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Shannon Maree Torrens

Shannon Maree Torrens is an international and human rights lawyer from Sydney, Australia. She holds a PhD in international criminal law from the University of Sydney. She has worked at the UN international criminal courts for Rwanda, Cambodia, Sierra Leone and Yugoslavia, and with state engagement with the International Criminal Court.

Articles by Shannon Maree Torrens (4)

Shannon Maree Torrens 28 Jan 2021

Australia in focus at the UN Human Rights Council

Despite Australia’s history of support for human rights, a formal review offers a serious reality check.
Shannon Maree Torrens 17 Dec 2020

A missed opportunity for the International Criminal Court

In declining to investigate possible UK war crimes in Iraq, the ICC has dealt a blow to victims and its own reputation.
Shannon Maree Torrens 10 Nov 2020

A chance for the US to change its tune on justice

Will American hostility to the International Criminal Court, and exception from it, shift under a Biden administration?
Shannon Maree Torrens 15 Oct 2020

If Duterte likes his human rights record, he can let others look

An international investigation is the best way to address concern about the “war on drugs” in the Philippines.

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Shannon Maree Torrens

Articles by Shannon Maree Torrens (4)

Australia in focus at the UN Human Rights Council

A missed opportunity for the International Criminal Court

A chance for the US to change its tune on justice

If Duterte likes his human rights record, he can let others look