane Times and WAtoday.
‘Now Is Not the Time to Pursue Accountability for the COVID-19 Pandemic’, The Globe and Mail (Canada) 15 July 2020 (online) and 17 July 2020 (print)
‘First Cases of COVID-19 in a Refugee Camp: The Potential for Devastation,’ An-Nahar English (Lebanon) 6 April 2020 (online) https://en.annahar.com/article/1160647-first-cases-of-covid19-in-a-refugee-camp-the-potential-for-devastation
‘Coronavirus Confirmed in Gaza: This Is What Israel Must Do - Now’, Haaretz (Israel) 22 March 2020 (online) and 23 March 2020 (print) https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-coronavirus-confirmed-in-gaza-this-is-what-israel-must-do-now-1.8698730
‘Coronavirus in Gaza: A Death Sentence for Caged Palestinians’, Haaretz (Israel) 12 March 2020 (online) https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-coronavirus-in-gaza-a-death-sentence-for-caged-palestinians-1.8667596(shared 26,000 times)
‘Aurukun is Struggling with the After-Effects of White Settlement’, The Canberra Times (Australia) 6 March 2020 (online and print)
‘Palestine and Israel Face-off at the International Criminal Court,’ An-Nahar English (Lebanon) 1 March 2020 (online) https://en.annahar.com/article/1134077-palestine-and-israel-faceoff-at-the-international-criminal-court
‘Prosecuting Hate Speech at the International Criminal Court,’ The Peninsula (Qatar) 17 February 2020 (online and print) https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/opinion/17/02/2020/Prosecuting-hate-speech-at-the-International-Criminal-Court
‘Interfaith Dialogue and Crimes Against Minorities,’ The Peninsula (Qatar) 17 March 2018 (online and print) https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/opinion/17/03/2018/Interfaith-dialogue-and-crimes-against-minorities
‘State Dissent and the Reemergence of the Hybrid Court,’ Justice in Conflict (Canada), 14 March 2018 https://justiceinconflict.org/2018/03/14/state-dissent-and-the-reemergence-of-the-hybrid-court/
'Ntabakuze, Hategekimana and Kanyarukiga ICTR Appeal Judgments', iLawyer: A Blog on International Justice, 8 May 2012 http://ilawyerblog.com (no longer available online)
'Justice Sow's Statement/Dissent at Charles Taylor Judgment,' iLawyer: A Blog on International Justice, 26 April 2012 http://ilawyerblog.com (no longer available online)
‘Launch of “Children’s Rights and Business Principles”’ iLawyer: A Blog on International Justice Newsletter (February-March 2012)
‘Launch of “Children’s Rights and Business Principles”’ (2012) http://ilawyerblog.com (no longer available online)
Numerous other articles published on iLawyer: A Blog on International Justice (2012) http://ilawyerblog.com (no longer available online)
‘The Economic Cost of Piracy – Oceans Beyond Piracy Report 2011,’ Communis Hostis Omnium: Navigating the Murky Legal Waters of Maritime Piracy, 16 February 2012 https://piracy-law.com/2012/02/16/the-economic-cost-of-piracy-oceans-beyond-piracy-report-2011/
‘Chatham House Report on Piracy,’ Communis Hostis Omnium: Navigating the Murky Legal Waters of Maritime Piracy, 19 January 2012 https://piracy-law.com/2012/01/19/chatham-house-report-on-piracy/
‘Volunteering with the Red Cross’, Red Cross NSW Newsletter, June 2005
‘Elite Athletes at the University of Sydney’, University of Sydney, 2001 (no longer available online)
Translations of my articles/opinion pieces into foreign languages
‘Confermato coronavirus a Gaza: Questo è ciò che Israele deve fare – Ora’ (Translation of my piece ‘Coronavirus Confirmed in Gaza: This Is What Israel Must Do - Now’ into Italian by Assopace Palestina, 24 March 2020) http://www.assopacepalestina.org/2020/03/confermato-coronavirus-a-gaza-questo-e-cio-che-israele-deve-fare-ora/?fbclid=IwAR2z4IY4-i5uQMWL_s94jgf34T6S2c1kEVJNgLd7tksao0sh--NCIB9wQV0
‘Coronavirus à Gaza : voilà ce qu’Israël doit faire. Maintenant’ (Translation of my piece ‘Coronavirus Confirmed in Gaza: This Is What Israel Must Do - Now’ into French by Association France Palestine Solidarité, 24 March 2020) http://www.france-palestine.org/Coronavirus-a-Gaza-voila-ce-qu-Israel-doit-faire-Maintenant?fbclid=IwAR1-uxg8kL8cJ9CV-c9J1Cx7p8ts9rgOUMtC9tgC9MEq0AqqVNTMIflXIwM
‘El coronavirus es una sentencia de muerte para los palestinos enjaulados en Gaza’ (Translation of my piece ‘Coronavirus in Gaza: A Death Sentence for Caged Palestinians’ into Spanish by Comunidad Palestina de Chile, 16 March 2020) http://www.federacionpalestina.cl/opinion-el-coronavirus-es-una-sentencia-de-muerte-para-los-palestinos-enjaulados-en-gaza/?fbclid=IwAR3bX9Wp5hv_XdfKvuJqz8kKsQ4_N1foiYazVk5pe7egMAD5-a2S5xTqdOw
‘Meinung Coronavirus ist ein Todesurteil für Palästinenser, die in Gaza gefangen sind’ (Translation of my piece ‘Coronavirus in Gaza: A Death Sentence for Caged Palestinians’ into German by Das Palästina Portal, 12 March 2020)
Reports and Submissions
‘Australia’s Obligation to Actively Oppose Israel’s Annexation of the West Bank’, Australian Centre for International Justice, 23 June 2020 https://acij.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ACIJ-Policy-Brief-June-2020.pdf
‘Australian Civil Society Shadow and Baseline Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 1 May 2012 – co-author http://www.daru.org.au/resource/australian-civil-society-shadow-and-baseline-report-to-the-un-committee-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities
‘Speaking Wisely: Considerations and Strategies for Managing Public Comment’, Redfern Legal Centre, June 2012 - co-authored with Eleanor Doyle-Markwick
https://rlc.org.au/sites/default/files/attachments/Speaking%20Wisely%20-%20May%202012.pdf
‘Submission to Consultation on National Human Rights Action Plan Baseline Study’, Redfern Legal Centre, 9 September 2011 - co-author
https://rlc.org.au/sites/default/files/attachments/RLC%20submission%20Baseline%20study.pdf
