# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Australia, International Law and Armed Conflict: What are our obligations
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: Parliamentarians are making decisions today that will define Australia’s compliance with international law in years ahead. From sanctions and arms exports to humanitarian aid and recognition of states, choices made now carry real legal and political consequences.

Join us in person for a discussion on Australia's role and responsibilities under international law during armed conflicts and environmental crisis.

Professor Chris Sidoti is a leading human rights advocate and legal expert. He is currently a Commissioner on the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.

Professor Emily Crawford is an internationally recognised expert in international law at Sydney Law School, specialising in international humanitarian and criminal law. In 2023, she was awarded the Max Plank-Cambridge Prize for International Law for her outstanding research contributions.

Location: Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Laman Street & Auckland Street, Newcastle

Bookings essential: see https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australia-international-law-and-armed-conflict-what-are-our-obligations-tickets-1980443476751

After the lecture, we will be sharing a light supper with Commissioner Sidoti and Professor Crawford. This will be held, subject to renovations being completed, in the bar and foyer area of the Harold Lobb Concert Hall. (If the renovations are not completed, we will advise of a replacement venue).

This event is co-hosted by the the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, the ANU Law School and the Newcastle Institute. All welcome. A prayer space has been allocated for those who need to pray.

Any monies received in excess of costs for this series of lectures will be donated equally to Médecins Sans Frontières, UNICEF and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newcastle/australia-international-law-and-armed-conflict-what-are-our-obligations/200029759329556
- **Event Categories**: concerts, music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029759329556?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=newcastle-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Newcastle
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
- **lat**: -32.929071075265
- **long**: 151.77095912009
- **full address**: Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, 32 Auckland St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300, Australia, Newcastle

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Australia, International Law and Armed Conflict: What are our obligations being held?
  - **A:** Australia, International Law and Armed Conflict: What are our obligations takes place on Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am to Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am at Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, 32 Auckland St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300, Australia, Newcastle.

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