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The Role of Translation in Constructing Chinese Queerness Since the 1990s
No full textThis thesis has been embargoed from publication. Abstract under embargo until 19 June 2026. For further information, please contact the Faculty of Graduate Research
The Proliferation of Article 63 Intervention in International Court of Justice Proceedings: Is South Africa v Israel a Turning Point?
No full textHas intervention become an over-politicised instrument which risks undermining the legitimacy of the International Court of Justice, or is the proliferation of intervention indicative of growing internationalism and essential to the very legitimacy of the Court? This paper critically examines the process of intervention under article 63 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice; this includes examination of the historical development of intervention, along with its present role, status, purpose and prospective future. This paper specifically focuses upon intervention in the ongoing case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v Israel), which comes in the wake of the recent cases of Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v Russia) and Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v Myanmar). These three cases have culminated in influx in interventions pursuant to article 63 which rely on obligations erga omnes in relation to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This unprecedented volume of third-state engagement with International Court of Justice proceedings presents unique challenges for the Court to address. Furthermore, in comparing third-state intervention in Ukraine v Russia with South Africa v Israel, one may draw plausible inferences that states are driven by double standards across a Global North-South divide which risks threatening the very basis of the rules-based order of international law
Fake Images, Real Harm: A Case for Criminalising Non-consensual Intimate Deepfakes
No full textAdvancements in artificial intelligence technologies have led to the perpetration of sexual violence in novel ways. Non-consensual intimate deepfakes (NCIDs) are a pernicious and pervasive form of sexual violence involving the creation, distribution, or threatened distribution of digitally manipulated intimate images without consent. The law must be updated to effectively tackle harmful behaviours as they arise. This paper aims to identify the most appropriate and effective way for New Zealand lawmakers to address the growing problem of NCIDs, in light of their significant individual and social harms. First, a positive case for criminalisation is made out through an examination of the individual and collective harms caused by NCIDs. Second, an analysis of the different available regulatory establishes a negative case in support of criminalisation. Finally, this paper offers specific recommendations for enacting distinct criminal provisions targeting NCIDs, as part of a broader integrated approach that is both proactive and reactive to the emerging NCID phenomenon